Post by kidsandpets on Mar 6, 2017 21:41:11 GMT -5
This is what is currently over the windows in the corner of my kitchen.
I like my green curtains. Its what I wanted after we moved in and my mom's friend made them for me.
I would prefer nothing behind them but it doesn't work because of the way the sun comes in the window on the left side of the photo in the afternoon/evening.
I tried putting the sheer curtain behind both windows, but it doesn't work on the left window because it lets in too much light still (its ok to me but drives my DH crazy.)
Then I tried a simple shade in the left window - a fairly cheap one. But the cat sits in that window a lot, and at one point he went bug hunting and ripped a slice down the center of the shade. So now the shade needs to be replaced. But I'm not sure I want to replace it with another shade - for various reasons, including the cat.
Regular blinds are an absolute NO. I hate them. There were blinds in both windows when we moved in. They were on the cheap end, which is fixable. But I HATE cleaning blinds. I have removed all blinds from my house over the 5 years we have been here.
So, what can I do? I need to block out afternoon sun glare, preferably without making the room too dark. I either need something that will compliment the other window with sheer curtain (right side of photo) or I will need to replace it too (something to compliment it would be preferable just because then I only need to spend money on one thing. I need something that will not look out of place behind my green curtains. I need something that is NOT difficult to clean blinds. My kitchen is mostly white with blue trim on/above the counters. Any ideas???
I like my green curtains. Its what I wanted after we moved in and my mom's friend made them for me.
I would prefer nothing behind them but it doesn't work because of the way the sun comes in the window on the left side of the photo in the afternoon/evening.
I tried putting the sheer curtain behind both windows, but it doesn't work on the left window because it lets in too much light still (its ok to me but drives my DH crazy.)
Then I tried a simple shade in the left window - a fairly cheap one. But the cat sits in that window a lot, and at one point he went bug hunting and ripped a slice down the center of the shade. So now the shade needs to be replaced. But I'm not sure I want to replace it with another shade - for various reasons, including the cat.
Regular blinds are an absolute NO. I hate them. There were blinds in both windows when we moved in. They were on the cheap end, which is fixable. But I HATE cleaning blinds. I have removed all blinds from my house over the 5 years we have been here.
So, what can I do? I need to block out afternoon sun glare, preferably without making the room too dark. I either need something that will compliment the other window with sheer curtain (right side of photo) or I will need to replace it too (something to compliment it would be preferable just because then I only need to spend money on one thing. I need something that will not look out of place behind my green curtains. I need something that is NOT difficult to clean blinds. My kitchen is mostly white with blue trim on/above the counters. Any ideas???
