It's time for another Decorating Dilemma party over at Serenity Now.
Not only does this have me stumped but the kiddo too.
When we moved into this house we fell in love with all the beautiful natural light that flooded in through these windows. But, our first summer in the house revealed a drawback to those big beautiful south facing windows--lots of afternoon sunlight which also means it gets kinda toasty in the afternoons. So, we thought and thought and thought and finally came up with a solution. A roman shade!
So then we got our pretty roman shade in time for the following summer. I even made arrangements to have them installed when the painters came to paint the foyer back in May.
Ooo! Pretty roman shade!
See, the window is so wide that we need 3 brackets to support the shade...
...but the center bracket doesn't have a wall to mount onto...
...it has the vinyl portion of the window frame.
Hmm...
....any suggestions?
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Oh, gosh. That is a problem. I'm gonna give this some thought. Surely there's a solution!
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Hi there! Thanks for linking up. :) First of all, I LOVE the fabric you chose...so pretty! Have you checked to see if you can screw anything into the vinyl? I've never tried, but I wonder if someone at Lowe's or Home Depot could tell you? If a window covering doesn't work out, I wonder if doing a light frosting treatment on the windows would help with the afternoon light/heat. That is a tough one since the window is so high up. Hopefully, some of the other "party people" will have some ideas too. :)
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm visiting from Amanda's blog. Hmmmm, I wonder if there would be a way to screw into the vinyl w/out cracking sometimes if you drill the hole slightly larger than the shank of your fastener it will probably hold up just fine. You could also see if you could attach a bracket with an apoxy or cilicone sealer if you didn't want to drill into the vinyl, good luck!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful window! and a tough dilema! I'm not sure what to tell ya. Maybe a lighter window treatment so that you don't need the center bracket? Sorry, I'm not much help!! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteLinda
I'll be back to read your comments :) I have the same vinyl problem with our kitchen picture window...linking up from Amanda at Serenity Now
ReplyDeleteOuch....I would have never thought of that issue! Well...hmmm...my only thought would be to add an additional piece of wood in between the shade and the vinyl so you could screw in the other bracket...but I'm no handywoman!
ReplyDeleteFollowed from Serenity's party...perhaps you could try a short straight rod and hanging two short panels on each side and pull them back with a tassels behind finials. Basically, treat it like a square window. Be sure to post what you do. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteAww, what a bummer! I'm wondering if it would work if you added a strip of wood across the front of the window like you would with a curtain rod. You could paint that wood the same color as the wall or trim then screw everything into it.
ReplyDeletePretty window and shade!
ReplyDeleteFirst thought was a piece of wood across but that's not going to be strong enough to hold the weight of the shade and still keep it inside the window frame.
Next thought was something metal attatched on either end with metal L brackets and a nuts and bolts to hold each bracket.
Then my next thought was the yellow pages. Call a dedicated window treatment workshop and explain the prob. They may already have a solution or can offer some help.
You can't screw into the vinyl? I mean I know that might not be what you want to do but it might be the only way. If you are happy with the shade no one will ever know:)
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