Coverings for very high basement windows
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Jean on Feb 07, 2015I had the same situation. I bought full length off white linen look curtains and installed them on the rod. Be sure they touch the floor. Looks like a full-sized window when closed!Helpful Reply
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Lee Schafer on Feb 07, 2015How about a roman shade that has the pretty folds but covers completely?Helpful Reply
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Pam Smith on Feb 07, 2015http://www.amazon.com/TUSCANY-VAL-Tuscany-Kitchen-Curtain-Valance/dp/B004NJHLJ2/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1423320222&sr=8-27&keywords=tuscan+curtains I'd use the bottom curtains to cover the whole windowHelpful Reply
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JJ on Feb 07, 2015If you want more natural light and privacy at the same time, there are cling-on window coverings avail in all kinds of patterns now.Helpful Reply
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Mary on Feb 07, 2015I would try to stain glass them so light can still come in. good luck!Helpful Reply
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Anne Skewes on Feb 07, 2015Take a look at Candace Olson's page on "Basements". She has clever solutions for that type of window!Helpful Reply
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Lindcurt on Feb 07, 2015When I think Tuscan, colored glass, wrought iron. and Chicken wire come to mind. If you need privacy, paint the windows with the frosted glass paint and lean a tall wrought iron piece up against the wall. A chicken wire "cage" or panel made with rough cedar 1" x3" would "Tuscan" things up. You might even find a chicken for the cage. I'd probably hang some stained glass pieces in the window.Helpful Reply
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Ellen Gundersen Monahan on Feb 07, 2015also try shutters..keep the top half open and the bottom closed..it gives the illusion of a full window...you might aslo want to hit up a craft store and get small paints..you can paint small brick opening near the window or near a door frame as if the stucco fell off the wall showing the brick underneath..or course it's a faux finish!Helpful Reply
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Lindcurt on Feb 07, 2015Place a rustic door against the wall under the window. Trim the door and window out to look like a door with a transom window.Helpful Reply
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Marinda Boydstun on Feb 08, 2015Are the windows on the same wall? If so, do a book/display case that includes the windows, then curtains to cover the whole, hide clutter and windows both, and give the illusion of bigger windows. Or, at least enough bookcase to frame each window, and perhaps have a window seat underneath.Helpful Reply
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Gale O'Neal on Feb 16, 2015There are also kits you can buy to make your own "stained glass effect" using paints and etching components. I used it on a steel door window to avoid hanging anything on the door. For a Tuscan look, I would add colors of your choosing. Or easier would be the suggestion about cling material to put over windows. That way nothing is permanent and can be changed when your whim for another style comes into play.Helpful Reply
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Kristin Crankshaw on Feb 19, 2015We have the same issue. We're thinking of building an extened frame around the window and attaching shutters.Helpful Reply
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Stephanie on Oct 17, 2016You could buy a window tint kit (like for a car) so you can still see out but neighbors can't see in. Then pick up a couple of those rubber door mats at Home Depot or TJMaxx, spray paint them to give an aged iron affect and then glue them up on the window. This would fit nicely with your Tuscan theme, they would look like the gates you see in Tuscany. Cheap & easy with a high feature look. Nobody will know they're rubber door mats.Helpful Reply
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