Coverings for very high basement windows
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Candy Moffit
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Over the last few months we've been redecorating our basement to reflect a Tuscan feel. The elements are all starting to come together except for window coverings. The windows are not very big and their clear up at the ceiling. We need them to be covered because the windows are on the front of the house. Please help with suggestions!
The dreaded ceiling high windows. There are two of them.
Bar we built for the space complete with wine cork top.
Furniture we bought for the space.
Buffet and table we bought for the space.
13 answers
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I 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!
Jean
on Feb 07, 2015
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How about a roman shade that has the pretty folds but covers completely?
Lee Schafer
on Feb 07, 2015
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http://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 window
Pam Smith
on Feb 07, 2015
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If you want more natural light and privacy at the same time, there are cling-on window coverings avail in all kinds of patterns now.
JJ
on Feb 07, 2015
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I would try to stain glass them so light can still come in. good luck!
Mary
on Feb 07, 2015
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Take a look at Candace Olson's page on "Basements". She has clever solutions for that type of window!
Anne Skewes
on Feb 07, 2015
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When 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.
Lindcurt
on Feb 07, 2015
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also 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!
Ellen Gundersen Monahan
on Feb 07, 2015
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Place a rustic door against the wall under the window. Trim the door and window out to look like a door with a transom window.
Lindcurt
on Feb 07, 2015
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Are 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.
Marinda Boydstun
on Feb 08, 2015
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There 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.
Gale O'Neal
on Feb 16, 2015
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We have the same issue. We're thinking of building an extened frame around the window and attaching shutters.
Kristin Crankshaw
on Feb 19, 2015
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You 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.
Stephanie
on Oct 17, 2016
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