What kind of drapes/curtains do you put over a sliding glass door?
The sliding glass door going out to the back yard just looks so plain. We just got a new dining room table (this is the room with the door) and i want to finish the room with some curtains.
There are vertical 3″ blinds up and that’s all. The kind you can slide open or closed.
What would look good over this door? Something i can open and close….i have no clue about stuff like this.
Fairground
on November 30th, -0001
Great question! We’ve got the same thing at my house— I’ll never have a sliding door again. We, too, just have the 3″ vertical blinds. But they open from the center and it’s still a pain to go in and out.
I did just read that if you want to soften the room, darken it or provide more of a noise insulator to add up layers. Go with some sheers or something light over the blinds and then some drapes. of course everything does not have to be functional, it would just be for looks.
Good luck! It’s a real pain, I guess the sliding doors just aren’t as popular as they used to be. You could always replace them with french doors???
FallingMoon
on November 30th, -0001
Vertical blinds are the way to go for sliding glass doors. You can go as far as a valance or swag for the top. Anything else will get in the way of using the door.
Chips
on November 30th, -0001
We have the same thing.
I ended up putting up sheers and a valance. It softens the opening and looks nice. I discovered that the blinds are too far out from the door to allow curtains to close over them so, I just use the sheers as a “frame” to decorate the doorway. Also less hassle going in and out thru the doorway.
BloodFlower
on November 30th, -0001
sliding slats, available at home depot, or lowes. Tell them it’s for your sliding door (6′ is common)
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on September 2nd, 2013
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