Phil at Vista Windows is awesome to work with. He is accessible via text message and easy to communicate and work with your schedule. The office staff is very friendly and helpful. My windows and drywall was completed by Jose and another team member and it came out beautiful, pictures attached. I would recommend Vista Window for any window replacement. Applying window films can be tricky. It's best to have help and to read the directions multiple times. There are also a lot of helpful videos online that walk you through cleaning and prepping the glass and applying the film. Learn all about Window film installation. This Home Depot guide discusses benefits, film types and application considerations. Design Agony: 3 Awkward Window Problems Solved + Shoppable Solutions Photo by for EHD Hello friends, it’s —former EHD team member—here with the first installment of Design Agony 2.0. If you are a longtime Em Hendo reader, you might remember the Design Agony posts that we used to do a few years ago (take a walk down to see what I mean). Well, we’re back by popular demand. In from February announcing the blog’s upcoming relaunch (and a handful of other great news), we made a call out for reader submissions with design problems that needed expert solutions. We had a bunch of great Qs come in, and, not surprisingly, most of the questions revolved around window treatment challenges. Off the back of in March, it was evident that people really struggle with how to tackle awkward window placement within their homes, and rightly socan we just stop building weird homes with weird window locations?!? Architects out theredo you hear me? ![]() Anyhow, let’s dive in. I picked through the emails to pluck out problems I thought might be the most universal. For each, I’ll give you insight as to what I’d do to solve the issue and hopefully help more than just the readers that submitted the questions. Design Agony #1: Awkward Corner Windows From reader Emily Redding: “Our house is laid out so that many of the windows are bunched into the corners. Small windows next to larger windows, and they’re so close to the corners that figuring out how to dress them properly has been tough. I can’t decide if we should do Roman shades, a mix of Roman shades and double panels, or a curtain rod that bends through the corners and covers all the windows, with panels for both.”. MY LATEST VIDEOS Option #1: Frame Both Windows With Long Panels Emily (Reading, not Henderson) has this issue in pretty much all of the bedrooms in her house and for me, she has the right idea by adding shades and drapery. I’m personally not the biggest fan of having one drapery panel for a window, though, because (I think) drapery should frame out a window on both sides. That being said, there are cases where it does work better and is necessary for functional purposes. I remember Emily (Henderson) and I going back and forth deciding whether to do one or two panels in her old family room and guest bedroom. In this case, functionality won because of how close the doors were to the wall and it would be super annoying to have to keep going behind the drapery to open the door. In the case of Emily Reading’s question, I would add two drapery panels to each window. That will not only give good light coverage when needed but also, it will feel super cozy. I would also raise the drapery rod so that it’s a couple of inches lower than the ceiling since there isn’t a lot of header space above the window. This will help the room feel taller, as well. ![]() ![]() Hot tip: Using clip-on rings helps the drapes gather more closely so there isn’t a big bunch of fabric on each side of the window (considering how tight that corner is). Option #2: Two Sets of Panels with Roman Shades With this scenario, I would take advantage of the deep window recesses and add a Roman shade to each. This will not only block out the light really well, it will also help to soften the windows, detracting from the different sizes. You could do this with either a fabric Roman shade or woven shade. Option #3: Rethink Separate Drapery Rods When doing off-the-shelf drapery and rods, one way to help it feel seamless is to use an elbow connector for the corner. These screw into rods and can be angled up to 90 degrees for cases like this. These are perfect for tight corners where there isn’t much room to affix rods to the wall, so your panels end up right at the edge of the window instead of a few inches out (like they should be). Elbow connectors can also be used for bay windows (which I’ll touch upon later). As far as where to put the panels, Emily could still use two-panel sets, collecting two of them in the corner. The only instance where I would avoid doing drapery in the corner is if the window was a full wraparound, like this bedroom below from Amber Interiors. This would end up blocking the light and view. A wall or ceiling track will be your best bet for what to use in this fix. Here are a few different types of elbow connectors. You’ll have to match up the diameter of your curtain rod with these (some are thinner than others), but they are also rather standard. Also, these come in multiple finishes. 1.| 2.| 3.| 4. Design Agony #2: How to Add Drapes to Bay Windows Photo by for EHD From reader Nicole Rowland: “Your post today on window treatments inspired me to send you some pictures of my living room. I’ve been searching for and researching some affordable curtain options for a long time. Then in your blog post, you recommended hanging Roman shades with no mention of curtains. Are curtains always a ‘no’ when it comes to bay windows? 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Do you think these will work or is it better to do a Roman shade in my situation? ![]() The living room also opens up into the dining area where there is another normal window, so I was going to hang a matching rod and the same curtains in a longer length to match. Would love to know if I’m doing the right thing!” Now, Em wrote about bay windows in but she only touched on adding shades as a solution and didn’t talk about how to work panels in. Nicole (who submitted this question) was curious about our thoughts to installing drapery. Growing up in the UK with Victorian-style houses, we have a lot of bay windows which I absolutely love! For Nicole’s window, I would suggest going with what she already had planned and use a readymade bay window rod and drapery panels. She has the space for them to gather well without reducing the light and it’ll be a nice, soft backdrop for her sitting area. But let’s talk through her other options in case they happen to work for another one of you readers. Option #1: Use Bay Window-Specific Drapery Rods We can’t take full credit for the bay window treatment in the dining room at the lead of this section, because they were installed before we started working on the project, but it’s a good example of how drapery can work. This rod was a custom piece to fit the space, which you can tell because it’s only attached in the center and the ends. ![]() This makes it so you only have to have two end drapes that close in the middle, but that’s not the only way. Did you know that there are readymade options specifically for bay windows? These are great because you’re not having to splurge too much, but the drawback is they have several wall attachments, meaning you have to have a drapes where the corner angles meet. Option #2: Try Separate Rods If Nicole didn’t want to bother with a super niche solution, she could also just use three separate rods. The rod would have to be free of any large finials (or else they’d butt into each other), and will likely hit just at the edge of the window, but it’s doable.
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