For most areas of home decoration and design, you can buy anything that you need premade. You can find shutters that fit your windows, you can find grills that fit your vent ducts, and you can probably find a door that fits your door frame. For some things, however, the ability to make your own can be a real asset. If you have bay windows, you probably know what I mean. Although you can find bay window curtains, they will not necessarily fit your particular decorating needs. Every bay window curtain should be custom made, because every bay window is different.
Even finding the right size of bay window curtain rods can be a problem. You see, there are so many different ways to hang a bay window curtain. Some bay windows can be treated as three separate windows. Therefore, each can have its own curtain. This solution, however, is not elegant. Without bay window draperies, it will look piecemeal. No matter how nice the curtains are,the harmony will be lost. Why have three separate curtains placed so closely together, when you can design one bay window drapery that will cover all three?
Even figuring out how to hang a bay window curtain can be difficult. You see, finding the correct size of curved curtain rods can be a problem. Some people don't even bother with curtain rods. They will hang their bay window curtain like a drape. One end hangs above the exterior corner of each of the side windows, and the center anchors in the middle of the central window. This is how I hung my bay window curtain in my last house. It was a pretty good solution too. You see, that window was facing directly into the morning sunlight. The thick drapery did a great job of blocking out the sun.
Of course, the fun part is picking out the fabric for the bay window curtain. I have always thought that the bay window curtain fabric was the most important part of the decoration anyway. You see, having bay windows up gives a really spacious feel to the room. With the right bay window curtain fabric, it can truly be spectacular. You should use something that highlights the sunniness and the openness of bay windows. If you have the right fabric, the design of the bay window curtain almost doesn't matter. The right color is much more important than the correct design.
