French doors are beautiful and they spice up a room that would
otherwise sport your typical door, but then you are left to wonder how
to cover them. Most suggestions that I have come across propose
sheers, paint (like stain glass), and curtains that hang over the
window on the door, gathered in the middle with a sash. Yuck! All of
these options will date your room faster than you can say, “I love the
80’s”. If you want some modern and sleek suggestions, listen up…
Any of our horizontal fauxwood and bass wood blind
selections will work perfectly on your door, just like they did for
your window. Just make sure to specify outside mount when ordering and
you will have a valance with side returns to cover the front and sides
of the headrail. Also, when you are customizing your width, height,
color, etc. make sure that you choose the option for hold down
brackets. These brackets will hold the bottom rail of the blind in
place so that when you open and close the French doors, the blinds do
not slam back against the frame.
So, you checked out our site and ordered your beautiful bamboo
shades and now you want to coordinate something to match for your
French doors. You don’t have to compromise, go with the same treatment
that you know will be fabulous. Any of our bamboo shades can
be ordered for a door. Just make sure to select outside mount and we
will make sure to include some side returns for the valance. Worried
because you don’t see an option for hold down brackets? While none of
the shades will come with hold down brackets, but many of our customers
have said that they bought a heavy duty Velcro to use in place of
traditional brackets. The bottom of the shade is now secure and the
woven woods are not damaged! How genius is that?
If the horizontal blinds
and shades are not your thing for your French doors and you are
insisting on curtains, okay, I understand. But, you can stay away from
the typical sheers or sashed treatments. Opt for an asymmetrical
valance hung up above the doors. Or, for more coverage, use a full
sized curtain hung high above the doors. You can get a decorative rod,
hang our hand made silk curtains, and put up some tiebacks to move them
out of the way when you want more light.
By sticking with our suggestions you will not only have an updated look on the French doors, but an added Zen
feeling. With your room now streamlined, your family and neighbors are
sure to be very complimentary. And the nice thing is, you paid less by
shopping with Payless Décor.
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