A Stack-Right Drape is a single panel that when opened will stack (gather) the drape on the right side of your window when looking at it from the inside of your room.  Single panel drapes are common for sliders and French doors.  You typically want the drape to stack away from the functioning side of the slider or French door.

A Stack-Left Drape is a single panel that when opened will stack (gather) the drape on the left side of your window when looking at it from the inside of your room.  Single panel drapes are common for sliders and French doors.  You typically want the drape to stack away from the functioning side of the slider or French door.

Overlapping valances are an ideal solution for any window because of their flexibility.  They are an excellent solution for a small window and for very large window such as slider and French Doors.

When you overlap valances, you will need a double curtain rod. You will alternate the valance on the front and back rods to achieve the overlap.  Double rod pockets are necessary on the valance to ensure the valances have the same drop on the front.  Valances on the front rod will use pocket one and valances on the back rod will use pocket two.

We recommend that you allow for a 25% overlap in your calculations.  This will give you a beautiful full look.  So for example lets say your slider is 84″ wide.  Adding the 25% will give you 105″ of valance required (84″ x 1.25 = 105″).  We recommend that you use an odd number when overlapping for symmetry.  Take the 105″/3 = 35″.  So you would order three valances at 35″ to give you a beautiful finished window treatment.

Hold down brackets are mounted at the bottom of the shade to secure the treatment on doors or in windy conditions.  Recommended for use on French doors.

Stumped on how to handle large windows or as some people call them a wall of windows?  There is no doubt that multiple windows on a wall or multiple sliding glass doors or multiple French doors can be a challenge.  However, we have many ways to tackle big windows using decorative window treatments or privacy and light control window treatments.  To help with heating costs, we can add insulated window treatments to reduce drafts caused by large windows.

To get started, ask yourself, what exactly do I need to accomplish?  Whether you need full black out drapes for sleeping and privacy or just decorative panels, both can look stunning.  Generally speaking, decorative panels use less fabric and will cost less money. In this picture, we show one width decorative panels in a grommet drape style.  This is simple and elegant with a bit more contemporary look.  We love the sleek lines of the panels which give the room dimension and subtle accent color.  Drapes don’t always have to scream “look at me”.  The color block drape seen here can be found in our custom drape department.  Using two coordinating solid fabrics can really make your drapes go from ordinary to spectacular by simply adding another color.

This room scene shows 4 panels on 2 rods.  As an alternative, this window treatment project could have been done with one continuous rod and 3 panels.  In that case, we would have recommended the 3 panels be 1.5 widths of fabric to give the center panel a bit more fullness.

If you love the “light” decorative panel look but need some privacy, you can add a sheer window treatment or sheer curtain and maintain the sleek contemporary look of this room.