How to Dress Your Bay Window

A bay window is a beautiful feature to have in your home, but it can be difficult to know how best to dress it. Particularly prominent in period housing, this part of a home is often a selling point in property sales.  Some of the benefits of a bay window include allowing extra sunlight to flood into the room and providing wonderful views if you live in a nice area. 

However, one of the downsides of having a bay window can be finding the right blinds or curtains to fit correctly as well as suiting your interior style. We have put together some tips and tricks to help you along the way.

 

Should I choose blinds or curtains?

Choosing between blinds or curtains completely depends on your style and what purpose you want them to serve. Blinds and shutters are contemporary but timeless and can work to keep in the heat, which is ideal during the colder months. On the other hand, curtains are a more traditional option and can be matched to the other textures and colours within the room.  

 

Whichever you choose, we can make bespoke curtain poles or tracks that can be bent to the exact shape of your bay window.  

 

How do I choose the right style?

The style you select to dress your bay window needs to match the rest of the interior in that particular room. Each room in the home has a different purpose, so therefore it is important that the type and style of your chosen bay window blinds or curtains matches that purpose. 

 

If your bay window is central in your living room and close to a busy street, you may want to choose something that allows privacy as well as lets in enough light. If you are choosing curtains, a double layered curtain set up with netting underneath may be a good choice. Alternatively, shutters allow enough light to come into a room whilst also distorting the interior view into your home.  

 

How do I make a statement with my window dressing?

If your interior style is bold, choosing a bright colour for your blinds or curtains may not overwhelm you. However, if you are more likely to opt for neutrals throughout your home, this could sound like a daring choice.  

 

Being bold doesn’t have to be tacky. Muted bright or deeper shades can add a whole new, quirky dimension to a space. Plus, this can be achieved with both blinds and curtains.  

 

Additional features  

A bay window doesn’t just have to serve aesthetic purposes; it can also be a practical feature. Some options include; 

 

  • A window seat – this can double up as a cosy reading nook
  • A storage bench – ideal for families or smaller houses 
  • A shelf – for ornaments, books or plants

 

There are so many benefits to having a bay window, it becomes the centrepiece of any room determining positioning of furniture and seating as well as looking great and serving multiple purposes.  

 

If you are in need of additional help in dressing your bay window, don’t hesitate to get in touch and the team will be ready and waiting to assist you.