Bay Window Curtain

Dress up your beautiful bay windows with the right bay window curtain.  Bay window curtains will enhance the appearance of your bay windows, will help reduce outside noise from entering your home and will improve the energy efficiency of your home.

Bay windows are prized because they allow light to enter through three panes of glass at different angles, allowing for different qualities of light to enter your room throughout the day.  This will allow a lot of light into your room, which may or may not be welcome depending on what you want to use the room for.  Consider purchasing a bay window curtain with blackout lining so that you can create total darkness in your room when you want it.  This will make the room perfect for mid-day naps and for watching movies and television.  The ability to reduce glare and heat from the sun will also make the room more comfortable and will reduce sun damage to your floors and furniture.  

The style of bay window curtain you choose will turn on where the window is located.  If it is located high in a room with vaulted ceilings, you may only want a sheer bay window curtain.  This is because you want as much light as possible to come through those windows and the light does not directly fall in a way that would cause unnecessary glare and discomfort.  A sheer bay window curtain would help soften the light and would improve the energy efficiency of your bay window.  If the bay window is lower in a room, however, you need to be more concerned with direct heat and sunlight.  A heavier bay window curtain with lining would be preferable.  Also consider having two layers of bay window curtain, a sheer layer for days where you want more light, and a lined second layer when you want to block the sun.

Bay window curtains look especially nice when paired with matching valances or cornice treatments and decorative rods.  One important tip when choosing a bay window curtain is to treat the entire bay window as one unit.  Make sure you coordinate the entire window treatment rather than treating a bay window as several windows.  A piecemeal approach to your bay window will look amateur and unpleasant. 

When you are in the market to purchase a bay window curtain, you can certainly shop retail. The benefit of that is that you can see the bay window curtain styles in the showroom, feel the fabric, see how it looks in a display, etc. The downside is that buying retail can be more expensive. You can also find quality bay window curtains online. You can also buy bay window curtain rods, and bay window curtain poles online. Curtain poles for bay windows and curtain rods for bay windows can substantially enhance the appearance of your bay window curtain, so do not overlook this element.

While aesthetics may be your primary concern, when choosing a bay window curtain also consider energy efficiency. The size and spaciousness of bay windows is also their greatest negative. They are a major source of unwanted energy transfer and contribute to high energy bills. With the right bay window curtain, you can substantially reduce this energy loss and reduce your energy bills year after year. If you purchase a qualifying bay window curtain, you may also be entitled to take advantage of the up to $1,500 federal tax credit for qualifying home improvements. Also check with your utility company because they often offer credits or rebates for energy efficient home improvements.

By choosing the right bay window curtain, you can reduce your energy bills, help the environment, save yourself money, reduce outside noise into your home, increase the comfort of your home and control the light coming into your home.  These are just the practical aspects of installing a bay window curtain.  Using a bay window curtain will also make your bay window even more beautiful.