We have just moved. The house is a 1930s semi with very big square bay windows in the living room and front bedroom.
Curtains are proving a real challenge. The house was tenanted before and the seller cleared everything out so no curtain poles or anything left behind. At present we are making do with old curtains attached by drawing pins at night.
In the upstairs bedroom the ceiling is dropped in the alcove above the bay so the window frame meets the ceiling so there is no wall above it on which to attach a curtain pole. The frame of the window is wooden but is ridged not flat so can't attach a pole to that I don't think as there is no flat space for a bracket to sit against. Getting a pole made that can be attached to the ceiling is going to cost an absolute fortune.
The front room downstairs, does have wall above the window frame but is recessed so you can't attach a pole as there is no space for the filials of the pole to overhang the edge of the window if you see what I mean, there is a wall across the front of the window recess.
Added to which the windows are over 2.5m wide and 1.75m high so the cost of the fabric alone is astronomical.
What has anyone else done in these situations?
I am now wondering about shutters in the living room (although these will be v expensive) and then some kind of dress/ false curtains...
Any ideas? Many thanks.