Where To Hang Drapes Over An Arched Window

I love the large windows in the living room and I love, love, love the shutter they added to the arch. It gives the room some architectural interest. In fact I like the windows just as they are without any drapes, but I do think they will help bring the room together.

Now the question is where to hang them. I like this simple treatment on this window.

These windows are big and they are tall.

Deciding on a rod has been one of the questions I have. Lucite is lovely, but I really don’t want the rods to be a focal point, so I am thinking something white like the wall. It needs to be at least 1 1/2 inches in diameter and I need to use really big rings. I love those huge ones they have at Hobby Lobby and they have some in white too.

Where to hang them is the next big question. I like these hung high above the arch and I also really like the white rod and the large rings. This look is simple but elegant.

Some people hang the rod just below the arch. That is ok, but to me it cuts the window in half.

Here is another option, to just hand them on the side of the arch with rosettes or a small rod that doesn’t go all the way across the window. Not my favorite.

This is a mock up that I cam across of how you can swag fabric over the arch. The previous owners must have done this kind of treatment on the top of the arch because we had scarf hardware above the windows when we bought the house. I took them all down.

This is definitely my favorite and the way I think I will hang mine. (Maybe a little higher above the arch since my ceilings are so tall.) I love this white rod with white rings. It just blends in with the wall and doesn’t demand attention. I think that is what I will go with too. I just want the drapes to add softness to the room, not be an attention getter.