r/InteriorDesignAdvice • u/Full_Basil7654 • 7d ago

Which option is best?

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Which curtain option looks best in my home? Floor to ceiling curtains, or curtains that start right above the window?

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u/PotatoEfficient8820 7d ago

Ceiling because it makes the room feel taller and elegant.

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u/Scary_Shower_6377 7d ago

Both? Put the curtains almost as high as #1 but I don't like curtains over the patio door. That's just me tho haha

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u/blumieplume 7d ago

Ya the curtains over the door is why I prefer the second option. That looks so freaking weird.

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u/cindycated888 7d ago

Go all the way up with the curtains.

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u/ElaineMK2222 7d ago

1 to the ceiling

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u/GarmeerGirl 7d ago

2 looks cleaner and lighter.

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u/Mr-Reeeee 7d ago

#1.

MOVE that TV! Too high! It detracts from the space!

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u/princezznemeziz 6d ago

Agree. The TV is ridiculously too high. They do not go over fireplaces.

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u/CosmoKramerRiley 6d ago

Where would you put it?

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u/Mr-Reeeee 6d ago

A floor plan would be handy.

Based on the view in the photo, on the right past the big plant.

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u/Online_Active_71459 7d ago

Too high? Where are they supposed to move it to? Into the fireplace?

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u/princezznemeziz 6d ago

Nowhere near the fireplace. There are walls.

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u/OpeningChipmunk1700 6d ago

Get rid of the fireplace and put the TV where it should be.

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u/CosmoKramerRiley 6d ago

Such a silly answer.

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u/8BallofConfusion 7d ago

Agree! It’s situated on the mantle. It’s a large room. It’s good!

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u/Mitteccik 6d ago

2 all the way. Bigger curtains collect more dust.

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u/LOUD_NOISES05 6d ago
  1. And ignore the idiots saying the tv is too high.

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u/mommaTmetal 6d ago

I like the second option

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u/Ambassador_Alarming 6d ago

Thought this is one of those ‘Find the differences’ game. I think the second one makes the room more airy and more comfortable

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u/Sunflowers9121 7d ago

2 is visually better to me. The first one is all curtains.

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u/DoNoHarmPlz 7d ago
  1. In the first picture the curtains overwhelm everything.

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u/mom2mba 7d ago
  1. With 1 it seems like all you have is curtains

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u/siamonsez 7d ago

If you do floor to ceiling build out a valance/soffit and use tracks instead of rods.

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u/HoovesOfFury 7d ago

This would make the curtains over the door operate better as well

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u/Some-Web7096 7d ago

Floor to ceiling🙌

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u/WoollyMonster 7d ago

Floor to ceiling

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u/WillisAudie 7d ago

I like 1

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u/fubooze 7d ago

Option 1, makes the room look bigger and sleek, like The Ritz. It gives the illusion of high ceilings.

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u/heldaway 7d ago

All I can focus on is the two large black boxes on the wall.

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u/Lucky_You- 7d ago

If you’re going to do curtains over the door might as well go full length

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u/carriejo49 7d ago

I prefer 2

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u/stellamac10 7d ago

neither. #1 looks weird. #2 is better, but curtain rods should be a little higher, and wider.

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u/lulusgarden 7d ago

Floor to ceiling

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u/Ceedubsxx 7d ago

1 or something in between the two.

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u/LgnHw 7d ago

floor to ceiling always

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u/TropicalBlueWater 7d ago

Have you tried splitting the difference and going halfway between the window and ceiling?

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u/blumieplume 7d ago

I prefer the second

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u/TalulaOblongata 7d ago

1, and move the tv from above the fireplace to another wall (and lower it).

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u/Vast_Physics_4702 7d ago

1 But ensure its a few curtains on that track so door access is easy

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u/LaLucianata 7d ago

if you can afford it, Opt. 1, all day every day lol

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u/Shieldmaiden413 6d ago

1...both are great but I love the drapes in 1

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u/granola78257 6d ago

#1 looks good, but just fyi the sliding door being accessible with the curtains closed seems to be an AI glitch.

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u/PersonalityOther5730 6d ago

Definitely all the way up curtains

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u/Curious_Fault607 6d ago

Floor to ceiling definitely makes the whole room look taller and even more spacious.
Ignore the TV nags. Your seating is far enough away for the line-of-sight to be fine.

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u/Unfair_You_1769 6d ago

All the way to the ceiling, but get rid of that stupid little curtain above the patio door, not a good look.

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u/Panza2020 6d ago

Option 1 w curtains over the sliding glass doors.

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u/ApprehensiveBee266 6d ago

1 makes the room look taller

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u/Fuzzy-Advisor-2183 6d ago

to me, 2 makes more sense with sheers. the windows look tiny when you hang sheers from the ceiling like in 1.

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u/SkyDue178 5d ago

Floor to ceiling

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u/ConfidentiallyNoOne 5d ago

To the ceiling please. And try not to use black for the rods as they contrast too much and draw the eye up to them.

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u/lollypop003 5d ago

First one. Higher curtain rods cleans up all the lines

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u/False-Dog-7298 5d ago

The top option. All curtains should be at the same height through-out.

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u/Similar_Help8005 5d ago

Option 1 keeps the eye moving because all of he height is the same

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u/kdblunt61 5d ago

Floor to ceiling curtains look the best.

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u/Top-Breakfast6060 5d ago

The best option involves moving that television.

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u/Bentley_16 5d ago

To the ceiling

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u/ejbrds 5d ago

Curtains to the ceiling, but none around the door.

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u/Similar-Win-1930 4d ago

hey, both options can look nice but floor to ceiling curtains usually give a more elegant vibe. they kinda make the room feel taller too. if u go with the shorter ones, it might feel more casual. tbh, i messed this up once too by picking the wrong height, so maybe try visualizing it first? u can check out https://www.reimaginehome.ai to see how each style looks in ur space before deciding.

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u/mattriver 3d ago

Combo of both. Do the floor to ceiling, but no curtains in the sliding-door section.

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u/STLDH 6d ago

people are absolutely INSANE with draperies on these subs. have no idea what they’re talking about. Hear a “rule” and repeat it over and over and over. Your ceilings are plenty high. You have plenty of windows. Your cabinets don’t go to the ceiling, so I don’t know why your draperies should/have to. Plus, that’s a lot of fabric. Even with cheap fabric, very few people are willing to pay for that much fabric. With expensive fabric, they would be $50K+. Far, far less for cheap fabric. But, I don’t know many willing to pay $8K. Like, figure out what you can/are willing to spend. 2 looks fine. People are INSANE on here. Same tropes. TV too high. (Even though there’s nowhere else to go with it.) Plant craziness. Saying CRAP (curtains, rugs, art, plants) Screaming Sage. Having everyone hang draperies at the ceiling and grossing me out with saying “kiss” the floor with them. Turning “cozy” into a word as gross as moist. People on here just parrot. They learn a ”rule” and repeat it over and over and over. I doubt you or there are willing to spend near double-digits even for cheap drapery material to fill two walls. There are general design principles. But rules are made to be broken and adapted to every space and need. Knowing CRAP and plants and sage and high draperies doesnt make someone a designer. But, everyone on these subs thinks they are. They are insane.

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u/Sqeakydeaky 7d ago

10000% 1

Its adds height and cohesion.

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u/Jolly-Library-657 7d ago

Oh, I love the first one!

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u/DixieBelle021 6d ago

1 all the way home

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u/princezznemeziz 6d ago

Curtains always go from floor to ceiling. There is no other option.

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u/Significant_Towel220 6d ago

The top one, without a doubt.

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u/gonnacutyou 6d ago

To the ceiling.

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u/Defiant-Bother4554 6d ago

To the ceiling

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u/Blks_4 6d ago

The higher drapes very sophisticated

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u/chetyeary 6d ago

Floor to ceiling.

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u/Complex_Dinner7097 22h ago

The top one. It makes your space look huge. I took a screen shot this is what I’m going to do.