Window Treatment Ideas for Glass Doors & Casement Windows

So in the last couple of posts we have been talking about some suggestions to how you can dress certain windows. We have one last round for you. A type of window and door that can be pretty tricky - the glass door and the casement window. These both can be particularly difficult to treat because they both open outward instead of a regular window, which slides up and down or to the side.

With glass doors, choose treatments that stay clear of a door's working mechanisms. Some of the best solutions are doors treated with drapery panels or vertical blinds that can be pulled to the sides. We love horizontal miniblinds, bamboo shades or sheer fabric panels attached to tension rods at the top and bottom of the door. Bamboo shades may be one of our favorite window treatments of all.

Now, casement windows. For these types of windows you want to be sure that treatments don't interfere with function. A lot of the solutions that work for french doors, also work well with casement windows. Try hanging valances or panels from curtain rods installed directly on the top edge of the window. Hang side panels from a drapery rod that overlaps the wall and spans the window. You can pull the panels towards the walls when the window needs to be opened.