Just moved into an apartment that has aluminum or metal window frames, any ideas on window treatments? I don't want to drill any holes in the walls and the blinds provided don't offer enough privacy and too much light coming in at night?
Help, please.
2007-01-13 02:26:23 · 6 answers · asked by bjv24th 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
They are magnetic curtain rods and tension rods that you can use. It depends on what exactly the frames are made of. If those don't work, and they tend to slide downwards over time, there is a product put out by 3M( scotch tape company), called COMMAND. These are a variety of hooks and hangers that can hold a great deal of weight and are easy to remove (they don't leave and sticky stuff behind). I use them to hold up my shower curtain which kept falling down and a huge framed print in my living room. One last suggestion is to hang your curtains from the ceiling. It is a great look and makes your windows look tall and elegant.
2007-01-13 03:29:32 · answer #1 · answered by Gardensprite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find some light curtains, or sheer fabric that you like and will let light come through. Then remove the plastic plates that hold the blinds in. Pull out the blinds and drape the top of the fabric over the top, then slide the blinds back in so that the fabric is held in place by the blinds. The material needs to be thin in order to do this, and you may have to work with it to make it look nice, but it will allow a bit more privacy with the blinds and cut down on the light. Just don't drape the fabic too far over so that it looks bad from the outside.
2007-01-16 04:52:19 · answer #2 · answered by au197_0 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are curtain rods that are spring-loaded and stay up with tension, sort of like a shower curtain rod does. Buy those, and hang curtains on the inside of the window frame.
2007-01-13 02:30:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a stapler that opens up so you can staple them directly to the wall above the window, staples don't leave big holes to damage the wall, and they come out easily enough with the curtain when you pull them out. Staple in an "X" and they will stay up. I have done this for years. I have an old stapler that opens up, and I have to kind of "bap" it hard to get them to go in, but it works very well.
2007-01-13 02:32:43 · answer #4 · answered by Squirrley Temple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Curtain rods are literally not put in on the window. they are put in on the wall, frequently a minimum of two" faraway from the body. it truly is way extra common to patch a hollow in a wall than to patch a hollow in a window body.
2016-11-23 15:52:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Visit a neighbor or two and see how they did it.
2007-01-13 02:33:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋