I need help with curtains for bay window.

by Carlly
(Annapolis, Maryland, USA)

I have a bay window in the front of my home. It consists of two side windows and the main center window, all of which are framed in some kind of metal (tin?) which magnets will NOT stick to. There is no wood molding around the windows at all. I am at a loss for how to hang curtains.

Hi Carlly

It looks like you may have to fix to the ceiling in the bay. If you have any wall over the window frame then you could fix there as well.

The ceiling is probably drywall so you will need the right kind of fixings to make sure your curtain rods stay fixed. You may get lucky and find some of the joists in the ceiling to screw into. you will need to drill a couple of test holes to see if you can find any.

In my experience I hardly ever find a timber joist in the right place where I need to fix to.
So you will need to fix to the drywall itself. I have put a link here to a great website called www.naturalhandyman.com They have a page showing a whole range of drywall fixings. So I won't go into detail here.

You will need a curtain rod that has brackets that fix to the ceiling as well as to a wall. Also what curtain hardware you choose depends on if you want one pair of curtain to hang on your bay or if you want to treat each window separately.

If your hanging one pair of curtain then you will need a bay window curtain rod. Take a look at this page on Continental window fashions.

If you or your husband are not handy with a drill. Then it may be better to get someone to do the fitting for you. Then hang your curtains afterward. I hope that helps you get sorted.

Best regards

Lee