Draperies and Top Treatments - Ideas please for odd wall

I have a master bedroom that we are finally working on. There is a triple window in the center of one wall, 84" high and 88" wide. It begins about 24" from the left corner. 20 inches from the right side of the window is a door leading out to a deck. The door is 2 inches shorter than the window, and is set flush to the right corner. I have some pictures that show this. This was the room at the time we bought the house:
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj120/wiggyspond/misc/bedroom/18Masterbedroomwithwindowviews.jpg

And this shows the window and door with black-out blinds as currently installed. The door opens into the room. The windows crank out. There are no other windows in the room. Should I do something over the bed to maybe help tie this better together?
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj120/wiggyspond/misc/bedroom/windows.jpg
I was wondering if I should do a padded rectangular cornice board over the windows, from about halfway between the ceiling and the top of the window, to just below the bottom of the blinds when they are fully opened? And hang two 40"w x 95"l panels? And just ignore the door? Here is a sketch:
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj120/wiggyspond/misc/bedroom/Dimensions.jpg

I've lived in this room for four years and have yet to figure out what to do with the wall!! Ideas would really be welcome. I am thinking of ordering 2 panels online from Bed Bath & Beyond, and a 120" long panel to make the cornice board. But it looks so plain, and I had hoped for a look that would make this seem more of a retreat. We just bought our first king-sized bed, and purchased bedding in chocolate brown and beige. I am thinking of doing the curtains in chocolate brown (to match the bed skirt and pillow shams).

Thanks for taking the time to read this.
--Siun

Good morning Siun,

Such a beautiful room! I like your idea of the padded cornice.

Perhaps you could make a matching panel for the door? Just a rod pocket at the top of the panel and another at the bottom of the panel. Shirr on cafe rods at the top and bottom of the glass on the door.


Connie

Padded cornice will add drama to the window. Good idea! By installing the cornice between ceiling and top of window will give the illusion of greater height. I also like the idea of a sheer-on curtain on door glass.

Thanks for responding. I am not sure if I understand 100% the ideas ("shirr on" means?).

This is a close-up of the door:
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj120/wiggyspond/misc/bedroom/Doorcloseup.jpg

The blind is already installed. How would I do the curtain? Install it over the blind? Connie - are you suggesting a matching brown panel curtain permanently installed on the door, connected at top and bottom? Twelvepole - are you suggesting a sheer panel?

For the main window, I was thinking of adding sheers between the panels, or on their own rod behind the panels, so I could possibly use a similar sheer for the door to tie it in together. Do you think that would be enough for that door?

In the summer, I enjoy seeing the flowers on the deck right outside that door, but I probably only glimpse them once in a while that way, so no big loss. (Husband likes the blinds down in summer to keep the bedroom cool.)

Thanks again!
Siun

Oops! You got me. I meant shirr on panels. And, I meant sheer panels. So, it's shirr-on sheer panels!

The shirr-on sheers would allow light in and provide privacy. I wasn't thinking about the blind over the door. The shirr-on would be used in place of the blind, not over it.

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Photo Credit: WindowToppers

Whether or not the sheer panels on door would be enough would depend on such things as the need to block light from outdoors after dark or light during the day should you decide to take a snooze in that room or if you work nights and have to sleep days. You currently have black-out blinds which are supposed to block all exterior light.

You could use the brown, like the cornice...just use a tieback to gather the material to the center...imagine putting a belt on a dress...then you'd have some light and limited view during the day. At night, pull the tie for privacy.

The picture from twelvepole certainly helped explain things, didn't it?:)

Black Out Door Panel with Tieback

http://www.countrycurtains.com/images/us/local/products/detail/011015BO_dt.jpg

Photo Credit: Country Curtains

Twelvepole, I feel like we're a tag team! That's perfect!

:D

I was impressed that black out door panels are available. Since this is a bedroom and black out may be necessary, such a panel would be decorative and functional.

There's so many things you can do with this window that it really comes down to preference.
If you're going to leave the current shades up, then I wouldn't add any more to the door. The hourglass panels should be used alone and if you need privacy, you can't undo the tieback because the panel is shaped in the hourglass shape. There's no room to hang a curtain or panel over the door (no where to mount the rod) and it would also interfere with opening and closing, and hanging any kind of curtain or panel on the door itself won't look nice. So, either consider a Roman (if you're removing the existing shade) or leave the shade be, by itself. (This is my opinion only).
As for the window, if the panels you want to add will be stationary, then you can certainly add sheers on the same rod. If you wanted to close the panels, I don't think the 45" will be wide enough (what kind of heading will they have?)
If you're also going to put up a cornice, I don't think I'd add sheers behind the panels. This may work in a large elaborate living or dining room, but may be overkill and too many layers for one bedroom.

Thanks for these great replies - I forgot to check my post (not getting my supposed instant email notifications).

I like the tie back look but I wonder if it would just be too different from the fixed panels for the main window. Since I really, really like my black out blind :D on the door, I will keep that in place. Maybe what I will do is work with the main window first, then decide if the door still needs something, too. Even a loosely flowing sheer to match the other sheers. (We'll see....)

Shadeladie - thanks for the advice on the main window. I don't plan to close the side panels, so I can just keep the sheers inside. That is what I've done in my guest room. I guess I'll just buy a simple curtain rod, since the panels I am thinking of buying are rod-pocket curtains. I might do tabbed sheers just so they open and close easily. (I will probably open them up once in a while during the winter.)

Thanks again! Should I post a final pic if ;) and when I finish this project?!

Should I post a final pic if ;) and when I finish this project?!

Yes, please do!

If you're going to make a cornice, then just use the plain white rod that curves back to the wall and if not, at least get one with nice finials.