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Draped Gateway To The Next Room

jubilant — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:38:49 GMT

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OutofMadison — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:42:25 GMT

Not a fan - it reminds me of a museum or funeral parlor for some reason. Also a huge dust and pet hair collector if you have furry friends in your house.

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spiderw — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:46:45 GMT

I am a curtain/drape fan and have all of my windows with treatments. In my opinion it brings warmth to the house. While I haven't used drapes in this way, in between rooms, I like it . It is different. However, it would depend on the space and the rooms.

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LuvmyLab — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:51:28 GMT

I don't care for it either. I like drapes on windows but not used in this fashion.

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vsm — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:53:58 GMT

Drapes were used in this way much more often in the 40s and 50s than today. But in this photo, it's done so much more beautifully. I like it because it acts as a frame to the lovely room you're about to enter. And it's especially effective with that beamed ceiling.

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kaydee50 — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:54:49 GMT

Don't like drapes anywhere. Just dirt and dust collectors IMO. Would much prefer to see a shoji screen between rooms.

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grandma r — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:12:02 GMT

@jubilant. The room is lovely. Not a fan of the draped entrance, but, it may work perfectly in their home.

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faeriemoon — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:27:41 GMT

I don't care for this.

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manny2 — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:29:45 GMT

No, not a fan.

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catter70 — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:43:35 GMT

My cats would be racing up and down them, for sure.

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Nightowlz — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:47:27 GMT

No Thanks. I hate drapes. Nothing but a dust collector.

I'm allergic to dust.

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ValuSkr — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:50:01 GMT

Very nice. Thank you for posting. I need something like that covering the doorway to my walk-in closet.

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Spurt — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 20:10:33 GMT

@catter70

My kitties too...hiding behind them and pouncing at one another and getting cat hair all over them to 😸

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GenXmuse — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 20:50:55 GMT

I think it looks very elegant.

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PA Mom-mom — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:13:10 GMT

@jubilant They remind me of the velvet WWII blackout curtains my parents had for our living room. We used them when we lost heat and needed to use the fireplace. There were even receptacles for the rods built into the molding in the archway.

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stevieb — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:20:51 GMT

Even expanding the image I can't tell much about the room behind the curtains but will say I'm not often much of a fan of interior curtains, often called a portiere when used to cover a doorway. I do insist on window coverings and have seen fabric used nicely in interiors to separate spaces, but overall, it's not a look I often embrace.

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sceniccoast — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 01:33:36 GMT

@jubilant

Even though I'm not a fan of drapes, I do like the room beyond them. Not so much the formality of it, but the brightness & furnishings. Remove the chandelier & I'd like it better. I'd also add a soft color area rug to break up the neutrals used. Looks like through the windows, there appears to be a nice view?

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Carmie — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 03:56:34 GMT

Heavy drapes were once used between rooms to keep the heat in. Back when wood stoves or fireplaces were a main source of heating a house, it was prudent not to let the heat escape. I remember seeing them when I was a child.

A few years ago, a friend lived in my home for 9 months while she rehabilitated from a broken hip and other medical problems. She was not able to climb steps, so I turned my formal dining room into a bedroom for her. My DR has an open entry from the kitchen and the living room. I hung drapes to give her privacy.

They really didn't look bad at all. When she moved back home, I took the drapes down.

It is not a look I want in my home, but it doesn't bother me if others do. I think this look is best in older homes where it was probably done many years ago.

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insomniac2 — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:48:33 GMT

The room is aleady cluttered; the drapes make it worse.

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Nonametoday — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:06:58 GMT

@stevieb wrote:
Even expanding the image I can't tell much about the room behind the curtains but will say I'm not often much of a fan of interior curtains, often called a portiere when used to cover a doorway. I do insist on window coverings and have seen fabric used nicely in interiors to separate spaces, but overall, it's not a look I often embrace.

@stevieb

I have a portiere between my bedroom and bath. As I step from my shower, to the right (in my bedroom) is a 130-plus-inch set of French doors looking into the neighbor's kitchen. I was not accustomed to the bathroom and bedroom in such a location and if I forget to close the stacking shutters which we added, I would entertain the neighbors with my shower and aftercare and they would probably have me arrested. After all, at my age, my body is frightening.

I chose a portiere rather than a pocket door, which, due to the room's design, would be the only other option so it was a portiere for me.