{"id":15741,"date":"2017-09-27T02:30:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T09:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ladyslittleloves.com\/?p=15741"},"modified":"2017-09-27T02:30:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T09:30:15","slug":"how-to-make-a-window-appear-bigger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingwithlady.com\/2017\/09\/how-to-make-a-window-appear-bigger.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Window Appear Bigger"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We bought our home about four years ago and while I love so many things about it, one thing that always bothered me are the windows in the living room. There’s just a lot of dead space above them; why not utilize the taller ceilings by letting in more light with bigger windows?!<\/p>\n

While I can’t change the windows as easily as I would like, I knew I could make them appear<\/em> bigger by doing a couple of simple things.<\/p>\n

First, I bought THESE <\/a>bamboo shades from Lowes that were only about $18 a piece. (Similar ones HERE <\/a>as well.) My windows are 34.5″ wide and these are 36″ wide, so I knew that by hanging them OVER \u00a0and ABOVE my windows, instead of buying some that fit inside the window, I would be creating the illusion of a taller window since the top of the window would be covered. So, just make sure what you buy is wider than the window itself. I hung them nearly a foot higher than the window, for reference.<\/p>\n

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Next, I hung curtains over the bamboo shades to give the illusion of wider windows. And actually, when I get the time, I would like to hang the curtains even higher. My measurements were a little off and I actually can take them up a couple of inches higher. Like they say, measure twice!<\/p>\n

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There’s that dead space again….<\/p>\n

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Much better!<\/p>\n

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Thanks for stopping by!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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