How do I cover up L-brackets on the wall?

[chuckywang]

Here is a pic of my living room/dining room:

As you can see, the L-brackets are quite visible holding up the curtain rails. Those are wooden so we need 4 L-brackets each. Any ideas on how to cover them up?

 

[lxskllr]

Reverse them so they point down. That's how they should have been installed in the first place.

 

[0roo0roo]

gargoyles...
lots and lots of gargoyles

 

[Locut0s]

gargoyles...
lots and lots of gargoyles

haha lol I like this idea.

 

[Locut0s]

Reverse them so they point down. That's how they should have been installed in the first place.

If he does this then we will need to pollyfilla the holes left behind. Ultimately this will be the best fix but it will be more work.

 

[chuckywang]

Reverse them so they point down. That's how they should have been installed in the first place.

That would have required putting the L-brackets up first and making sure the measurements are absolutely precise. Ultimately, I didn't want it to come down to that because any little mistake would mean we drill another hole.

 

[Locut0s]

That would have required putting the L-brackets up first and making sure the measurements are absolutely precise. Ultimately, I didn't want it to come down to that because any little mistake would mean we drill another hole.

Well it might be possible to put some kind of wood panel backing (making sure it's the same type of wood as type bellow). Even this wouldn't be that easy because you would have to router out holes for the brackets in the back. I'm not sure there is a really easy solution that would look good.

 

[Leros]

You can paint them to match the wall. Not the best solution, but by far the easiest.

 

[Slacker]

Reverse them using the same holes, would raise the curtains by that small bit but shouldnt be noticeable.

 

[sjwaste]

Build a floating wall 1/4" in front of the existing wall in order to cover the brackets. It's pretty much the only way.

 

[daw123]

That would have required putting the L-brackets up first and making sure the measurements are absolutely precise. Ultimately, I didn't want it to come down to that because any little mistake would mean we drill another hole.

But you already know all the hole positions in the horizontal plane. All you need to do it transpose the (presumably pairs of) holes vertically down by a bit and fill the old redundant holes with polyfilla.

Reverse them using the same holes, would raise the curtains by that small bit but shouldnt be noticeable.

The curtains could become too short.

 

[EagleKeeper]

You can paint them to match the wall. Not the best solution, but by far the easiest.

This:

The units are above eye level - if the color matches they will not be noticed unless looking for them.

 

[JulesMaximus]

gargoyles...
lots and lots of gargoyles

LOL!

BTW-Those curtains are hideous!

 

[dullard]

So, so many design mistakes in that room. I won't even go into style choices, but I'll just mention the basics.

1) The top of the curtains should be the same height. Bring the one on the right up to match the one on the left. That'll cover your brackets on the right.

2) The bottom of all of the curtains in a room should be the same level. Even though windows/doors are different sizes, the curtains should be the same. That means you need new curtains and gives you a chance to fix the bracket issue. Or, if you are going to ignore the equal length curtain rule, then just move the one on the left up and it'll fix the bracket issue on the left.

3) The bottom of the curtains on the right should not be so long that they are breaking on the floor. Again, move the curtains on the right up.

But I agree with Leros, if you don't want to do much, just paint the brackets. You'll hardly see the bracket issue any more. Another simple fix would be to carve out the drywall/plaster behind the brackets and imbed the brackets slightly into the wall. Cover with mud, paint, and they are invisible.

 

[SunSamurai]

L bracket installation fail.

Also to cover them up you need a few █ shaped brakets, some ▬ brakets and some ┴ shaped ones.

 

[CPA]

So, so many design mistakes in that room. I won't even go into style choices, but I'll just mention the basics.

1) The top of the curtains should be the same height. Bring the one on the right up to match the one on the left. That'll cover your brackets on the right.

2) The bottom of all of the curtains in a room should be the same level. Even though windows/doors are different sizes, the curtains should be the same. That means you need new curtains and gives you a chance to fix the bracket issue. Or, if you are going to ignore the equal length curtain rule, then just move the one on the left up and it'll fix the bracket issue on the left.

3) The bottom of the curtains on the right should not be so long that they are breaking on the floor. Again, move the curtains on the right up.

But I agree with Leros, if you don't want to do much, just paint the brackets. You'll hardly see the bracket issue any more. Another simple fix would be to carve out the drywall/plaster behind the brackets and imbed the brackets slightly into the wall. Cover with mud, paint, and they are invisible.

While I would agree with you, it looks like the "windows" on the right are actually french doors. That may explain the difference in height and length of curtains. OP, am I right?

 

[dullard]

While I would agree with you, it looks like the "windows" on the right are actually french doors. That may explain the difference in height and length of curtains. OP, am I right?

The window curtain length should be the same length as the door curtain length. That is curtain design 101.

(I can't believe I just typed that publicly.)

 

[CPA]

The window curtain length should be the same length as the door curtain length. That is curtain design 101.

(I can't believe I just typed that publicly.)

eh, I don't know about that. The height yes, but the length, not necessarily.

I will confess I'm not the best interior decorator, but I do watch some DIY.

 

[dullard]

I will confess I'm not the best interior decorator, but I do watch some DIY.

All I know is from my Mom. She sews custom curtains for a living. I guess I do listen to her on occasion.

 

[phoenix79]

All I know is from my Mom. She sews custom curtains for a living. I guess I do listen to her on occasion.

Obviously gay...

But I do agree that installation should have been done right in the first place. If the L-brackets were installed right-side up we wouldn't be having this conversation.

 

[chuckywang]

While I would agree with you, it looks like the "windows" on the right are actually french doors. That may explain the difference in height and length of curtains. OP, am I right?

Yes, the curtains on the right are covering the sliding doors to the patio.

 

[MrPickins]

That would have required putting the L-brackets up first and making sure the measurements are absolutely precise. Ultimately, I didn't want it to come down to that because any little mistake would mean we drill another hole.

So instead you install it in a way that is obviously wrong?

Sorry, but:

Also, the beauty of using a valance (or whatever those are called) is that it will hide any extra holes you might have to drill...