Struggling to find perfect window coverings for your French doors that provide light and privacy control, while accentuating the beauty of your decor? Consider our expertly curated French door window treatments that blend modern design with optimal privacy and light control. 

Explore a range of French door blinds, shades, curtains, layered options, and custom solutions to elevate the aesthetic and functionality of your space.

These window coverings for french doors are the finishing touch, making your already beautiful rooms look and feel complete. 

Modern roller shades with sleek lines and slim construction work particularly well with French doors.

Have kids or pets in your home? We highly recommend child-safe window treatments, such as the one with a cordless or motorization option.

Create your 100% custom light filtering, room darkening, or blackout window covering for French doors in 100’s of colors, designs, patterns, and styles. Add functionality and decorative elements to your space.

Custom size options range from 12 x 12 inches in width and height, respectively, to over 100 inches or more along both dimensions, like 115 x 120”.

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Scroll on to get useful design tips, functional benefits, and style advice from our expert interior designers to dress French doors.

Key Benefits of our French Door Window Treatments

• Modern products at affordable prices!
• Durable materials
• High quality designs with stylish options like French door Roman shades, curtains, & cellular shades
• Elevate the decor and function of your French doors
• Built around your door shape and the position of the handles
• Slim-fit, space-saving design for obstruction-free functionality of door handles and movements
• Cut to size to accurately fit your French door dimensions
• Lots of colors, styles, and materials to match your unique decor
• Customizable light control and privacy
• Reduce glare and protect your furniture, flooring, & decor from UV damage
• Help in insulation and lower energy costs
• Easy and safe operation with modern cordless and motorization options
• Help with insulation and lowered energy costs

What are French doors?

Also called French windows, French doors are top-to-bottom glass doors that originated in France during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Homeowners usually use a pair instead of a single French door along with suitable window treatments.

A french door provides illumination, proportion, and regularity in your space.

As glass panes extend for the most length of the French doors, they allow maximum light to sail into and brighten up your room’s interior along with giving an easy view of the outside scenery. On the negative side, they allow pirating eyes to easily breach your privacy.

Under such situations, you will need blinds for french patio doors that give you maximum control on privacy and energy efficiency of the room.

6 Practical, Decorative Window Treatment Ideas for French Doors 2025

Here are some easiest and most practical options to add beauty, brightness, spaciousness, feel, and functionality of your French door, patio door, or French door window. Choose one that complements your decor.

1. Sheer Shades & Curtains for Privacy & Soft, Glare-free Light

Buy light filtering sheer shades or curtains to create a soft and glare-free light through the French door in your study room, living room, dining room, or other space. They also block out harsh UV rays and prevent sun damage and fabric fading.

Sheer curtains will add to the beauty and sophistication of your home’s décor. They are preferred for:

• Add daytime privacy, while maintaining view-through
• Provide softness and texture to the decor
• Sheer curtains work well with French doors

2. Crisp Roman Shades for Classic Decorative Element

To improve the aesthetic element of your French door, go with beautifully patterned Roman shades.

• Roman shades come with lots of custom options for fabric, color, size, texture, and functional properties. Also, they are easy to install, operate, and maintain.
• You can also choose between Roman shades that are lined or unlined, depending on how much light you want to block out or how much privacy you need.
• Buy a Roman shade in a beautiful decor-friendly style like soft fold, flat fold, front slat fold, plain classic fold, European relaxed fold, top-down, bottom-up and seamless.
• Roman shades are available in lots of materials and fabric choices, like vinyl, polyester, cotton, and woven wood.
• Select a suitable color for complete harmonization of your patio doors with the overall feel of your room’s interior.

3. Cellular Blinds for French Doors for Insulation & Light Control

Light filtering cellular shades for French doors offer excellent heat and light regulation potential. 

• Install these window treatments to add to the energy efficiency of your French doors.
• By trapping air inside their cellular or honeycomb structures, they can prevent the flow of heat into or out of your room.
• Custom sizes ranging from 21 to 72 inches in width, and 24 to 72 inches in height or length.

4. Roller Shades for Sleeker Look & 100% Light Control

Roller shades are the most common type of window covering today. They are made up of a series of slats that are attached to a metal roller and can be opened or closed by simply turning the roller.

• Roll-up blinds come in many different styles, including pleated, cellular, and honeycomb.
• They come in different functional varieties for French doors, such as room darkening sheers and light filtering models.
• With these window covers, you can let in or block out 100% external light during the day or night. Create a brighter or more night-like environment.

5. Motorized Options - Enjoy Luxurious Operation

If you want to automate the opening and closing of window treatments for French doors, choose a product with motorized control. Motorized shades for French doors also come with a remote control and a rechargeable battery pack.

You can even preschedule the opening and closing of these window covers, after integrating them into your existing smart home automation system.

6. Vertical Blinds – Best Blinds for French Doors

Vertical blinds are one of the best window treatments for French doors. As French doors are installed in pairs, they need to be closed and opened sideways.

• Insulating vertical blinds can completely block out light or heat.
• They’ll boost the aesthetic and beauty of your room’s interior.
• They are easy to customize, shop, measure, and install on top-to-bottom glass doors. 
• You can install them in your sturdy room, bedroom, dining room, living room, and other spaces.

Shop our Modern Selection of French Door Blinds and Shades

Window treatments for French doors are available in lots of design and functional variants to choose from. Some of these models are:

• Essential 1 Inch Cordless Privacy Mini Blinds for French doors
• Elite 1 Inch Cordless One Touch Mini Blinds
• Flat Roman Shades for Patio Doors – Exquisite
• Plain Roman Shades – Essential
• Exclusive Cordless 2 Inch Faux Wood Blinds
• Cordless Cellular Insulating French door Shades – Essential
• Top Down Bottom Up Cordless Cellular Shades – Exquisite 
• Double Cellular Light Filtering Shades – Elite
• Blackout Cordless Cellular Shades – Nightfall
• Blackout Top Down Bottom Up Cellular Shades – Nightfall
• Day and Night Blackout Cordless Cellular Shades for French Doors – Eclipse

Optional Upgrades

• Cordless Lift Option
• Double-Cell Light Filtering Design
• Motorization Option
• Wireless Remote Control Operation

Expert Tips on Choosing Dressings for French Doors

Here are a few things you need to consider before buying window treatments for French doors.

• Color Scheme of the Room: If the walls of your room are painted with a solid color, choose white, black, gray, red, blue fabric. Otherwise, go with patterned or floral fabrics.
• Style of French Door: If your patio door is part of a traditional home, try curtains, shutters, blinds, or shades in a classic pattern or fabric. If it's more modern, we recommend purchasing blinds or shades that complement the rest of your décor.
• Sleek Construction: Choose a product that is more compact and sleeker, so it won’t interfere with the opening and closing of the door and operation of the handle.

Design Advice for French Door Window Treatments

• Go with white or off-white if your room’s aesthetic is light and modern.
• Create a layered look with secure curtains and sheer drapes to increase the decorative vibes of the space.
• If you're looking for something simple and elegant, try a white roman shade with a linen liner. 
• For something bolder and brighter (but still soft), select a bright red roman shade with a silk liner.
• Choose tightly woven or cellular insulating fabrics to keep your room warmer in winter and cooler in summer without wasting energy.

Optional Upgrades (for an Extra Cost)

• Cordless
• Motorization (with wireless remote control)
• Privacy liners (for sheers)
• Double-cell design (for better energy efficiency and light filtering)

Customization Options

• Sizes: Choose a size ranging from 12” x 16” to 115” x 115” (w x h) or bigger to perfectly fit your window frame.
• Inside/Outside Mount: Go with an inside mount to make your French door look cleaner and more spacious. Or choose an outside mount to make your smaller French door window look bigger.

Recommendation

• Select crisp, easy-fold, adjustable Roman shade for perfect fit and decorative touch.
• Want to prevent fading of your furniture? Choose light filtering sheers to maintain privacy and shield your furniture from harsh UV rays.
• Need to insulate your French doors and save energy? We recommend cellular shades thermal blinds for french doors for extreme energy efficiency.
• If you are looking for easy operation and light control, opt for sleek, durable aluminum mini blinds.
• Woven wood shades are a great choice for rustic style and privacy.
• Zebra shades will enhance privacy while still letting light to enter your room.
• Looking for something smarter and sleeker? Go with Roller shades for French doors will get completely out of the way when rolled up.
• If you want your french door coverings to be opened and closed sideways, select vertical blinds for french doors.
• Consider blackout blinds for french doors to block out all external light.

We recommend free samples to see how various functional and stylish blinds look in your unique French doors before finally selecting and buying a custom-made product.

Measuring Instructions

• Measure Width: Measure the width of the French door at top, middle, and bottom. Record the narrowest value.
• Measure Height: Measure the height of the top of the window or other space from the top to bottom in the left, middle, and right. Record the shortest measurement. For example, if the measurements are 60”, 60 ¾”, and 60 ¾”, order French door blinds measuring 60 inches in length.
• Measure Depth (optional): If you want to install blinds inside the recess of your French door frame, do measure depth and match it with the product specifications.
• Deduction: Do not make any deductions. We – at AffordableBlinds.com – will do it for you.

For detailed instructions, read our step-by-step DIY guide on how to measure the size of door frames.

Advanced French Door Window Treatment Installation Techniques

• Step 1: Drill holes (using a ⅜-inch drill bit).
• Step 2: Set up the brackets with screws and a screwdriver.
• Step 3: Insert the tracks and hang the blinds.

Installation Time: It typically takes 10 to 12 minutes to mount your new French door blinds and shades.

Note: For detailed installation instructions to ensure professional, edge-to-edge fit, read our advanced step-by-step guide on how to install French door window treatments.

Care & Maintenance

You can easily maintain these French door blinds, shades, shutters, and curtains, keeping them in mint condition.

• Regular Dusting: Use a soft cloth or a hair dryer to blow off dirt, dust, or debris from the slats.
• Spot Cleaning: Remove tough stains with a microfiber cloth, soaked in a solution of warm water and a mild detergent.
• Deeper Cleaning: Vacuum the material gently with a brush attachment.

For detailed maintenance instructions, read our step-by-step DIY guide on how to clean French door window coverings.

Note:

1. Avoid harsh chemicals to preserve the material’s original look and integrity.
2. If it’s motorized, make sure the electronic components do not get wet.

Why Buy Premium French Door Window Treatments from Us?

• Perfect, custom-fit for unique dimensions of your French door
• Hassle-free & secure online shopping experience
• Free expert design consults
• Made in 1 Day offer
• Free fabric swatches
• Clear privacy policy for safe data handling
• Exclusive (up to 70%) discounts
• Free Shipping throughout the contiguous United States at no cost to you
• 110% best price guarantee
• Worry-Free Fit Policy: We’ll take up part of the cost to get your problem resolved, if you mismeasure your window.
• A Free Lifetime Guarantee
• 100% Satisfaction Guarantee with 5-star customer care
• Fully conform with CPSC child-safety guidelines
• Return/refund policy

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FAQs

How do you dress a French door window?

7 practical and chic options to dress a french door window include:

• Sheer shades & curtains
• Looped or relaxed Roman shades
• Roller blinds
• Cellular or honeycomb blinds
• Vertical (slat) blinds
• Cut out french door plantation shutters
• Faux-stained or frosting glass films

What kind of blinds are best for French doors?

Durable, flexible, wipeable, and dent-resistant aluminum blinds are the perfect option for French doors that see a lot of traffic. They are the easiest blinds, as they clip directly on to the UPVC frame with no drilling required. They are an ideal solution for busy households with children and pets.

• With shallow headrail depth, these aluminum blinds won’t stick out as far as other French door covers.
• Slide behind door handles.
• Tilt them open or closed to control the level of privacy and light.
• Perfect for busy households with children and pets.

Do you put blinds or curtains on French doors?

Blinds can be a sleek option to dress French doors in more modern rooms, but fabric curtains are a more common choice to control light and privacy. They always feel elegant and create a lovely sense of indoor-outdoor flow. Unlike blinds, curtains don’t make noise on raising or lowering when the door is open.

What is best to cover French doors?

Here’re some of the best options to cover French doors:

• Woven wood shades and patterned curtains to add style and privacy to a French door.
• Simple, wispy, white curtains to add decorative touch.
• Crisp Roman shades to add a little flair to French doors.
• Cellular shades for extreme energy efficiency and light control.
• Roller shades in classic style to cover internal French doors.

What is the best window treatment for French doors?

• Consider elegant drapery or wood blinds for traditional style rooms.
• Roller shades or metal blinds would be an excellent choice for modern spaces.
• Select Woven Wood Shades for French doors if you want to add a natural organic element to your space.

Should you have curtains on French doors?

Hang aesthetically pleasing curtains on French doors to accentuate the beauty of your room’s decor, complementing its overall style and color scheme. They’ll make your living space feel cozier and more finished, especially in rooms where additional soft furnishings are minimal.

What can you use instead of vertical blinds for French doors?

The most popular vertical blind alternatives for French doors include:

• Sliding panels
• Long curtain panels
• Solar roller shades
• Sliding French door shutters
• French door plantation shutters
• Panel track blinds
• Cordless cellular shades
• Magnetic shades for french doors
• Shallow blinds for french doors
• Mini blinds for french doors
• French door venetian blinds
• Electric blinds for french doors
• Roman shades
• Wooden door blinds
• Patio door shutter blinds
• French shutter blinds

Should I put blinds on my French doors?

Yes! If your French door serves as an entryway and likely has that you need access to, putting on it shallow blinds would be an ideal choice. They will allow easy use of handles and any locks on the door. If you have blinds that obstruct the handles, you’ll get frustrated and might damage the blinds.

Need More Help?

Still not sure which design, color, and opacity is perfect for your French door window coverings. Contact our design experts via 24/7 Live Chat, (800) 863-6109, or customerservice@affordableblinds.com for free design consults. Our experts will help you find the perfect custom blinds for French doors.