…covering your window but still prefer to add a stylish fabric touch to the room. From solid colors to bold prints, valances and cornices can range from very formal styles to casual accents. Sources: Hello Lovely Decor, Suzanne Kasler, Hunted Interior Shutters Shutters are always at home in the busiest room of the house. Durable and attractive, they are a classic window treatment that never goes out of sight. Today’s shutters have been reimagined a…
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…more energy efficient. Not to mention, they’re a perfect addition to media rooms, bedrooms, nurseries or anywhere else in your home where you would enjoy complete darkness. These draperies are especially useful if you combine them with a light filtering shade, which will give you total control over how much light enters each room. Make your window treatments do more than just look beautiful with a blackout liner. As much as I love light streaming…
…s of White If you look carefully at the most relaxed and comfortable white rooms, you will discover that the most pleasing rooms are filled with many tones of white: vanilla, ivory, oyster, taupe, alabaster, pearl – so many shades of white. Vary all the different whites in accessories, furniture, rugs, and woodwork to create a fresh, multi-layered look that still has the white vibe. Subliminal neutral shades perform magic with white! 3. Use Di…
…ture for these tricky-to-dress windows. For areas in your home such as bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms, and for climates that experience humidity, you want to choose window treatments made out of synthetic materials such as vinyl, PVC, or faux wood. These materials will tolerate moisture, ensuring that your beautiful blinds and shades will not harvest mildew, warp into funky shapes, crack, or chip. Window treatments made out of PVC vinyl includ…
…king, and energy efficiency and are the preferred choice for entertainment rooms and bedrooms. Start At The Top I consider drapery headers a major factor that plays into categorizing curtains and what style of space they best compliment. With over 15 styles available, it can easily be the most overwhelming style decision made when shopping for curtains. I find the best way to approach choosing a header is to categorize your style as casual or form…
…roller shade in Espresso. Patternsgalore I like Calypso’s idea of making a room divider with this drapery panel, but I’m a bigger fan of panel tracks for dividing up a space. Better room dividers? who knew? Drapery might be your first thought, but there are really some other great choices out there. Good thing we’ve thought of that over here at BG. What exactly are panel tracks you ask? Panel tracks are sliding blinds that move on a handy dandy tr…
…r needed a little space but still want to be in touch with the rest of the room? Tell me about it. As a member of Control Freaks Anonymous (so much for the anonymous part), I can certainly commiserate that there are times when you need focus, a breather or just some darned space, but you’re not quite excited about shutting yourself off entirely. Blame FOMO (a commonly contemplated theme these days—fear of missing out) on all levels. Whether you ar…
…Wood for the bathroom or other high humidity areas or very dry, hot sunny rooms. Designing a room with Wood Window Treatments can really make a difference in creating a calm feeling of warmth. My Favorite Wood Blinds Woven Wood blinds are so classic yet are right at home in a modern, traditional or eclectic room. Some of my favorite Wood Blinds are our Blindsgalore Premium 2″ Wood Blinds. I love the weathered look in this collection with just eno…