Saturday, August 17, 2013

Ideas For Unique Window Treatments To Make Your Home Look Beautiful

By Andrea Davidson


Having unique window treatments done to the windows of your home gives it a look seen nowhere else. You may find it useful to look up some tips about treatment methods on the internet so that you will achieve a custom appearance with ease. There are many advantages of going with custom treatment methods instead of going for their store-bought counterparts.

If your preference is to keep it as natural as possible, it is better to go for natural palettes consisting of earthy colors such as cream, beige, brown, green, and blue. Achieving a more feminine appearance is possible by hanging flowing panels made of soft and swishy silk fabric. However, you could extend the outside appearance of your windows by applying natural or Roman shades, panel tracks, and wooden blinds.

Fully lined custom drapery, on average, weighs around two to two and a half pounds per panel, whereas unlined readymade drapery of the same size would only weigh around one pound a panel. Of course, you would find many stores that sell fully lined drapery. But, most of them are lined using a thin sheet of cotton percale fabric and a low thread count.

It is useful to combine the installation of windows along with interior design so that their positioning will introduce added elegance to rooms. Before planning on where your windows should be placed and how they should be styled, you should first prioritize your requirements and what you expect from your windows, whether it is privacy or exterior appearance, etc. For example, windows facing a street should be treated so that they offer additional privacy, while windows facing the east can be designed to offer maximum flow of sunlight into the room.

However, windows should be treated so that they reduce the flow of sunlight coming indoors if the windows face south or west because the setting sun produces much more heat than when it is rising. Furthermore, windows in houses with upstairs can be designed with lesser privacy. During the winter, windows facing north may assist in the flow of cold air indoors and therefore should be treated accordingly so that they include a thermal element, leading to energy efficiency.

There are many DIY techniques that can be used to decorate windows using things such as curtains, sheets, paper, linens, and pennants & neckties. Curtains are one of the most frequently items used for window treatment. Regarded as one of the best ways of covering windows, curtains are used to cover windows completely or partially, adding an extra touch of elegance to the room as well.

For example, if you are looking to buy some pink and brown drapery from a store, made of toile fabric, to treat an extra wide window in a nursery school, you would definitely go through a hard time looking for them because most readymade curtains do not come in such colors and sizes. However, you could buy your materials and get someone to sew them for you. Such an approach would offer an endless stream of options that most readymade curtains do not offer.

If your wish is to furnish your home with unique window treatments, being creative and using unique ideas such as the application of stickers, hanging ornaments, fable characters, flower chains, and autumn leaf garlands may work well. Painting the glass might also be an essence for livening up the look of rooms where children are mostly present. Such approaches are able to brighten up the otherwise dull rooms, making them more appealing to visitors.




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