Window Dressing and Window Treatment Ideas

One of the most difficult part of any home interior design project, even when it comes to window treatments, is figuring out exactly what you’re going to do in the room that you’re working in. Sometimes you may have lots of ideas and you simply can’t pick a single theme or style to go with. Sometimes, however, you may look at a room and come up with no ideas other than using the same old curtains or blinds that are already on your windows. This is especially true if you’re looking at window dressings for your own home because there’s a point where you’re going to have a very difficult time imagining anything new or exciting in the same space you inhabit almost every day. Here, then, are some ways to stir up your imagination and get those creative ideas for window dressings flowing.

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While large, beautiful windows are popular in homes and buildings these days, it’s also well-known that most heat and cooling loss in a home is not through its rough or walls, but rather, through its doors and windows. Installing Energy Star windows that are tinted or designed to keep out the hot or cold air can help, but even with the most energy-efficient windows available, bright sunlight can still warm a room and cold winter days can still make glass chilly to the touch.

This is where specially designed window treatments and window dressings can be used.  (more…)

One of the most difficult types of windows to properly cover in any home is a bay window. Bay windows consist of 3, 5 or even 7 panels of tall, usually narrow, windows which protrude out from a home’s normal wall line. Bow windows, which are similar to bay windows, do about the same thing. So what’s the difference between a bow and bay window? Bow windows are usually much more curved to the eye while bay windows tend to be almost be separate windows with definite angle differences between one another. Essentially, bow windows are curved, bay windows are angled. Whatever you have, bay or bow window, giving them a proper window treatment can be tricky.

You essentially have three different approaches to take when you’re trying to dress up a bay window. (more…)

Since windows can set the tone for the entire room, you should take your time in deciding which window treatments will be right for each room. You will want to open up certain rooms in your home, such as the kitchen and living room, to allow for maximum natural light to come in. Other rooms, such as bedrooms, may need less light and will need different window treatments to accomplish this. (more…)

If you have a home with lots of windows that face South or if you simply have too much light coming into your rooms at the wrong part of the day then you definitely need to consider some of the many stylish and affordable window treatments available that will block out unwanted sunlight and extra heat. The ability to block light out of the bedrooms is especially helpful if you have small children who want to take a nap. Intense light from the afternoon sun can, over time, fade carpeting, artwork and even furniture if it is not properly blocked or diffused with the proper window dressings. While most people are aware that they can use light-blocking blackout curtains, many don’t realize that come in a variety of fashionable styles and that curtains are just one of the many window options available these days. Here are some of the many light blocking curtains and window dressing ideas with photos that are available to you: (more…)