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Decor Ideas for your window from TLC: “If eyes are the windows to the soul, then… windows are … one of the most important decorating decisions facing the homeowner.”
“Window treatments are more than a decorating decision… — [they] must also serve a functional end: to admit or block sunlight and to provide privacy. Window treatments need to do far more than look good.”
ANALYZE your needs:
- How important is privacy?
- What direction is the room’s “exposure” (south or west = sunny)?
- Does your climate (hot or cold) call for energy-efficient window treatments?
- Does the window’s architecture dictate a particular treatment?
How to make your Window Solution SIZZLE:
- Decide on style: Contemporary, Traditional, Country, Eclectic.
- Decide on Color, Pattern, Texture.
- Layer your window: blinds and curtains – to create a mixture of textures.
- Address both practical and decorative issues.
Sage Decorating ADVICE:
- Absence of color doesn’t have to mean a lack of style at the windows.
- Reflect your lifestyle: Casual and bold can be fun!
- Shades “come in a range of diverse looks and executions. Compatible with virtually any decorating and architectural style”.
- Choose from Clean-lined – Highly Decorative; Translucent – Opaque; Patterned – Solid.
- “Because the blinds provide all the privacy and sunlight function … drapery treatment over them really can be for appearance only“. Try “fluid and spontaneous”.
CONSIDER:
- Shutters
- Blinds
- Cellular Shades
- Roller Shades
- Fabric versus wood
- Spartan or Lush; Minimalist or Over-The-Top
- A little Lace will do
- How “Vintage” dare you go
- Florals
- Valences, Cornices, Ruffles, Trim – Be Creative
- Versatility (top down/bottom up shades fit this category)
- And don’t forget areas like Bays, Alcoves, French doors or Sliders!
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