18 Sep 3 Tips for Choosing Window Treatments
The ability to choose the right window treatment is an underappreciated skill. Today’s replacement windows are beautiful in themselves, but the right window treatment can tie all these elements together, no matter how disparate the elements may be.
Here are some tips and ideas on how you can spruce up your room with the right window treatments.
Always Consider Your Needs
You must establish your set of criteria on how the window treatments will address your needs. If the room needs privacy, then you must get window treatments that cover or obscure the view from the outside. If you need natural light and privacy, your choices would then shift to something that obscures the view, but allows sunlight to come through, which leads your choices to sheer curtains or translucent blinds.
Perhaps you need to sleep in the day because you work evening shifts, or maybe you just want to sleep in during weekends. In this case, you might want window treatments that can block natural light as needed, so you might want to add heavy curtains over the light ones, or perhaps plantation shutters. If you’re choosing the latter, consult with your window contractor first if they have prescribed shutter styles that won’t damage the windows upon installation.
Choose a Color Palette…
A tastefully-chosen color palette can help steer you towards the right window treatments. This is especially useful if you’re planning on buying new ones. If you prefer doing something more creative, you can choose to custom-dye fabrics, reuse bed sheets or create custom prints for otherwise plain drapes.
…But Don’t Adhere to It Completely
Add small accents to break the monotony of a homogeneous color palette. You can get creative with pieces like curtain tie backs and valances by choosing colors that pop out. The idea is to add bits of color without drawing too much attention to it. The great thing about window treatments is that you can choose to change them as often as you want, all the while enjoying the features and benefits from your existing windows.
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