Notebooks from a decorator: perfect selection of window coverings
oHave you were shopping for window coverings for your home and was confused by all the decisions?
Oare currently lives in a fish bowl with daily activities / night, and in advertising for your new neighbors?
Oare the window of your new home with paper temporary shades, sheets or even worse, a decorated aluminum foil? (I really hope none of you say yes, the aluminum foil).
If you answered yes to any of thethese questions (but hopefully not the question of tin foil), read on ...
Window Coverings 101: The first feature
Although decorative curtains covering the window is the function that should be your first consideration. You can cover a window nice, but if it does not fit the function of the window, it will not be satisfied. When you begin this process, keep in mind these aspects of window coverings:
Privacy
Consider safety first.Also, keep in mind that privacy may change from one room to another.
The orientation of the window
Window coverings that take into account spatial orientation will lead to significant savings in cooling bills and prolong the life of your furniture and carpets.
Lighting Control
(As we have seen in a Roman shade) Some types of window coverings simply raise up and down. May be higher or lower a shade to any level you want, but you can not really control the light. IfLight control is the problem, you would have a product that you want the wing, slats or blinds that you choose to tilt.
Balance
Prices range from $ 20 per linear foot of over $ 200 per linear foot range. Do you want to fit the window for you with your budget and the type and price range of your home. For example, would not want a "mini-blinds installed in a $ 450,000 house, you still want to invest in custom wood plantation shutters for a flat $ 90,000Properties.
Once the functional aspects of the window covering recognized, you get to the fun part of the work - decorative style. (Unless, of course, is an engineer, then you probably like to have the "function" best part of this article.)
Personal Style
They usually have a good feeling about the type of room you want to make before deciding on color and style. And 'formal or informal, classic or retro? Once you have an idea of how you want this roomLook, you have a vision. For inspiration, look to decorating magazines, surf the web for photos, shopping for the house or consult an architect or interior designer to help you through the multitude of options available.
A side note: trends in window coverings for 2007
After returning from the International Window Coverings Fair this year I came back full of ideas and inspiration. It 'clear to me that the trends of interior design in the directionEasy mode window, which allows customers to reduce poufy chintz curtains and replaced it with window treatments that have a more modern look. This means that people who use different materials to explore their window coverings. I see customers move from rich fabrics and lined with a look at the layers of the simplest types, such as a woven wood blind, crowned by a simple valance or 2 "wood blinds with side panels.
Creativity with textures is an importantElements in sight for the year 2006, and not necessarily interfere with the color scheme of a room. Multiple textures within the room add interest without adding color. I think we will see this trend in home decor and interior design for years to come.
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