Home Design Ideas - Custom Furnishing & Window Treatments

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 0 comments
When one thinks about designing a room with a theme, there is one element very important in home design, which one often forgets is the window treatments. A majority of people buy drapery as a late addition, something that needs to go up but does not really matter. The problem is the window treatments does matter and it should be a vital decision when you are designing your furnishings.

Selecting the right kind of custom window furnishing can be amazingly complex. If you choose the wrong kind or the wrong color, it can completely ruin the design that you have. Finding the best curtains for your room can lead to a flow in style that will have any professional interior designer borrowing from your idea for future projects. When a window treatment works, it really works.

If you intend to select to select window treatments for your home, but feel unsure of where to start, there are a few tips that will help make finding the right window curtains much convenient for you.

Do not Use Single Curtain Design & Color Theme for the Complete Home

This is actually a blunder that most of the people commit. They choose a curtain style and they set the same curtains theme into each room of the house, whether it looks good with the interior decoration or not.

The simple fact is that every room can have a different curtain style, unless you are working with an open floor concept and you will not want a child themed curtain in a living room any more than you would want bold and luxurious window coverings in a child's room.

Light in the Area is Important Too

When it comes to windows, not all of them produce the same amount of lighting and this will affect the type of drapes that you use. Drapes that are heavy can block out a lot of light and this works well in a bedroom, especially bedrooms that offer amazing views of the sunrise. Sheer drapes are excellent for sunrooms that do not need a lot of privacy. Sheers provide a light airy feel that work wonderfully in many spaces. When you know the amount of light coming through the window, you can plan accordingly.

Custom Furnishing Fabric and Material Selection

There are many different furnishing fabric materials, texture, embossed and fiber blends that you can utilize for a curtain, but you should choose fabric or materials that doe not fade, especially if the room gets a lot of sunlight. Although silks may seem luxurious for a room, they are better left on the pillows, other accents since silk curtains will fade quickly, and you will be left with dull and hideous looking curtains on your windows.

Your Privacy is Important

Sheer curtains are one of the more liked window treatments. Although, they look absolutely magnificent in many different areas, but are not the best style of drape to purchase, if you require to have a little privacy since you can see through most sheer drapes. Bathrooms and bedrooms are the two places where you should never have sheer drapes solely. Pair them with a darker curtain or window covering that does just that covers.

Lastly, If you are still unsure how to use curtains in your space, I would strongly recommend reading through interior design magazines or browsing through a few show rooms to gather a few ideas before applying them to you room.