Window coverings are an essential part of homes and buildings. They offer many benefits including privacy, shade, and cooling. With the variety of window coverings available, it can be difficult to determine what is right for your indoor space. Are blinds, shades, or shutters best? Even more, what color and style should you pick in these coverings? If you are…
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3 Ways to Improve Your Home
Home improvement projects are a great way to increase the value of your investment. When you update your space, it is often more functional and visually appealing. Even better, there are plenty of home renovation projects that you can choose from to enhance your home. Here are three popular options. 1 - Update Your Window Coverings Does your home need…
Window Coverings for Your Interior Design Project
When you decide to update your interior, your mind might immediately be drawn to paint colors you wish to incorporate or the new style of furniture you would like to bring into your home. However, one easily overlooked aspect of interior design projects is windows. These can be eyesores in an otherwise polished room if coverings are dated or have…
Professional Tips on Choosing the Right Window Treatment
Houzz contributor Shane Inman offered up some tips on how to choose between all of the window treatments available. Check 'em out to make your decision easier: Semisheer window treatments: Choose the thickness of the fabric based on how much light you want to let into the room. Privacy can be an issue with ultrasheer fabrics, so choose depending on…
What To Do With Tricky Windows
So often people find they have a major problem fitting window coverings to fit their windows, whether they are in a corner, positioned too low or in a place where furniture would need to be placed. For one homeowner, whose bedroom window is not only in a corner, but also on the low end of a diagonal ceiling line. As a…
What Should You Spend Your Decorating Dollars On?
Kelly Edwards from HGTV and Style Network discussed with Forbes readers the best ways to allocation your decorating money to maximize the outcome. Always invest in the staple pieces, like big furniture, flooring, kitchen cabinets, etc. A great way to make a big change without spending a lot of money is to invest in a good window treatment. The right…
Does Your Room Feel Off?
Sometimes you finish designing a room to the specifications you thought you wanted, but find that something feels off. You can't put your finger on exactly what feels wrong, but you know there must be something. Here are a few possible design elements that may be missing from your room: Furniture layout: Rearrange so that the focal point is what…
Choosing the Right Window Treatment
There are so many options when it comes to installing window treatments in your home, whether they're for privacy, texture or light. They have the power to bring the room together and add new design elements. So, what is the right window treatment for your home? Here are a few fast facts on the differences between available window treatments. Drapes "hang…
Studio Apartments: Utilizing Light, Space and…Drapes!
For those of you with studio apartments, perfecting the layout and design of your space can be time consuming and difficult. Take a look at these impeccably designed studio apartments for some inspiration. Some of the main takeaways from these apartments is their use of light. Letting a lot of light into their space makes them seem bigger and brighter,…
Window Treatment Trends
Here are a few window treatment trends that we've noticed over the years: Layering drapes over woven blinds or roman shades. The best way to achieve this look is to blend colors, keeping them within the same color family. Patterned and textured drapes. This brings in a new element to your home that is hard to achieve with furniture. Add…