Window Furnishing Ideas
When it comes to selecting window furnishings, home owners should consider the different requirements and features of the rooms they are decorating. Along with picking out the style, color, fabric or material, take window shape/location and room use into account. You can use window treatments to change the feel of a room or to increase privacy. Does this Spark an idea?
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Bedroom
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When selecting your bedroom’s window furnishing, take into account whether the window treatments interfere with the furniture. If buying curtains, try to coordinate the curtains’ texture and color to those of the bed coverings. While they don’t have to be the same color, they should complement each other. If matching bedding to curtains won’t work, match the window furnishings to lamps or cushions instead.
Privacy, light and noise are other factors you need to consider. You can use block-out lining on your window shades if you can’t sleep with light seeping in. Additionally, these protect the curtain’s fabric from sunlight.
Living Room & Dining Room
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Do your living room and dining room join together? If not, consider tying the two areas together with matching curtains or drapes. If drapes do not work in one of the rooms, consider adding a valance in the same fabric as the drapes in the other room to tie them together. This is especially good if you have huge windows in one room that needs extra insulation that the other doesn’t. For large picture windows or bay windows, use close-fitting curtains, blinds and pelmets to stop 40 percent of heat escaping, according to EnergySave.
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Kitchen
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Kitchen window furnishings might be subjected to heat, moisture, smoke and oil splatters, among other things. As such, pick furnishings that are hard-wearing and easily cleaned. Venetian blinds in plastic or wood are durable and easy to clean. You can paint them to match your cupboards or stain them to match the window frames. You can also use roller blinds, which are durable and can be treated with UV sunscreen to block out the sun. Steer clear of curtains in the kitchen as fabrics stain easily and hold odors.
Bathroom
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Bathrooms usually have a small window, and window furnishings will be subjected to humidity and moisture. Consider buying a custom-sized blind that matches your vanity.
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