How To Choose Curtains And Blinds
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The installation of a new seating arrangement in your living room would generally necessitate a changed window treatment, unless of course you took care to buy a whole new set keeping in mind the present arrangement. Many of us fear this part of the project. However, keeping in mind a few basic ideas will help you shed that trepidation of venturing into having a new window treatment and you’ll be glad that you did it. Here are the points that you should bear in mind while going ahead to get a beautiful window treatment.
Examine the room
The first step in that direction is to examine the present features of your room. This should include the number of windows, the kind of furniture you may already have or the new one that you want to accommodate therein and above all the present status of natural light, like if it’s dark during the day or it gets direct sunlight. All these factors matter and help you to take a better decision.
Generally, a darker room would look better with lighter shades of curtains. Bigger rooms welcome thick heavier curtains that add to its elegance. Just keep in mind that the widow coverings should jell with the rest of the room and not dominate the overall scene.
Choose colors and patterns
Once you realize the kind of room you have and the kind of lighter or a heavier window treatment that will suit it better, it’s time to move on to colors and patterns. Very often people decide the color to match with the seating arrangement that’s already there. That’s a nice way of short listing the color and design of your curtains. But, then the room shouldn’t already have too many colors. The idea may not work so well if you have colored wall paper and the seating arrangement like a sofa has a bold pattern and dark color. You have to take care that the blinds or such coverings should not dominate the surroundings. As a general rule smaller rooms look better with smaller window coverings.
Look at materials
Ultimately it is the material of a curtain or blind that goes to create the atmosphere of your room and gives it that feel, which you might have in mind. Heavy draperies in a large room impart that regal touch, but a small room gets rather stuffy with the same draperies. Similarly, bamboo blinds present an altogether different scenario than metallic blinds. It varies from situation to situation. A light sheer drapery imparts a room the feeling of being airy and cold in summers. While deciding on the material, continue to follow the theme that you already decided for the room. Airy rooms will naturally look better with lighter materials. But, all the time you don’t really have to go by the book. Keep your mind open to other options and continue experimenting with colors and texture and one day you’ll realize that the room reflects your personality.
Add dimension
To get that specialized look, give a dimension to your window treatment. It may be in the form of drawing better attention to the curtain rod than just to the curtains. Many experts on the subject often employ the technique of including many different textures to a window. It could mean incorporating a shade or blind in the background and covering it with a curtain on the top. Just as different colors and textures may be exploited to create the impression of a larger and brighter window, a variation of rod depth and level could bring in a changed outlook for the window.
Follow some simple tips and keep trying to create an impression that looks good only on the particular style and atmosphere of your room to get a unique personalized treatment to your window to the delight of everybody.
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