DIY HandMade Curtains
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Curtains need not be all that expensive to make a room look gracefully beautiful. Ever considered handmade drapery to get those exclusive looks for your room! Many consider handmade curtains a difficult and complicated task. Designing and making your own handmade drapery is not only creative but also economical also if you like to bring subtle changes to the looks of your home. You’ll find these tips of help as you venture to undertake this simple and interesting DIY project.
There are many styles for making handmade drapes and you need to choose a design first. For the purpose you may refer to some of the magazines or be on the net to look for handmade curtains. You would understand that different designs of handmade draperies make them suitable for different functions. So, you’ll also need to consider the uses of your curtain. Another factor that you need to consider for making your handmade curtains is the curtain rod. Once you are sure of the design and function of your curtain, you may go shopping for the fabric. You’ll find any number of fabric stores selling a large variety of fabric for the purpose.
Mark the measurements with the help of a pencil or sewing chalk. Next, you get hold of your fabric shears and cut the marked area. And, don’t forget to keep an allowance at the end of the curtain, as you are going to need some space for the rod. That makes it necessary to have some allowance as you’ll be required to fold or “seal” the upper and lower part of the fabric.
Keep the fabric on the sewing machine and sew the sides first. If you plan having a lining, the lining should be kept on the wrong side of the fabric. Start from the top portion of the fabric while ensuring proper alignment of the layers. The style of sewing depends on the kind of curtain that you intend using. Hold on to the pattern and continue following it gradually so as not to lose track while sewing.
If you like giving a more sophisticated touch to your handmade drapery, you may achieve that by adding ruffles on the top of the curtain. For doing that, you will require more allowance on the fabric. In place of folding the fabric at the top for sealing it, you will be required to have a lining to shield and hold the curtain rod. Keep an allowance of 1-2 inches at the top. Then sew the lower section of that allowance. From that line, measure 1/2 inches for the rod. Having so done the marking, you can sew the second line.
Having finished that, use half an inch on both ends of the fabric to entirely seal the sides. And finally, insert the rod into the curtain and put your handmade drapery up against the window frame.
Buying Right Curtains For Sliding Door
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Sliding doors in the home look attractive and are functional, but they can be problematic when it comes to their window treatments. Yet, there are a couple of smart options that one may consider for sliding doors that can add a nice, finished touch to the room.
Curtains and Drapes
Curtains and drapes for window treatments of sliding doors make a good option. Usually sliding doors are not energy efficient. Therefore having curtains and drapes of heavy fabrics, like damask helps to retain heat in winter months and cold air during summers. In case you have a better more energy efficient design of sliding doors, you can go for simple, lightweight curtains, lace panels, or modest drapes for your door, thus having more natural light entering the room. The best feature of curtains or drapes for a sliding door is that you can change your window treatments more frequently and more easily than with other options, like shades.
Shades
Shades can also be convenient for sliding doors, provided it’s not having much traffic. Generally, with shades hanging on a sliding door, it loses about half of its functionality. Different types of shades are available to suit any décor. However the two most popular types, much in vague these days are the bamboo shades and shoji screens. Bamboo is a beautiful natural material to have, and bamboo shades are all the rage these days. Further, bamboo shades make an eco-friendly option, being a renewable resource. By having a bamboo shade over each panel of the door, you could have one shade drawn for maintaining privacy, keeping the shade on the other side rolled up for entering the room. Bamboo is durable and long lasting, making it just the right choice for window treatments. Shoji screens made from rice paper are ideal for many decor themes, particularly Asian inspired decor. These screens slide in front of the door and can easily be easily adjusted to control incoming light to have desired level of privacy.
Vertical Blinds
Vertical blinds make a very practical option. They remain very functional for sliding doors, and provide the best possible privacy as they can almost block out cent percent of light entering the room. The latest variety of vertical gliding blinds is a good option. These blinds can be pulled to the side vertically, like usual vertical blinds, but being made of a special honeycomb fabric, they are not as clunky as the plastic variety. You get vertical blinds for sliding doors in a number of colors varying from bold colors to neutral shades with most of them made of fabric, unlike the traditional plastic. They not only add color to the room but texture too.
Panel Track Blinds
Another option for sliding doors would be to have contemporary panel track blinds. These are basically one piece sliding panels available in varying widths enabling you to have total control on the amount of light entering your room. You get these panel track blinds in many fabrics, varying from paper thin to rich damask.
Brown and Pink Curtains For Your Kitchen
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It’s not too taxing, financially or physically to make your kitchen and eating area more attractive and cozy as long as you can think of a great color combination. Curtains in a combination of brown and pink make for a stylish yet lighthearted atmosphere that the whole family would enjoy while eating there or helping you prepare the family meals. Solid colored curtain panels, alternating with a light coco brown and light pink material give a light and airy look with a massive wow factor. You are sure to earn the admiration of people visiting you as they are most unlikely to have ever thought of such a mix-n-match of these two colors to deliver such stunning results.
Medium Brown with a Pink Paisley Print
Looking for these ready made combinations may be somewhat taxing on your time, compared to standard window covering options, but at the end of it all you’ll be glad that you did it. This combination of color and design is sure to win you the admiration of your friends and neighbors. So, be prepared to offer free consultancy when they decide to undertake a window treatment project! Use this curtain fabric with wrought iron curtain rods and matching finials and see how magically your project comes under the spotlight, giving the impression of your having hired a professional designer to renovate your kitchen area.
Ready Made Pink Gingham Curtains with a Brown Valance and Tie Back
Country kitchen curtains enjoy the widest patronage in Middle America today, and gingham curtains provide just the right fit with typical fresh farm look that every homeowner wishes to have within an affordable budget, and time restraint. Use of basic pink curtains and draping the top with a brown drapery valance produces an astonishing and crafty down home look that seem to escape the minds of other amateur interior designers. Adding together a solid brown curtain tie back completes your window project with that small but colorful style.
Brown Curtains with Pink Polka Dots
These fanciful window coverings assign a fun and playful, yet tasteful theme that brings in the cheering atmosphere that you so much desire to have in an eating area. Let there be matching canisters, place-mats for the breakfast table and a couple of kitchen area rugs of similar colors and you have created a work of art to the envy of your friends and family who continue having an old kitchen area with tired looks. Another equally pleasant pattern will be brown curtains with overlapping hollow pink circles – this active design will add just a bit more character than the regular curtain panel pattern.
Enhance Your Home With Black Curtains And Voiles
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If you are following the developments on the subject of interior design and decoration over the last decade or so, you probably realized that color black has continued to remain a favorite for the designers, though they like to experiment with different and bright colors. Black seems to have something magical about it that fascinates designers to be included in their scheme of things. Is it the wow factor or the sense of power that naturally gets associated with this color? One very interesting and convenient feature of this color is that it goes along very well with almost any color. Use it in conjunction with red to have red and black curtains that exude warmth, combine it with silver to get a graceful look or even with a dash of green to get a more balanced look. A room with black curtain or bedding gives your room the final accolade of beauty and desire.
Let me tell you why we consider black to be so beautiful. Ever guessed why corporate prefer black? It’s an authoritative, overpowering color, capable of giving you power. Black in interiors can make you catch your breath on the first occasion; black interiors have that’ wow factor’. Imagine a full black curtain with woven hints of metallic silver embroidery. Every modern style has a shade of black.
Tordero red black curtains are simply our current bestsellers. They have in fact an amazing soft shine and are absolutely modish. Fully lined, they come in eleven sizes, as well as long drop of 108, our most popular size of the day. Perhaps, these stunning red black curtains are most in demand as they make a safer choice. The faux silk fabric naturally coordinates all decors and the chrome silver eyelets give every room an up to date touch.
Our latest most favorite addition includes Tordero and Balance designer curtains. The Tordero, as already pointed out, is a pencil pleat curtain with faux silk base fabric festooned with a pin tuck stripe for an oh so-beautiful touch. You get it in popular colors of red black or black silver. Going by the early feedback, the Tordero curtains are surely expected to storm.
Balance curtains really deliver as per name. They beautifully balance different colors of black, beige, cream and brown, and harmonize a modern ring top curtain with vertical stripes, contrast horizontal band and striking heavy quality fabric. The black curtain in this range, as you can guess, is our most popular. This curtain design is the blissful portrayal of modern curtains.
Black voiles are under-rated classics. Those beautiful sensuous voiles create the ideal atmosphere in every decor. If you’re still using the old-fashioned traditional jardinière curtains, it’s time you had something different. Voiles are made from a see through polyester fabric that provides ample privacy with excellent control on daylight. For instance, use black voile with your main black curtain to create a boudoir to the envy of your friends. You get viols in slot top heading, tab top heading and eyelet heading. We may also have a few black red eyelet voiles for contemporary homes. That should leave little doubt that black color, used the right can have stunning effects.
Black curtain with cushions and tiebacks in brave colors make the best of combinations. For example visualize our Tordero red black curtains with red beaded tie backs and compliment your sofas with an assortment of cushions in shades of red or black! Use your imagination? Try substituting red with silver, or even turquoise would look great with black. Red black curtains could impart a feeling of warmth and elegance, while black silver curtains blend a modish touch with authority. Black voile heightens the wow-factor. Throw around a few cushions in diverse colors on your sofa to get the dual effect of charm and fun.
Net Curtains And Different Styles
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Net curtains are not merely a way of having improved privacy, as they can be exploited to provide wonderful finishing touches to the décor of any room. Should you have redecoration of any of the rooms on mind, you will find the information here of help in understanding the different styles of net curtains.
You need to take into consideration three important factors, and these are: the location of your home, the amount of light that you like to enter your home and the overall décor of the room in question. If you happen to live in a crowded busy area, you certainly need net curtains to prevent peeping toms from peeping into your place but in a not so busy neighborhood the required level of privacy may be achieved by using other curtains.
Apart from heightened privacy, net curtains are good for blocking very harsh sunlight from entering the room. Windows facing the east allow most light to come in which may restrict or interfere some of your activities. For instance, light falling on your TV or computer screen creates a vey irritating glare. So, you have to choose suitable net material for such locations.
You have to keep in mind the décor and color scheme of the room while looking for matching curtains. That’s largely a matter of personal preferences, yet the basic choice remains between choosing plain and simple design or something more extravagant, like patterns and frills.
On comparing designs, you will find that net curtains fall into predetermined categories:
Cafe style curtains: Cafe curtains make the best option if you want to cover part only a part of the window. Thought they do not stop all the incoming light or block your view totally, they still maintain privacy. Traditional design would cover all the width but just about half the height of the window.
Jardinières: As this design of net curtain covers the full window, it provides higher level of privacy. Generally, these are considered to offer a more elegant look, compared to others designs. These are ideally suited for being used in the living room or bedroom.
Voiles: Voiles are a kind of net curtains that can significantly cut down the ambient light coming into the room. They are available in selected designs and patterns, from basic to elaborate, but are not as flamboyant as the Jardinières.
Well, choosing the most appropriate design is an important issue, but there are other factors too that you need to consider for these curtains. Maintenance and cleanliness is an important aspect that you should not overlook. If you are in an urban area, the curtains tend to get dirty fast and need frequent cleaning. So, choose a material that is easier to wash and gets dried quickly.
Another very important feature is the measurement of these curtains. You need to make up your mind if the net should be hanging down below the window. Accurate measurement of width is crucial for proper fitment, else the purpose of having curtains is defeated and ill-fitting curtains are surely an eyesore. Further, you have to think how these are going to be attached. You may like to use rods or perhaps just pin these down to the actual frame.
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