Lovely Window Treatments for Much Less!

Windows, by default, create a dramatic architectural impact whether inside or outside the home. However, inside the home, many windows end up as nothing but arbitrary openings in the space, thereby not maximizing their potential to become focal points or contribute to the design for a room. Read all about Larson storm windows here. Even though many homeowners recognize the need to maximize their windows, the eternal fear is that an outstanding window treatment will inevitably leave them penniless.

This, however, is false. By allowing for pragmatic skill to sit side-by-side with design ingenuity, creating lovely window treatments does not have to be a distant dream.

Arming Yourself

At the heart of every resource-saving design scheme is a do-it-yourself spirit. This has been proven time and again by amateur and professional designers alike, and the outcome of do-it-yourself projects may be comparable to work done by professionals.

When making window treatments, the willingness to work with fabrics is key to being able to effectively execute a do-it-yourself project because a huge amount of window drama is achieved by curtain solutions, tassels, and valances.

Sewing is perhaps one of the most vital skills that can save a huge amount of money and effectively reduce the cost of hiring someone to create custom curtains and window valances. Simple stitches, like the running stitch, the blanket stitch, and even the back stitch, are more than enough to create window coverings: and the aid of a sewing machine allows custom-made curtains to be created with ease.

However, the sewing-averse need not feel lost. Current innovations make it possible for the sewing-averse to achieve the same end – making fabric creations with ease! When making curtains, the use of fabric adhesive tapes to join pieces of fabric, hide the raw edges of cloth that have been cut, or hemming makes the work less complicated than sewing. The tape is heat applied to the fabric via an iron: care must be taken to determine if the heat necessary for its application will damage the fabric before you begin.

Otherwise, a simple glue gun is enough to help anyone work with fabric and integrate creative designs into curtains.

Add Color to Your World!

Windows may be seen as a wall artwork that may be exploited to its full extent. In order to incorporate color, one may use richly colored curtains, window valances, blinds, and even window frames. Mixing and matching complementary colors are also another good idea.

The use of white curtains and blinds works if the intention is to bring lush greeneries into the indoors, because white drapes effectively act as a background to the lush outdoor scenery, making the outdoors stand out and figure in seamlessly to the room’s design.

Accentuate!

Simple curtains and colored frames are simple rudiments in any window treatment, but what separates the stellar from the ordinary are the extra accents and ornaments effectively used in coordination with these basics.

One option for design to figure in is by making use of creatively designed cafe rods. Cafe rods are used to hang curtains, and some of them come in various designs and materials—either in wrought iron with swirls and decorative loops, or in rustic wood or ceramic covering. If not cafe rods, one may make use of decorative curtain clips and pins, which hook the curtains to the cafe rods. Some of these decorative curtain clips and pins available in the department store are ornamented with interesting beads and buttons. If they are not available in the area, a simple glue gun with a regular curtain clip and some beads, buttons, or seashells will definitely do the trick.

For the draperies, accentuate by making use of curtain cuffs, tassels, and ropes, in metallic colors and other designs that stand out, giving the window just a hint of ornate detail to bring interest to the area.

Window valances are also an effective way to accentuate the room. Valances with thick drapes, or simple boards wrapped with cloth in some striped or floral pattern give extra height to the room, or reinforce the room’s theme or feel.

With a little ingenuity, creativity, and do-it-yourself know-how, window treatments that make a statement are as easily said as they are done. The design opportunities—through colors, textures, and accents—are simply endless!