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Your Windows: Dress in Layers
Manage Your Light, Look and Privacy With Beautifully Layered Window Treatments
Hello there! I'm Erika Ward, Owner and Principal Designer of Erika Ward Interiors. It's my greatest pleasure to inspire you to live well, to live in style, and to extinguish the myth that style and budget are mutually exclusive. Read more about my design philosophy and my work at http://www.blulabelbungalow.com
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Have you ever heard the expression, "There's no such thing as too much of a good thing?" I can't say the expression holds true in all scenarios, but this ideabook proves this declaration to be true at least when it comes to window coverings.
Layered window treatments provide the benefits of insulation, light filtering and privacy. They also add depth and dimension to your room's decor. Do you dress your rooms in layers? Here are 8 compelling examples of why you should give it a try.
Layered window treatments provide the benefits of insulation, light filtering and privacy. They also add depth and dimension to your room's decor. Do you dress your rooms in layers? Here are 8 compelling examples of why you should give it a try.
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| Layered monochromatic window dressings add dimension to any room while allowing the eye to relax and roam in the space. |
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It's often difficult and expensive to control temperature and light in two-story rooms. While the drapery appears to be designed for fashion, the roman shade filters the amount of sunlight into the space and provides a layer of privacy.
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| Woven shades are ideal for adding texture to a space, as seen is this cloud-white nursery. The delicate sheers soften the space and allows you to focus on the furniture and decor, and not the shades alone. |
| Here's another woven shade and drapery combination, but in this image the shades provide less privacy and light-filtering than the drapery. It's best to have lined drapery atop shades to prevent your neighbors from seeing sultry shadows. |
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| Handsome gray panels frame windows outfitted with top-down, bottom-up woven shades. This combination allows you to play a game a peek-a-boo with the outdoors. Close the drapery to receive another layer of insulation in a room with high ceilings. |
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| Roller shades combined with sheer panels provide depth to your window dressing, without the bulk. Keep this tip in mind especially if you have large windows in a small room. |
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If privacy and light control is not a concern, keep your windows airy and bright. A window combination like this is perfect for coastal living or a home with a view of the beach.
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One layer of window treatments can be very expensive especially if they are custom made. Get the look you want, but pace yourself. You can always purchase the first layer, then add the second when your budget permits.
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Molto Bene Studios 1,2, 7 - particularly fabulous. Great finds, thanks.
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danijelaq We are in the process of outfitting our windows in our newly constructed home. All i can say is BIG budget for window covers. The only problem is when its time for window coverings, our budget is almost non existant! Thank you for sharing these great ideas!
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Carol Darden I need help. I have an arched window in my upstairs master bedroom. How do I dress that?
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Kathryn Peltier Design cdarden: can anyone actually see in through the arched portion? If not, just worry about the lower part and leave the top open. If you are still worried about it, though, just hang draperies very high - above the arch - and treat it all as one. Ideally, I would drape the whole wall, if possible.
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eljani Beautiful! I have been trying to figure what type and color of curtains to hang in my living room and dinning room. I already have dark brown wooden roll up shades in the windows but need something over them. Do you think sheers would work?
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Carol Darden viviennevinyl: No one can see through the arch and I'd like to leave it visible. Right now, I have a tension rod on the inside of the window with the arch exposed, but it looks SO tiny. To drape the whole wall with the arch exposed would look strange, I think. I should just drape the portion of the window below the arch as if the arch weren't there?
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