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anniedeighnaugh

Window treatment ideas

Annie Deighnaugh
10 years ago

I know there are a bunch who prefer bare windows, and they certainly have their place, but I really like window treatments both for their functionality and the warmth and sound softening they bring to a room.

Thought it might be fun to have a place to collect the good, the bad, and the unusual.

Printed shades

Contemporary Dining Room by San Francisco Interior Designers & Decorators Lizette Marie Interior Design

Banded with transparency above to let light in.

Traditional Dining Room by Los Angeles Architects & Designers Studio William Hefner

Capiz shell

Modern Dining Room by Beverly Architects & Designers Siemasko + Verbridge

Unusual use of shorty rods

Traditional Dining Room by Minneapolis Interior Designers & Decorators Design By Lisa

Arched valance mimicking arch topped window.

Traditional Dining Room by Wellesley Kitchen & Bath Designers Divine Kitchens LLC

Obscuring a suboptimal view.

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Contemporary Dining Room by New York Window Treatments Delia Shades

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  • Jamie
    10 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    I have nice, original, freshly painted window moldings and my windows are plentiful and proportional. Nice views, no neighbors close, nice and dark at night.

    But each and every one of them is eventually going to have a treatment. Why? For one, at night, viewed from outside, my interior is a stage set, and, while I am a star, I don't like to show my dressing room.

    And a room with black holes makes me feel insecure and uncomfortable. Unless it's the screen porch, which is perfect in the dark.

    I just had the measuring guy out this morning for bedroom shades. The windows take up a quarter of the wall space, and treating them requires more skill than does hanging art.

    I like change. Opening and closing window treatments can create a completely different atmosphere. I like that. I don't always want to be in the same mood, and I don't have so many rooms that I can just move to another one for a change of scene. That's why I don't like open floor plans -- you're always in the same place.

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