The appearance of your home is affected by how you hang your curtains. It may give a good or bad picture depending on the overall arrangement of the house. The following are tips to help you hang your window treatments MT right.
Heavy draperies once were the vogue. Today, however, many homeowners are opting for lighter, brighter treatments, especially those that don't require yards and yards of expensive drapery fabrics. For example, if you aren't looking for complete privacy in that room, you might be able to get by on some windows with a padded cornice, valances, or swags above the windows to give the windows a little color.
If you've ever watched the interior designers on TV, you've seen how they wrap a piece of fabric artfully around a curtain rod and call it a window treatment. You can get even simpler and less expensive than that if you make your rods for your curtains to hang on. For example, you might use an old pool cue, a painted tree branch, or a heavy, decorated wrapping paper tube which will give you a one of a kind look as well as save you the cost of commercial rods.
Then we have shutter valances. A shutter valance is a fabric that adorns the top of the shutter to cover the mounting hardware of drapes and curtains. These are wonderful to combine with drapes and curtains to provide a more finished look. These are also great for layering, and can even be used to add more style and design for blinds and Roman shades.
If your furniture doesn't match with those colors, you can try other basics and accent colors that will coordinate. The day of the chintzy flowery drape is long gone unless it's in a little girl's bedroom. Otherwise, you want your color choices to be an adult, modern, and elegant.
Count how many hooks you will need. It is advised that curtain hooks are placed in a minimum of one out of every five slots in the heading tape including one at either end. So count how many you need and make sure the exact amount is on your pole or track.
Adjust the hanging height of your curtains. It is advised to insert only the first five hooks in the middle slot, hang your curtain (ensuring a partner is taking the weight of the remaining curtain) and see the height at which the curtain is hanging. Too low and move the hooks to the bottom slot, to high and move the hooks to the top slot.
Cords are also applied for easy installation without having to open your wall with nails. If you not like the idea of fixing the shutter designs you bought yourself, then an installer will be at your place to do it for you.
Heavy draperies once were the vogue. Today, however, many homeowners are opting for lighter, brighter treatments, especially those that don't require yards and yards of expensive drapery fabrics. For example, if you aren't looking for complete privacy in that room, you might be able to get by on some windows with a padded cornice, valances, or swags above the windows to give the windows a little color.
If you've ever watched the interior designers on TV, you've seen how they wrap a piece of fabric artfully around a curtain rod and call it a window treatment. You can get even simpler and less expensive than that if you make your rods for your curtains to hang on. For example, you might use an old pool cue, a painted tree branch, or a heavy, decorated wrapping paper tube which will give you a one of a kind look as well as save you the cost of commercial rods.
Then we have shutter valances. A shutter valance is a fabric that adorns the top of the shutter to cover the mounting hardware of drapes and curtains. These are wonderful to combine with drapes and curtains to provide a more finished look. These are also great for layering, and can even be used to add more style and design for blinds and Roman shades.
If your furniture doesn't match with those colors, you can try other basics and accent colors that will coordinate. The day of the chintzy flowery drape is long gone unless it's in a little girl's bedroom. Otherwise, you want your color choices to be an adult, modern, and elegant.
Count how many hooks you will need. It is advised that curtain hooks are placed in a minimum of one out of every five slots in the heading tape including one at either end. So count how many you need and make sure the exact amount is on your pole or track.
Adjust the hanging height of your curtains. It is advised to insert only the first five hooks in the middle slot, hang your curtain (ensuring a partner is taking the weight of the remaining curtain) and see the height at which the curtain is hanging. Too low and move the hooks to the bottom slot, to high and move the hooks to the top slot.
Cords are also applied for easy installation without having to open your wall with nails. If you not like the idea of fixing the shutter designs you bought yourself, then an installer will be at your place to do it for you.
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