Category: Window Treatments

Are you ready to outfit your kitchen windows with new blinds, shades, shutters, or curtains? You’ll want to give a lot of thought to choosing the best window treatments for this all-important room where you and your family undoubtedly spend a lot of time. Here …

Do your energy costs soar during the summer, when the sun seems to kick into overdrive? Or do you dread looking at your bill in the winter, when bitterly cold temperatures keep your furnace humming at all hours of the day and night? No matter …

The words “modern” and “contemporary” may seem synonymous, but in the interior design industry, they refer to different styles. “Modern” refers to styles that were popular in the mid-20th century, circa the 1950s and ‘60s. Hallmarks of this type of design include clean, crisp lines …

In the not-so-distant past, your options for shading a sliding glass door were pretty much limited to vertical blinds or lightweight drapes. Both are window treatments that slide easily to one side, allowing you to open and close your patio door with minimal interference. However, …

Selecting window treatments for your bathroom requires some extra thought that is less needed in other rooms of your home. Why? Because the sauna-like conditions created in a room built for steamy, hot baths and showers require window treatments that are crafted from materials that …

Have you ever looked through an interior design magazine or at pictures online and spotted windows with coverings that would look perfect in your home, but you weren’t sure exactly what type of window treatments you were looking at? Or what accessories would be needed …

For many homeowners, the aesthetic design opportunities are the most fun part of selecting window treatments. There’s nothing wrong with that—in fact, it’s important to choose blinds, shades, and drapes that create the ambience you’re after and bring out the best in your interior décor. …

Perhaps driven by all the drama and lifestyle upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, homeowners have been gravitating toward warm earth tones, natural materials, and minimalist designs when it comes to choosing window treatments. After all, there’s something comforting about getting back to nature. And …

If a man cave were truly a cave, it wouldn’t have windows and you wouldn’t need window coverings to provide light control and privacy. But you’ll definitely need them to turn just about any living space in your home into a man cave. And it’s …

One of the best ways to add a dash of pizzazz to your indoor and outdoor décor is to incorporate unusually shaped windows into your home’s architectural design. For example, many people take their home’s curb appeal up a notch with bay or bow windows …