Exciting Windows

WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOUR WINDOW?

Here are some recommendations:
Arch (Palladian): Horizontal blinds; pleated & cellular shades; shutters; top treatments (such as cornices or scarves); some fabric treatments; some alternatives

Bow and Bay windows: Same as above

Corner window: Blinds; curtains & draperies; shades; shutters (stationary only); top treatments (all kinds); alternatives

Double hung: Blinds (horizontal, vertical); curtains & draperies; shades (pleated, cellular, Roman, roller); shutters; top treatments (all kinds); alternatives

Fixed pane: Blinds (horizontal, vertical); curtains & draperies; shades (pleated, cellular, Roman, roller); shutters; top treatments (all kinds); alternatives

French doors: Blinds; some fabric treatments such as eyeglass; all types of shades; some small top treatments, such as cornices; shutters

In-Swinging Casement: Blinds; pleated & cellular shades; shutters

Picture windows: All categories

Ranch (strip) windows: Blinds; some fabric treatments; all categories of shades

Skylights: Horizontal blinds; pleated & cellular shades

Sliding glass doors: Blinds; pleated & cellular shades; shutters

Dream Windows: Historical Perspectives, Classic Designs, Contemporary Creations
by Kathleen S. Stoehr

Anyone lucky enough to have bay windows has a great looking addition to a room with the additional seating possibility it offers, but may also face a challenge getting curtain ideas for bay window requirements. Obviously, ordinary curtains and rods won’t work for a curved bank of bay windows, and even for single windows there are issues. Bay window treatments will vary with the style and number of the windows, the use of the room, and the style of the residents as well. For those who want to do their own design and decorating, curtain ideas for bay window situations can even mean learning to use special tools to reshape and fit traditional hardware to fit window openings that are not flat and shallow.  Curtains for bay windows can be treated like any other as the simplest option when single windows are involved, with maybe mini blinds directly on the window part and the curtains flush with the walls. This of course will lose the effect of the window design and makes it hard to use the window box as a seat.

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