March 20, 2010
Late summer is right outside your windows. That light out there can not only brighten your rooms literally, but also can improve the look and feel of your beautiful rooms. What better way to brighten you views than with new light filtering and light controlling window treatments that let as much or as little of the outdoors come inside your home as you choose! Sheer draperies can filter sunlight, and add a warm glow to your home. Shutters, shadings and wood blinds can all help bring light control and privacy - and by adding beautiful fabrics in drapery panels, top treatments and custom valances, you can have high function and high fashion.
March 19, 2010
Roller shades are those kinds of shade that can be raised or lowered by rolling it onto a bar in a single motion. If you want to view outside your window you just have to roll it up. Roller shades are nothing new to the world. It has been there since ages. The style of this shade is simple yet elegant.
If you are having trouble looking for the perfect window treatment, the roller shade can add something new. The window is an integral facet of the roomdecor. Much as your furnitures and colors of the room needs attention, your window also needs to be adorn well. A well perfect window treatment can really enhance the whole room decor. You will get an entirely fresh look in your house. So when you go next time to the market make sure you get the roller shades for your window treatment. This shade can be use for light control, privacy and decorating your window.
March 18, 2010
Do you have a room full of windows that need to be covered quickly but beautifully? One window you have no idea what to do with? A special light-management problem that needs a solution? How about a decor issue that requires an expert eye and some knowledge of what’s available out there to solve it? I’m here and ready to help with all these window fashions needs and more. At Designs by Jennifer I provide the quality service you should expect from any true professional, and I’m happy to work within your budget, too. Just call me, and we’ll see how I can be of service to you!
March 17, 2010
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Now that high Summer is almost here, and the bright sunshine we so missed during winter is back with a vengeance, it might be a good idea to take a survey of places in your home that could use a good dose of “sunscreen”… rooms and areas that are prone to sun-fading. These places will be the first to show signs of premature aging in your valuable fabrics, rugs, carpeting, walls, and ever artwork, the things that make your house your HOME. And when it comes to sun protection, a little goes a long way. It can keep your rooms cooler, too!
Sunlight’s infrared and ultra-violet rays are the most damaging in the light spectrum, and since most every color contains a component that can be damaged by one or both of them, it’s best to keep control of the amount of sunlight that enters directly into your home. So, just like sunscreen on your skin, the proper use of window fashions can help you keep your home from getting sunburned!
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Beautiful Science and Technology
Today’s makers of quality window fashions use the very latest and most protective high-tech materials in creating some of the most beautiful, durable and life-enhancing products ever. These take the form of innovative shadings, blinds and other amazing window treatments that give you almost absolute control of light entering each window, while adding the beauty and feel of true custom window fashions to any room.
This doesn’t, however, limit you to so-named “hard” window fashions like mini-blinds, etc., though these should be considered in some areas. “Soft” window fashions can do just as much damage control when fabricated from and/or lined with protective materials designed specifically to cut infrared and UV light. These can provide the tailored softness of custom draperies with excellent light control for more beautiful formal areas. You can even use both hard and soft treatments together for extra light protection, privacy and beauty.
Some treatments even combine two technologies to provide beauty and practicality. Imagine the softness of sheer fabrics paired with the privacy and light control of louvered window treatments… vertical OR horizontal. Products like these are available today, and are perfect for many areas and uses in your home.
For one window or many, I’m here to help!
Do you have a room full of windows that need to be covered quickly but beautifully? One window you have no idea what to do with? A special light-management problem that needs a solution? How about a decor issue that requires an expert eye and some knowledge of what’s available out there to solve it? I’m here and ready to help with all these window fashions needs and more. I provide the quality service you should expect from any true professional, and I’m happy to work within your budget, too. Just call me, and we’ll see how I can be of service to you!
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March 16, 2010
How often have you looked at new horizontal or vertical window treatments, curtains, or blinds (maybe even ones you already own yourself…) and thought that maybe they looked too hard, or a bit more angular on their own than you’d like? Fear not. The answer is much easier than you think.
You want the convenience, light control and excellent convenience that hard window fashions and curtains afford, but something about all those parallel and perpendicular lines can detract from the formality of your comfortable room and beautiful décor. Add “soft” draperies to “hard” blinds or shades, or vice versa, and you’ll have beautiful and utilitarian window décor perfection!
Combining “soft” fabric swags, jabots or padded, fabric covered cornices to the industry’s most flexible “hard” window fashions can be like having your cake and eating it too!
Soft treatments “over” hard ones, like cellular shades and popular horizontal or vertical blinds, can complement each other while augmenting the more formal décor of rooms that may require it. Consider combining soft and hard treatments in Living, Dining and Bed Rooms, and really anyplace light control and a touch of elegance make sense. Your windows AND your home will benefit from the marriage of hard and soft window treatments. Softer edges and the best in light control will be the happy result!
Window Décor Tip of the Month:
Who wouldn’t love a complete home makeover? But when that’s not possible, there are many great ways to acheive a similar effect without breaking the bank. Add a plain or textured sheer drapery layer over existing blinds or shades, and you’ll get miles of style that will enormously enhance your existing décor! Give me a call and I show you how to start!
I’m Ready to Help!
As an experienced professional, I am in the position to know about all the best products available for every window treatment need. I bring with me a wealth of ideas, products and experience no single store can match… and I bring it all right to you, in YOUR home, where you’ll be able to envision everything together where it will be seen after professional installation. I work within YOUR budget and can recommend alternatives and long-range staging plans so you needn’t do everything at once… and still enjoy beautiful new windows! Give me a call today, and we’ll get started.
Jennifer Owen of Designs by Jennifer ~designsbyjenn@optonline.net~ designsbyjenniferowen.com
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March 15, 2010
Curtains are a fast way to bring new life and color to any room, and now home decorators can create them more quickly and easily than ever. One clever example: simply clip an attractive tablecloth or tea towel onto a rod. Curtains and drapes will give you the more traditional window covering that you can combine with window shades and blinds.
Choosing a great window treatment idea can be a daunting task if you’re not sure where to start.
Measure each window separately and record the measurements on paper. Be sure to check all measurements twice before you purchase a new window treatment. Measuring and installation is available in the Brooklyn, NY area. Measure from the point you’ll hang the shade to the point where you want it to drop. Add an extra two inches to the top portion of the window frame to allow for mounting brackets.
There are many types of window treatments to choose from. Aside from the standard curtains and drapes here are: wood blinds, pleated shades, cellular shades, plantation shutters, aluminum mini blinds, and vertical blinds are only a few of the many options available.
March 14, 2010
“Beautiful inside means beautiful outside” takes on a whole new meaning when you’re talking about window fashions, window treatments, and window curtains for your home. How often have you looked at the outside of someone’s windows and thought, “what were they thinking when they chose that color curtain?” Chances are, the same holds true on the inside as well, where the intention may have been good, but the execution was less than successful because some design opportunity was missed. But how could they have known what to do without the help of a professional in the field?
That’s where I come in, to help you make your home beautiful both inside and out, with window fashions, window treatments, and window curtains that complete the look of your home, making it as beautiful as it can be. I’m your window fashions professional, and I’ll help you be certain your homes looks its best, day and night, with window products, curtains and services you’ll enjoy for years to come.
Jennifer Owen ~designsbyjennifer.com ~designsbyjenn@optonline.com
Together we can turn a decor problem into a design opportunity!
What were they thinking when they chose that color? Probably that it looks good inside, with the other colors and furnishings in the room. How to solve the outdoor view problem? How about a white or neutral color lining on soft window fashions like draperies or roman shades, or a layer of white sheers beneath the colorful overlay selected for the colors of the room? These are easy fixes that not only correct the visual, but add value to your window fashions and to your home. There is just nothing like the luxurious look and feel of something designed and custom-made for your home, and believe it or not, it can all be had within your budget. Again, that’s where your window fashions professional comes in… I can show you how to get it done, and beautifully!
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We come to YOU.
Besides all of the practical reasons for freshening your home with new window fashions, what more reason need there be than that you can brighten your lifestyle by improving your views! There is just nothing that compares to the look, fit and feel of window fashions custom-tailored only for you, created from ideas we’ll put together right in the convenience of your home, where they’ll ultimately be seen and enjoyed. I will measure your window and design projects myself, help you select from thousands of possibilities in color and style, personally review and submit your order, and guarantee that your custom window fashions and accessories will be as “Custom” and perfectly-installed as they should be. There is just no better way to brighten your views. So, call me today and we can get started!
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March 12, 2010
Window shades are available in a variety of styles and designs, all of which are equally great ideas for your window decoration. And, it can also add a more personal and artistic touching by adding embellishments to ready made window shades which are available in the market. No process of home décor can be ideally called finished until and unless, some great looking accessories are not adorned on the windows. Windows are an integral part of each and every home and for the interior decoration of the home to be complete, windows need to be taken into consideration as well. Window shades can be ideally used as the perfect method in order to lend accessorized yet informal look to the room. These window shadescan be directly hung to the window without any external support. Apart from this, some other accessories, which can be used with window shades, include balances, drapes, and exquisite curtains, which can be put to best use in order to lend the room a layered look.
March 11, 2010
Roman shades are a classic window treatment. They are simple, elegant, and can fit in any style of room. Roman shades are made from a single of fabric panel. A cord is thread through loops running along the length of the fabric at regular intervals. When the cord is pulled, the fabric raises in the groups of evenly spaced panels. Most Roman shades are made of fabric, but bamboo Roman shades fit in rooms with an earthy or Asian décor. You can buy packaged, basic Roman shades from most home stores, but you can also make or buy customized Roman shades.Roman shades are one of the most simple homemade window treatment projects. It is a great project for beginning home decorators. You can find free instructions to make them on the Internet. When you make your own Roman shades, you select the fabric, the spacing, and the style of Roman shade. The needed supplies, other than the fabric, are very inexpensive. You can make Roman shades without a sewing machine, but it will take much longer. The price of the fabric depends on the quality you select, but fabric stores carry lots of inexpensive fabrics.
March 10, 2010
“Beautiful inside means beautiful outside” takes on a whole new meaning when you’re talking about window fashions, window treatments, and window curtains for your home. How often have you looked at the outside of someone’s windows and thought, “what were they thinking when they chose that color curtain?” Chances are, the same holds true on the inside as well, where the intention may have been good, but the execution was less than successful because some design opportunity was missed. But how could they have known what to do without the help of a professional in the field?
That’s where I come in, to help you make your home beautiful both inside and out, with window fashions, window treatments, and window curtains that complete the look of your home, making it as beautiful as it can be. I’m your window fashions professional, and I’ll help you be certain your homes looks its best, day and night, with window products, curtains and services you’ll enjoy for years to come.
Jennifer Owen ~designsbyjennifer.com ~designsbyjenn@optonline.com
Together we can turn a decor problem into a design opportunity!
What were they thinking when they chose that color? Probably that it looks good inside, with the other colors and furnishings in the room. How to solve the outdoor view problem? How about a white or neutral color lining on soft window fashions like draperies or roman shades, or a layer of white sheers beneath the colorful overlay selected for the colors of the room? These are easy fixes that not only correct the visual, but add value to your window fashions and to your home. There is just nothing like the luxurious look and feel of something designed and custom-made for your home, and believe it or not, it can all be had within your budget. Again, that’s where your window fashions professional comes in… I can show you how to get it done, and beautifully!
Save Money on Gas Too!
We come to YOU.
Besides all of the practical reasons for freshening your home with new window fashions, what more reason need there be than that you can brighten your lifestyle by improving your views! There is just nothing that compares to the look, fit and feel of window fashions custom-tailored only for you, created from ideas we’ll put together right in the convenience of your home, where they’ll ultimately be seen and enjoyed. I will measure your window and design projects myself, help you select from thousands of possibilities in color and style, personally review and submit your order, and guarantee that your custom window fashions and accessories will be as “Custom” and perfectly-installed as they should be. There is just no better way to brighten your views. So, call me today and we can get started!
Please pass this on to a friend. They will thank you, and so will I.
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