Exciting Windows by Gailani & Associates

It seems it was only yesterday when we were discussing saving energy by keep homes warm! Heating/ cooling Dollars appears to fly out the seams of windows and nothing can stop it. That is not until finding the perfect window covering that will prevent that. Keeping cool air in and having control over the amount of sun and light is as simple as making sure of using window fashion with higher thermal properties than just a single layer of fabric or using metal blinds. Custom window fashion designed to prevent wasting energy, while still having gorgeous looking rooms!

The best way is to control the light entering a room and reducing the damaging UV rays. Today there are tones of products that reduce energy loss and yet the colors, styles, and options are endless. Cellular shades from different manufactures have so many varieties in colors, patterns and the number of cells that lock air in, and provide more layers of insulation. Others can prevent up to ninety percent of energy loss while you can still see the outdoors.

How about draperies with thermal lining, or interlining, while adding body, richness, and luxury to your draperies, energy saving will be a valuable plus.

We are here to help, call us at (630) 420-0800 we will make sure you will save on your energy bills, and your rooms will look stunning too!

Most people are afraid of using bright or bold colors! You can ease yourself into colors by adding a little at a time, and here is how:

Let’s say you want to add a vibrant red or magenta pink to energize a room, instead of painting the room in those colors, how about adding pillows with large prints containing these colors in addition you can repeat the same colors in some accessories here and there for repetition and balance!

Another way might be adding trims with vibrant colors to your plain solid drapery panels! A group of colorful trims in various widths and styles can be added going horizontally at the lower edge of a panel can bring the whole room to life! Or adding colorful trim on sheer draperies, going vertically on the leading edge!

Be a little daring and creative, and when in doubt, call your color expert design professional!! ! She or he will put your mind at ease and bring you more stunning ideas that you never have dreamed of!!!!!

 
We all know that colors and light have an impact on our well being and will affect our emotions. As a window fashion professional, I am aware of when new products come to the market that add colors and beauty to the windows, and at the same time give you full control of how much light to bring in! Adding new colors, textures, and patterns to any space will provide the perfect pick me up, and push the tired look into the past. You can accomplish this with the use of fabrics: sumptuous silks, breezy linen or sheers, fire hot velvets, create a tropical retreat with large floral cottons…I think you get the picture.  What about lighting: have you considered the gorgeous silhouettes from Hunter Douglas?  Using a product like that will allow the right amount of light while protecting your home flooring, furniture and fabrics from the UV rays. Or the convenience of motorized shades that you can lower or raise automatically as the sun moves across your living space.  What about the light bulbs that you use in your home: the “cool and bluish” fluorescent or the “warm, yellowish” incandescent lighting. Each type interacts with the colors and natural light in the room.   

With what is available today for you, from the unique high technology of power controlled products or the more traditional ones, such as solar shades or roman shades…the possibilities are endless. My job as a window fashion designer is to share with my clients what is available, what is new, and what will work for each individual situation! Feel free to call us for a one hour complimentary consultation! (630)420-0800.

Are you afraid off using bold colors? Well there is nothing to fear!  You can always start with little colors here and there; you can always add more as you go.

Imagine! Some vibrant colors in pillows, tassels, a throw, or by adding a tie back on a neutral draperies. How about adding embroidered custom sheers with rich bold colors to add more grain and texture. Or perhaps dressing a window with a valance or a cornice in fresh and cheery colors. By adding colors to any room you will bring a powerful change whether it was used in mini doses or a chock full amount!!!

Visit the websites below to see what is available in the market as far as fabrics, trims and hardware:

www.robertallenfabrics.com

www.rmcoco.com

www.kravetfabrics.com

Concerned about the cost of custom draperies?

Need to worry no more! Let me share with you this project in Burr Ridge, Illinois!!!

My client’s vision for the room is to have a drapery panel pulled to the side of the window, in her TV room where she spends her evenings. She will be knitting and doing some crafts while viewing the TV.

After going over some designs, we settled for this gorgeous design that will add so much to the room and without breaking the bank!

Drapery panels can look stunning, with printed fabrics or solids, just by adding variation to the heading, or adding a contrast tie back! Simple, elegant and affordable!

For more ideas visit our website www.ExcitingWindows.com/gailaniassoc

or www.GailaniDesigns.com

Few Tips to remember when choosing window covering for your kitchen:

·         When the kitchen design is simple and has no apparent focal point, why not have your window covering as a focal point?

·         Use materials that can be cleaned easily. One way to protect the fabrics is by adding a protective coating to repel soil and grease.

·         For over the sink window, try to have valances verse a treatment that drops longer, to avoid soil, and the treatment will soon lose its charm and elegance.

·         Your colors textures and style has to enhance the design of the cabinetry, the flooring, the lighting, and the overall design of the kitchen.

·         Allow ample light to come through the window. Having plenty of natural light is  favored almost in every kitche.

Call us for assisting you in any window covering design you might have in the future.

(630) 420-0800

www.GailaniDesigns.com

5 Tips when selecting Custom Window fashions.

Custom Window covering does more to your home than just privacy and light control!

Designing the appropriate window covering not only will enhance the window itself, but it will affect the entire room décor.

There are so many factors that will determine the success of the selection of the window covering, a competent window fashion designer, will ask more questions than just the client’s personal style or preferences, questions like:

·         who is going to use the room?

·         What part of the day the room will be in use?

·         What is the mood that the client wants to be created in the room?

·         Are there any architectural elements that will influence the design, such as the molding on the ceiling or perhaps the molding around the window?

·         Are the windows arched? Is it going to be enhanced, and emphasized?   

Even though the selections and possibilities are vast, below are five tips that will help in starting any window covering project:

1.       If the room is small and the goal is to make it seem larger and more spacious, then the color choice of the fabric should be as close as possible to the wall. On the other hand if the room is huge and the goal is to make it feel cozier, the colors can have an apparent contrast from the walls and perhaps using large patterns in the fabric will make the walls come forward, and the room will shrink somewhat.

2.       How about the ceiling, is it too low? Is the goal to make it appear higher? Vertical lines or stripes are a good way to help make the ceilings seem higher, another tip is to install the draperies as close to the ceiling as possible.

3.       Considering the furniture style, size and placement. Heavy, over sized draperies in a room with delicate, petite furniture will look odd.

4.       The use and placement of decorative embellishments is another area where attention must be paid. The color and style of the trims, fringes and tassels are important as well as where to place them. Adding a fringe or a trim in the wrong place might ruin the entire look of the drapery.

5.       Textures are so important in the overall drapery design. Using variety, mixing several together, or bringing in the element of surprise is a key in creating superb, one of a kind drapery.

Beautiful Window covering, will make any room beautiful. Think about it this way, what a Prada purse, or a tiffany necklace will do to any ordinary dress? I believe, it will make such an impact, the eye will be drawn to it and the simple dress will look stunning, and that’s what we call the wow factor!

That’s what the right window treatment does for you!