Give Your House a Boost With Any of These Types of Window Dressing

Window dressing refers to window treatments like curtains, shades, drapes and blinds. It helps you get more privacy and also adds a decorative feel to your home or office. Window dressing is also important in keeping the sun out which improves your health and decreases heat damage to your furniture, walls and upholstery

Here a few styles and types of window dressings you should consider getting.

1. Plantation Shutters and Blinds

These types of blinds have horizontal wide slats which are usually 2-3 inches wide. You can get plantation blonds ready-made, but the blinds are custom made to fit the size of your window. The choice of material for these blinds is usually wood. Or any material that comes close to resembling wood.

2. Fabric curtains

Curtains are the most popular and easy to come by window dressing.  You can choose any material be it the heavy brocaded curtains or just normal cotton fabric. What matters is your design and personal tastes. Choose curtains that not only add some colour to the room but will also not draw in light during the day.

3. Pull-down Roller Shades

Pull-down roller shades are the in thing after curtains. They come in a variety of colours and sizes. When buying them, ask yourself what their main function is. Are you simply looking to dress the window or to also keep out light as you work? Go for one that suits both purposes.  Also go for a colour that blends in well with any wall colour. This way, you won’t have to pull them down any time you change the colours and they will never look out of place.

4. Valances

A window valance is a form of window treatment that covers the uppermost part of the window and can be hung alone or paired with window blinds, or curtains. A window valance can run the length of a curtain rod and ranges from 12 to 36 inches long. Valances are a good choice as they do not cause the window to look too decorated. The ones with a little threading on them are the best choice to go for.

5. Stained Glass

You can also choose to dress your windows using stained glass, although most people assume only churches should do so. A commercial adhesive product is available that is peeled off a sheet of paper and pressed onto windows. This creates a stained glass appearance. You can choose from floral scenes to anything more artistic.

These are just but a few ideas for window dressing. You can choose to go for them or even create your own. Just keep in mind that windows are the eyes into your home, so anything you put on them reflects on you. Make a great impression with some funky and unique window dressing today.