Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Reasons Why You Should Go For Unique Window Treatments

By Andrea Davidson


Decorating your windows is one very good way to convert any room into a grand space. The decoration of windows is an art, which is known to a handful of people. Unique window treatments are all about the proper balance of elements, such as curtains, valences, shades, and many other accents that, when balanced properly, will help you dazzle your visitors.

As the old saying goes: a single picture can speak a thousand words, making your windows appear unique can express your mood as well as your lifestyle to others. Furthermore, if done correctly, your windows can be designed to say more than what a picture usually shows. For example, the use of custom drapery makes your windows appear heavier ad fuller when fully lined.

Fully lined custom drapery, on average, weighs around two to two and a half pounds per panel, whereas unlined readymade drapery of the same size would only weigh around one pound a panel. Of course, you would find many stores that sell fully lined drapery. But, most of them are lined using a thin sheet of cotton percale fabric and a low thread count.

While such store-bought drapery is also able to prevent excess sunlight from entering your rooms and prevents fading to a certain extent, they do very little to add to the fullness of the window. The difference between the two is in the lining. Custom made draperies are usually made using a much thicker poly-cotton fabric for their lining, which blocks sunlight as much as possible and fades very little.

The polyester component of the lining allows the drapery to add fullness and increased strength to itself. Such lining is especially useful for rooms that confront higher moisture levels than others. The reason for this is because the cotton component in the fabric captures and releases fumes more easily; making windows treated with drapery a must for busy bathrooms and kitchens.

Another advantage of having custom made drapery for your windows is that designed ad made according to your likings, location, and specifications of your rooms. However, store-bought drapery is designed in such a way that they only please the majority of homeowners. Such drapery include ones made using neutral and solid colors, and come in several standard sizes, which may not suit your window specifications.

There are many types of blinds including roller shades, cellular, metal, vertical, textured blinds, and darkening sheers. Roller blinds come as micro and double rollers, screens and rollers made up of plain and natural material, and translucent jacquard fabric. Ultimately, the type of blind to use will be up to you; according to your requirement and current interior design.

Other than the above mentioned, you will find that there are many other reasons for choosing unique window treatments over standard methods of treating windows; the foremost simply being value. Custom treated windows pay for themselves as they provide elegance and grace to you home throughout the years which they serve your needs. The drapery used for custom treatments also lasts longer than store-bought material, saving your money in the process.




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