Helpful Tips in Choosing Coverings For Your Windows
- By John Schofield
- Published 12/29/2011
- Home Management
- Unrated
The windows that you have at home would need some covering. You would not want the rest of your neighbourhood to see what you are always doing inside your home and at the same time, control how bright the room should be and what colours you would like to bring out. These coverings for your window would serve you in various purposes. Thus, it would be worth your while if you will take sometime to shop for them then.
For shopping to be easier for you, you can follow these simple steps so that your shopping would not inconvenience you.
1. Colour. Your choice should be based on the theme that you have decided for the room where you will use the coverings in. Moreover, you also have to match the colour with that of the wall. If you want a different sight, you can be a little bit deviant from the colour theme.
2. Shades. If you decide to use fabric draperies, this means that you have to decide between sheer or thick fabric. Your desire to have that privacy can be a determinant of the volume of the fabric that you want to buy. If you want to emphasise the elegance of the room, silk draperies would be appropriate to use. Wood shutter and other shades are also other options.
3. Fabric. You again need to decide whether you want plain or the trending patterned fabric. The furniture of the room should once again be considered in this choice.
4. Insulation. Your windows can be opened or closed based on how the weather is. There are insulated and non-insulted draperies and you have to decide. With insulated draperies, your home will be doubly insulated by the window and the fabric. The draperies will keep off most of the light from the room, minimise the noise that will come in from the outside, and block out the light from the city’s street lamps and traffic lights.
5. Measurement. Take the measurement of your window and add six to eight inches as allowance. The allowance will be needed to cover the hang from drapery rods to top portion of the window as well as the bottom of the window to the floor.
6. Hardware. Shop for drapery rods, tie-backs, finials, and curtain rings as well. These are items needed when you will use draperies for your window.
7. Custom made or ready made. There are pros and cons to each option. Custom made draperies will have the exact size and fit to your window with the colours and style that you want. They are more expensive than ready made draperies though which are also available in different colours and styles as well. The technique other people use is to have ready made draperies over the window but covered with custom made sheers too.
8. Shopping. This can be done in department stores and home interior design shops. Another choice would be to buy fabric and design it yourself. You can do your own window coverings but this will take a lot of your time and effort.
For shopping to be easier for you, you can follow these simple steps so that your shopping would not inconvenience you.
1. Colour. Your choice should be based on the theme that you have decided for the room where you will use the coverings in. Moreover, you also have to match the colour with that of the wall. If you want a different sight, you can be a little bit deviant from the colour theme.
2. Shades. If you decide to use fabric draperies, this means that you have to decide between sheer or thick fabric. Your desire to have that privacy can be a determinant of the volume of the fabric that you want to buy. If you want to emphasise the elegance of the room, silk draperies would be appropriate to use. Wood shutter and other shades are also other options.
3. Fabric. You again need to decide whether you want plain or the trending patterned fabric. The furniture of the room should once again be considered in this choice.
5. Measurement. Take the measurement of your window and add six to eight inches as allowance. The allowance will be needed to cover the hang from drapery rods to top portion of the window as well as the bottom of the window to the floor.
6. Hardware. Shop for drapery rods, tie-backs, finials, and curtain rings as well. These are items needed when you will use draperies for your window.
7. Custom made or ready made. There are pros and cons to each option. Custom made draperies will have the exact size and fit to your window with the colours and style that you want. They are more expensive than ready made draperies though which are also available in different colours and styles as well. The technique other people use is to have ready made draperies over the window but covered with custom made sheers too.
8. Shopping. This can be done in department stores and home interior design shops. Another choice would be to buy fabric and design it yourself. You can do your own window coverings but this will take a lot of your time and effort.
