Tips to Help Prevent your Curtains and Blinds from Fading
We all use a window dressing of one kind or another in our homes. You may use curtains, drapes or blinds or a combination of curtains and blinds. Whichever you use it's possible, even with the inclement and unpredictable weather in the UK, that your window dressing will become faded over time due to the sun's UV rays. However, there are ...
Tips to Hanging Curtains
There's little doubt that curtains add the all important finishing touches to a room. However, poorly hung curtains can spoil the look of a room in an instant, so it's well worth the time and effort to make sure your curtains do justice to your windows and the look of your home. There's a number of aspects which need to be ...
What the Best Dressed Windows are Wearing this Year: Twin-Sets
Think of 'twin-sets' and you may conjure up the image of old-fashioned matching jumpers and cardigans that your grandmother used to wear! However, if you look beyond that image and think along the lines of iconic Chanel twin-sets you'll see that this timeless classic remains on-trend. The same 'twin-set' approach can be applied to window dressings and although curtains and ...
What the Best Dressed Windows are Wearing this Year: Peplumbs
Never heard of peplumbs? - well they are definitely hot to trot this year, being inspired by the catwalks. This silhouette image is all about nipping in waistlines and showing off curves. How does this translate in terms of window dressing? Swags, tails and swept back curtains! Swags and tails have been used as a window dressing for decades (if not ...
What the Best Dressed Windows are Wearing this Year: Bold Prints
Bold prints have once again been added to the on-trend window dressing list this year. Inspired by the catwalk bold prints are being used on curtain fabrics which are fluid and oversized. Geometric patterns, floral, soft sheen finishes and colour blocking can also be included within the bold print category this year. Futuristic prints are also on-trend and pixilated designs are ...
What the Best Dressed Windows are Wearing this Year: Floral Prints
Floral prints have never really gone out of fashion within interior design, all that happens is the size of the print changes, along with the coverage of the print on the background. Last year it was all about large single blooms to make an impact at large picture windows, this year designers are favouring overall prints with medium coverage. However, you ...
Tips to Help Prevent your Curtains and Blinds from Fading
We all use a window dressing of one kind or another in our homes. You may use curtains, drapes or blinds or a combination of curtains and blinds. Whichever you use it’s possible, even with the inclement and unpredictable weather in the UK, that your window dressing will become faded over time due to the sun’s UV rays. However, there are some steps you can take to help prevent your window dressings from fading. 1. Consider using sheer panels or rather than curtains in white or cream as these will help to reflect the sunlight more than darker colours as dark colours absorb more sunlight they will fade faster than neutrals or whites. If you do want to use darker colours team you sheers with blinds or use voile curtains with a lining. 2. Adding a ready made lining is a very effective way to help protect your curtains. Look for ready made curtains that include a lining or add a lining separately. The lining will also help your curtains or drapes to hang correctly along with being... [Read more...]
Tips to Hanging Curtains
There’s little doubt that curtains add the all important finishing touches to a room. However, poorly hung curtains can spoil the look of a room in an instant, so it’s well worth the time and effort to make sure your curtains do justice to your windows and the look of your home. There’s a number of aspects which need to be taken into consideration when choosing and hanging curtains, although colour, style and pattern play important roles without the correct hanging they’ll soon turn a room from chic and stylish into an ‘oh dear, couldn’t have tried harder!’ First and foremost you need to choose the correct type of track or curtain pole to suit the style and design of the curtains. Tab top curtains and eyelet curtains are designed to be threaded straight onto a curtain pole. Pencil pleat, goblet and other fancy curtain headings are predominately hung from curtain tracks, although you can hang pencil pleat headed curtains onto curtain poles using... [Read more...]
What the Best Dressed Windows are Wearing this Year: Twin-Sets
Think of ‘twin-sets’ and you may conjure up the image of old-fashioned matching jumpers and cardigans that your grandmother used to wear! However, if you look beyond that image and think along the lines of iconic Chanel twin-sets you’ll see that this timeless classic remains on-trend. The same ‘twin-set’ approach can be applied to window dressings and although curtains and blinds combinations have been for many years, there’s new ways to get the look in your home. Obviously if you have or are trying to achieve a Retro style you’ll be able to use curtains and blinds which come as an ensemble. For a newer and fresher look you have a couple of options open, both give stunning end results and you can tweak the colour combinations to suit your décor. Firstly, the basics of the timeless classical look is bought up to-date by choosing ready made curtains with a modern print; these can be teamed with plain roller blinds by selecting one of the colours... [Read more...]
What the Best Dressed Windows are Wearing this Year: Peplumbs
Never heard of peplumbs? – well they are definitely hot to trot this year, being inspired by the catwalks. This silhouette image is all about nipping in waistlines and showing off curves. How does this translate in terms of window dressing? Swags, tails and swept back curtains! Swags and tails have been used as a window dressing for decades (if not centuries). This opulent look hasn’t changed mush over the years, it’s still achieved using the same principles of having full length curtains swept open from the centre and held in place with tie-backs and the curtain pole being draped with swags. Today the swept back curtains remain on-trend while the swags themselves are declining a little, as they are being superseded by ready made curtains in luxury fabrics with modern headings rather than the more traditional pencil pleat headings. Fancy peplumb curtains in your home? Here’s some other hints and tips on how you can make them work: 1. Another key to getting the translation... [Read more...]
What the Best Dressed Windows are Wearing this Year: Bold Prints
Bold prints have once again been added to the on-trend window dressing list this year. Inspired by the catwalk bold prints are being used on curtain fabrics which are fluid and oversized. Geometric patterns, floral, soft sheen finishes and colour blocking can also be included within the bold print category this year. Futuristic prints are also on-trend and pixilated designs are even hotter. Making a real statement at your windows curtains which embrace at least of these aspects offers a brilliant way to bring a new look to your windows and home. If you want to go down the colour blocking road this year’s Tangerine Tango teamed with teal, blue or greens will make a show stopping window treatment which suits modern and contemporary interiors beautifully. This new bold prints make a welcome change from the more traditional stripes and spots and with the choice of colours, design and styles and ready made curtains you won’t have to look far to find them. It has to be said that... [Read more...]
What the Best Dressed Windows are Wearing this Year: Floral Prints
Floral prints have never really gone out of fashion within interior design, all that happens is the size of the print changes, along with the coverage of the print on the background. Last year it was all about large single blooms to make an impact at large picture windows, this year designers are favouring overall prints with medium coverage. However, you also need to take into consideration the style of your interior when choosing floral curtains. For example, if your style is country cottage or Shabby Chic smaller prints with a quintessential English theme is the type of floral print you should be using. The pattern size also needs to take into account the length of the curtains. If you look at it from a clothes fashion stance you’ll see that small windows, like small people, look swamped in patterns which are too large; to make windows appear larger keep the print pattern small and proportionate to the size of your windows. If you have tall, high windows large entwined floral... [Read more...]
