There are numerous ways to dress up your windows but curtains offer the most luxury and variety. You have a huge range of possibilities for different materials from sheer to think or embossed or embroidered, a number of textures are available such as velvety materials or denim or suede etc. while colour and pattern can also easily be added especially if you want to complement a rug or your wall canvas.
For an elegant touch, it’s best to let your curtains hand to the floor while if your window is small and you want it to appear large then the trick is to place the curtain rod higher, here are different ideas you can use when decorating with curtains:
- Patchwork Curtains
Not many patchwork curtains are scene nowadays thus it’s a pretty unique technique and a highly attractive way to add colour, pattern and even texture. For a neutral room, numerous different neutral coloured fabrics can be taken and patched together to go along with the theme while for a child’s room a multitude of colours such as blue, orange and yellow can be selected to brighten it up. A colourful check pattern can be created, stripes are a possibility while an abstract pattern can also be created using squares and rectangles of different sizes especially if you have matching canvas prints art on the walls.
- Bordered Curtains
Curtains can be used to greatly add to the decor of a room if they are given extra decor by the addition of a border. A plain curtain can be given a patterned border or vice versa while a neutral coloured curtain can be brightened up by a contrasting border or a rich colour curtain can be toned down by a neutral coloured border. The width of the border is completely up to you, also depending on the size of your window, choose as much as you want it to show. Remember to add the border on all four sides else it will only look out of place.
- Curtains With Creative Ends
This is an excellent decorating technique if you are sure no piece of furniture will be placed in front of your curtains to hide their end. Basically, this technique involves adding a border only to the lower horizontal ends of the curtains; this will draw the eye to the length making them seem longer and elegant. A patch of a different fabric can be added for texture, print can be added subtly or bold colour can be added in fewer amounts. This technique is also great to introduce decorative elements to the curtains by saving costs as you won’t have to work on the entire fabric, thus only the bottom can be embroidered or appliquéd etc.
