15 Ways Window Treatments Bring the "Wow"!
Yikes. I hate the term "Wow Factor" (it's right up there with other cliches like "bring the outdoors in", "zen", "focal point" and "make it pop!") but I really cannot think of a better way to describe what's going on in the photos below. In each image, the window treatments are the scene-stealers, the stars of the room. You may notice that most of them came from two different firms - Elizabeth Dinkle and Blount. That's because once I saw one image from each of these firms, I wanted to see them all, and quickly realized that they were both masters of the curtain universe!
Whether drawn or open, linen or silk, brightly printed or stark white, these curtains and shades will have you jumping over to fabric websites as soon as you see them. In fact after writing it, I'm heading straight over to Lulu DK to dream about what to do with my bedroom windows.
Whether drawn or open, linen or silk, brightly printed or stark white, these curtains and shades will have you jumping over to fabric websites as soon as you see them. In fact after writing it, I'm heading straight over to Lulu DK to dream about what to do with my bedroom windows.
Here elegant edge-to-edge curtain coverage creates a V.I.P. area feeling.
Here the curtains provide the only print in the room.
The yellow vertical stripe accentuatings the high ceilings and transforms the curtains into columns (when you squint your eyes, anyway!).
The play of zig zags against the horizontal strips is so graphic and striking!
Here the Roman shade brings a trellis into the room, without all that pesky, splintery woodwork!
These Norman-topped doors can be tricky to treat. Notice that one long curtain rod bar creates architectural interest, while the white curtains blend with the walls.
Here a curved curtain rod navigates a curved bay window.
These silky curtains add a jolt of jewel tone to this glamorous bedroom.
This print dangles like strands of chain necklaces, and the fabric allows the sunlight to glow right through.
It wasn't easy to do, but these curtains hold their own against all of that latticework!
Kapow! All the drama in this room comes from the pink patterned curtains.
These Roman shades add a dramatic vertical stripe when they are down.
Check out the way the fabric covering the cornice cover blends in with the dramatic blue walls.
Here the simplified treatments complement the elaborate bed treatments.
Here grown-up window treatments give this nursery elegance (look closely - the print is of toys! So playful!).