Simple Tips to Help You Choose the Best Window Treatments for Your Home

 

Choosing the right window treatments for your home is fun but it can also be overwhelming. They are one of the most important decorating decisions you’ll make, but they’re not just an accessory – you also need to ensure that they serve their functions well, like offering privacy and light control. Half Price Drapes is always happy to help you find exactly what you’re looking for, or you can read on to learn some of the simplest tips to help you.

Start by familiarizing yourself with the options

First things first, take the time to get to know your options. Draperies, blinds, and shades are the best three options, but within those categories you’ll find hundreds of additional options. For example, shades can refer to Roman shades, cellular shades, or honeycomb shades, and each of those has even more options.

Think about your space

Depending on the size and style of your home, it may make more sense to invest in window treatments that are consistent in type, style, pattern, or fabric. In other cases, you may want to have each room be totally separate from the others. Remember too that you’re looking to ensure you get the light control and privacy you need in every individual room. For example, your needs for privacy won’t be the same in the living room as they are in the bedroom.

Shades vs. draperies

Even if you decide on shades, you may also want to add draperies above them. This can help to soften up the room and it can add some elegance and drama to your window treatment. Coordinate the fabrics, colors, and textures, to ensure that you’re creating a finished product that really looks like it works together.

What is your style – and what is the style of your home?

Of course, your individual style will have a lot to do with which window treatments you choose. If your home is modern and sleek, then you’ll likely want to choose window coverings that are modern and sleek too, while an historic, formal home may warrant heavy velvet draperies that hang from the ceiling to the floor.
Remember too that you can always order custom draperies from Half Price Drapes. We are here to ensure that your home looks incredible once your draperies are hung. Reach out to us today for help measuring or choosing your curtains.

4 Differences Between Curtains and Drapes

If you use the words “curtains” and “drapes” interchangeably, you’re not alone. In fact, here at Half Price Drapes we do it all the time. However, no matter how common it is for the words to give off the same meaning, the truth is that they’re not identical. Read on to learn about the differences between the two and then reach out to us for more information.

Draperies are lined curtain panels

The easiest way to think of draperies is to think about them as curtains that have lining in them. Draperies should typically be hung in pairs, though this will vary based on the size and type of window you have. In most cases, draperies are much heavier than curtains, and they can also have thermal linings or blackout linings to help darken rooms. Draperies are excellent for helping to reduce heating and cooling bills too.

Curtains also come in panels

Curtains and sheers generally come in panels too, but they’re made from much lighter fabrics. Since they are lighter and thinner, they are not going to filter out all of the light, and they won’t completely darken a room. In many cases, curtains and drapes are hung together. The homeowner can then pull back the drapes to allow some light in, but still have the privacy that curtains allow.

Then there are blinds

Now that you have a good handle on the difference between draperies and curtains, let’s move on to blinds. They are custom made to exactly fit the size of the window they’re installed in, and they hang inside the window frame. They don’t come down below the window sill at all. They can be made from a wide range of materials, including, metal, vinyl, wood, and other non-woven fabrics. They’re somewhat like shades, except for what they’re made of. Blinds come in vertical louver and horizontal louver.

The final option is shades

When you’re shopping for curtains and draperies, you’ll find options for shades too. They’re actually very similar to blinds except that they’re made from fabric. They can open by rolling around a rod, gathering together into pleats, or they can tie up. Half Price Drapes offers several cordless shade options, including cellular shades and Roman shades. Feel free to reach out to us if you need help measuring your windows for these or other window treatments.

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