Window Treatment Tips
Roller Shades-linen, Chintz, Plastic : May be plain, in
printed chintz, in solid colors to match or contrast, with designs from
draperies or slip-covers pasted on, or with various colored strips pasted on,
or with decalcoanias applied. Seasonal design may be pasted or taped on and
later removed. Inexpensive. Uses: for bathrooms, children’s rooms, playrooms,
with curtain or drapes.
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Venetian blinds:
Available in aluminum, steel, plastic and wood in many colors. Tapes may
be matching or contrasting colors. Tend to catch dust. Uses: with draperies or
curtains or just a valance. Add width to a room because of horizontal design.
Split bamboo shades: natural color, May roll up and down or
install as vertical traverse curtain. Uses: for informal or Chinese motif .For
playrooms, summer rooms.
Woven wood: Available as shades or traverse curtain. Various
colors, but usually used in natural tones, Uses: Modern, formal or informal
rooms. Playrooms.
Vertical venetian blinds: In fabric, fiber glass or special
plastics. Roll up like shades but are generally kept down. Turn 180 degrees to
let in light. Translucent can
be draped. Uses: Very new, can be used in any type room.
Nylon, rayon or cotton curtains: chiffon, dotted Swiss, organdy, embroidered, voile,
dimity: may be hung in cottage sets (one for each window), full length,
ruffled, tied back or tailored to hang straight. Sheer. Admit light. May be too
transparent. Uses: With or without shades, blinds, or drapers. For almost any
window, particularly in
kitchen, dining nooks.
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