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Don’t think you’re alone if you’ve been in your home for 3 years and still haven’t addressed the window treatments. \u00a0 It’s a bit overwhelming to look at a house full of naked windows and instinctively know what to do with them. \u00a0 A great window treatments is an expense that will give you the most bang for your buck!! <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 And yet, the windows are \u00a0 most often neglected, leaving a home feeling unfinished and incomplete.<\/p>\n \u00a0One mistake most homeowners make is to throw up some wood blinds and assume they’ve solved the problem. \u00a0 Sure, you’ve taken care of privacy concerns. \u00a0 But not only have you not fully resolved the issue, you’ve added another hard surface in a space where you probably want to feel comfortable, warm and inviting. \u00a0A fabric window treatment will soften the hard surfaces and corners in a room and can serve to make the room more cozy, elegant, dramatic or inviting depending on the style and fabric selection. \u00a0 If you’re skeptical of this statement, I suggest trying it in one room just for fun. \u00a0 I promise that you’ll see and feel an enormous and positive difference.<\/p>\n Another mistake is to run out and buy some prefab window treatments that don\u2019t fit the window or compliment the style of the window & furnishings.\u00a0\u00a0 It seems like such an easy, inexpensive means of dressing up the windows doesn’t it? \u00a0Trust me, I’ve done it and I know most of you have tried it at some point, and the results are seldom what we’ve hoped. \u00a0 Here’s the problem. \u00a0 Windows come in all shapes and sizes and our needs for covering them are different room to room. \u00a0 \u00a0Prefab window treatments and the hardware required to hang them properly are usually offered in a couple of sizes and we then try to adapt those options to fit our needs. \u00a0 The end result is a treatment that is too long, too short, to narrow, or even an inappropriate style to meet our needs. \u00a0 If you’re like me, you’ll live with your decision for a while, but in the end you’ll find yourself trying to find a more appropriate treatment . . . . and the cycle continues.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Before you jump in with both feet and make this mistake again, contact a reputable professional designer. \u00a0\u00a0A professional designer can evaluate the window style and size to design a treatment that will provide the desired effect.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A designer can provide fabric options, hardware style options, and professional installation services to ensure that the length, width and proportions of your draperies are appropriate and fabricated correctly.\u00a0\u00a0I strongly advise clients to have a reasonable budget in mind when contacting your designer so that he or she is well informed as the design and selection process begins.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And don\u2019t feel pressure to attack the whole house at once.\u00a0\u00a0Start with one room.\u00a0\u00a0You\u2019ll be astonished at the transformation and you’ll spend your money once and wisely.<\/p>\n And finally, there\u2019s mother of all window mistakes \u2013 leaving a window undressed to avoid blocking a view.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Window treatments are not meant to block a view UNLESS you specifically need them to do so.\u00a0 While a window treatment can be a functional element when a homeowner needs to diffuse the sunlight or provide privacy, they are imperative in complimenting and reinforcing the interior design of a space.\u00a0\u00a0As I mentioned earlier, a\u00a0window treatment will soften the hard edges of the window that, when left untreated, make a room feel cold, uninviting and unfinished and they can cover or reveal as much of the window and view as one desires.<\/p>\n Many homeowners balk at the expense of window treatments if they aren\u2019t planning on staying in a house long term because so often they feel they have to leave the treatments behind when they move.\u00a0\u00a0 Well, that rule went out with wearing white after Labor Day.\u00a0\u00a0There is no hard and fast rule that says you can’t take your window treatments with you. \u00a0\u00a0A good designer can often find a way to adapt a window treatment to a new window by redefining the style or adding fabric or trim accents.\u00a0\u00a0 And if all else fails, the fabric can be reworked into decorative pillows, seat covers, placemats or table cloth.<\/p>\n \n \n \t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Don’t think you’re alone if you’ve been in your home for 3 years and still haven’t addressed the window treatments. \u00a0 It’s a bit overwhelming to look at a house full of naked windows and instinctively know what to do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"0","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Window treatments are essential to making a house a home whether they are providing privacy or framing an amazing view. 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