When pairing shades with drapery, it’s all about the layers. The same can be said for the perfect outfit. A dress is just a dress without accessories. Join us as we discover 3 different layered looks for your windows. Window treatment combinations can provide beauty and function to your home. These incredible featured looks are sure to pique your interest.
The Details: Patterns + Textures
These two design elements are an important factor in styling your window coverings. When pairing shades with drapery, use patterns and textures. This will give your space an elevated look filled with interest and depth of design. Achieve a custom look by emphasizing your personality with favorite styles and colors. But choose wisely, too many “extras” can take away from the finished look.
Admire this dining space for a moment. The client chose a simple stamped pattern for the draperies and allowed them to elevate the look with a textured woven shade–notice the vertical line within the natural fibers. The woven shade offers a bit of functionality inviting soft glowing light into the space and a bit of privacy. The overall look is best described as sophisticated whimsy, and we are in love.
Neutrals for the Win
The use of neutrals provide many benefits in home design. One key role they play is making a space look larger. Here, neutral colored drapes, paired with shades, creates an expansive look. The drapes are hung naturally in a vertical position at the window frame to make the ceilings look taller. Take notice of the sheer shades, this intentional choice in opacity allows landscape views, but works to decrease glare and damage from UV rays.
Bringing two neutral window treatments to the same window results in a seamless, sophisticated look offering layers of style and dimension. To increase personality, try a textured fabric or one with an embossed pattern only visible close up. A jacquard fabric, dense with slight texture, works beautifully. Other choices include velvet and silk for sophistication. Look to cotton or linen fabrics for a more casual vibe.
Opposites Attract with Low Profile Shades
Yes, opposites attract. Use this concept to create a focal point in your room. By contrasting drapes with shades you’re creating a stand out design. For a bold look, choose heavy wide fabric that will stack at each end for a dramatic effect framing out a wall of windows. Do this with your favorite color or pattern, and make it your own.
When pairing shades with drapery, it’s all about personal design choices. This featured home office uses a contemporary design finish for windows called “kerfed”, meaning trim-less, for subtle detail. The outcome becomes a bit more edgy. Whether your home has trim-less windows, or the traditional cased window trim, the depth is typcially enough for an inside mount of the window shades. If your home lacks space at the window, which we see oftentimes with older windows, it’s no problem. We can work around shallow windows with our exemplary product knowledge. Leave the problem solving to us.
The answer to tricky windows may be low profile shades with a roller function or low profile stacking. The final look of an outside mount vs inside is just as beautiful when pairing shades with drapery. Our experts will take one look at your windows and know which styles and products will provide the function you need and beauty you desire. At Window Fashions of Texas we love what we do. Get in touch with us for a free in-home design consult. We can put together a combination of layered treatments that will add value to your home instantly. Reach out today.
