Dress a Simple Window

UNFUSSY TREATMENTS MAY BE USED ALONE OR AS AN UNDERLAYER.

In living room as well as kitchen, hall, and bath, sheer café curtains are hung on small rings from inside-mounted rods. Pleated lace panels look elegant in the dining room, given shape by brass tiebacks at sill level. In the bedroom, pleated panels are hung over narrow blinds mounted against the glass. Simple treatments have one or two layers only, with no stiff or upholstered pieces (e.g., cornice or pelmet); require no extreme sewing; and are minimally embellished. Roller shades, Venetian blinds, lace or sheer panels, café curtains, and also Roman and balloon shades are most often mounted inside the window frame. Lace curtains or fabric drapery may cover a sheer “glass curtain,” shade, or blind. PANELS ON RINGS Hung from rings on a well-chosen rod, both unlined curtains and pleated drapery…

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Old House Journal (Digital) - 1 Issue, Renovation Lookbook 2024

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