100 Windows - #17

Have you got the Winter blues?  Me too.  This study in blue should help.

Pretty cute for a model home.  Look at all the opportunities for design and color decisions here. First the hardware, or in this case knobs or drapery finials.  Next the cuff fabric at the top. Then the fabric for the body of the valance. And last, the trim. Thousands and thousands of options to make this work in your own home.

100 Windows - #16

Nothing fancy. Simple style. But pretty fabric and pretty trim.

And especially striking set in a corner.
What a lovely place to wash one's dishes!

100 Windows - #15

This one is pure fun!
And it shows how you can take a traditional, formal style and give it a whimsical twist.

Triple windows were treated with matching over the pole swags, only there was no pole! I designed this to use a rod cover over a 2 1/2" flat rod, since the client wanted to include the black ball fringe on the bottom side of the rod.

Black ball fringe also trimmed the bottom edge of the swag.
I used the same black check from the rod cover as the reverse side of the cascades at the ends.

This is the straight on view from the kitchen:

The hearts, the birdhouses and the touches of pink added to the happy, youthful vibe of this sunroom!

 

100 Windows - #14

Sheer loveliness!

Seen in a model home in the tiniest powder room ever (check out the sloping ceiling - this bath was built beneath the stairs that led to the second floor). I also believe this treatment could be made from some ready-made pieces - or one long sheer panel scooped up in the middle -  but love the casualness of the whole thing. You could change the hardware or the fabric if you wanted to fancy it up, but I do think you wouldn't want anything heavy or lined.
Here's a closer look:

100 Windows - #13

Flat shaped valance pieces, overlapped and attached at the top to a board.  This one wouldn't take much fabric!

100 Windows - #12

Here's a pretty little confection.  It is a ready made curtain panel, meaning you can buy it as is.

This is from a company called Emdee.  While I don't usually suggest you purchase your window coverings ready made, because so many are cheaply made and unlined, in this case you wouldn't want it lined.  I love the sheer extravagance of this curtain, and the way it was installed so the hemline just drips along the floor.

100 Windows - #11

A pretty little valance, in a model home that uses the striped fabric to great effect.

Same model home, same valance, but this time in floral fabric with ties on the corners.