Restore Your Old Home to Look More Lively With Drapes

When it comes to choosing drapes and window curtains and drapers, are you paralysed by options?

If you determine that window curtains are the best choice for your space, we'll help you choose the right fabric, curtain rod, and tiebacks to complete the appearance.

Then, for a sleep-friendly bedroom, try blackout curtains, or long velvet curtains for a luxurious aesthetic in the living room.

If you determine that window curtains are the best choice for your space, we'll help you choose the right fabric, curtain rod, and tiebacks to complete the appearance.

Then, for a sleep-friendly bedroom, try blackout curtains, or long velvet curtains for a luxurious aesthetic in the living room.

What About Fabric and Colour in Window Curtains?

Texture

If you decide to use curtains, consider the mood of the space to help you choose the perfect texture. Heavy silk or velvet, both dry-cleaned only, are appropriate for a formal setting.

Colour

You'll need to select whether you want the curtains to blend in or stand out. Choose curtains that are the same colour as the wall but a few shades darker, or choose a non-dominant faint hue in the space to integrate (a soft shade from the rug, say).

If you want to add some wow, use a strong hue as an exclamation point. Keep in mind that if the light shines through unlined curtains, the colour will permeate the space. Blue may be spooky; pink can be cheerful.

Silky rayon blends and cotton sateen are more practical (and often washable) alternatives. Billowy linen (usually dry-clean only) and crinkly crushed velvet are options for a more casual look.

Cotton and cotton mixes complement any design and provide a fresh, clean look, as can seasonless wool or wool blends.

Length

Unless there's a radiator or a deep sill in the way, floor-length is the way to go. Panels are offered in lengths ranging from 63 to 144 inches.

Round up the measurement from the floor to where you'll hang the rod. You may always have the dry cleaners hem them if necessary.

If the cloth comes into contact with the floor, you'll obtain the most current style (or sill or radiator). Too-short curtains, like high-waters, might appear nerdy and odd. Here are two tried-and-true methods.

• Option 1:Simply hitting the floor or sitting

This is a basic and fitted style that works well if you'll be opening and shutting the curtains frequently (they'll readily fall back into place every time you move them). The cloth should either be flush with the floor or hover half an inch above it.

This is also a good strategy for café curtains (small panels that cover only the lower section of a window and reach the sill), which work well in places where long drapes aren't feasible, such as the kitchen and bathroom.

• Option 2:Slightly breaking at the floor

Panels that reach one to three inches into the floor are another fashionable alternative. They're more casual than the ones on the floor (left), but they still feel tailored—think of a pair of formal pants.

This type is more forgiving if you have uneven flooring or are concerned about exact measurement. An exaggerated approach in formal rooms—six or so inches of cloth pooling on the floor—can appear lovely but is also high-maintenance.

They'll need to be cleaned more frequently and re-adjusted every time you vacuum or the cat lays on them.

Panels should have a total width that is 2 to 212 times the width of the window to seem spacious and drapey when closed.

Exceptions:

If you're hanging curtains to frame a window and don't plan on closing them, round down to 112 times the width. Pleated panels have built-in fullness, so their width should roughly fit the span you're covering.

Curtains: How Wide Should They Be?

Panels should have a total width that is 2 to 212 times the width of the window to seem spacious and drapey when closed.

Exceptions:

If you're hanging curtains to frame a window and don't plan on closing them, round down to 112 times the width. Pleated panels have built-in fullness, so their width should roughly fit the span you're covering.

Conclusion

The above are just a few tips on how changing the way you dress your old home windows can actually brighten the interior as well as add a new look to your home.

You can be rest assured that beautiful curtains and blinds as well as best Designer cushions Dubai has to offer can be purchased from Lacortina and can surely add a vibrant look to any living space.