Your home won’t be complete without windows. Through windows, you can look outside your home, let the sun light in, and enjoy the fresh air. There are a lot of functions that your window serves and it is only rational that you spend enough time in decorating and arranging your windows. While it is true that common sense may guide us on how we decorate our window, it is still wonderful to hear some tips and guides on how to do it. In this post, I would like to share some points to remember when decorating your window.
How much heat and cold you need
Windows can be a great way to regulate the temperature of your home. When it comes to decorating your window, you need to know how much heat or cold you want to enter your home. Through window coverings or blinds, you can have the freedom to manipulate your home’s internal temperature. For example, you can use window coverings to minimize the sun’s heat from entering your house.
Know your choices
In order to make an informed decision, you need to know the different choices available. It will be difficult to buy window decorations now and later you found out that there are more choices – making you regret your first choice. Windows can be decorated with window blinds, drapes, coverings, valance, curtains, and many others. Think about the variety of window decorations. Explore the different options available by going to the Internet, reading home improvement magazines, asking your friends, inquiring to your local store, and many others.
Consider curtain rods
Curtain rods help your curtain to be in place. Though curtain rods are more of functionality, it is now increasingly being considered as part of the general window decoration scheme. A curtain rod may be made of plastic, wood, or metal. Curtain rods are now made with different designs and styles; thus, you can choose which curtain rod may fit your overall decoration scheme.
Consider tiebacks
Sometimes, you simply want to push aside your curtain or drape to the side to let the sunlight enter your room. When this happens, you better have a tieback. There are different options that you can do. First, you can simply use a decorative rope to tie your curtains in the middle. Second, you can use tiebacks installed at the side of the window where you can tie your curtain with. Finally, you can use hold backs which are like u-shape hooks where you can easily nestle your curtain in.
Window valance
This is another way to elegantly decorate your window. Valances are like the short version of curtains. It is only used to cover the upper portion of a window. It can be used alone or with the combination of a curtain. The best thing about valance is that it can add variation to your window decoration.
Conclusion
These are some of the tips that you can use when decorating your windows. I am sure with these tips you now have a general idea of how you can effectively decorate your window and make your home look cozier and more wonderful.