The finishing touch for any room of the home is window treatments. At Creative Blinds we believe dressing up a window can completely transform the atmosphere. All of the important details come into play when you add window coverings to your space. It’s the ideal method of bringing color, texture, dimension and function into an otherwise typical space. If you’d like to learn what’s out there, you’ve come to the right place. Our designers can walk you through products and curate a look that will take your home from ordinary to extraordinary. Let’s begin.
Covering Options
Soft Treatments: Fabrics
First, the category of soft treatments. This group of coverings describes anything crafted from fabrics and soft materials. All products from shades to drapes. This is where homeowners can really show off their personality by choosing color and style elements that speak to them to accomplish their look. Soft treatments make up our largest category. To help you understand, read about the 9 different types of window treatments.
Fabrics
Within the soft treatment category, there are various types of fabrics. Once you narrow it down, selecting your preference becomes simpler.
- Sheer Fabrics: Sheers allow you to see through them, while diffusing the light entering your home, available in both horizontal and vertical shades.
- Patterns, Prints and Solids: Fabrics are used to cover the window for warmth and privacy. With a large selection of options, coordinating with the design of your home is easy.
- Woven Fabrics: These natural fibers can be cloth, wood, bamboo and other materials that are woven together. The varying weaves and color-ways create character and dimension, especially as the light interacts with the woven patterns.
Fabric Opacity
Another important mention is fabric opacity. You must consider how much light can come through the fabric VS how much is blocked. Fabrics offer a range of opacities from light filtering to room darkening–and everything in between. Some of our fabric collections are organized according to a number system, taking out the guesswork. A sheer opacity is labeled at 0% and light blocking at 100%. Others are simply referred to as light filtering and room darkening.
Operating Features
Along with color, texture and opacity, you’ll also need to choose an operating system for your new window covering options. Do you prefer them to roll or stack? Would you like to have the fabrics lined, unlined or utilize a dual shade system of operation? Do you want to create an insulating barrier at the window? There are so many options for window covering solutions as you investigate the best choices for your home.
Hard Treatments: Wood & Beyond
Another choice within your window covering options is hard treatments. These treatments are made with more structured materials such as wood, metal, vinyl and composite. Referred to by some as “the furniture of the window,” hard treatments can be manipulated to change the light and privacy, but stay in place like shutters and blinds.
Materials, Sizing & Finishes
Since there are many things to consider, the choices may seem overwhelming, but with our designer’s help, you’ll be confident in the decisions you make. We offer a variety of materials, wood, metal and vinyl which determine the durability and longevity of the product. We can also help you make sense of the moving parts. With hard treatments, louvers and slats will be the operating system you rely on to create your desired atmosphere by directing light into your home. We’ll ensure long lasting durability by explaining warranties and guarantees on our exclusive Hunter Douglas finishes.
The Layered Effect
In the window covering world, there are endless possibilities. A popular choice is to layer window shades, blinds or shutters with custom drapes. Frame your window with drapes and coordinate with the base layer of window coverings used to control the atmosphere. Find inspiration by reading this article on pairing shades with drapery.
Mix & Match, Door & Windows
Take the guesswork out of your window covering options. Yes, you can mix and match products to make them suitable for your doors and windows and create a coordinated space. It doesn’t need to be matchy-matchy. Rely on the experts to lead you in the right direction and choose products that go well together, but also provide the functional elements you need at the individual window. Fabrics can help tie it all together by providing a common theme throughout the room or even throughout your home. The designers at Creative Blinds have a world of experience creating the perfect ensemble in a space.
