How curtains can change the look of your home
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Article by: Robert Carlton The roles of curtains have changed. At one time they were used to retain heat, , Kitchen Cabinets are The Soul Of Your Kitchen block cold air, , Gardening - Using Bulbs in Your Landscaping control sunlight and provide privacy. They still perform these roles, but with the many advancements in window , Kitchen Cabinets are The Soul Of Your Kitchen glass and window , How to Decorate your Space with Wall Art design technology, they are often much more decorative than functional. Decorators can be much more creative in their window , Gardening - Using Bulbs in Your Landscaping treatments with this shift to the decorative usage. For many people, there is a distinction between the terms curtains and drapes. Drapes are usually floor , Dream Yard length, lined and suspended from a traverse rod with hooks that will allow them to be opened and closed by pulling a cord. Draperies are usually very formal looking. Curtains are less formal. They are usually those fabric window , Leylandii, Pruning, The Law And You treatments that are suspended by hooks or rings from a rod and opened and closed by grasping the edge and pulling the fabric panel into position. Often they are tied back to the window , Tips on Making Beautiful Floral Arrangements casing and are not opened or closed at all. In these situations, they are frequently used in conjunction with shades, or blinds which can be closed to block sunlight or provide privacy. Types of curtains There are three basic types of curtains. These are the panel, the cafe and tiered. Panel are simply plain panels of fabric that are hemmed at the top and at the bottom. They are suspended from the top of the window , Black Haw Viburnums will grow in Feasterville Pa. by rings or hooks and hang in natural , Concrete Mold buying tips. folds, giving the window , Earthworm Friends in the Garden a less formal appearance. These are often used in bedrooms and dining rooms , Why does Teak wood patio furniture have to be expensive? and maybe used in combination with shades, blinds or sheers. Cafe curtains are generally hung from the center of the window, , Bathroom vanities and cabinets come in many different styles leaving the upper part of the window , Got A Beef: Here's How To Get Satisfaction bare or exposed. Sometimes the cafe styles will be hung one fourth or one third of the way down from the top of the window, , Plan for Winter Plantings giving the window , The 10 Most Important Rules of Choosing and Dealing With a C a much different look. Either way, they are tied back. Cafe curtains are often used in kitchens , Learn Some Feng Shui Guidelines For Your Children's Room and in informal dining areas. The third kind is the tiered. These are multiple panels with one or two panels hanging over the top of the two base panels. The base panels usually cover the bottom half of the window , Design Your Own Rose Garden and the outer panels cover the top half of the window , How to Decorate your Space with Wall Art and hang down to overlap the base panels. There are three basic lengths as well. The sill length is either suspended from either the halfway point or the top of the window. , Benefits Of Gardening For Kids The bottom hem is not quite touching the windowsill. The below the sill style is cut so the bottom hem hangs just below the apron or trim board running across the bottom of the window. , Growing Hybrid Grapes The floor , Marble s and How to Maintain Them length style is cut so the bottom hem is just above the floor. , Why does Teak wood patio furniture have to be expensive? There are also be lined or unlined styles, depending upon the amount of natural , Edible Trees and Plants light that is to be admitted to the room. , Rose Gardening In Late Fall Similarly, there are interlined styles, with a third layer sandwiched between the panel and the lining. They are designed to provide protection from cold air , How to Select the Proper Pond Pump that is conducted from the outside , Got A Beef: Here's How To Get Satisfaction to the inside , Drying Roses through the glass, , Easy ways to build home ponds or air , Kitchen Cabinets are The Soul Of Your Kitchen seeping through cracks in the windowsill or between the sash and the window , Growing Hybrid Grapes frame. Tie back styles The appearance of a window , Love to garden but short on money? Her?’s 10 money saving ideas. can be dramatically altered by the colour , More Than Just Flowers - Fun Garden Accessories and fabric used. It can also be altered in the manner the curtains are hung. One popular and attractive arrangement is the tie back. Tie back options offer decorators tremendous choices in creating unique and very attractive windows. , Home Improvement Projects That Really Pay Off The most popular tie back positions are the high tie, the middle tie, the low tie, the centre tie, the crisscrossed tie and the angled double tie. 1. The high tie is when one or two panels are hung in the window. , Planting Guide For Roses The tie pulls the panel back above the centreline of the window. , How to Decorate your Space with Wall Art 2. The middle tie pulls the panel back at a point near the middle of the curtain. It looks best if it is not done at the exact centre, but either slightly above or slightly below the centre. 3. The low tie pulls the curtain back about three-fourths of the distance from the top to the floor. , A Change in Season Reflects a Change in Mood 4. The centre tie gathers one or two curtains and pulls them together in the vertical centre of the window, , Benefits Of Gardening For Kids about two thirds or three fourths of the distance from the top to the bottom. 5. The crisscrossed tie starts with two overlapping panels hanging the full width of the window. , Gardening - Using Bulbs in Your Landscaping The outer panel is pulled back to one side and the inner curtain is pulled back to the opposite side. 6. The angled tie uses either one or two curtains. The panel is pulled partially back in the high tie position and pulled back more closely to the window , Herb Gardening Indoors casing in the bottom tie position. The panel is tied back twice in such a way that it is hung in a pleasing, billowing angle from one top corner of the window , Tips on Making Beautiful Floral Arrangements to a point below the opposite side of the window. , Drying Roses Formal and informal styles Curtains can be as varied as the individuals in whose homes , Gardening - Using Bulbs in Your Landscaping they hang. Even with all of the variety in fabrics, colours, , Benefits Of Gardening For Kids lengths and methods of hanging, all curtain styles can be classified as either formal or informal. Formal window , Rose Gardening In Late Fall treatments are usually called draperies and hang in layers. They are most often found in formal parlors or sitting rooms, , How to buy land for new home living rooms , How to Decorate your Space with Wall Art and formal dining rooms. , Discover Electric Radiant Heat The window , Drying Roses treatment is usually done in two or three layers. 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Sunlight can fade the colors , How to buy land for new home in furniture , Soil in the Garden and carpet , More Than Just Flowers - Fun Garden Accessories fabrics. Lined curtains are especially good for protecting furniture , How to buy land for new home and carpeting near windows , Herb Gardening Indoors facing either to the south or to the west. There are many window , Learn Some Feng Shui Guidelines For Your Children's Room covering options to the home , Roses At 40 Below? decorator. The variety of styles, colours , Planting Guide For Roses and fabrics give homeowners greater versatility in decorating , Using annuals in your garden than ever before. About the Author With his internet , How to buy land for new home site http://www.curtains-drapes-coverings.com the author Bobby Carlston provides decoration tips , Soil in the Garden and tricks around curtains, drapes and window coverings. |
  
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