Curtains and Window Treatments

The window treatment for your living room depends largely on the main function of your living room. A calm and quiet living room which is designed so that you can lay back and put your feet up will require a different treatment than a living room which is a bit busier with a lot of comings and goings. Here are some tips for your living room window treatment.

Simplicity can be achieved by draping a sheer fabric over a decorative curtain rod or pole. This is an inexpensive way to treat a living room window because there are no curtains to pull. It also is very easy to maintain, you just need to pull them down for occasional cleaning.

A formal living room which is designed to entertain guests can benefit from a more traditional use of curtains and drapes. You can add valance to add to the formality and sophistication of the room. The use of heavy fabric for drapes can be considered since a formal living room may need a lot of privacy, and hence you may need to block the lights coming through the window so that the insides of the room is not visible from outside.

A family room can use just casual curtains hung from a rod. If you have well crafted shutters in the living room, you may want to leave them as is and just use the architectural details of the shutters as the main design for your window treatment.

A small living room window can benefit by blending the window into the surrounding walls and ceiling. The use of fabric which are very close to the color of the wall can achieve this effect.

You can achieve a modern design for your living room by treating the window with vertical shades/blinds. These are no longer confined for office use because vertical blinds use a wide range of materials and they come in different shades . They are very effective in regulating the light coming through the window and they lend a geometrical texture to the room.

Arched windows are very elegant and luxurious window patterns. They are mostly found in the living room. If there is one thing that you should not do when treating an arched window, that is to use very elaborate and intricate design treatment. It can hurt the overall decor of the living room. The use of simple draperies with less design is desirable for arched windows. To add accent, you can go for a curtain rod that has a designer look and intricate features. You can use a wide valance to improve the look the arched window.

There are no shortages for living room window treatment ideas, you just need to do some thinking and consideration on what you want to achieve for the living room.