Fun, Unique, and Inexpensive Window Treatments

One area of interior decorating that usually produces high anxiety in most all people is the dreaded window treatment. People think they have to spend an enormous amount of money to have their windows look nice. And let's face it, custom draperies and other treatments can be expensive if it is a luxurious look you desire. Billowing draperies made of silk, linen, or taffeta are beautiful, and while I love to work with those fabrics and create high end looks for my clients, the creative part of me also tries to talk them into trying something unique and fun ever once in awhile.

This blog post will show you some simple, inexpensive window treatments that are still lovely and unique and will create that "wow" factor for you. Most of these you can make yourself and even the ones you can't will only require a small amount of help. I hope this will help you find an answer to your window dilemma. Try and have some FUN decorating your home!

This is the precise window remedy for a beach or lake domestic. It is amusing and proper on subject.

Tiebacks are ideal the right way to convey that "wow" element to even easy curtains. These are simple, using simplest rope and a starfish. You could use ANTHING in the beach or nautical line.

Who might have concept an old wood hanger might had been this kind of lovable curtain rod!! You dangle it inside the middle to cover your window, and simply slide it over to allow in the light. This would be truly lovely on each sides of a window

I love this these wonderful straw hats used as a valence. Put yourself up a peg board and start collecting cute hats. Vintage would be my choice but new ones would be fine too. You can really customize this look.

This is clever if united states of america is your adorning fashion of desire. You should do numerous things with this concept such as the usage of old aprons. You give you some high-quality thoughts!!

I think using old lace dresses..... or vintage party dresses......or old tutus and other ballet costumes would be lovely to use if you wanted a more vintage "girlie"look!!

Stenciling a window is another fascinating concept. I love this lacy look!

Another fun tieback. To see how to drill a hole in porcelain, check out this link. You will learn how to make a cool lamp as well.http://www.twiggstudios.com/2012/02/diy-tea-cup-lamp-tutorial.html

Lovely lace runners stitched collectively make a awesome window remedy.

Add vintage doilies to a sheer for a bit of hobby!!

Consider antique jewelry as a material tieback. Can you envision this with a pretty cream silk panel?

Simple, fun idea for window treatments in a child's room. Here is another place you can get really creative by adding other things. Can you imagine bunnies with fun stuffed carrots as finals for your rod? Or monkeys with tropical leaves and bananas as your finals.

Very easy. A rectangle of fabric tied up over the rod with ribbon, rope, a leather belt, a scarf, beads, the list goes on and on . It depends on YOUR style!!

These are very simple window treatments I had made for a client . You simply make a long runner with different coordinating fabrics (these are black/black and white stripes) on either side. Flip the "curtain" over the rod and pull it 3/4 of the way down so the reverse side can sow a bit. I had a gorgeous tassel attached to finish it off. You can really customize with this idea!! I wish I had a better picture of them but think you can get the idea.

Such a pretty tieback. You can make something that is equally pretty by finding an interesting branch and hot gluing your birds on and maybe some silk leaves. You can leave your branch natural or paint it with a clear sealer to give it some shine. Just be creative.

An awning is constantly conventional and very simple to do.

This is a treatment I did for myself for a small room where I just "hang out" It is a reverse awning. I had two large pieces of fabric I had bought just because I liked them so decided to make a window treatment from them. I split the pieces of fabric and finished off the edges. I brought the rods (suspended by tasseled drapery tiebacks) out from the wall approximately two and a half feet, attached them to the ceiling and then used beautiful hammered brass nail heads to pin the fabric to the wall. I then laid the top of the fabric over the rod and let it hang down about a 18 inches.

Three easy ways to dress up your windows. I love being different by attaching to the ceiling instead of the wall. These would be great as side panels for sheers, blinds, shutters or what ever you decided to use as window coverings. The third one is simple rolled up and tied with a ribbon. Reversible coordinated fabric would be great for this.