Window Treatment

1.decorative or functional covering applied to the inside or outside of a window

2.including shades, horizontal or vertical blinds, shades, drapes, curtains, valances, or interior shutters

3.“Window Treatment” can be used interchangeably with "window covering" or "window dressing," but window treatment just sounds so much more posh, doesn't it?

Window Treatments 101 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z6d8k62HoA

Listen and list on your notes

Important Factors to consider when designing a window treatment.

Check your list of important factors in choosing a window treatment:

1. Light Control

2. Energy Efficiency/Insulation

3. View vs. Privacy

4. Child/Pet Safety

5. Design Style

6. Color Coordination

7. Decorative or Functional

8. Cost: Most economical, Mid-Range , Expensive

9. Architectural Challenges

10. Measuring

Window TreatmentsWindow coverings have decorative and functional purposes.

Decorative:

1.Dress and Emphasize

2.Add Color

3.Add to Design Style

Functional:

1.Light Control

2.Energy Efficiency/Insulation

3.Privacy/View

4.Architectural Challenges

Types of Curtains

Sheers

Sash & Hourglass

Gathered on Rod

1. Stationery2. Lighter Weight3. Less Expensive4. Don’t filter light as well

More curtains . . . length determined by the size of window

Café Curtains

Tie Backs

or extend beyond.

just long enough to cover the window sill . . .

Draperies

1. Heavier fabrics

2. Lined

3. More formal & elegant

4. More expensive fabric & construction

5. Better at filtering light

6. Draw open and closed

Toppers

• A short piece of decorative material placed across the top

of a window to decorate it.

Cornice Box

Scarves

Swags, Jabots & Cascades

Toppers

Valances

Shades & Blinds: What’s the difference?

How to choose?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RVZfT9QsA8&feature=related

ShadesCan be used alone or under

valances or curtains

Roller shades

Roman shades

Balloon shades

Pleated shades

Honeycomb Shades

Horizontal Blinds

Window coverings made of a series of evenly spaced slats that may be opened or closed by cords.

Wood Blinds

Aluminum Blinds

VERTICAL BLINDS

On sliding doors or windows

Shutters

1. Vertical sections of wood or manufactured material hinged together.

2. Very energy efficient; used to give window a clean, uncluttered look.

Homework Assignment:Take a picture of a window treatment in

your home, in both the up and down, or open and closed position.

In order to get full credit, the picture must be already taken when you come to class, and you must be in the picture with the window treatment.