Modern Furniture

The primary function of a window treatment in a modern bedroom is to control light and provide privacy. The type of treatment you choose will affect how well you can control these elements, as well as influence the decorative style of the room.
Open-weave curtains and blinds bring a breezy, casual feeling to a room, while thick, elegant draperies and fancy top treatments, such as valances or cornices, have a formal influence in a bedroom.
The type of fabric or material, and style of curtain or drapery, will influence the overall effect of a window treatment on the room’s design. Sheer curtains filter light and provide privacy during the daylight, but they need a heavier curtain behind them at night to maintain this privacy.
Curtains are the most common and versatile type of window treatment used today. Many curtains that seem complicated and elaborate are simply variations of the common rod-pocket curtain. The looks that can be achieved by varying this style of curtain range from bishop sleeves to cafe curtains and valances.

Blinds, shades and shutters are also window treatment options for a bedroom. Blinds come in vertical and horizontal styles and an array of colors, sizes and materials. Louvered blinds can be opened or closed to let in light as desired.
Shades provide privacy, block light and conserve energy. Popular shade styles include: Austrian shades, which draw up into scalloped folds; Roman shades, which form neat horizontal folds; balloon shades, which form billows; and cloud shades, which create soft, cloudlike poufs.
Or combine curtains and draperies with coordinating blinds or shades to establish an entirely new look for a window.

Tags: Bedroom, blinds

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