What Drapery Style is a Good Fit for You?
BWS Design • September 30, 2016
Drapery Style
Drapery Style

Window treatments offer you a chance to design the look of your room in your own unique style. There are a variety of drapery choices depending on your home, décor, usefulness and taste. Customization of drapery styles offers more choice in material, style, and mounting options. Draperies come in different lengths, widths and are sometimes hung in combination with other window treatments.

Drapery Styles

Pinch-pleated draperies have sewn pleats in the top portion of the panels. Hooks placed in the back of each pleat are placed in hangers on a drapery rod above the window. Easy hanging makes for easy removal for cleaning of windows and drapes. The pleats are an ornate option which matches traditionally sophisticated designed rooms.

Grommet Topped Drapes

A modern convenient style of drapery is the grommet topped draperies. The grommet holes thread over a drapery rod. The grommets make the drapery design easy to open and close. The casual style of these drapes makes them popular for many who like to let the light in during the day and close-out the outside light during the night. The grommet style creates a pleasant evenly dispersed pleated appearance.

Rod Pocket Draperies

Very popular as a traditional style of drapery for years is the rod pocket drapery. The top of the drapes has a pocket which a drapery rod is threaded through. Rod Pocket drapes come in different widths and are threaded onto a rod or bracket of the corresponding width. The drapes, threaded tightly on the rod or bracket create tight pleats or ruching and a voluminous hanging drapery effect. It is common to couple a valance over the top and front of the hanging draperies as an enhancement to the look of the drapes. Explicitly designed to expose the window or shades behind the open drapes.

Drapery length

Drapery designs come in lengths from just under a window to the floor or puddled on the floor. Custom design allows for any length of drapery found desirable.

No fuss Drapes

  • Most custom draperies designs are no fuss. Hang them and leave them until cleaning or changing the style.
  • Easy open and close drapes are grommet topped and move smoothly along the drapery rod. Low maintenance draperies make this style casual and sleek.
  • Stationary style draperies have easy tie-backs to place drapes away from the windows and to the side in a tie or hook holder.
  • It is common to incorporate blinds or shades over the windows under this style of drapery. The only thing to move is the shade up and down or blinds open and close as desired.

Customize your drapes

Drapery designs with the fluidity of style integrate your home design from room to room. Window treatments are window dressing to dress your rooms individually or cohesively with the rest of your home. Customizing your draperies for your particular style makes all the difference in how your designs come together. Easy use draperies are part of the design you choose. You pick the drapery material, top mount style, length, tiebacks and other window treatments to incorporate for an overall window treatment which suits your style. It is all up to you.

Measure, design, and installation

Professional drapery designers guide you in selecting the perfect window treatments and drapes for your windows. The drapery designers help you select quality materials to go with your décor. They also help you determine how you want to use your drapes. How outdoor and indoor light works with your drapes. Professional designers at Just blinds are waiting for you to contact us with your window treatment needs. Our designers have been serving central Alabama for over 30 years and are ready to come to your home for a free consultation.

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What Your Window Treatment Says About You: A Personality-Based Guide

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5 Unexpected Places Homeowners Are Installing Outdoor Shades

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We all know and understand the concept of installing outdoor shades on a patio. It is the classic way to create a cool and comfortable space for yourself and your friends to spend some quality time together outdoors. There is nothing wrong with that, but it is limiting to think that the patio is the only part of one's property where outdoor shades are appropriate. There are some surprising and unexpected places where homeowners have taken to installing outdoor shades recently. We want to take a look at some of these to provide you with ideas for your next home improvement project. 1) Balconies Some homes are built quite close together, and some homeowners naturally feel like they would like to do more to protect their privacy. Although their neighbors might not intentionally be looking through their balconies, it is easy for the human eye to drift. Thus, some city-dwelling homeowners have made the choice to install outdoor shades in this area. On top of keeping prying eyes off of your property, outdoor shades also block the sun rays from your balcony as well creating a more comfortable space to spend some time. 2) Outdoor Kitchens One of the most delightful social experiences that someone can have is to invite over a large group of friends for a meal cooked outside. It gives everyone the opportunity to share stories, laughes, and a bit of food all at the same time. Of course, this is best done in an outdoor kitchen. Your outdoor kitchen is a space where you should feel comfortable and have the ability to entertain a large group of people all at the same time. This means looking at installing outdoor shades to provide an extra layer of protection from the heat of the sun. Thus, this has become another area where homeowners are quickly installing outdoor shades. 3) Poolside Lounges Now we are really talking! Who doesn't love to kick back with their favorite cold beverage and spend some time relaxing next to the pool? That is what you can enjoy more completely when you set up a poolside lounge with outdoor shades. Poolside lounges are meant to be a place where you can spend several hours at a time. However, it can get pretty hot while doing so if you don't put some outdoor shades in place. Get those shades up so you can let all of your worries melt away as you take in the smell of pool water and sunscreen. 4) Garden Areas Do you enjoy a little gardening in your downtime? You might like it even more after setting up outdoor shades that protect you from the excessive heat of the sun. Gardening is labor-intensive work and can take several hours of diligent labor to do it properly. However, you don't want to overextend yourself and end up getting physically overworked. Keeping some of the sun away is an excellent way to ensure that you don't overdo it. Just make sure that you check up on the sunlight needs of the various plants that you intend to put into your garden before installing outdoor shades. 5) Exterior Windows Did you know that it is possible to reduce your energy bills by installing outdoor shades? It's true! If you place outdoor shades on the exterior windows of your home, you can reduce the strain placed on your air conditioning by naturally reducing the overall temperature within your living space. This means less money out of your pocket and more money for working on your next project.  There are many interesting places where homeowners are installing outdoor shades these days. For more creative ideas on what you can do with yours, reach out and contact us now.