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