| Window coverings are important to the overall look | | | | are on. |
| and feel of a room, of course, but when designing | | | | For privacy without bulky fabrics, etched or stained |
| window treatments, don't forget to take into | | | | glass windows can also be great investments. You |
| consideration what your overall design will look like | | | | can learn the art of stained glass fairly easily, and |
| from the outside of your home. | | | | though the stained glass windows my husband and I |
| As a general rule, window coverings should all be of a | | | | made for our home may not be perfect, those |
| similar coloring, which will significantly improve the look | | | | imperfections make them more special to us than the |
| of your home's exterior. For instance, a house with a | | | | ones we had professionally made. |
| blue-curtained window on one side and one with | | | | Incorporating jewels into windows adds sparkle and |
| yellow curtains on the other won't look harmonious | | | | rainbow-like effects to a room. Etched glass designs, |
| from a curbside viewpoint. | | | | made with rubberized stencil paper and sandblasting, is |
| Your window dressing colors should also harmonize | | | | easier to do than creating stained glass windows. |
| with the home's outside color scheme. For instance, | | | | Etched windows look great from the street, adding an |
| white-lined draperies are generally too light for | | | | extra touch of elegance and class to the exterior |
| dark-painted exteriors, while small printed designs, such | | | | appearance of your home. |
| as white on white, can be effective for adding greater | | | | Creating great-looking rooms that make people feel |
| interest to the outside view of a plain house. | | | | warm and happy is an important part of decorating, |
| Draperies lined with light pale yellow make a house | | | | but no matter what style of home you live in, you can |
| glow at night. If that's your desired effect, even sheer | | | | greatly improve its overall allure by also paying special |
| white or lace panels can be tinted with a pale yellow | | | | attention to how your window treatments look from |
| dye. If you use a patterned material, lining patterned | | | | the street. |
| window coverings with a heavy lining fabric stops the | | | | Copyright (c) 2004 by Jeanette J. |
| pattern from shining through at night when the lights | | | | |