A Fast Track Shoppers Guide to Window Curtains – Ideas for Choosing the Right Type of Curtain

Shop online from hundreds of window curtains and curtain accessories. Find contemporary and traditional designs in easy care or dry clean fabrics. Use curtains for privacy, light control and insulation as well as to complement interior decor.

For the do-it-yourself home decorator there are detailed patterns with step by step instructions - learn how to sew your own window covering. Find curtain fabric that is suitable for kids bedrooms, formal living rooms and busy kitchens. Ready made designs are easily available and can be ordered to fit most windows.

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Tips for home decorating: [^]

• a versatile and affordable way to update home decor
• turn a large or unusually shaped window into a focal point
• a valance paired with lined curtain panels can make curtains look as elegant as draperies

Options and Styles:[^]

• lined and unlined curtains and drapes in formal, casual, contemporary or traditional styles
• blackout liners for the kids bedroom or media room
• tie tops, tab tops and loops
• narrow pencil pleats and pinch or box pleated tops to use with rings or hooks

Fabrics:[^]

• dupioni silk, battenburg lace
• stretch or crushed velvet
• cotton gingham, floral prints and chenille
• lightweight or heavyweight materials
• machine washable blends

Top Treatments:[^]

• ascot, scalloped, tailored and cross over
• shirred balloon or double blouson
• show contrasting ruffle with coordinated lining
• tapered swag, draped scarf or gathered rod pocket
• attached to a curtain or hung on a separate rod that is mounted using sconces
• shaped, balloon, box or pinch pleated and gathered
• scarves and swags
• soft folded scarf with tapered ends
• scarf, toga, crescent or layered
• hang on dual rods
• self/contrast lined
• ruffle, wide bows, scallop
• shirred sleeve with a curved shape header
• pocket sleeve with no headers
• pre-formed swag and cascade

Country Curtains: [^]

• polka dots, colorful gingham, stripes or small floral patterns
• crisp clean lines, ruffled Priscillas or scalloped edges
• hand embroidered flowers, leaves and posies
• French country toile, New England, Mission and Shaker influences

Kitchen Curtains: [^]

• enjoy direct sunlight with a cafe style curtain
• shelter brightness and provide privacy with full panel curtains
• use unlined cotton in the kitchen - it's easy to wash
• tiers work well for small windows

Sheer Curtains: [^]

• sold in panel sections for any width of window
• they can drop to the top of a window sill or reach to the floor
• gather on rods at the top and bottom of a window or door frame
• for privacy - 3x the length of the rod otherwise double the length
• layer sheer window curtains with semi-sheers, other curtains or blinds

Lace Curtains: [^]

• lighten a room, soften its corners and create beautiful spaces
• buy machine wash polyester voile
• ideal for an informal country kitchen or elegant dining room
• embroidery, satin ribbon or crocheted borders
• use with or without a valance

Cafe Curtains: [^]

• an informal feel, practical and popular - easy to sew
• hang with spring loaded or conventional fixed rods or curtain wire
• place at half way, one third or even two thirds of the way down a window
• choose a heading to match
• select material that looks beautiful from both inside and outside the window

Discount Curtains: [^]

• affordable decorating on overstock, discontinued or clearance items
• browse online from full color photographs
• find special buys, sales and free shipping

Popular colors: [^]

• primary red, blue and yellow
• neutral white, beige, taupe and linen
• pastel shades of peach, lilac, coral
• retro lime green, pink and purple
• classic burgundy, navy, black and ivory
• solid and multi-colored fabrics
• paisley, block prints, tartan and khaki

Curtains can be delivered to any of the following states: [^]
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming

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