Window Treatment Ideas by Room
How many times have you left a window bare because you couldn’t decide on a beautiful window treatment? You may prefer simple to stuffy, modern to traditional and easier rather than complicated. At Pottery Barn, we’re big believers that by learning to choose the right window treatment, you’ll significantly update your space. We’ll share some simple tips and tricks for every room in your home.
Living Room Ideas
Living room windows come in a multitude of shapes and sizes. Rooms with larger picture windows typically need the softening touch of curtain panels. Double-height living room windows need window coverings to soften the lines and to give your eye a place to rest. Use panels that are in the same color family but with varying designs. This breaks up the vast and elongated space.
Other tips and tricks for window treatment ideas for your living room include using sheer panels or white linen curtains. These let in maximum natural light and brighten up the space. Do you have windows looking out to a busy view? Frame them with soft, neutral-toned drapery panels and a neutral wall color for a calming effect.
Bay window treatment ideas include treating each window on its own or tying windows together with one treatment. If you prefer to treat each of the three windows on their own, install identical Roman shades, woven shades or hanging drapes on each window. Take advantage of curved bay window curtain rods. These allow you to tie the windows together using one continuous rod to hold curtain panels. Or, use a straight curtain rod hung high on the wall. Have it frame the bay window and flank the windows with drapery panels.
Dining Room Ideas
Dining room window treatment ideas span from colorful and casual to elegant and formal and everything in between. Do you frequently entertain in your dining room? Consider panels made of opulent silk drapery. They’ll appear to take on a glow in the candlelight from your table centerpiece. Formal dining room window treatments are often layered for a dramatic effect, including a shade framed by heavier drapery and topped by a streamlining cornice.
For a simple look, bamboo or woven wood shades without drapery offer a cool, serene look in a dining room with neutral furniture, accessories and walls. Black drapery panels create drama and mood in a dining room, especially when you use plenty of candles in the space. Compact dining rooms benefit from floor-to-ceiling curtains. They’re one way to create a sense of height in a small room.
Kitchen Ideas
Kitchen window treatment ideas are typically simple. Kitchen windows are usually located above a sink. They just need a pop of color, but nothing too complicated or dramatic. The window treatment is just one of the many details that make an inviting kitchen. If you have an all-white kitchen, for example, a single valance in a vivid color or shutters painted a contrasting color is all you really need.
Bathroom Ideas
The bathroom, much like your kitchen, may have a small, single window near the sink or toilet. You likely want this covered. But the space still needs to feel bright for functionality. For simplicity and privacy, bathroom window treatments include topping classic white blinds or a plain shade with a fabric-covered cornice. This helps you finish off the space with color.
If you have a larger picture window in your bathroom, consider natural fiber shades for a streamlined look. Or, choose Roman shades made from semi-sheer fabric. These let in and diffuse natural daylight. For more privacy, add cafe-style curtains to the lower half of the window, leaving the top half open to let in light.
Bedroom Ideas
The window treatments in your bedroom are some of the most important in the house. Bedroom window treatments should help you get a healthier and better night’s sleep rather than keep you awake. They can also help you moderate your room’s temperature for comfort. Lastly, the window treatments need to give you necessary privacy.
If your bed is on a wall flanked by two side windows, frame the bed using one pair of sheers and one pair of drapes. Place one sheer panel and one drapery panel on each of the side windows. It’ll give the illusion that there’s one large picture window in the room. Use this same trick in other rooms where you have two windows framing a fireplace or built-in shelving.
Playroom Ideas
Cheerful, playful window treatments rule in the playroom. Let in daylight with Roman blinds or valances. They’re ideal because kids can’t easily pull on them. They won’t fall down, and nobody will trip on them. String whimsical lights around the windows to make the space more fantasy-like. For the simplest of window treatments, make DIY curtains. Cut fabric strips of the same length with pinking shears. Tie them around a curtain rod to make one-of-a-kind valances.
Use these ideas to revitalize every window in your home. It’ll be brighter and more beautiful before you know it!