Custom tailored draperies for beautiful and liveable homes - the perfect backdrop for entertaining your family and friends.

York Harbor Draperies

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Let us help you create the balance between clean lines and soft contours, bright surfaces and dark accents.

York Beach Draperies

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Window treatments can transform even a mundane window into the focal point of the space. An eye catching pattern or color can draw attention to this area. Window treatments can be treated as a work of art, so be creative and have fun. You can add tassels, flowers or beads. Anything to make it more creative or to fit your particular taste. If you don’t like it or change your mind, you can always take it down and replace it with something else that works!

Window treatments can reflect both your home’s architecture and your personal style. Window treatments lean more toward simple straight lines. But many of these treatments are being made with luxury fabrics such as velvet, damask and even fur and leather. Using treatments to reduce glare such as sheers can be helpful if the room gets an excessive amount of sunlight.

Draperies are definitely a decorative addition to any room and they tend to be longer than curtains and produced with velvet or cotton (heavy fabrics). A valance is a fabric covering that goes around the curtain rod and they come in many different styles including roman, waterfall valances, blouson, pinch pleat, or box.

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Victorian window treatment is very complicated and specific. It is very important to choose the correct window treatments to increase the qualities and character of the windows. The Victorian window treatment consists of layered draperies, velvet curtains and heavy draped curtains using various colorful fabrics. Victorian window decor will also give a romantic touch to all your rooms.

So, now let us discuss the main components of Victorian window treatment.

1. Decoration
In the Victorian times people used to have windows which were decorated very beautifully and elegantly. Victorian window curtains often rely on lace to give you that elegant style, making it a very strong decorative element in any room. If you have access to a fabric outlet, you can create your own Victorian curtains quite inexpensively. Victorian window treatment also includes pleated and fringed valances; intricate swags and long window curtains. Always choose lace swag and jabots for the top and a lace panel or tiers for the bottom.

2. Window treatment should be appropriate for the room
Before considering Victorian window treatment, you should make sure that this treatment is appropriate for the room. While using Victorian styling, you should keep in mind that this method of decoration also includes wall coverings and accessories. Try to pay attention to the color scheme and mainly use dark colors on your walls. You can also use wall paper that gives an antique touch to the whole room.

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Nothing beats designer swags, for elegance and tradition. Add to the luxury, select a distinctive designer trimming style.

York Draperies

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When you are planning to sell your home, if you are planning to show your home mainly during the day light hours, then you may want to think about your selling season, the market conditions, and the benefits of window treatments.

Window treatment tips from an innovative designer can help you to sell your home for much more money, then you would have thought. Real estate market conditions actually influences the market’s decisions regarding window treatments. A hot markets will require fewer embellishments in order for you to sell your home. However, an increased competition in the market from many listings similar to yours may require those little extras such as great looking window coverings to attract buyers to your house.

Remember, day time light is always the best if it enters your home in from the out side, this is because the natural day light tends to make people happy. However, the absence of natural day light tends to depress people, who may be potential buyers. When a room is too dark during the day, then by boosting the light with specific day time type of lighting will help you to maintain an aerial emotional in the atmosphere.

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Custom draperies in styles and designs that are as unique as your imagination

Wells Draperies

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Decorative valance topping a set of drapery panels and a sheer drapery covering the window.

South Portland Draperies

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When I first moved into my new home, I have problems deciding on which was the best windows treatment to use. After some consultation with my friends and research on the internet, I decided to try vertical blinds which seemed to fit most of the types of windows anyway. Now after 5 years of using them, I can say that without a doubt that they are indeed one of the best things that you can purchase for your home.

The stylish appearance of vertical blinds makes them popular in living rooms, and they are also very effective at combating glare from televisions and computer monitors. They are a great choice for bedrooms too; dark-colored vanes will block out light quite well, or you could combine paler vertical blinds with curtains.

Vertical blinds can also be a good option for smaller rooms. They are normally available with vanes of two widths, so you could opt for the smaller size if space is limited. If your windows are non-standard sizes, they can easily be adjusted if necessary. Vinyl vertical blinds are perfect for kitchens, bathrooms and conservatories as this type of material is easy to wipe clean and can be safely exposed to moisture.

Vertical blinds are easy to maintain and clean. Vinyl and aluminum vertical blinds can easily be cleaned using a damp cloth where as fabric and wood vertical blinds can be cleaned using vacuum cleaner.

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Exciting Windows! decorators are trained to visit your home and help you select valances and any other type of window treatment to enhance and complement your home.

South Berwick

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