Yesterday I showed what I classify as soft treatments even though they had hard treatments combined. Here are some examples of hard treatments:
These are 2" wood blinds, inside mount, with no valance or cornice. It is my art room at the present time. Above the right window is a baseball bat that is in a Lucite box.
These are micro mini blinds on my front door. All the French doors in my house have wood mini blinds on them. The only one that has a soft treatment is the one in the pool bath. When I get to bathrooms, I will post some pictures, as this bathroom has some unusual ideas. These blinds however, are in between the glass. This is East facing and gets the morning sun, so it makes it great, they never get dirty.
Plantation Shutters are very popular in warm climates. I like them and have them in one room, but I prefer 2" wood blinds. That is a very personal thing, and if you look in all magazines on window treatments, you will see all the up to date treatments. It also depends again on the amount to light you need in a room.
Some rooms, no matter what you do, will never have a lot of natural light. This is a great place to use mirrors. The home improvement stores all have mirror panels to put up on your walls to add light. White or shades of white work the best. If you have a question, you can comment on the blog and I will answer.
For rooms that get a very lot of light, hard window treatments protect your furnishing. Even through glass, including tinted, the sun fades and rots fabric. The darker the color the faster it fades in sunlight. Think of your clothes in the summer. Most dark colors don't last more than one season as the sun fades them.
So do your homework as to the light in your room, it will save you in the long run.
This is a good piece of advice.
"You are my Sunshine", ado til tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!
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