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Appropriate window treatments ( vinyl craftsman-style)
Name:tess City: Beaverton
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| Question: We are remodeling a 1940's home in Portland, OR. For free, our window contractor upgraded our basic vinyl windows to ones with a Craftsman-type style design embedded between the window glass. The windows are indeed breathtaking, and we are blessed with a lot of window space. Now, my quandry: as I look through magazines for examples of appropriate window dressings, it seems these types of windows never are photographed with any--just naked window and wall accenting the interior! We live facing a street and need something for evening privacy. What would be suitable without taking away from the beauty of these windows? The largest ones are in our front room (a series of 4 windows, each 30"x66", installed side-by-side) and our family room (1 window, 112"x40"). The interiors of these rooms include mixes of contemporary and mission-style furnishings. |
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| Answer: Hi Tess,
Traditionally, the focus of Craftsman homes isn't on fabrics, such as window treatments. Rather than installing elaborate curtains, many Craftsman owners opted instead for window shades. Window shades do not have to be the cheap, ugly white vinyl many of us immediately picture. I'd consider your options in canvas. Canvas shades give you the privacy you want during the evening, then, you can roll them up during the day to maintain the clean look of your windows. The Craftsman movement in America was an offshoot of the Arts and Crafts movement in Great Britain, and the Arts and Crafts style does include curtains. They are usually covered with a busy pattern in rich earth tones. If you like the look of Arts and Crafts curtains, I think that they would be an appropriate choice as well. |
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