window treatments, replacement windows...
Cameron F.
8 years ago
As I'm slowly renovating my house every time I look at it from the street I catch my eye on the sore of my white blinds in the windows and the ugly aluminum windows. I need to change both and need help with ideas and suggestions on what will improve my curb appeal regarding windows and blinds. third picture is a window I think should look nice. fourth pic is inside the house for blinds color selection help.
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grapefruit1_ar
8 years agoRelated Discussions
Need help on kitchen tiles and window treatment
Comments (14)I think you can transform this kitchen on a low budget to tide you over for the next couple of years. I would do the following: Try painting a sample tile to see if it will properly accept paint. If so, I'd paint them a very pale cream to make them disappear, and remove the large section of tiling altogether near the door. Wipeable paint should be sufficient here. I wouldn't change the door handles - your ideas for bringing in a few industrial styled items will work quite well even if you keep these. Industrial style bar stools (black metal and wood) + black metal industrial style lighting will have great impact on the room and tie in with the cupboard handles and radiator you already have. Photo wall on the end wall behind the breakfast area is a nice idea - just be careful how you place the frames so they don't conflict visually with the lighting you choose when you are standing at the other end of the kitchen. You could actually do this photo wall over your nice charcoal coloured radiator instead to avoid visual clashes with the light fitting. I would go for a group of photos all in the same frame finish to keep it coherent - just modern slim black frames to link with the metal on lights and bar stools. Windows - if you are not overlooked I'd leave them without blinds. It is more in keeping with the pared back industrial style you are leaning towards. Are you happy with the colour of your walls? It might just be the photo but it looks a little on the dark side - and I'm not sure grey really sits with cream very well? You could paint the walls a lighter colour - maybe something similar or the same as the tile colour you choose which will make those tiles disappear even further. Perhaps there is a tendency for many of us to try to include grey with existing schemes because it is strongly in fashion when in fact it needs careful planning to avoid it either clashing or looking too cold. (just what I've observed from experience)! If you are planning on revamping the whole kitchen in a couple of years I think doing these small changes will satisfy you as to the existing with very little outlay. If the things you choose to buy now are going to be used in the new kitchen too you won't feel as though you've wasted too much time and money now. Hope some of these ideas might perhaps be useful- I don't profess to be a professional but I really enjoy interiors and making things work!...See MoreSome advice with window treatments
Comments (10)I'm no expert on heating so couldn't advise there I'm afraid but I too think cast iron radiators would look lovely. With regards to window dressing I agree that a pair of curtains on each window would be too much. I'd go for roman blinds set into the window if possible in a darker or patterned blackout fabric. Then you could have one curtain as a swag in sheer fabric on each window for a romantic look, or you could still have the effect of a curtain wall with a pole the length of the room and three curtains of lighter/sheer fabric left, centre and right. The curtains wouldn't serve a purpose, they're just there to dress the room. If that's too much I think I would just go for roman blinds but set on the outside of the window frame. Hope to been of some help, here's some inspo pics and good luck with the renovation....See MoreWindow treatment for two recessed window in same room different width
Comments (9)Hi, Sandra, In my opinion this would depend on how dark you need the room to be; if you need it dark for sleeping then I would suggest using a blind(roman or roller) inside the recess, and then having a more sheer curtain on a track going across the top of the entire wall -- you could use a pair of curtains for each window; if they are lightweight it wouldn't affect the radiator in the middle if you wanted to pull them back. The sheerish curtains would work with the overall feel of the room. Alternatively you could still have the blinds in the recess and the single track, with more tailored curtains -- one for each window, so when they are pulled back (with a holdback) there would be one on the left of the left hand window, and one on the right of the right hand window. Treating them as one window, in effect...See MoreWIndow treatments. Blinds, curtains or shutters?
Comments (5)As you say shutters would be the most expensive so you are down to either blinds or curtains or both. If you are more contemporary with your choices then I would opt for blinds but if you feel as though you want something more fancy with texture then curtains fits the bill. I originally had curtains at my bay window but they were a pain to keep dragging around the corners of the pole so also invested in blinds which have been a godsend. We only use the blinds now at night but the curtains offer a 'frame' on the window as the lounge is on the front of the house so at least it looks as though we have something at the windows for passers by as you cannot see the blinds when they are up....See More
kpappal
8 years agoCameron F.
8 years agoI am going to replace the windows. here in Louisiana these single hung aluminum windows act like a heat sink transferring heat inside. plus they are extremely unattractive. I honestly hate the uniformity of the red brick, I wish it had been intermingled with other shades but I can't change that. so you guys seem to think that the bronze windows would look good? Also look what happened to my house!!! one step forward and two back lol.
Cameron F.
8 years agoZoe Kendrick
8 years ago
PRORachel @ Ethan Allen
8 years agoThere are so many great window covering options now days. Some are light filtering, yet give privacy when veins are closed. See some examples below. They also help keep the heat in your home in the winter and keep it cool in the summer. These come in dozens of colors and textures.
brickln
8 years ago
PROFenstermann LLC
8 years agoHey There: You need to keep the privacy up while you let in light - so bottom up top down shades will be a great solution. With hundreds of fabrics to choose from - chose a fresh and light textured fabric - please see our huge selection online...feel free to download to your tablet...
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