curtains
Layered treatments. Blackout curtains or shades are often necessary in a TV or media room. This media room goes the extra mile in achieving total movie theater darkness by layering a Roman shade and floor-to-ceiling draperies. Tip: The more fabric you add to your windows in your theater or media room, the better the acoustics will be.
Stained glass. Should you have a great number of windows on or around your front door but want a little privacy, consider installing stained glass. This will turn your foyer into a focal point and prevent passersby from getting a full look into your home. Tip: A similar effect can be created with vinyl to save on cost. Contact a local sign company to create this look for your home.
These fresh, white drapery panels are perfect. The sliding doors are probably the standard 80" height, but the panels are hung all the way up at ceiling height, drawing your eye up and accentuating the height of the room. They are also the perfect length, just skimming above the floor so they don't get worn as they are opened and closed. If the tops of the panels were hung as I often see them — just above the top of the doors — they would draw the eye lower and give the impression of a lower room height. For functioning drapery panels, they should just skim above the floor so they don't get worn being opened and closed. If you are putting up decorative panels that don't move, then they can just touch the floor, or if you like the look, you can puddle them generously on the floor.
Don't skimp on drapery. More is more in this department. Professionals use fabric yardage that's two and a half to three times the width of the window for fully functional drapes. With fixed side panels (for show only), you can get away with fabric twice as wide as the window. Don't skimp.
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