Stylish Shower Curtains

Found a fabric in a print and color scheme that you love and wish you had for a window treatment or shower curtain for your bathroom? Why not have it custom made to your liking by the crew at Creative Interiors! Adding a made-to-order shower curtain is an easy way to add pizzazz to your bathroom in a way that is individual, stylish, and trendy. Shower curtains and window treatments can be made in numerous fashions, lined, and even embroidered with a personal monogram! Stop by & browse through tons of fabric styles, patterns, and colors so we can help you easily re-vamp your bathroom!

Finials

While the purpose of finials on bed posts is mostly decorative, they do serve a purpose on curtain rods. They provide a way to keep a curtain from slipping off the end of a straight rod, while adding an artful touch and decorative interest to window treatments. Curtain rod finials come in many styles; including gothic and neo-classical architectural finials, while other contemporary finials reflect minimalist, art nouveau , and other traditional styles of décor. The use of different materials and finishes for finials is as wide as the range of designs, including brass, stainless steel, various woods ,and aluminum. The durability, strength, and mechanics of modern alloys have allowed finial designs to be more intricate, dazzling, and luxurious than ever before.

 

CURTAIN HEADING TYPES

If you are in the market for new draperies, the following guide will help you navigate the various types of curtain headings.  Before hanging, measure carefully and consider how full you would like your curtains to be.  You may need to double or triple width on fabric for the desired heading affect.

Rod Pocket: This is a casing sewn at the top of the curtain, open at each end.  Your curtain rod is slipped through the opening and is only visible on each end.

Tab Top: Fabric loops are sewn to the top of the curtains, at intervals, and the the rod is slipped through the opening of each loop.  These also may have extra detail above the rod for a bow tie.  This is a less formal look.

Pencil Pleat: Stiffened tape is used to create a tighter pleated fabric.  Hooks are used and either placed to show or conceal your drapery track.

Pinch Pleat: Similar to Pencil Pleats but gathers are in uniform sections.

Grommet/Eyelet:  Large grommets (metal circles with the center open) are placed at the top of the curtain panel.  The curtain rod weaves through the grommet openings and gives a minimalistic look to your window.

Box Pleat: Tailored curtain detail that features deep folds down the full length of the panels.  The pleats butt into each other with no intervals between them.

Goblet: Pleats fall from each goblet and retain their shape well. This heading tape has 2 sets of cords and is good for medium to heavyweight fabrics.

3 Fall Colors That Pop!

Burgundy, chartreuse, and auburn colors make great, bold accents to Thanksgiving décor! Burgundy and plums have historically proved the color of royalty and lavishness.  Saturated purples are a deep, sensual color that can provide a potent visual punch with a strong impact. Chartreuse is a color that demands attention. It is bright, full of personality, and makes a great color choice for accent pieces. Aurburn is a warm, welcoming, and vital color. When these hues are pared with gourds, fall apples, berries and birch bark, a chic get together can achieve a glamorous feel. Layering rustic elements with wood, gold accents, glowing votive candles, and crystal goblets can really spice up a room and arouse a luxurious mood.

Cornices

Looking for something to really make your windows standout?  Custom upholstered wood frame cornice boards are a beautiful, fairly inexpensive, and an easy way to re-vamp an outdated space. It’s easy to create your custom cornice in different styles, with limitless fabric choices and an infinite variety of styles to fit any room! Cornice boards can be made exact to any measurements and fabricated so that they’ll fit in perfectly with your home or office design style.  Cornices are ideal for French doors, as there is no free flowing material to get caught in the door jamb. Cornice boards are versatile enough to look great with window shades, window blinds, and window draperies.

Traditional Thanksgiving Decorating

HGTV has a great online article full of traditional Thanksgiving decorating ideas.  These ideas will ensure your home is traditionally styled for a seasonal look that is warm, welcoming, and timeless. HGTV suggests having an embellished mantel, accented with lanterns or candles, pumpkins, gourds, leaves, and your finest polished silver accents. A well-dressed Thanksgiving table customarily has a vibrant centerpiece, fine china, and a season-inspired table cloth. Berries, nuts, figs, grapes, pomegranates, pears, and persimmons can quickly add fall color to the tabletop. Other suggestions made in the article to create a sense of comfort and warmth for guests are the use of the symbolic cornucopia, scented candles or potpourri, and a welcoming fall wreath for your front door.

 

 Follow this link for more on traditional Thanksgiving decorating tricks & tips from HGTV. http://www.hgtv.com/dining-rooms/traditional-thanksgiving-decorating-ideas/pictures/index.html

Valances

A valance is a decorative drapery used as a heading to conceal the top of curtains or draperies.  They typically cover only the top third of a window and are stationary. Valances are a type of window treatment generally chosen for looks and decoration. Valances can offer a certain amount of protection from the sun's glare and UV rays, but minimal privacy. They come in several different material/fabric choices and there are numerous styles & variations of valances that can be used alone or paired with draperies. Using a valance is a great way to improve the look of blinds, not only because it hides the hardware, but also because the flow of the fabric softens up those hard lines. Valances are also a good way to add a splash of color or compliment bare or drab curtains.