Drapery Basics | What You NEED To Know 

Hi thanks for watching with sliding doors I always do full drapery panels They can be closed if needed with French doors you have two choices when would be to do the drapery panels the other would be to do Roman blinds or silhouettes right on each door hope this helps

I collect pictures of things that I love. Then I determine IF it can work together. My mood is also influenced by my home decor.

Hi thanks for watching. Not sure if you’ve signed up for our news letter yet but we are actually doing a blog post on how to select carpet sizes. Also check out our other video on furniture placement, it may be helpful to you. As for the wooden blinds I would definitely remove them if possible and replace them with a roller blind if privacy is an issue, if not just keep the drapery, I think you’ll be much happier

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I first learned about colour when doing a Colour Me Beautiful course in the 90s. First thing the lady said "Colour defines the shape ie if your red top finishes across your widest part, and your pants/skirt begins there your widest part is highlighted" (approximate quote!). Also useful for me was: In spaces, pale colour makes the walls/item receed. Dark colour will make the walls/ item 'jump out at you'/catch your eye. I use these ideas in rooms now. I'm in small spaces so I use pale shades and only colours that blend so very little 'jumps out' at me. I heard another useful tip: paint A4 sheets of paper with paint colours you are considering and pin them round the space, moving them into different lights to see how they look/make you feel. Or cut pictures from magazines of rooms you like and replicate(even cheaply) 3 or 4 main characteristics in your space. I'm a self-confessed style nerd. Sorry long text. G Ire

Hi thanks for watching absolutely you can use silk for a Roman blind

Hi thanks for watching you could absolutely add a contrasting panel at the bottom! Typically when doing that I like to add a heavier fabric which in your case isn’t possible, so instead I would add a darker colour to get the illusion of more weight at the bottom and I would also take the line of the bottom of your window trim and match the seam between the two colours to that. so for example, if your window trim is 2 feet above the finished floor that would be the size of the contrasting panel. Hope this helps

hi. thx for watching. each section should be seamed together

Hi thanks for watching generally I don’t use planes for a patio sliding door as they need to be mounted above the door and as they come down the handle will get in the way I much prefer panel that could be opened and closed

Hi thanks for watching. Paint is not only dependent on the direction the window is facing but also on the colour of the floors, whether there’s a lot of greenery outside the windows and many other factors.

Hi thanks for watching these were purchased at an antique mall in Florida.

Hi thanks for watching, there are a couple of reasons to use a full rod rather than two shorter ones. the first is that the rod going right across is more lux; using two shorter ones actually looks like you tried to save money, the second reason is that it would actually be more distracting and make you notice that rather than the beautiful drapery panels and other details in the room

Hi, thanks for watching. Definitely do the same fabric in both rooms.

hi. thanks for watching, send me a quick pic over email and I can take a look.

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