Guest Post: Donna from A Designer’s Perspective

September 14, 2012
Hi, I’m Donna Vining, a residential and commercial interior designer based in Houston, Texas, and my blog is ‘Donna’s Blog: A Designer’s Perspective‘.  I have the pleasure of doing a guest blog post for Elizabeth.  I have been following Elizabeth’s wonderful blog for 7 months now, and one of my favorite posts she does are the Tell me Tuesday: Bam or Slam.

Thank you Elizabeth, for allowing me the pleasure to guest post!

For today’s post I thought I’d share with you the many different ways to treat your windows.  I love that there are truly so many different ways to do so.  When I’m working with a client (especially when it is a new construction or remodel), we start addressing windows at an early stage because we might enlarge or add/omit a window, and we may decide to have specialty windows (leaded glass, glass block, etc.).

Today, we are mostly seeing the clean, straight stationary panels or Roman shades in windows, but I thought I’d share with you different drapery treatments as well as window designs.  And since there are different window styles and shapes, this will determine how you will treat each one.  Remember that you can always add an extra detail and dress up a drapery treatment with trim, whether it be a simple band, another fabric, beaded or fringe trim, etc.

While I’m only scratching the surface in window treatment designs, I do hope you enjoy all these different styles.

Many master baths have large windows above the tub, and making that window leaded glass allows the light to still come through while providing the privacy needed, by Vining Design Associates.
Vining Design Associates
Here are drawings of different drapery styles.
 Here I had simple panels installed.  Notice that the drapery hardware (rod) is placed as close to the furr out ceiling as possible.  This allows adds height.  I always place my drapery as close to the ceiling as possible.  Like I said earlier, adds height and keeps the room from looking squatty.
Vining Design Associates
 Again simple clean panels with extra fullness to give it more body.  I always add more fullness to my panels so they won’t look too skinny.
Vining Design Associates
Leaded glass doesn’t have to be in just a bathroom, it can be a decorative element to any space, like this kitchen, by Jane Page Design Group.
Jane Page Design Group
In this dining room I did the drapery treatment has panels with swags.  Also, notice the puddle at the bottom of the drapery panels that hit the floor.  You can decide to have a puddle (can be as much or little as you want) or have no puddle so that the panel just hits the floor).
Vining Design Associates
 In this space I designed, Balloon Shades mounted inside the window frame.  You can choose do to inside mount or outside mount, neither is wrong.  They booth look great; it’s just what look you want.
Vining Design Associates
Stationary Roman Shades that are mounted on the outside, by Annsley Interiors.

Annsley Interiors
A soft valence of cascades & swags with beaded trim at the bottom, by Jane Page Design Group.
Jane Page Design Group
 Panels with swags and stationary Roman shade behind.
Vining Design Associates
Sheer cafe curtains provide some privacy while allowing the light to shine through in this master bath, by Peter Zimmerman Architects.
Peter Zimmerman Architects
Roman shades mounted on the door are a great drapery treatment for doors.  When there are working doors you have to make sure that the drapery treatment does not get in the way of the door.
Vining Design Associates
I wanted to show you this room, by Suzanne Kasler, so you could see one way to treat a corner wall.  The drapery hardware do not connect, but you can have your custom drapery company have the rod made to connect (making an ‘L’ shape).
Suzanne Kasler
Another leaded glass window over the tub.
Vining Design Associates
Here designer Tiffany Eastman treated the windows with a double drapery treatment.  The combination of the light and dark fabrics adds extra depth to the space.  Notice the dark fabric panel is tied back where the front panel is left as stationary.
Tiffany Eastman

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  1. Teresa @ Splendid Sass says:
    September 14, 2012 at 5:59 am

    Nothing finishes a room like great curtains, and these rooms are gorgeous. Thank you for sharing, Donna.
    Happy Friday.
    Teresa
    xoxo
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  2. Donna @ A Designer's Perspective says:
    September 17, 2012 at 9:07 am

    Thank you Elizabeth for allowing me to guest post on your blog. I truly enjoyed it!
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