Your_Home_and_Garden_-_July_2019

(C. Jardin) #1

Twiceasnice


Pleatsheet


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Curtainandblinddouble-upsthat
combinethebestofbothworlds:
+Double-trackedsheercurtainsfor
daytimeprivacyandlight-filtering
combinedwiththermalcurtainsfor
night-timeinsulationandlight-blocking.
+A double-layerrollerblindwitha
lightweightprivacyblindunderneath
anda light-blockingblindontop.
+Netcurtainsprovidedaytimeprivacy
andlight-filtering(fittedinsidethe
windowframe),whileRomanblinds
blocklightandcreatea soft,textured
effect when lowered at night.

TIP
WHENSNUGLYFITTEDINSIDE
THEWINDOWFRAME,NET
CURTAINSCANHELPINSULATE
WINDOWSANDPREVENTCOLD
AIRFROMCIRCULATINGINTO
YOUR LIVING SPACE.

Aquickguidetocurtainstyles:


Pencilpleat– anadjustablecurtainwith
cordsrunningthroughthetopthatcan
bepulledtocreatethe desired gather
andwidth.
NewYorkpleat– singlepinchpleatsat
evenintervalscreatea modern look with
a littlegathering.
Dutchpleat– doublepinchpleatsat
evenintervalscreate a modern look with
a lotofvolume.
Frenchpleat– triplepinchpleatsateven
intervalscreatea full,luxuriouslook.
Invertedpleatorboxpleat– a single
pleatatevenintervalsalongthebackof
thecurtaincreatesa boxy,formallook.
Tabletoportabcurtains– a seriesof
fabricloopsthreadontoa curtainrod,
creatinga soft,casuallook.Bestfor
sheercurtainsthat are opened or closed
infrequently.
Eyelet– insetmetalringsarethreaded
ontoa curtainrailfora clean, minimal
look. Easily adjustable.•

TIP
IFYOUWANTTHEBEAUTY
OFCURTAINSASWELL
ASTHEPRACTICALITY
OFBLINDS,YOUMAYBE
ABLETOCOMBINETHE
TWO–AROLLERBLINDFOR
BLOCKINGOUTLIGHTAND
CURTAINSFORSOFTNESS
AND TEXTURE.

Curtain Studio

Photography


by


Helen Bankers


and


The Virtue


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