The options are endless for dressing up a window-blinds, shutters, valances, curtains, draperies, shades. This idea-packed sourcebook presents a hundred ways to give any room fresh style with the right window treatment, along with practical tips and decorating guidelines to define what works best for you.

Shares hundreds of ideas for dressing up windows, in a guide that provides for a variety of types, includes scan-ready sample board sketches, and explains the correct procedures for measuring.

The right window treatment can add life to any room. Ideas for Great Window Treatments helps readers decorate their windows with style and artistic flair. This 112-page book makes a perfect resource guide for persons planning to purchase curtains, draperies, shades, blinds and other popular window treatments. With over 170 bright color photos accompanying useful, easy-to-grasp information, this book is a necessity for anyone about to decorate their windows. A "tips for measuring" section is included to take the guesswork out of the sometimes tricky tasks of measuring windows and estimating fabric.

The Southern Living editors designed these volumes with the specific needs of the Southern reader in mind. In each of these titles, the experts offer their creative talents and extensive technical knowledge to aid readers in creating their own fabulous homes and gardens.

"From Roman shades to plantation shutters, swags, drapes, and cafe curtains, Window Treatments Idea Book has all the inspiration and practical design advice you need to create a room you'll want to spend time in"--Page 4 of cover.

A guide on how to create window treatments that work with a personal lifestyle discusses such topics as texture, privacy, light control, air flow, and traffic patterns, offering specific advice on designing for a particular decor and creating illusions.

The most comprehensive DIY window book on the market The Complete Photo Guide to Window Treatments makes it easy to choose and construct today's most popular window treatments - 20 styles of valances, swags, and cornices; 20 styles of curtains and draperies; plus 10 types of window shades. Room photographs show each style in a variety of decorating styles, fabrics, and hardware. Each project has step-by-step instructions from beginning to end: measuring the window, cutting the fabric with confidence, sewing or constructing the project, and installing the treatment the professional way. Over 500 how-to photographs and diagrams make it easy to have professional results. This is the big book of DIY window treatments!