A complete reference for designing beautiful window treatments.

Helping readers make the most appropriate window treatment choices, a top manufacturer gives advice, inspiration, and decorating tips. 200+ photos.

An exceptional guide to window coverings featuring more than 1000 photographs and illustrations, The Window Decorating Book is both unique and compelling in covering the scope of window products available on the market today. You will be encouraged to explore and consider all of your options, including sections on specifications and fabric quantities, should you wish to do so. The Window Decorating Book not only provides an inspiring visual catalog of ways to use draperies, blinds, shades, and shutters imaginatively, but also delves into the details; providing vital information on the pros and cons of various products, and how to choose fabrics and treatments that create the right atmosphere for any room of the house.

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!

Window top treatments - swags, valances, and cornices - are very popular DIY home-decor projects. Quick and easy to sew, they soften and finish off a window and often are combined with blinds, curtains, or drapes. The Complete Photo Guide to Window Top Treatments is the only book that tells how to choose the right style and construct it step by step. Color photographs show twenty top treatments in a variety of room settings, fabrics, and decorative hardware. Each window treatment has detailed, step-by-step instructions for measuring the window, calculating yardage, cutting, sewing, and installing. Following in the tradition of CPi's Windows with Style and Creative Window Treatments, The Complete Photo Guide to Window Top Treatments launches a new how-to series of window decor books.

You can transform the look of a room just by changing the window treatment. The right draperies can soften a contemporary setting or enhance old-fashioned charm; a well-chosen shade can give an edge to a traditional look or complement an up-to-the-minute decor. You can even disguise a room's faults with treatments that fool the eye-- or you can enhance architectural design with a minimalist treatment. But the right window treatment involves a practical aspect as well. Does sunlight pour through the window, or is the room shaded by trees? Are you vulnerable to prying eyes outside, or do you want to make the most of a stunning view? Is your room spacious, or are you decorating a cozy nook? This book helps you sort through these problems by showing you window treatments for every room in the house. Illustrated with more than 220 full-color photos.