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 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!

Set the style for every room in your house with fabulous, easy-to-make window treatments. Beautiful do-it-yourself ideas to help you create a custom-made look for a fraction of the cost! Step-by-step directions and full color photos guide you through the entire process of design, sewing and installation. Features a wide range of styles and solutions for standard or unique windows.

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.

The Design Directory of Window Treatments is not a typical how-to book. It is a comprehensive directory which can be used by trade professionals and consumers alike. It is a professionally illustrated volume detailing the most complete collection of standard and unique, current window treatment components and designs ever assembled. By performing a thorough and exhaustive search of all current Window Covering books, subject oriented consumer magazines, trade publications, trade workroom catalogs, interior design firms, retail portfolios, and trade show presentations, Von Tobel identifies and names more than 350 individual, standard and unique, components that can be mixed and matched to create window treatment designs. All of these elements and designs are beautifully illustrated in color renderings that can be used over and over again to create any custom vision. Black-and-white line drawings of these illustrations and industry charts and forms are included on a companion CD.

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 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.