Q: My windows are a major feature of my modern house and I'd like them to look good and offer some level of privacy — in addition to being green and offering better insulation properties. The...
Q: Our small house in the Hamptons is sorely lacking in the window treatment department. My husband and I have owned the house for 6 years but haven't been able to make any decisions about how to d...
What a difference the window treatments can make. New York designers Tocar Interior Design have a great batch of before and after shots on their website. And one thing we noticed that packs a real p...
Remember how everything matched in Blanche’s bedroom on The Golden Girls? Do people still match their wallpaper and bedding? Or drapes and cushions? ...
Insta-wallpaper for renters? I've loved Shaker peg rails for a long time, especially because they are so multi-purpose. BUT I'd never known that the Shakers also used them during the winter to help ...
Happy Friday! Yellow curtains never fail to pop out from the page when I am flipping through design magazines or browsing the internet. They add a glow of sunny color as well as a bold statement. Wh...
Cityscapes and skylines are inspiring more and more home accessories and decor — check out this compilation of some of our favorite skyline-inspired designs....
Q: Help! I need some window treatment ideas for the pied à terre we will be renting on the French side of the Channel starting in September. The apartment in a historic Art Nouveau building has bea...
Here is a different approach to armchair traveling. Add a foreign skyline to your home and watch the sun rise and set as though you were in a different city. Designed by Elina Aalto, these would be...
Hi Apartment Therapy, I'm moving into this house next week and don't know the best way to hang curtains for the large window. Where should the curtain rod be hung? Higher than the window? Over the...
Dear Apartment Therapy Readers, Since it's outdoor month, I've been working on my patio space. I recently put up matchstick blinds to deter my nosy neighbors from peeking into my apartment. While the...
click thumbnails for larger pics We stumbled on the traditional Japanese noren the other day when we were gathering Curtain Space Dividers from Apartment Therapy and Beyond. We're now smitten with th...
We are seriously enjoying that springtime breeze, which first turned our thoughts to billowing sheer window treatments, and now ribbon curtains. Read on for a few ideas... ...
We've long been fans of Textile Arts, the online store that features designs from Marimekko and Ljungbergs and offers sheers, cotton, and even upholstery weight fabrics in mid-century-modern and con...
click thumbnails for larger pics This one thing is so simple, but it's something that's often forgotten. Photographers do it to improve the look of the space, and we do it to make our space feel happ...
I am trying to hang curtains in my bedroom, but am having trouble figuring out where to attach the curtain rod. The room is measures 107" from wall-to-wall. There is only parallel wall space on on...
click thumbnails for larger pics Hi Apartment Therapy, My boyfriend just bought a new apartment — so for his birthday, I decided to give him a "while you were out" style bedroom makeover. My go...
click thumbnails for larger pics Hi, AT — I've recently overhauled my bedroom, getting rid of an old waterbed and moving all the furniture in the small, narrow room around (regrettably, the bed...
I need window treatment advice! This is a spare room in our house, which we have plans to repurpose and decorate. We pretty much have everything figured out, except what to do with that arch window!...
This creative no-sew project from Jenny of The Little Green Notebook transforms plain white mini-blinds into custom fabric shades. It's a great budget solution for beautiful window coverings. ...
Hey all, I'm in my first house now (yay!) and getting the basics is crazy expensive. We want to do it right though. I'm trying to find an online site that does custom sized roman shades (our windows a...
To Jumpstart Page Info and All Entries Title: DIY-Roman Shades Name: Jennifer Hagler Time: 1 hour Cost: $50 Jennifer took simple, plain and inexpensive Roman shades from Target and completely trans...
click thumbnails for larger pics Yesterday, there was a discussion in the comments of Annie & Manuel's Rustic Den in Hamburg, Germany about how great architecture makes a great space. This idea is va...
I love the look of custom roller shades, but with my budget crunch I can't afford to have them done professionally. Does anyone know of a good DIY source for creating roller shades, or willing to shar...
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