A little while back, Janel posted a fun design dare, challenging us all to consider brightly colored floor-to-ceiling drapes. And while we're not sure if we're brave enough to pull that off, the post ...
click thumbnails for larger pics We love the look and feel of linen. While we've ventured no further than a tablecloth and napkins, there are plenty of other ways to incorporate lovely linen into you...
Our shower curtain at home when we were growing up was a map of the word, and we credit this fact with our early familiarity with place names such as Ljubljana, Reykjavik and Pyongyang. While this m...
This amazing curtain by Bauke Knottnerus, a Dutch designer, could be a wonderful room divider. We love the idea of printing photos at a large scale on fabric. This is a great way to showcase your own ...
click thumbnails for larger picsAfter moving into a new house last year, we decided at first not to worry about window treatments in the living room; why not enjoy the view for a while? Soon, however...
We only have one window in our home, so we like to keep it mostly uncovered. In the past we used very transparent fabric, and we also tried decorative wooden screens. Privacy is not much of an issue, ...
We get a lot of requests from our readers asking for creative ideas for window treatments. Many apartments feature unconventional or oversized windows and it can be difficult to find affordable option...
Last weekend's Chronicle included an article about how to address the challenge of covering your windows when you have a small budget. (We've just come up against this issue ourselves after having di...
AT:SF, I live in an Edwardian style apartment in San Francisco with bay windows. I was wondering, what is the typical way people hang curtains? I've seen "bay window" curtain rods that bend, but I've...
living room AT, I will be moving to a new house in 2 weeks but I've been challenged by the windows treatment for the Living Room and Master Bedroom. The Living Room windows are 15' tall and 6' wide o...
Tea towels are generally cheap and plentiful, and if you're not afraid of sewing, useful as scrap fabric. One example of this is the blue and white tea towel curtain above, which charms us with its ...
Hey AT, My boyfriend and I are moving into a new apartment--we're thrilled, but have some decorating concerns. To the left of the wall/hallway in this picture is a wall of blah-brown doors which I w...
Maison d'Etre is one of our very favorite stores. We were trying to pinpoint what makes shopping there (or merely browsing) such a satisfying experience: it's a domestic sensualist's delight. ...
When looking for window coverings for our bay windows, we went to Conrad Shades -- a store renowned for its elegantly unfussy hand-woven window coverings. Drawing inspiration from nature, Conrad Shad...
I am an avid AT lover and have just finished a serious makeover to my first home. My wife and I bought this loft in SoMa and have been tirelessly renovating for three months. We have found solutions t...
Hi AT, I am having a seriously hard time deciding what color curtains to have in my bedroom. I bought orange, because that was what some friends told me to do, but now am thinking about switching to g...
AT, I have a beautiful wall of windows and finally broken down and purchased some silk curtains. The problem is that I can't find a curtain rod that spans 150' and is modern/clean looking. I'm putting...
We'd never actually been to Lowe's until this weekend. We've noticed Danny Seo blog a couple of things from the big box store that we thought were pretty darn cool, so when we were passing one, we de...
Dear AT:SF, The closet in my bedroom was added as an afterthought and has made the window and overhead light off-centered in the room. I currently have it "disguised" with matchstick blinds and sheer...
AT:SF, On the television show "The Biggest Loser" there are curtains in Mark and Jay's room (the Black room) at the Ranch that are black with white chandeliers on them. The chandeliers are similar to ...
We have Emma Jeffs' window film in more then half the rooms of our house - we love the way it brings pattern and privacy to a space while still allowing light in. Our favorite use of it in our home, h...
We've lived in a few places with less-than-stellar views. Our current kitchen window looks out on to the neighbors' fence and some greenery ... not too bad, right? (Especially when compared to the ye...
Summer and warm weather requires a change of curtains in our house - away goes the heavy winter canvas and in comes the summer linen. Like the majority of Bay Area residents we don't have air conditio...
We stopped in our tracks when we saw Urban Burp's sign outside that reads "Rare Vintage Fabrics." We quickly made a detour for their door and spent at least an hour talking textiles with Electra Skil...
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