How to Choose the Right Drapery

Dressing up your windows with the right treatment is essential to impart a fashionable look to your home. Drapes are one of the most versatile window covering options available. But the task of choosing the right drapery for your home can be pretty challenging. It does not matter whether you are moving into a new home or planning a makeover for your existing setup. Making the right choice in drapery can create wonders for your home. As a homeowner what you need to remember is that window treatments ought to be an optimal combination of form and functionality with more stress on the latter. There are some important factors that you need to consider while choosing drapes for your home.

• Privacy and Light Management
  This is perhaps the most important function of every window covering. While choosing drapery for your residence, the room is an important consideration. If you are selecting drapes for the living room you can go for lighter drapes that allow in natural light and offer privacy as well. While if you are decided on doing up your bedroom or study with drapes, you can choose heavier fabrics that offer more privacy and light management.

• Appropriate Measurements
  If your drapes are not mounted well, they can ruin the look of your home. This makes it crucial to have accurate measurements. Always measure from the rod to the floor and remember to include space for rings or other drapery hardware. The length would depend on how much space you want between the floor and the drapes. The ideal width of drapes would be three times as wide as the window for a fuller look. At Nicole Draperies you can choose from a large selection of drapery hardware to complement your drapes. Whether it is a simple i-beam or a traverse rod, motorized or manual, metal, wood or lucite rods, we have options for every household.

• Choice of material
  Depending upon the kind of look you want your drapery to create, you can choose the material. If you want to create an element of space and light, you should go for lighter fabrics, while heavier fabrics are better if you intend to create a formal look.
  Our showroom has a wide range of fabrics and colors to choose from. You can choose from satin, silk, linen, velvet – we have it all to help you decorate your windows.

• Style
  When we talk of style for drapes we refer to the color, pattern, texture, etc. If you want to make a bold statement you can go for contemporary styles and chic patterns in bright hues, while for subtlety you can go for more neutral colors. You can also opt for solids if that matches the rest of your décor.

We have an extensive collection of drapes at our showroom in Toronto. In addition to that we stock products from leading brands like Robert Allen Design, Beacon Hill. Kravet, Maxwell etc. Stop by to check out what we have for you.