Skip to Main Content
home
Promotions
Blog
Request a Consultation
Search Result
Home
Promotions
Blog
Request a Consultation
Search Result

Master the Art of Layered Window Fashions

Why choose just one window treatment when adding layered window fashions add interest and texture to a space? Since windows are a focal point in any room, you want their coverings to look fabulous. Layering your window treatments is also a unique way to increase the control over light and privacy in your space. Our team at Advanced Window Fashions can help you master the art of layered window fashions when you pair functional and fashionable Hunter Douglas window coverings to create a cohesive look.

Hunter Douglas Carole Fabrics™ Custom Drapes layered with roman shades near Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (SC)

A Solid Foundation

Pave the way to success with layered window fashions by deciding what functions are essential. Do you need room-darkening window coverings for a bedroom or light-filtering treatments that provide daytime privacy in a living room? Knowing this will make it much easier to narrow your choices when choosing your shades, drapes, or blinds.

Casting Roles

There are no hard and fast rules for combining window treatments, but our favorite technique is to have a star window treatment and then surround it with an upstanding supporting cast. Go for bold colors or exciting prints on custom drapes that allow you to express a more fashion-forward look and let the other window treatment focus on functions you prefer or that offer a more subtle style. This keeps the aesthetic interesting without feeling cluttered or chaotic. Layered window fashions are also an excellent way to add texture and create contrast within a space. The difference can be between the layers or the room and window treatments. There’s also always the option of using two muted layers to have windows that blend in with a room’s background.

Installation Is Important

Layered window fashions must be installed appropriately to look and perform their best. If your windows have the necessary depth, consider mounting your base layer shades or blinds inside the window frame for a clean, sleek aesthetic. The rule of thumb for custom drapery is to hang it “high and wide.” Install the hardware several inches above the window frame to make your windows look larger and ceilings taller. Extending the rod several inches beyond the sides of the frame gives your drapes a full, elegant appearance and lessens the impact of stack-back on your view of the outdoors.

Stay Consistent

The most beautiful spaces have a cohesive design throughout. You can keep a consistent look on your windows by using the same treatments within a space and the same layered style in other rooms. You can use subtle differences to create distinct zones in large, open spaces. You’ll keep the same window fashions but change the color or print.

Maintain the layered aesthetic without having identical windows by swapping out one shade or blinds for another. If you choose Roman shades and custom drapes in a room, consider roller shades paired with drapery in the adjacent room. Dark wood blinds in one room are a fantastic way to complement lighter wood blinds or shutters in the next.

Contact Us

If you’ve been searching for the best place to buy blinds and custom drapery in the Lowcountry, you found Advanced Window Fashions. We have been dressing windows near Charleston, SC for nearly three decades, and our work exemplifies our pride in every project. Ask us about adding custom drapery to your window treatments for an extra touch of sophisticated style.

Please stop by our showroom at 502 Wando Park Blvd, Unit 105, in Mount Pleasant, or request a consultation online.

Advanced Window Fashions is proud to serve Mount Pleasant, Charleston, Isle of Palms, Kiawah, Sullivan's Island, Seabrook Island, John's Island, James Island, Daniel Island, West Ashley, Awendaw, McClellanville, and Summerville, SC.

Contact Us
©2024 Hunter Douglas. All Rights Reserved.
Accessibility
Site Map
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use