WALLS AND WINDOW TREATMENTS 3(1+2)

Lesson 15 : Soft Treatments For Interiors

Selection Of Materials For Soft Window Treatment

1. Scrim, colored chintzes, cretonnes or any other dainty washable material is appropriate for a bedroom.
2. Bright or gaily-figured hangings may be used in rooms devoted to good cheer and occupied for only short periods, such as a dining-room or a sitting-room.
3. Patterns and colors that are entertaining in a tea-room might be unbearable in a living-room. For rooms in constant use, or for rooms that should be reposeful in their influence, such as a library, a living-room, or a study, near-neutral colors and unobtrusive patterns are essential
4. The lighting of the room is an important consideration in selection of window draperies, If the room is poorly lighted, thin draperies light in value, tending toward yellow - the most luminous color - will be the most effective choice, provided it is consistent with the color of the walls. If the room is too light and sunny, darker and cooler colors and heavier fabrics should be used.
5. Curtain material should never be chosen without hanging a large sample in the window of the room in which it is to be used, because the color effect is frequently quite different under transmitted light.
6. Material with a black thread is likely to look dull and dingy; a fabric woven with blue and yellow threads becomes green when seen against the light.
7. The effect of artificial light on the draperies should also be considered, since colors change surprisingly from their day-time effects.