ask vtwonenWith window decoration you not only provide more privacy, you can also increase the atmosphere and accentuate the style of the rest of the interior. Tanja Saarberg, formula manager at vtwonen, talks about the many choices you can make.
It sometimes happens that the window decoration is a final item in the budget when people move or renovate their home. “If that is the case, that is a shame because it covers a large area in your house and therefore determines the space,” says Tanja. “Depending on the materials, it can also provide sound dampening and you can play with the incidence of light. Window decoration is therefore an important part of the entire interior.”
Tanja wants to nuance the fact that you immediately have to invest heavily in it. “Of course it remains an investment, but there is a lot of innovation on the market. For example, many players have come online with great solutions and the hardware stores also offer good service. For example, you can often have ready-made window decoration made to measure at a hardware store. That is a cheaper solution than ordering everything exactly to size.”
What is the difference between window decoration and curtains?
“The curtains are on the window. By window decoration, experts mean roller blinds, blinds and blinds. They usually hang directly in or on the window frames.”
If you want window decoration, where do you start looking?
“Start by defining the position. In the bedroom, the window decoration must be able to keep out light. It may be that you want to prevent people from looking in, while you want the light to pass through. Or that you just want it to look nice. The function determines the choice: if you want to darken, a roller blind is useful, or a blackout pleated blind. Those are the fabric curtains that fold together like an accordion. Sometimes the fabric has a coating so that it does not let light through.
So you can also choose to use window decoration that matches the rest of the interior. Take a good look at the flavor you already have or want to add. Do you like horizontal blinds made of wood, or something more sleek of aluminum? Do you like a lot of stripes or do you think that is too busy? With some pleated or roller blinds you can open the top, which also gives a different look. Do you choose coarse fabrics or rather finer ones and which color do you like?”
You should also take practical considerations into account. Do they fit, can they be mounted?
“There is a lot of innovation in technology. There are many more possibilities, so don’t think that if it wasn’t possible ten years ago, it still is today. In less deep frames you can easily install them with a magnetic strip. In turn or tilt and tilt windows, they remain in place, even if you open the window. super handy! In the past, blinds were often just white or black, nowadays you have them in all kinds of colors.”
Is blinds different from blinds?
,,It is a brand name for blinds, it is true that many people still call them that. Often the horizontal blinds are meant. You used to only have those in aluminum and they weren’t that thick. It can look restless with all those stripes in front of the window. Nowadays you have blinds in all kinds of thicknesses, up to 6.5 centimeters wide. That looks very nice and rich.
There are also shutters available. Those are a kind of shutters. You open and close them and they also function as window decoration. They give a very playful effect.”
In residential programs you sometimes see that they can be electrically controlled remotely.
,,Yes, that’s a huge trend, that you can control them with your phone. Lovely. There is simply a lot happening in the field of window decoration. What is really nice is that more and more sustainable materials are coming onto the market. Recycled fabrics or bamboo. So you can really look for a nice mix and combine it with the curtains. Window decoration is usually combined with curtains, but the range is so extensive that this is no longer always necessary.”
Watch the videos below for more home inspiration. And are you in doubt about curtains or blinds?
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