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Wooden or Brass Curtain Pole Brackets?
Curtain pole brackets are there to hold up curtain poles which are there to hold up your curtains. Curtain pole brackets are of two types and can be static or extendable, with long poles or heavy curtains requiring more than 2 brackets.
Wooden or Brass Curtain Pole Brackets?
Curtain pole brackets are one of those essential items that is often overlooked when thinking about and planning your curtains. Cheaper curtain pole sets will likely consist of a curtain pole, finials, curtain rings and curtain pole brackets all in a matching finish. However curtain pole sets tend to be offered in a smaller selection of finishes, widths and lengths than individually purchased curtain poles and accessories. Top quality…
Heavy curtain fabric for winter weight curtains
There are many heavy curtain fabrics available to purchase – these tend to be more expensive than standard weight fabrics and with a high wool content, but should be seen as an investment as good quality curtains should last many years if not decades.
Heavy curtain fabric for winter weight curtains
In the days of modern centrally heated and double glazed homes, fabric deemed suitable for use as curtains has become thinner and thinner as it does not have the same demands put on it in past centuries, where after windows and doors, curtains were the major source of protection from cold draughts. However the majority of period properties still have issues with draughts and frighteningly high heating bills for many reasons. The most…
How to create a gilded decorative curtain pelmet
Here is a short guide about how to create a gilded curtain pelmet. This can be done in shades of gold, bronze or silver according to other décor and tastes.
How to create a gilded decorative curtain pelmet
A fabulous curtain pelmet will really enhance the luxurious feel of any period room. Although a grand curtain pelmet can be costly, it negates the need for a decorative curtain pole because curtains can be hung on an inexpensive plastic track which the pelmet will hide. The finished effect can be much more impressive than even a highly decorative curtain pole in the right kind of room.
Using Decorative Curtain Accessories
The curtain pole is the most important curtain accessory as without a curtain pole the curtain would be unable to hang in front of the window.
Using Decorative Curtain Accessories
There is no point spending a lot of money on a beautiful luxurious curtain fabric and then skimping on the curtain accessories that you use. Curtain accessories and the curtains themselves should be seen as an investment as if you buy good quality products, with proper care they should last you a decade or more. Curtain accessories are best thought of as a whole rather than piecemeal as you will most likely wish to get decorative curtain…
Enhancing Your Home With Victorian Curtain Tie Backs
A fine pair of curtains are nearly always enhanced with a curtain tie back. These can be made from the same or complementary fabric as the curtains in which case they will need to be stiffened with buckram.
Enhancing Your Home With Victorian Curtain Tie Backs
A fine pair of curtains are nearly always enhanced with a pair of Victorian curtain tie backs. These can be made from the same or complementary fabric as the curtains in which case they will need to be stiffened with buckram. Tasselled tie-backs can come in silk, wool or cotton style and it is usual to match like with like i.e. a cotton curtain with a cotton style tie back but it is really entirely up to individual taste.
Choosing Victorian Curtain Poles
Curtain poles are available in many different price ranges from basic wood or brass poles that are cut to fit the window, to hand made bespoke finished curtain poles.
Choosing Victorian Curtain Poles
To keep the heat in or the sun out on hot days, Victorians would use both blinds and curtains combined on the same windows. Curtains would be changed according to the seasons with heavy fabrics with good insulation properties used for Winter curtains and lighter ones used in Spring and Summer. On Winter curtains, a thermal type of thick lining would be used to keep out drafts.
Choosing Victorian Curtain Fabrics
Follow the general rules that the Victorians stuck to when choosing Victorian curtain fabric or material for your Victorian house renovation.
Choosing Victorian Curtain Fabrics
Well-chosen Victorian curtain fabrics and vintage style upholstery fabric designs can really add to the authentic Victorian atmosphere in any room of your period home. To keep that genuine Victorian feel, try to follow the general rules that the Victorians stuck to when choosing Victorian curtain fabric or material for your Victorian house renovation.
The Evolution of Curtains
Hand-made fabric hangings or curtains were often used on walls as decoration, or to divide up room spaces in grand country or town houses. They were also used around beds to stop drafts and aid privacy.
The Evolution of Curtains
The first drape or curtain probably hung at the entry of tent somewhere in a middle-eastern desert in the very early days of civilisation. The cloth gave some privacy but also, when wetted with water, provided some primitive air conditioning to temper the hot desert winds.