"Transform your room from drab to fab with stylish curtains and blinds! While it may seem daunting, the process of making curtains and blinds is surprisingly simple, and even the most basic makeover can give your room a fresh new lease on life! Covering everything from how to choose and measure fabrics to fully illustrated tutorials for creating curtains, blinds, valances, and decorative treatments, WINDOW TREATMENTS WITH STYLE gives home sewers all the tools they need to transform any room. Case studies also offer a unique insight into how other modern makers have transformed their own window treatments." -- page 4 of cover.

You can transform the look of a room just by changing the window treatment. The right draperies can soften a contemporary setting or enhance old-fashioned charm; a well-chosen shade can give an edge to a traditional look or complement an up-to-the-minute decor. You can even disguise a room's faults with treatments that fool the eye-- or you can enhance architectural design with a minimalist treatment. But the right window treatment involves a practical aspect as well. Does sunlight pour through the window, or is the room shaded by trees? Are you vulnerable to prying eyes outside, or do you want to make the most of a stunning view? Is your room spacious, or are you decorating a cozy nook? This book helps you sort through these problems by showing you window treatments for every room in the house. Illustrated with more than 220 full-color photos.

"Complete instructions for planning, sewing, and installing 50 different window treatment styles, including valances, curtains, draperies and shades"--Provided by publisher.

"From Roman shades to plantation shutters, swags, drapes, and cafe curtains, Window Treatments Idea Book has all the inspiration and practical design advice you need to create a room you'll want to spend time in"--Page 4 of cover.

A guide on how to create window treatments that work with a personal lifestyle discusses such topics as texture, privacy, light control, air flow, and traffic patterns, offering specific advice on designing for a particular decor and creating illusions.

The only curtains book with the current styles and step-by-step, photographed instructions. The Complete Photo Guide to Curtains and Draperies makes it easy to choose and construct today's most popular window treatments. Color photographs present twenty styles in a variety of room settings, fabrics, trims, and decorative hardware, then show how to DIY. The projects include tailored, romantic, and contemporary curtains and formal draperies with all styles of pleats. There are step-by-step instructions from start to finish: measuring the window, calculating yardage, cutting, sewing, and installing. Following in the tradition of CPi's best-sellingWindows with Style and Creative Window Treatments, Complete Photo Guide to Curtains and Draperies is an indispensable part of an all-new series of window decor books.

From selecting a window treatment to draping a swag, this companion to Creative Window Treatments covers everything readers need to know to make decorator-style window treatments themselves. Included is information on shades, curtains, top treatments, and alternative treatments such as frosted windows and screens. Over 400 color photos.