Layering Window Treatments in Your Home
Layering window treatments opens up endless avenues for high-end window coverings that combine functionality and fashion. Custom window fashions employing multiple layers can add depth and design to your home’s interior, optimize light and energy control, and they personalize the customization process ensuring your home’s design is uniquely your own.
Layered window treatments include up to three levels. First, a base layer, whose purpose is mainly functional such as providing light control. Next, a second layer, which is primarily decorative like drapery. Finally, an outer layer that is also chiefly decorative, though some elements of fashion and functionality can be seen in all three levels. When layering window treatments start with the base layer since the functionality is usually the priority for homeowners when it comes to new window coverings. Then build your layered look by adding window treatments to the base layer keeping in mind that when it comes to design contrast is key to making sure layers harmonize rather than clash. Continue reading to learn more about layering window treatments to create a custom look that is modern and smart.
Matching the Base Layer with Drapery
Drapery is the most popular second layer for layered window treatments because drapery is incredibly versatile with hundreds of fabrics to choose from, and drapery can be styled to suit any number of different interior design aesthetics. So, keeping in mind that you’ll most likely be pairing your base layer with drapery, consider the options for the base layer itself and how different window treatments can address different needs or priorities in a household.
Pairing Drapery with Cellular Honeycomb Shades as the Base Layer
Cellular honeycomb shades like Hunter Douglas Duette® Honeycomb Shades are some of the most energy-efficient window treatments on the market. Their unique honeycomb shape, which traps a layer of air, acts as insulation helping to minimize energy loss through the windowpane. This in turn can help keep homes warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. Honeycomb shades allow homeowners to better control their home’s energy efficiency and thus save money on heating and cooling costs.
Layering Duette® Honeycomb Shades with drapery not only adds another layer of insulation, making the window treatment even more energy-efficient, it also adds a crucial element of design since fabric choices for drapery are more numerous than for cellular honeycomb shades.
Pairing Drapery with Roman Shades as the Base Layer
Layered window treatments that include Hunter Douglas Roman Shades and drapery offer the greatest number of options for playing with fabric in your interior design as both treatments are fabric-centered. Homeowners layering window treatments with a focus on design will appreciate the many different combinations of fabric that this base layer/second layer combination offers. Popular now are flat roman shades with a bold pattern or texture paired with floor-length curtains in a solid, complementary color for a modern aesthetic that adds detention to space.
The Outer Layer
The third outer layer, or outside layer, for layered window treatment is a window topper. Window toppers can include cornices or valences, either of which has both decorative and functional purposes. Window toppers complete a look by adding a polished finishing detail and they can conceal any hardware, therefore, serving a functional purpose while still acting as an aesthetic design element.
Once you have chosen the base, second, and outer layer for your layered window treatment, consider additional features (like motorization and automation) that can add another layer of functionality to your window coverings.
The design experts at Ho’s Drapery can help you build the ultimate layered window treatment for your home that meets the functional needs of your family and also your design taste. Located in San Francisco, Ho’s Drapery servers the greater San Francisco area including San Francisco, Bay Area, Palo Alto, San Jose, CA. Contact Ho's Drapery today to discuss layering window treatments for your home.