Window Treatments
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| What functions do window treatments serve? | Control light in room, block UV sunlight, control sound, provide insulation, ensure privacy
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| What decorative purposes do window treatments serve? | Add color and pattern, add focal point/drama to a room, add style
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| What were traditional window treatments treated with? | A sash curtain, a draw curtain, an over-drapery, and a cornice/valance
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| What are the modern window treatments? | Curtains, draperies, shades and blinds
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| What is a header? | Additional fabric above the rod casing/pocket that forms a ruffle
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| What are sheers? | Panels made with sheer fabric or lace that allow daylight in while providing limited privacy
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| What are ruffled/Priscilla curtains? | Panels of sheer and semi-sheer fabric with fuller gathers and ruffles on two or three edges w/ an attached matching valance
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| What are Balloon/Austrian shades? | Curtains of shirred/gathered fabric drawn up into billowy folds
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| What is a valance? | It is the most common window topper, covers hardware at top of window,Utilized in many curtain heading styles and can be straight box pleats or embellished with lace, fringe, ruffles, etc.
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| What are Jabots, Festoons and Cascades? | They are different types of swags
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| What is a Lambrequin? | A pelmet constructed of wood or other rigid material that will hold a shape and can be mounted on the wall on the top and sides of window casing, often used to make a window appear larger by extending beyond the window frame.
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| What are the functions of Blinds, Shades and Shutters? | Light control, privacy, UV protection, sound absorption, and energy efficiency
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| What are some features of Venetian Blinds? | They hang horizontally, can be mounted inside or outside window casing, wide variety of color selections, a cord or wand control tilts the slats of a blind to a closed or open position
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| What type of blinds are suggested for bathrooms, kitchens and other humid areas? | Faux wood
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| What are some features of Vertical Blinds? | Made of fabrics, vinyl, wood, or aluminum and are a popular choice for large windows and sliding doors,Drawn to one side or side-to-side split for a full view, Used alone, with a top treatment, or as a foundation for a more elaborate look
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| What type of shade is considered ne of the most economical, versatile and practical window treatmenta? | Roller shades
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| What are some features of Roller Shades? | Made of vinyl or fabric attached to a cylindrical roller to roll up and down for light control, pulls down from behind the roller
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| What type of window shade has the most unique and natural look of all window shades? | Woven wood/grass shades
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| What are some features of Roman shades? | Made of fabric, pulled up into soft horizontal folds using cords attached
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| What are the two styles of Roman shades? | Flat fold and rounded edge
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| What are Pleated shades? | Made of fabric with crisp, evenly spaced horizontal pleats
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| What feature do Pleated Shades have that Honeycomb/Cellular do not? | Visible cords running through them
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| What are Shutters? | A traditional window treatment used because of their classic look
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| What are the different types of finishes Shutters can have? | painted, stained, sandblasted (gives texture), piano (high gloss)
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| What are the 6 parts of a blind? | Slats, Vanes, Ladders, Fabric Tapes, Head Rail, Bottom Rail
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| What is a Self Pelmet/Valance? | A piece of fabric stitched to the top of a panel to make it appear to be separate, often does not conceal rod or the top of a window casing, as it draws with the curtain
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| What is a cafe curtain? | Ideal in kitchens, Single pair of short panels installed on a suspension or café rod halfway down the window, leaving the top half open, often combined with a valance
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| What are Pinch Pleats? | A style of pleat used at the heading, usually triple folded, for a more formal look, often mounted on traverse rods
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| What are hourglass curtains? | Single panel with a casing and rod at the top and bottom and a tie in the center, typically in sheer or lightweight fabrics, often used on glass doors where free-flowing panels can get caught in door
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| What are swags? | An ornate valance that drapes in billowy folds across the top of a window, decorative and dramatic w. no function
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