CURTAINS AND WINDOW-LINE
(By
L. J.
S.
placed will do much to solve the difficulties of line in a room, When choosing materials and making up the curtains, remember that horizontal stripes will tend to lengthen the room and make the ceiling appear lower, and that stripes used vertically will have the opposite effect. Large, heavy patterns would be overpowering in a small room. Use these only where there is plenty of light and space and keep to finer designs (if any) for the smaller room, Actually, unpatterned materials are the best in such cases. The weight of the material must also vary according to the size and shape of the room. Heavy woollens or velvets for the larger rooms, especially where there is height, but chintz and cottons for the cottage size. correctly chosen and Question of Measurement Then there is the question of length and width of the curtains. These again depend upon the height and width of the walls, and when the window is set in a long, low wall, this line will be accentuated by short curtains. But such curtains would look patchy and out of place in a deep room with long walls, Here heavier and longer curtains can be draped for an appearance of general comfort and warmth, In hanging the curtains for small and narrow windows, place them as far as possible away from the side, to give the illusion of width. And where there are two rather drab windows, set close together, add interest by curtaining them first singly with light curtains, and then have one large curtain at either end of the pair. You will find this effective and unusual, Pelmets Pelmets should be taken into consideration. These are not necessary in some cases, but they do give an added softness and grace to most windows. Where long, heavy curtains are used, the pelmet, especially when velvet, looks attractive if draped. Instead of carrying it straight across, loop the material up once or twice in the centre, Even wooden pelmets can be attractive, Painted in cream or any light shade, they give depth and character to small cottage windows,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 57, 26 July 1940, Page 42
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