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Curtain Styles And Headers

Curtains can make a room look spacious and nice, or depressing. The curtains in a house reflect the mood and taste of the people who live in it. That’s why women need so much time to choice the correct curtains that will suit their homes. Just plainly hanging curtains from a cornice is no longer in style. Now diverse styles and headers for curtains are presented in the market to decide from. For sitting rooms and living rooms that have a view people, choose net or lace curtains. Some people have separate sets of curtains for summer and winter.

There are many different styles of curtains and headers, the most common of which is the standard one. In this, an inch-wide tape is used that is gathered up into a narrow even header. This style is commonly used on dormer and cottage windows. It is also used for lightweight curtains where a reinforced curtain rod is not required.

The next style in curtain headings is the pencil pleat. This style is used where there is no pelmet or valance. This style gives a pleasant look to the curtain header and is employed in modern styles. Just remember when buying curtain cloth for this style, you will need two and a half times more fabric than the width of the window.

The third style in curtain heading is the ‘French pleat’. This style is used on heavy window curtains, like velvet. An extra stiffener is also used, the pleats fan across the window, and there is a button sewn at the bottom of each pleat. Again two and a half times more than the window width in fabric will be needed for curtains with such a pleat style.

The ‘cartridge’ or ‘goblet style’ is used in a ceremonial setting of the curtains. Tissue papers or polyester is stuffed on top of each pole for the curtain to maintain its shape.

The ‘slot pleat’ is easy to make. Slots are cut in the header strips through which the curtain rod is fed. This look can be enhanced by letting a quantity curtain to stand above the rod. Once more, the width of the curtain cloth should be twice or thrice to that of the window’s width. You will have to decide the spacing of the slots.

Another design in curtain heading is the ‘puff ball design’. In this you make the curtain like the slot pleat curtain; simply you have to keep at least twelve inches above the slots. Once the curtain is hung on the rod, the top is puffed up.

These are the universal designs and headers used in curtains. However, there are always new and fresh designs that are being added. The curtain design and header depends on the window types and the curtain cornices. The curtain design and heading should go with the dcor of the room. Moreover, the curtain fabric must have an attractive fall. Before retailing curtain fabric you must decide on the style you prefer, as the amount of curtain fabric that you need to buy will depend upon the curtain style. What you don’t want is shortage or excess of cloth.

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