Style Your Window With These Curtains, Blinds, Drapes And Shades

by Shreya Bilagi | July 25, 2020 | 4 mins read

Style your window with these curtains blinds drapes and shades

Have you ever been confused about choosing between curtains and blinds for your home? We at Design Cafe will take your confusion away. Get reading to discover what’s in store! 

Curtains are an invention that dates back all the way to early 3100. B.C. Is that hard to believe? Well, believe it because the great Egyptians were the first ones to invent them and use them ever since. Back then, curtains were made from animal skin and hung on doors and windows with hooks. Well, there’s a bit of history for you. And we’re sure you’re breathing a sigh of relief that we don’t use animal hides to make curtains and drapes in this world. This blog will walk you through curtains and drapes. Take a quick read.

Yellow Curtains And Drapes

Choosing the right kind of curtains and drapes for your home must be a priority. Based on the wall combinations and materials you like you can choose from a variety of curtains and drapes for various rooms in your home. In this picture, bright sunny yellow floor to ceiling curtains have been used. Yellow is a fun and friendly colour and brings a vibrant punch to a bedroom with white walls. So if you have a white-walled bedroom, yellow curtains and drapes in viscose would make a great choice as they are easy to maintain and are a fun colour to experiment with.

Yellow curtains and drapes with bright sunny yellow floor with vibrant punch to a bedroom with curtains and blinds
A large master bedroom with white walls and a sunny yellow curtains will brighten up your day
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Living Room Drapes And Curtains

A living room is where memories are made, movies are watched, and a whole lot of conversations take place. These living room drapes and curtains bring about a trail of elegance. In this image we see a two-toned polyester curtain attached with golden rings on gold plated rail. 

Living room drapes and curtains curtains and blinds which bring about a trail of elegance
Seamless curtains in white with a brown top and gold rings to hold the drapes together make this an elegant space

Drapes And Curtains For Your Dining Room

Want some privacy while you have a candlelit dinner or simply close family gathering? Well dining room drapes and curtains are perfect for such occasions. This classy dining cum living room is surrounded with beautiful white net and cotton curtains in a subtle brown. These drapes are sure to keep your privacy at bay!

Dining room drapes and curtains curtains and blinds surrounded with beautiful white net and cotton curtains
Light and dark curtains that add a classic look to this dining come living area
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Pretty Pink Bedroom Drapes And Curtain Ideas

If you love your sleep and could even sleep for a living, you will know the importance of bedroom drapes and curtains. Even the slightest light can spoil your sleep. This brilliant classic Victorian styled bedroom has pretty pink drapes made from silk that gives it a royal look and merges well with the Victorian theme.

Pink curtains and drapes curtains and blinds which gives it a royal look and merges well with the Victorian theme
A Victorian themed bedroom with luxury silk drapes adds a royal touch

Q And A Time

There are a few questions that we often get asked when it comes to drapes and curtains. So let us walk you through your confusions. Here are a few common questions asked by our clients.

question and answers for curtains and blinds with drapes
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Can you put curtains over blinds? 

A: You actually do not need curtains over blinds because the latter provide maximum privacy. However, if you would like to add some style there is no rule saying you can’t add curtains and drapes over blinds.

What is the best kind of curtains or blinds?

Here honestly, it’s your personal choice that you need to make based on how your home has been designed. If you want a more elegant and seamless stylish feel you can go for curtains and drapes. However, if you want a more sophisticated look and are not keen on style blinds will do the job.

How do we hang blinds and curtains?

A: Blinds can be difficult to install and that’s why they come prefixed or are done by someone’s store you bought them from.  However, if you want to do it yourself, there are plenty of YouTube videos you can refer to for guidance. We at Design Cafe, however, suggest getting blinds installed by a professional. Curtains or drapes, on the other hand, are easy to put up as they have rings attached. All you have to do is slide those rings across the rod above your window and you are done.

This is what we at Design Cafe think are some amazing curtains and drapes that you could use in your home. Let us know what you think! Send us an email. Can’t wait to hear from you! 

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Shreya Bilagi is a content writer at Design Cafe home interiors blog.

Shreya Bilagi

Shreya Bilagi is a content writer at Design Cafe who has a creative and adventurous personality. She has worked in the media for the past four years starting off as a Radio Jockey with Radio Mirchi and later an anchor on television. Her love for dogs is infinite. Art and culture, spirituality, theatre, travelling, Netflix and wine all fall under her circle of passion.

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