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Layer your Living Room Window Treatments

Your window treatments can affect your daily routine when installed in the living room because they influence how you feel in this gathering space. When paired together, shades and drapes are a powerful tool for interior design. They can work together to create unique spaces by controlling natural light, adding opportunities for privacy, and providing a strong visual element to your décor.

Hunter Douglas Vignette® Roman Shades with custom drapes near Stoneham, Massachusetts (MA)

At Curtain Time, we love using drapery and shades to create luxurious layered window fashions for the number of benefits and aesthetic customizations that they bestow on homeowners.

Benefits of Layered Treatments

Elevated Efficiency: There are several environmental control factors that are amplified when you layer window treatments, resulting in greater efficiency. Did you know that up to 30% of a home’s energy is lost at the windows? When you pair multiple window coverings, you create better insulation where there are two window coverings overlaying the window. This blocks energy loss, creates opportunities for better sound absorption with multiple materials muffling out sound waves, and for many layered window treatments, the use of two shades means twice the effectiveness of light control. Our favorite pairings for layered window treatments include custom drapes and:

  • Cellular Shades: Our favorite combination to create a well-insulated space is with the rich, full fabrics of custom drapery and the honeycomb construction of cellular shades. Designed to keep inside air in and outside air out, Hunter Douglas Duette® Cellular Shades are unparalleled at protecting against energy loss and keep it warmer inside in the winter and cooler inside in the summer.
  • Roman Shades: This is not only a stylistically sophisticated pairing, but custom curtains over Roman shades also improve acoustics with the fabric-based shades absorbing sound waves to block exterior noise and reduce interior echoing.
  • Sheer Shades: Get the light diffusing ability of sheer shades plus the light blocking capabilities of custom drapes with this chic combination that expands your options for interior illumination.

Customizable Aesthetics: When you’re mixing and matching layers in a multi-tiered treatment, you're not only improving efficiency—you’re also creating one-of-a-kind designs. Let your household needs and personal tastes drive the design process when you select fabrics to complement your interior design. You can always plan with your design team about additional custom elements to personalize your layered window treatments.

  • Curtain Pleat Types: Though curtain pleat types may seem like a small detail, they affect the way a curtain or drapery hangs and actually greatly influence the overall style of your window treatment.
  • Types of Curtain Tops: For custom curtains and drapes, a topper or custom valance is key to establishing style. A valance gives off a different aesthetic appeal than a sash, hard cornice, or the look when drapery is left open at the top, which is why choosing between the different types of curtain tops is an important part of creating a personalized aesthetic.
  • Custom Hardware: Drapery hardware is a customizable design element, with the ability to subtly change the entire tone of a treatment and pull together a final, polished look. Keep all your metal finishes in the room the same for a traditional design or mix and match finishes for a more eclectic look.

See What Makes Curtain Time One of The Top Curtain Places Near Stoneham, Massachusetts

Curtain Time is located in Stoneham, Massachusetts and serves homeowners looking for custom Hunter Douglas window coverings and layered window fashions. We’ll work with you to address the different aesthetic and functional customizations available when building custom layered window treatments for your living room or anywhere around the home.

We welcome you to request a consultation with our experts at the Curtain Time team. Give us a call at (781) 438-8151.

Curtain Time serves Stoneham, Burlington, Lexington, Lynnfield, Lincoln, Medford, Melrose, Newton, North Andover, Reading, Somerville, Wilmington, Woburn, Wellesley, Weston, Winchester, Wakefield, and the greater Boston area.

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