Browse Forums Windows & Doors Re: Right windows coverings 2Jan 27, 2014 3:47 pm Depends on the room and personal preference! Personally I don't like sheer curtains/drapes - I think they look old fashioned. I have a mix of window coverings in my house - in the bedrooms and home theatre I have sheer black roller blinds in the window frame and then block out drapes in front of the window. Elsewhere I have dual rollers - sheer black in the window frame and then block out rollers in front of the window. You get more effective blocking of light and heat with heavy drapes than you do with roller blinds. This is why I have them in the bedrooms and the home theatre. I'd also recommend you get a pelmet over the top to eradicate any light spillage at the top. Completed a knock down and rebuild in northern Melbourne. Handover completed 27/09/2013 and now moved in. Re: Right windows coverings 3Jan 27, 2014 8:17 pm It does depend on the room but out of those two options anywhere besides a bedroom I would go B. Because it's much prettier. I disagree with the sheer curtains being old fashioned, they are all the rage now if done nicely. I think heavy curtains are actually old fashioned! These are sheer rollers but you get the idea. I think this works best in living areas with full height to floor sheers. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 100916_OGormans04-1024x681 by Em_Brisbane, on Flickr Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Re: Right windows coverings 4Jan 27, 2014 9:31 pm EmyN It does depend on the room but out of those two options anywhere besides a bedroom I would go B. Because it's much prettier. I disagree with the sheer curtains being old fashioned, they are all the rage now if done nicely. I think heavy curtains are actually old fashioned! These are sheer rollers but you get the idea. I think this works best in living areas with full height to floor sheers. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 100916_OGormans04-1024x681 by Em_Brisbane, on Flickr That looks so good! Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Re: Right windows coverings 5Jan 27, 2014 10:16 pm EmyN I disagree with the sheer curtains being old fashioned, they are all the rage now if done nicely. I think heavy curtains are actually old fashioned! And this is why I said its personal preference. To me they evoke every ugly rental property I ever lived in that typically had them paired with metal Venetian blinds or bone coloured holland blinds with tassels at the bottom and dangly cords on them that terminated in a crocheted look circular pull. lol At least the ones you posted didn't have a lace border, but still, they make me shudder. Very 70's. But each to their own! Completed a knock down and rebuild in northern Melbourne. Handover completed 27/09/2013 and now moved in. Re: Right windows coverings 6Jan 27, 2014 11:02 pm Bluesuede I'd also recommend you get a pelmet over the top to eradicate any light spillage at the top. +1 to that, and the pelmet also help with insulation of the window as well, as it traps all the window pane heat gain/loss behind the curtain, i.e. doesn't provide a bottom to top or vice versa circulation of air. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Right windows coverings 7Jan 27, 2014 11:21 pm Definitely a matter of individual taste. Meanwhile I guess curtains to the ceiling wouldn't need a pelmet (for heat reasons)? Interesting... Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Hi there I'm looking for a independent company for a expert report on my blinds ,sheers & plantation shutters I'm in Melbourne 0 9213 I'm putting a new floor in my kitchen, slate flagging on a standard concrete slab. I have allowed for a bed thickness of up to 20mm to accommodate the different… 0 17523 They using concrete or timber sleepers? Timber or steel uprights? Any drainage behind sleeper? 3 5781 |