Show WOMAN'S WORLD Give Rooms Well-Furnished Look with Proper Curtains By Ertta Haley DOES the sunlight need softening In your Does a particularly lovely scene outside require a proper would you rather close out an ugly All this and more can be accomplished in any home with properly selected and styled curtains and The style of the furniture can be accented with carefully selected style and and rooms can take their cue for furnishing from draperies or curtains There's great freedom of choice In the style to select as well as In lengths and but there are certain rules to observe for For If sheer curtains are your you may have them sill or floor but not in-between floor and If they're to be used with sheer curtains should be of the same length as the When sheer curtains are to be hung you'll want them full and luxurious no matter how Inexpensive the Make the curtains two and one-half or three times the window Let drapes and Glass or sheer curtains always need a heading so they will look properly Give them pleating or whichever you like for the room Here are Fact About Should sheer curtains be tied back or hung This depends upon the style of the If Early formal or Eighteenth Century sheer curtains may be tied back to be most If the room Is done In let the curtains hang The best height for the Is right below center of the If the curtains are tied back above the the window will look long and Tied too far below center they make the window look too With small-paneled the should be horizontal with one of the bars of the so the panels are not cut down in Large ruffled need to have a slit cut behind the heading of the ruffling so they can be tied properly without bunching the Traditionally are made of the same material as the curtain but this Is not a hard and fast rule If you want to try for different for you are using a chintz with sheer the tiebacks can be made of the or at least the heading or ruffle teamed with sheer How to Use Curtains Without Draperies When you want a airy feeling in a plan to use sheer curtains without the tide Summer Suit L White silk linen plus brightly colored thin silk satin is featured in this casual suit for The double-breasted Jacket is fastened with pearl knob buttons and shows a little of the camisole-strapped top Tucked Into one pocket Is a kerchief of the same vivid red and black printed This may be a room that is quite and you want to bring in as much light as Then if you have a room with an abundance of the rich you may want the relief from such material that sheer curtains can Many modern full of rich color textured are with plain glass made full and hung in a tailored Those who are worried about giving their rooms the finished look add the decorative with curtains without the benefit of have several painted of fabric-covered gathered valances of the same material as the curtain or a contrasting material used elsewhere in the and brackets at the side of the For glass use sheer materials that reflect tones of yellow or Net and scrim are always but others to use include sheer theatrical gauze or coarse More but very effective are the nylon fine point and spun glass Use Draperies For Accent Certain rooms require drapery treatment for the windows rather than sheer When furnishings are simple and need the accent of your best choice Is drapery of some If you have an attractive setting outside the It may better be framed with drapes than with plain sheer Skimpy draperies are worse than no drapery material of any so make certain that the draperies are at least twice as wide as the If the drapes hang on ring or traverse rods and are pulled across the window at they should be at least two and one-half times window Draperies may be lined or depending upon the amount you have to and also the material If the room is too sunny and you want to shut out some of the light for decorative or fading then it's smart to use the lined Lightweight cream or sateen material is customarily used for drapery Colored linings may be used but the color of the lining should not confuse the color of the Hold up to light to If the colors do use an interlining of cotton Relate Draperies To Room Draperies are nn Important part of the room In which they're to be to it's a god idea to select them with They should be related in style and materials to the room type in which they're Most draperies are that is to the floor of the but If you desire nn Informal casual they may le Choose an informal material for the draperies that are to be used In Informally styled percale or toile de More formal rooms require the traditional rich damask or Modern rooms may have in them plastic raw novelty chintz and textured Quaint patterns in chintz or voile are good In Early American If budget worries then consider paper or inexpensive plastic materials in appropriate patterns and How to Select Trim With plain you might consider the decorative value of fringe and other similar This may be used at the edge or the Avoid trimmings of this type on draperies with texture and pattern interest as it will only draw attention away from Weights at the corners of draperies help them to hang straight and even and give them a professional They are bought by the yard and may be |