Window Dressing

The window is that part of the home that tends to prove difficult for home decorators. Visually, window treatments help set the scale of a room by either emphasizing the shape and location of a window, or by diminishing and streamlining its presence.

Over embellishing a window in a smaller room will crowd the occupant, while the same is true for the reverse. An understated window in a larger room will look out of balance and work against any larger decorative scheme, no matter how…