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Voiles and Sheers as Curtains for Contemporary Look

Using Texture and Color to Good Effect in Modern Window Treatment

Sheers and voiles are underutilized as decorative options for contemporary window treatments.

If you don't need the drapery for insulation reasons then using sheers or voiles provides a large scope for creativity as shown in this photograph below.

Sheers and voiles as Curtains

Sheers and Voiles as Curtains

The simple soft falling white sheer shown diffuses the light and provides privacy for the room. However the wonderful color choice of the side drape highlights the window and adds an air of romance with its soft bunching holdback in the form of a flower made of sheer fabric.

This contemporary room has used color and texture well, the vertical linear wallpaper creates height. The soft intensity of the orange colored sofa creates a focal point with a subtle floral pattern which is upstaged by the oriental lilies on the cushion. We cannot see the entire room in this photograph but what we can see appears modern well balanced and inviting.

I go back to texture here. Imagine that the walls were painted one color, perhaps a soft apricot and that the fabric of the sofa was an orange canvas, the whole dynamics of the room would look different. It would appear flat and uninteresting. So always look at the room as a whole when you are considering your curtain selection.

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