Window Curtains for You (and Me)

The windows in your lounge are often the largest in the house and therefore curtains for these windows can be the biggest investment of all.

I know this as I have been there - I have a large bay window in my lounge and it was quite a thought shelling out a lot of money on fabric and curtain-making for one window.

As soon as the order was made I had huge doubts. Had I chosen the right color? Would it go with the carpet we were not replacing? What would the design look like over such a large area? Had I ordered the right size.

By the time they were delivered the curtains had become hideous in my mind. Yet, once they were hung up, all was well.

I think if I was ordering curtains for those windows again I would do things a bit differently and start with the design of the whole room.

You know those boards that interior designers use - I would put one together too with samples of the things in the room - the curtain fabric, the carpet (remember to save the off cuts if you are getting a new one laid), pictures of the sofa etc. And I would plan everything out very carefully with measurements noted down and so on.

Plus I'd go through the pros and cons of the various styles of window curtains so that I knew I'd made the right decision for the room.

I know these things are not easy but having gone through the whole curtain decision making process systematically at least you can set your mind at rest once you order and won't be having nightmares until the things arrive.