okay ladies what is your take on window treatments?????

[EDDES]

 Do you like valances, curtains, fabric or vinyl shades, vertical blinds, plastic vinyl mini-blinds, woodenblinds, and for curtains: lace, sheer, prints, bright colors, pastels, frilly, solids, dark colors? 

Any thoughts, ideas or personal preferences?????

[Steph75]

I just decided to change the window treatments in my entire house.  We have to get custom, 137 year old house with odd sized windows, so they are expensive.  We can only get a few at a time.   I'm going with the natural woven wood shades.  I LOVE them!  We do the inside mounts so everything seems cleaner and less dusty.  I can wipe down the woodwork easier without drapes in the way.  I think I'm going to be very happy with them.  

[lady-t3984]

I have used blinds,drapes,panels,even fabric from fabric store. I usually change my window treatments 2x a year.

[Katie445]

Our house came with window treatments so I did not have to go through selecting them.  The windows have cellular shades (which I would not have considered) but they really keep the draft out and do not cover much of the windows when they are open.  We added Natural Shades to our kitchen windows and I like those too.  I used a mobile app from BaliBlinds when I was choosing those- it made it easier for me to decide which window treatments I wanted.  Good luck!

[EDDES]

Sounds like all great ideas that will look very nice on the windows. If you get some pics could you please post so i can see how they look?.

[EDDES]

I have been leaning, lately towards the criss crossed long lacey white curtains with lacey valance for my bedroom just because it is frilly and pretty and breezy for this summer. 

[psych_mom]

I have white faux wood blinds in my house, in all but my dd's room. We are putting curtains up in the living room and kids rooms, valances in the kitchen, dining room and master bath, and white sheers in the master bedroom.

[lady-t3984]

Have anyone ever put curtains or drapes over patio door blinds? I have blinds on my patio doors,but it look so plain.

[Sewsofun]

I like the combination of natural woven shades and a patterned grommet style curtain. If you can't find a grommet style curtain you care for you can use a panel with a pocket top (not tab top)find a grommet tape and attach over the pocket top, but you'll have to account for maybe an inch or two length difference depending on the size of grommets.

[EDDES]

 I have gotten good deals going to discount stores for curtains and i do change my curtains alot throughtout my apt.I wash them, dry them and put them away alot but i like to change them alot from time to time for every single season at least 3 times per season; its not easy but its a nice change; i have a small apt. right now so its easier than if i had a big apt. or a house. 

[TheJerseyGirl]

 I have shades that I pull down at night for privacy. I'm a valance kind of girl...I have a lot of empire valances thru out the house and some waterfall in the kids rooms. My youngest has curtains too because his the only bedroom that gets full sun so he needs a break from the sun glare!