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How to Dress Up Your Window Treatments for the Holidays
November 13, 2024
With a chill in the air and the leaves changing colors, the holiday season is coming. The holidays bring countless opportunities for events and entertainment.
However, this season can also bring stress from a busy schedule and volatile Midwest weather. We're here to help by providing inspiration for dressing up your holiday window treatments—let's look at some ideas.
Holiday Fabric Colors
Fall and winter are great seasons to spruce your home since the colder weather and shorter daylight hours typically mean more time spent indoors.
Just as fashion has trends and cycles, interior design does as well. Specific colors will be in for this season, which can inspire homeowners to choose new window treatment fabrics.
That said, personal taste is always in style, and if you have a specific vision with different colors from current collections, a window treatment design specialist can help you!
Try Out New Patterns and Textures
Many homeowners are attached to the color scheme of their home or a particular room.
If that sounds like you, but you are in the market to freshen up your window treatments, you might try a new pattern or texture. This way, you can keep your color scheme while adding a new element.
Although all window treatment options allow customization, drapery really shines when it comes to patterns and textures. Solid colors in various textures will pop, and print designs can give a bold look.
Check out some ideas for new textures and patterns here.
Embrace Plants and Greenery
Adding or expanding the plants in your house can bring a new character to your space for the holidays.
Once the trees outside are bare, there's something comforting about greenery inside the home. Garlands, mistletoe, and poinsettias are popular around the holiday season.
Consider hanging garlands around your window or placing a pot of poinsettias in or near a window (they do well in partial shade).
Embellish with Lights and Candles
Lighting takes center stage during the holidays. With twinkling Christmas lights, shining menorahs, and more, homeowners usually want to light up their windows and interiors.
Candles on window sills can create a warm, festive atmosphere, whether for religious purposes or purely aesthetic reasons. However, you should consider fire safety and ensure the candles are not near drapes or flammable materials. Otherwise, electric candles or other lights can serve as a safe alternative.
For those celebrating Christmas, it can be a fun tradition to place a Christmas tree in the viewline of a window. Your indoor tree can be visible from the street for folks who like to drive around looking at Christmas lights.
Many window treatments make this tradition easy. Simply pull the drapery back to keep your Christmas tree in full view.
If you're concerned with privacy, you could consider placing the tree in the center of a window with shutters that can open for a partial view of the tree or even motorized Roman shades to keep the view how you want it.
Consider Ornaments and Decorations
The sky's the limit for ornaments and decorations during the holidays. Decorating your home for the holidays can also be a fun family activity.
Dressing up your windows can include hanging extra ornaments from the windows or placing decorations on the window sills. It's an excellent opportunity to get creative.
If you aren't a big decorator, you could even consider modifying pieces you already have rather than buying new ornaments each year. Having festive colored planters, lights, or trinkets around can bring on the holiday spirit.
Changing Existing Window Treatments
The fall and winter months can be a great opportunity to complete indoor home projects. Whether it's purely for an aesthetic change or instead for a functional change, take the time to consult with a window treatment design expert.
Are you in the market for new drapes? Have you been interested in motorized shades? Even small changes in one room or throughout the house can make a noticeable difference.
Window Safety Tips for Colder Weather
Protecting windows during cold temperatures throughout the fall and winter is essential to protecting your home.
Inspect your windows before the weather gets too cold and ensure no noticeable cracks. You'll want to caulk, seal any gaps, and check the insulation. Window treatments like shades and thick drapes can even help prevent heat from escaping.
Remember to check the outside of your windows and watch for snow and ice buildups. Snow can build up against parts of the house or in window wells and cause further issues.
Work With Proctor Drapery and Blinds
At Proctor Drapery, we believe in the power of personalized service and collaboration.
Michael Proctor is our Window Design Specialist with 50 years of experience. He knows this business inside and out and is ready to work directly with homeowners, interior designers, and property managers from the initial concept to the completion of your next project.
Contact us today if you're looking for custom drapery, blinds, shutters, and more in Greater St. Louis!
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