Happy Kitchen Roman Shades
“I know friendly doesn’t sound like a design word, but it’s really important to me that when people walk into a home, it feels like they’re welcome,” Rayman Boozer tells us. That’s precisely the feeling we get from this delightful kitchen in this Harlem duplex the A-Lister recently designed. Here, shades in a red Clarence House fabric complement the bright green kitchen cabinets.
Complementary Patterns
You can never have too many patterns as this enveloping niche in a Vermont home designed by Sheila Bridges proves—just make sure the scale and colors work together. Here a Roman shade and curtains in a woodland print from Castel Maison offets the ikat pattern on the chairs and the Morris & Co. wallpaper.
Lovely Lace
Sometimes the best window treatments are the simplest. Take this humble alpine bathroom, where the diminutive chalet window is covered in lace found in Parma, Italy.
Flowing Neutral Curtains
When designer Omar Aqeel designed this New York apartment for his most important client—his mom—he wanted the place to evoke an airy Parisian abode. So he painted the room a soft, light-reflecting white and selected drapes and curtain rods from The Shade Store to match. Très chic!
Camouflage Curtains
We love how these deep olive velvet curtains practically melt into this room’s curved walls (painted in Farrow and Ball’s Bancha, in case you were wondering). It creates a snug, immersive vibe that was core to this laid-back family home, designed by Clive Lonstein.
Fruit-Patterned Curtains
If you’re looking to bring a little sweetness into your home, why not pick a fruit-printed fabric? In this Italian apartment, the GP & J Baker curtain fabric brings in the sense of nature’s bounty ripening on the vine. Bonus: the pattern references the spotted wallhanging next to it.
Cozy Bedroom Curtains
Window treatments are the perfect device for bringing snugness into a room. In this adorable children’s bedroom in a New Hampshire lake house, designer Nina Farmer hung curtains in a burgundy Lisa Fine Textiles fabric above the rustic twin beds. A lesson to be learned here: you don’t need to stick to a single curtain length if your room has windows and doors of varying sizes.
Transitional Curtains
If you head up a legendary fabric house, of course your home will boast the best window treatments for miles. Here, in the Provence home of Patrick Frey and his wife, Lorraine, the curtains in the sunroom are by—you guessed it!—Pierre Frey. We love how these golden floor-length drapes are positioned just above the doors to the patio, give the room additional height and marking an elegant transition to the outdoors.
Floor-Skimming Silk Curtains
This home, nestled into a centuries-old tower in Italy, leans into its historic pedigree with both elegance and whimsy. Here, floor-grazing silk curtains, in a Cesari stripe, pop against the grass green limewashed walls.
Trimmed Floor-Length Curtains
Dramatic drapes are the perfect way to add a sense of grandeur to a space, but when coupled with too many fancy decor items, they risk feeling froufrou. Never fear: Take a look at hospitality designer Eric Egan’s Milan apartment. Here, he incorporated floor-skimming drapes (in a golden vintage Etro fabric with complementary trim (we might add) but tempered them with modern elements like the chrome chair, dark floors, and a white-painted ceiling to lend a sense of airiness.
Blue Linen Shades
If you can’t decide what color curtains to pick but definitely want to venture beyond standard white sheers, take a look at your room’s artwork. Designer Ashley Lavonne Walker looked to the hues of a Tiffany Alfonseca painting (right) to inspire the color of the Lee Jofa linen window treatments. “When considering color, I like to think about how tonality can reinforce the desired end result of a space. For example, should blue roman shades be light and airy, dark and serious, vibrant and youthful, or muted and lowkey?” the designer tells us. Here, “I actually decided to touch on all of those since the room was intended to be a multigenerational and versatile space.”
Bamboo Blinds
Jewelry designer Silvia Furmanovich’s apartment may float above São Paulo, Brazil, but its aesthetic leans distinctly Japanese. To bring in those vibes, she worked with architect Ana Terra Capobianco to select low-slung furniture and incorporate a neutral palette. Here, the custom bamboo blinds (sourced directly from Kyoto, Japan) allow the light to filter through while complementing the rest of the timber decor. “It is a place where I can be with myself,” Furmanovich tells us.
Furniture-Matching Shades
When choosing window treatments, it’s smart to ensure they complement the rest of your decor. In the case of this dramatic room by Jenna Chused, the roman shades actually match the rest of the decor. The same Christopher Farr fabric (in a pattern called Lost and Found) shows up on the custom sofa and the window treatments. That’s what we call twinning and winning!
Opulent Florals
Designer Nathan Turner liberally applied Nicholas Herbert’s floral Coromandel cotton to the walls and windows of this New York pied-à-terre to bring lightness to the room’s heavy, dark wood furnishings. After all, you can never have too much of a good thing.
Cute Café Curtains
Living rooms and bedrooms tend to get the majority of the window treatment love, but don’t forget about your kitchen curtains too! In this adorable example, designers Eric Hughes and Nathan Turner leaned into the vintage charm of their California ranch-style home with transclucent café curtains. The lemon-yellow hue introduces sunny vibes to the space, no matter the time of day.
Lemon Ombré
While curtains are designed to keep light out, they can also accentuate it in the daytime too. Take this sunny bedroom in a Woodstock, New York, home with interiors by White Webb where the curtains—dip-dyed alpaca linen versions from Rosemary Hallgarten—frame the views outside.
Luxurious Gold Valence
If you’re looking for period drama, opt for a gorgeous draped valance and complementary Roman shade, as with this Midas-touched bedroom in (yes) a historic Italian tower.
Height-Accentuating
This look, in a Tudor-style home sensitively reimagined by ELLE DECOR A-List designer Frances Merrill, could have easily gone over-the-top cottagecore. But funky silhouettes and neutral, floor-grazing curtains positioned high above the windows not only bring the look down to earth but flaunt those gorgeous timber ceilings.
Tiny Checks
In the media room of his New York City home, TV personality Thom Filicia dressed his windows in floor-length curtains patterned in the tiniest of gray-and-white checks, a move that—pro tip—not only gives the illusion of more generous windows, but also adds subtle texture to the largely neutral scheme.
Complementary Patterns
If you’re stuck with tiny windows, use curtains to create the illusion of size. Here, in a 16th-century painterly Parisian pad, designer Eric Allart selected a longer curtain in a Simrane floral (the same textile that appears on the headboard and bedding) to move the eye around the maximalist space.
Anna Fixsen is the deputy digital editor of ELLE DECOR, where she oversees all facets of ELLEDECOR.com. In addition to editing articles and developing digital strategy, she writes about the world’s most beautiful homes, reviews the chicest products (from the best cocktail tables to cute but practical gifts), and reports on the most exciting trends in design and architecture. Since graduating from Columbia Journalism School, she’s spent the past decade as an editor at Architectural Digest, Metropolis, and Architectural Record and has written for outlets including the New York Times, Dwell, and more.
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