Recently I received a call from a young lady looking to have some curtains done for her 4 year old son’s bedroom. She was a referral from a current client, so I was excited to meet with her to discuss her needs.
After meeting with her and taking measurements of the small window, I came up with a few options that would be fitting for the window. The window already had blinds, and privacy was not an issue, so we talked about doing simple drapery panels
Her son loves rocket ships and anything astronaut related. She already had a few rocket ship patterned fabrics that she purchased to make a custom quilt. The quilt is still being made by an Etsy shop owner, but based on the fabrics she showed me, I knew it would be very busy. This means that the window treatment had to be fairly simple to balance things out.
I like to provide my clients with as many visual aids as possible to help them see how the finished products will look. They are obviously not 100% realistic but are for illustration purposes. The illustrations are drawn to scale, the fabric patterns pictured on the sketches are not to scale.
Here are four options that I will be presenting
Option 1
In this first option I am presenting a combination of a pair of color blocked panels with grommet tops and a non-functional roman shade underneath. The color blocked panels are three different colors (blue, yellow and white) in cotton duck. The colors are pulled from all the other fabrics in the room. The drapery panels will be lined with blackout lining. The non-functional roman shade is a rocket ship patterned cotton fabric with a solid banding at the bottom in the blue fabric. Non-functional simply means that the shade is more of a fixed valance and not meant to pull down to close. This is a less expensive option if you like the look of roman shades, and don’t need the function of them.
Option 2
The second option is the same as option 1 but without the roman shade. This is the least expensive option of the four.
Option 3
In the third option, I am also recommending a color block grommet top panels done slightly different from options 1 and 2. Color blocked drapery panels are perfect for this room. Since the bedding will be very busy, the drapery needs to be simple. Solid color panels would be too simple and plain. Color blocked panels are still very simple but provides interest and a more custom touch.
In this option I am recommending a solid blue cotton duck fabric for the bottom two-thirds, and the top being the rocket ship patterned fabric. There is a red cotton banding in the center separating the two fabrics.
Option 4
In this last option, I am also recommending grommet top panels. This time they are a solid red cotton duck with a 4″ banding of the rocket ship fabric as the leading edge and hem of each panel.
Any one of these options will work great with the room, so it will boil down to the difference in cost for my client I’m sure.
I am choosing grommet tops over using rings since grommets have a more casual look and a bit more contemporary and masculine.
The hardware will be a brushed nickel finish.
I am excited to see which one she chooses, and of course the finished drapery! 
We are also doing some floor cushions, shams and pillows for this project, as well as recommending paint colors for the wall and bed frame.
Here are a couple examples of color block panels that I have done in the past, to give you a visual idea.
Game Room
This was a gameroom that I completed a few months ago using orange, blue and white linen fabrics. The pillows were also custom made.
This was a pair of gray and white linen fabrics in a clients study (chairs hadn’t arrived yet)
Now that you’ve seen all four options, which would you choose?
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Veronica Solomon, Casa Vilora Interiors
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