If you want to revive your living room window furnishings, but have no idea where to start, Lahood® have plenty of ideas that will put your blinds and curtains front and centre.
What's the first thing you think about when designing a living room? Is it the sofa? The rug? Where to place your television? Since your living room is often where you and your loved ones connect, it's likely you're prioritising comfort and family. Sure, window furnishings might serve a practical purpose, but, they can be the key to your décor decisions or be part of a theme for the whole room. They are a sure-fire way to dress up your living room.
First think about what’s on your list of window décor. Do you want to create a focal point? Keep the inside of your home private? Stop sunlight damaging furniture and flooring? Give you easy access to the outdoors? Whether you’re planning to roll out all new window dressings or to simply swap in new drapes or blinds, you have lots of exciting options.
If it’s a separate living room, you can focus on what look and feel you want there, but in an open-plan kitchen diner and living space, consider repeating colours from a kitchen window treatment to pull the whole space together.
Dressing living room windows provide the opportunity to impress. Your living room might include bi-fold or sliding doors or more traditional French windows, a shapely bay, or casement windows. Blinds, shutters, and curtains all provide good-looking treatments that can inject colour, patterns, and textures. Roman blinds with curtains will also give a balance of softer elements, and the latter can look especially luxurious with generously draped fabric. This is where you can be bold and use your window furnishings to focus on a colour or theme that you can accentuate with other furniture or accessories.
But it’s not just about aesthetics. Light control to reduce glare on screens and protect upholstery from fading may be vitally important, depending on the room’s orientation. Street-facing rooms need a treatment that brings privacy without making them gloomy, and here specially designed blinds, shutters and window film can come to your aid.
And don’t forget to indulge in automation. Especially in living rooms where the family spends a lot of time, having the convenience and safety of remote control will be very welcome. And it’s a great way to impress your visitors too.
