Does your home have windows that you would like to add stylish drapes or shades? Then this TWOPAGES drapery review is where you will learn where to explore and find the perfect window treatments for your home decor vision.
Recently I shared with you that after my daughter, Mandy and her husband, Matt bought an older home, Ed and I drove up to Virginia to help them paint the foyer, living room and dining room. I showed you the rooms before and after painting reveals in the post.
In today’s post, I am sharing what all houses old or new with windows needs – window treatments and what Mandy and Matt chose to fit their decorating vision to make the house into a home they will love for years to come.
Knowing that they would need window treatments, I partnered with TWOPAGES Curtains for this post and had Mandy and Matt choose the window treatments for their living room that they liked from the many styles and fabrics that TWOPAGES sells on their website and also on their AMAZON Shop.
As a mom, of course I wanted to help, plus I know quite a bit about decorating and window treatments so I offered them a few tips to consider as they went about choosing what would look nice on the windows, but also function for their needs which was to block glare when watching TV.
The living room in the house has two single windows with great looking high gloss molding around them.
They didn’t want to cover too much of the window that would block the light coming into the room and they also didn’t want to cover the decorative rosette molding at the upper corners of each window that add character to the room.
Window Treatment TIPS I Gave to Mandy & Matt
One: Small, ordinary windows will look larger and can become impressive focal points when you hang drapes high and away from the window glass.
Two: Properly hung drapes (rod closer to ceiling than close to window molding) can trick the eye into thinking windows are larger and ceilings are taller than they actually are.
Three: More light streams into a room when the curtains/drapes are pushed back away from the window glass.
Four: Blackout drapes will take care of the glare issue when watching TV.
Here is a close up of the white/grey blackout lining.
Once the drapes arrived, they took more of my advice and hung the pleated drapes with the “easy to attach and adjust hooks” on the rods first to be better able to see exactly where the rod mounting brackets needed to go on the wall above the windows.
Once they measured and marked the height and spot where the rod brackets needed to go, Matt drilled the holes and attached the rods.
TWOPAGES Has Easy to Follow Measuring Guides
With so many great window treatment options for you to explore on the TWOPAGES site when choosing the right window treatments for your home, the process can feel overwhelming, but don’t let this stop you.
On the TWOPAGES site you will be guided step-by-step on how to measure and choose just the right window treatments for your windows. They also have a swatch service where you can order a swatch of the fabric so you can see the color, texture and feel the weight of the fabric that will help you make the right decision.
The pleats look perfect when the drapes are open…
…as well as when they are closed.
One More Drapery Hanging TIP
I shared one more drapery hanging tip with Mandy and Matt that many homeowners with drapes overlook and that is:
- Once the rod is mounted and you attach the drapes, add one curtain ring to the outside of the rod mount with the remaining rings on inside to prevent your curtain from being pulled all the way to the middle of window. Doing this also helps hide the rod bracket, especially when viewing the drapes from the side. See this Window Treatment TIPS post for more about this.
Learn More About TWOPAGES Curtains
To find out more about TWOPAGES and all the drapery styles, curtains, fabrics, rods and more they sell, head over to:
Now that I see how beautifully made their drapes are I want to look into ordering some Roman Shades for my bedroom.
