5 Trends for Window Treatments in Wauwatosa

Since your windows are one of the main features of your home, it is important to think about them when you decorate any given room (or all of them!). New window treatments can completely transform the look and feel of your home, even if you do not touch another detail in the room! If it has been a while since you have shopped for new window treatments, you may not be aware of the current trends and amazing designs that are available to you now – and there are plenty! So read on to find out more about some popular trends for your Wauwatosa home’s windows.

Sleek Lines

Window treatments do not have to be fancy, and this trend is anything but. Simple, sleek lines are prevalent in window fashions in everything from flowing drapes to chrome decorative hardware. Creating sleek silhouettes against a window lends a clean, modern look to any room. A quick way to get truly streamlined treatments is with popular panel-track systems. Unlike their boring vertical blind precursors, panel-track systems are made of fabric or woven-wood panels and can be used as room dividers or on window walls or doors. Influenced by Asian shoji screens, these panel-track treatments can look contemporary or European depending on the fabric.

Bold Prints

Big Bold prints with texture are top choices for window treatment fabric this year. Popularity in stripes and bold prints across all product lines are continuing as a trend in 2008. Bright floral patterns that attract traditional tastes and graphic geometric patterns offer youthful charm are some of the bold prints seen on windows lately. With pattern becoming more important, it will change the way a designer designs for the window and how the client views their window fashions.

Silk Panels

Silk came onto the scene in 2007 and is still a very popular home trend. Silk is a pricier option for window treatments, but the shine and luxury of the fabric instantly wakes up a dull room.

Luxury Tech

As society’s obsession with electronics increases, people counterbalance it with organic and natural products in their homes, and window treatments are no exception. Technology plays such a huge role in our lives and yet we yearn for simplicity. Window blinds can now be controlled with remote controls, a light switch or even the Internet. But just because your window treatments have gone high-tech, it doesn't mean they have to be stark and uninviting. Layering fabrics with high-thread-count cottons is one trend sure to spice up a window.

Handcrafted decor also has a lot of value in homes predominantly marked by sleek, chrome lines and the latest tech goodies. In fact, luxury spending has increased over the past few years. In 2005, 30.2 million households spent $12,300 on luxury home goods. Baby boomers are the biggest luxury spenders right now, but Gen Xers are spending more on home products. So we're seeing a trend towards the more youthful crowd and younger look.