Spring Window Treatment Trends
With spring in full bloom, now is the perfect time to freshen up your home’s decor. Stylish upgrades to your curtains, shades, and blinds can be a great way to keep your home looking renewed. Boasting both beauty and functionality, a wide variety of highly-rated window treatment options are available to explore for your home this spring.
As the sun trades its cameos for extended stays, updating your current window coverings to energy-efficient shades should be top of mind. In fact, the U.S. Department of Energy estimates that some window treatments can reduce your home’s solar heat gain by an impressive 33%. By reducing heat loss in low temperatures and heat gain during temperature highs, window coverings have the added benefit of helping to reduce your energy costs.
Get Ready for a Social Spring
A spring upgrade to your window treatments can completely transform the way you enjoy your space. As the new season inspires friends and family to channel their inner social butterflies, one can expect to host dinner parties, casual lunches, and spontaneous drop-ins.
For day gatherings, be mindful of the sun’s pattern of travel throughout the rooms of your home. There is nothing more cumbersome than guests partaking in an impromptu game of musical chairs to avoid the temporary blindness caused by imposing sunrays. Custom shades are a beautiful solution to this predicament. Some of our motorized products can even be preprogrammed to adjust to the sun’s expected position.
Spring Window Treatment Trends
This season boasts a plethora of exciting trends in custom window treatment designs. No matter your aesthetic, our creative team will guide you throughout the entire design process and present ideas that reflect your personal style. With so many window fashions to explore, we’ve narrowed down our spring favorites.
Fluted Elements
Spring brings the resurgence of fluted designs, a celebrated form that was steeped in classical architecture dating back to the Greco-Romans and later reappearing in the Art Deco era of the 1920s. 2024 marks a major comeback for fluted accents, including window coverings. Homeowners can accomplish the look with the help of pleated shades which creatively mimic the fluted effect, adding symmetrical dimension to any room. The single layer of fabric in an elegant accordion-style fold creatively mimics the fluted effect.
Maximalism is Back
Those drawn to bold and bright designs will be delighted to learn that maximalism is making a major comeback. Though it may have a slightly more cohesive spin, the maximalism embraced in spring 2024 maintains an illustrious blend of adventurous patterns, unique textures, and daring color palettes. Tap into this trend with bright fabrics and the addition of a patterned cornice.
A cornice is the ornamental fabric molding that is placed above a window treatment. It is a fairly simple way to add privacy, color, and pattern to any room. Cornices are a stylish way to conceal your hardware and enhance the look of any blinds or shades.
Adding vibrant drapery to your home is a wonderful way to add color and dimension to any room. Consider incorporating warm yellows, oranges, and reds, or perhaps even cool blues and greens. Mix and match with patterned curtains, such as striped, geometric, floral, and mosaic prints.
The ‘Quiet Luxury’ Trend
Also known as “stealth wealth” or an “old money aesthetic” the quiet luxury trend denotes a lifestyle characterized by understated elegance. It emphasizes exclusivity, discerning taste, and refined consumption without overt displays of specific brand motifs or extraordinary spending. Those looking to accomplish a quiet luxury aesthetic with their window coverings should focus on high-quality fabrics and hardware.
Sheer curtains are a fabulous way to accomplish the look of quiet luxury. Elegant and airy, they are classic and allow light the drift in the room while still offering some privacy. Solid sheers are classic but embroidered, crinkled, or patterned sheers will add a lovely texture to any dwelling.
Grommet-top curtains lend a look of sophistication even if the fabric is plain. Grommet-topped curtain panels have round, metal-rimmed openings all along their headers, which are the curtain tops. They have a clean-lined, simple look that works well in casual and contemporary interiors.
Keep it Classic and Versatile
For those seeking a timeless window treatment solution, look no further than plantation shades. These window coverings are ideal for those unwilling to fuss with fabric, and who instead seek to enhance their windows with a versatile covering that is always in fashion. Complementary to a variety of home styles, these coverings look elegant in a traditional home or can lend a relaxed, bungalow-style vibe to more contemporary dwellings. Aside from being an aesthetically pleasing option, plantation shades are easy to maintain, durable, and offer reliable light control.
Canvas curtains deliver a casual, modern window treatment. They’re versatile in that they can be used indoors or outdoors. Canvas drop cloths for a heavy-duty window treatment will block light and add a sophisticated look to your room. The canvas curtains are also appropriate for temporary outdoor installation on a deck to offer protection from sun and wind. Canvas curtains on a porch add elegance and practicality.
Roman shades are a very versatile window treatment. They’re decorative and elegant, and they offer a clean and uncluttered look. You can choose between flat (also called classic) or hobbled Roman shades. Flat Roman shades are smooth, but they still have visible pleats when fully extended. Hobbled Roman shades offer a more cascading or layered look, much like drapery.
Consider using neutral drapes such as gray, silver, white, natural, ivory, and beige tones for the ultimate versatility. These neutral tones are beautiful with colored walls and can offer a necessary balance to the room. Neutral panels can be paired with nearly any decor style, from classic to contemporary.
How to Shop for Spring Window Treatments
Successfully shopping for the perfect window treatments is highly dependent on the level of assistance you receive throughout the process. When deciding which coverings will work best for your home, it is important to consider the level of light and privacy you wish to achieve as well as the design aesthetic that resonates with you most. After these factors have been decided upon, a conversation on the appropriate budget for your project is essential. Working with a team that is upfront about costs will prove to be useful. With clear communication, you can avoid spending a lot more than you budgeted for.
At Long Island Window Treatments, we strive to provide our clients with the highest quality window coverings paired with outstanding service. Our design team is trend-savvy and ready to brighten up your living space for spring. Whether you are outfitting a single window or seeking treatments for your entire Long Island home, allow our crew of professionals to help you achieve your design goals. To accomplish your spring custom drapery design goals at a reasonable budget, look no further than Long Island Window Treatments. Visit our showroom in Syosset or contact us online today.
Note: This post was originally published in March 2018 and has been updated for comprehensiveness.