Designer Window Fashions

Description

Thousands of ideas for Draperies, Top Treatments, Shades, Blinds, Shutters, and Bed Coverings.

By Charles Randall
The world’s best-selling author on the subject of window decorating

The Book

Designer Window Fashions is Charles Randall’s newest creation based upon his original masterworks: The Encyclopedia of Window Fashions and The Window Decorating Book. This new book continues the tradition of showcasing classic and contemporary window coverings from some of America’s top designers. With more full-color photographs and black & white illustrations than ever before, Designer Window Fashions presents countless combinations of window and bed coverings for any room in the home: from a simple rod pocket curtain to a designer masterpiece.

Includes:

• Extensive window covering ideas in full-color photos and illustrations
• Extensive bed covering with coordinating draperies
• Hard window coverings with coordinating soft coverings
• Vital information for interior designers, drapery workrooms, DIY homeowners and interior design educators
• Equal size color and blackline drawings
• Extensive yardage calculations
• Pros and cons of various window coverings
• Solutions for challenging window shapes
• Glossaries of decorating and fabric terms

Chapters:

1. Draperies and Curtains: Flat panel, pleated, grommet, gathered, and more
2. Top Treatments: Swags, cascades, valances, and cornices
3. Shades: Modern shades (hard) and Fabric shades (soft)
4. Combinations: Pairing different types of window coverings
5. Blinds: Metal blinds, wood blinds, woven woods, verticals, and more
6. Shutters: Faux wood, real wood, barn door, and more
7. Hardware and Trims: New and creative ways to use drapery hardware
8. Drapery and Bed Coverings: Headboards, bedspreads, pillows, etc

SPECIFICATIONS

SIZE: 10.25” x 8.25” / 260.35 mm x 209.55 mm
PAGES: 448, Hardcover
PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATIONS: Nearly 1000