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Austrian
Horizontal curtains gathered at the top for fullness and drawn by cords which ruche the fabric deeply.
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Austrian Valance
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Casual Swag Valance
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Bonded Blind
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Balloon shades
Less flounced than festoons, they provide a rich, full effect without being too elaborate. When the cords are pulled, and the blind rises, balloons of fabric appear along the lower edge of the blind.
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Blockout (or blackout)
Total blockout of light achieved when using fully insulated linings. Keeps rooms warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Insulate to help save energy.
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Bonded Blinds
A fabric covered roller blind
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Colour Wheel
Used for choosing colours. It arranges primary colours (red, blue and yellow) in a circle and on the outside of this circle are the mixtures of the primaries known as secondary colours (greens, orange, violet etc.).
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Contemporary Style
A clean design; no clutter, no mess - just a smart style.
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Continuous Treatments
Fabric that is manufactured to avoid seams or joins. Continuous curtains are usually sheers and come ready made in a number of different drops.
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Country Look
This style uses wooden features, rich terracotta tiles and earthenware accessories to recreate that quaint country cottage.
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Cushions
Choose among the dozens of different styles or create your own design.
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Custom-made Treatments
A window covering made to the exact window measurements or specifications. Custom made items include all types of window coverings. Soft Furnishings Industry Association members provide in-home decorating advice and a complete measure and quote service.
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Eclectic Style
A new unstructured form of decorating that coordinates by colour rather than pattern.
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Federation style
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Festoon
A curtain similar to an Austrian, but with permanent ruches throughout, even when fully lowered.
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Lace or Bedroom Canopy
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Pelmet
Fabric covered treatment constructed with a wooden headboard and fixed above the curtain rail at the top of the window.
Helps insulate to save energy.
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Pinch Pleat
A heading style that is commonly used today. Pinch pleated drapes when drawn closed will conceal the tracking and created regular folds. Usually has three folds of fabric (pleats) evenly spaced along the heading.
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Pleated Blinds
Individual fabrics positioned horizontally.
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Roller Blinds (or Holland Blinds)
Square or rectangular shaped fabric attached to a spring-loaded mechanism or side-winder, so it can roll up and down. Roller blinds are custom made in many colours and finishes.
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Roman Blind
A flat fabric blind that folds up from the bottom in concertina style, similar to Austrians in that they are drawn up with cords through small rings. (this photo also shows padded pelmet)
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Swags and Tails
A soft fabric draped over the top of curtains in a semicircular shape so that the material falls either side of the window into a tail or cascade.
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Tape Headings
Responsible for producing the distinctive pleats and gathers at the top of treatments.
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Tie Backs
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Traditional Style
Decorating the home in the look of yester-year by recreating a certain period.
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Valance
Fabric that is draped softly across the top of a window. Valances can be gathered, shirred or pleated and finished with frills, fringes and trims.
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Venetian blinds
Tiny horizontal slats that come in a variety of widths from Slimline to Micro.
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Vertical blinds
Vertical louvres attached individually to a rod.
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Timber Venetian Blinds
Horizontal timber slats in either soft wood or hard wood have become very popular in recent years. Photo shows padded pelmet and side drapes also, which add an enhanced window decorating effect.
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