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Dramatic Drapery

In the season of warming up the home atmosphere, draperies can do much to keep out the cold. If you don't normally hang drapes, the winter season is a great time to try some out; if you already have them hung around your dwelling, hanging heavier seasonal drapes such as velvet can change the entire atmosphere. Hanging out just got a lot warmer.
Margaret Everton
Margaret Everton
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This blue-gray shade draws in perfectly the look from around the room. The curtains are full, warm, but not overdone. Perfect balance.

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It's the drapery here that gives this room its tone and finished look.

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Sheer, discreet, necessary.

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These two layers of curtains provide a sheer cover and privacy for daytime, and a heavier coverage for night. The curtains are only one of countless examples of beautiful structure and texture to create this room, yes this room that I could live in and never leave.

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Another unexpected use: hiding the media center.

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Another unexpected use: dividing a room softly.

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Creamy and wonderful. These curtains are discreet yet give the needed warmth for this corner.

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Traditional form and pattern take on a new look when the two fabrics are interspersed.

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Another unexpected area: dividing and sectioning a small area for privacy. This side room now becomes an extra guest bed (or a place to quietly sneak off to for reading).

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More luxury, this time found in what is, other than the chair and ottoman, the only pattern in the bedroom. So classy.

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Unexpectedly dark curtains ground this room and give it a very modern warmth.

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Consider drapes in places other than the window, such as this poster bed.

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And the entire room, exhibiting what room the curtains are adding luxury to. Beautiful.

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Another view of the same room by Olga Adler.

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Neutral and luxurious. Create that luxury by considering the type and weight of fabric (for instance, you might want to go more sheer and less heavy in the summer months...)--and consider adding extra yardage so the bunch and gather is greater.

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Drapes, as seen here, can also help to block an area from the cold and visually segment spaces within the room.

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Yet even discreet white or neutral drapes can add extra texture to a normally sleek room, suggesting a warming winter version of the room.

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Another example of similar color palates.

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An unexpected bright color such as this scarlet can add warmth visually as well as physically.

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These help add vertical height and softness to the geometric windows.

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What a wonderful way to, aside from shutting out all light and nighttime chill, tie in colors from around the room.

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