Decorating With Festoon Blinds

Decorating with festoon blinds can be a glamorous way to add drama to your windows and enhance your bedroom décor. These blinds are the most decorative of all window treatments and feature full, rich fabric that is drawn up in billowing scalloped folds. The ends and edges can be decorated in lavish trims and these blinds can be used on their own or in conjunction with other window treatments such as valances or swags.

Festoon blinds make a great addition to an old world bedroom. If you are decorating your room to look like a romantic castle type room from old world Italy or a French romantic bedroom, these types of blinds can add romance to your window.

Pick fabrics for your festoon blinds that match the overall fabrics in your room. Striped prints are popular for this type of blind, but you don’t want to add stripes if you have other busy prints in your bedding, rugs or wallpaper. A nice plain design, in a rich fabric can make a wonderful and elegant statement.

You can buy festoon blinds at most stores, but if you want a really lavish look, you’ll probably have to have some custom made or think about making them yourself. If you want to incorporate a valance, make sure that you match the fabrics perfectly as they will be right next to each other and a little bit of difference will be glaringly obvious.