In my formal living room shades drapes and sheers.
Can you have blinds and curtains.
You can use a pelmet layered over voile curtains along with matching tie backs.
A rich complete and fuller look of your home is something to strive for and layering the curtains over blinds helps you create it.
There are windows where you would like a contemporary look with regular curtains over blinds.
To enhance it further go for roman shades and curtains in the same room.
Blinds and curtains each.
I have window shades sheer curtains and valances on many of my windows.
But that can get pricey.
So when you re deciding on a budget for your treatments be methodical.
When paired together curtains and blinds can have similar effects as mixed and matched furniture styles they bring out the flexibility of the décor.
This style hides window treatments that you do not wish to highlight like regular vertical blinds or shutters that can sometimes become an eyesore.
Mixing curtains and blinds is an entirely common thing in house décor and it can be pulled off really nicely if you just pay attention to some basic rules.
Combining prints on both the curtains and blinds can look too overpowering in a room especially if the space is small or subjected to a lot of prints already.
Or you could have roller blinds in the fabric at the bay window along with simple dress curtains which are a similar colour to the walls so they tie effortlessly into the overall scheme.
When curtains have to be of various lengths around a room then hold the design together by having identical poles and holdbacks at each window and the same.
When you want the best of both worlds for main living spaces go for any style of roller blind with a sheer curtain.
Pull out some real home decorating magazines you will never see just blinds at a window unless they are plantation shutters or such.
While you ve got a variety of options to choose from blinds which feature movable slats and curtains or drapes made of fabric panels are among the most popular.
If you re going for prints pairing curtains and blinds together looks best when a solid colour is chosen for one and a print is chosen for the other.
This is sometimes a problem with a regular curtain rod as often a middle bracket keeps curtains from fully sliding all the way to the opposite side.
Basically you re doubling up the cost of the treatments for each window.
Well yes you can surely do that because if done correctly it leaves a mellow warm and restful feel to your room.