| Choosing curtains is never an easy task. No | | | | another pattern, stick to a plain design in just one |
| matter what room you might be buying them for, | | | | color. If they are going into a room filled with |
| there are a huge number of questions you need | | | | plains and no patterns, you can be a bit more |
| to ask yourself if you stand a chance of getting | | | | adventurous. |
| the best ones for you. | | | | However, even if you have plain curtains, you |
| One of the key questions in this respect is | | | | dont have to go for a flat and uninteresting |
| whether you want patterned curtains or plain | | | | design. There are plenty of different types of |
| ones. There is so much choice in this department | | | | material available that have different textures and |
| that you could spend months searching and still | | | | looks to them, and spending a bit more money on |
| not find what you want. | | | | something more eye catching could be what you |
| So lets take a look at this question in more detail. | | | | need. In this sense it is the feel of the material |
| If you can figure out whether patterned or plain is | | | | that can provide some semblance of a pattern. |
| best, you can automatically cut out a whole | | | | You can get the best of both worlds simply by |
| swathe of designs that arent suitable for your | | | | using this technique. The good thing is that if you |
| needs. This means you can choose what you do | | | | get the choice of material just right you can |
| want a lot more easily. | | | | enjoy a great effect as a result. |
| You ideally need to start by taking a good look at | | | | The key thing to remember is to set your budget |
| the room you are buying the new curtains for. If | | | | as high as you can comfortably afford. The |
| there is a lot going on in there at the moment for | | | | heavier the material is for your curtains, the |
| example if you have patterned wallpaper you | | | | easier they will hang. Heavyweight curtains always |
| wont want to make it busier still by adding | | | | look more expensive and more stunning than |
| patterned curtains into the mix. But on the other | | | | cheap ones which have no weight to them at all. |
| hand if you have plain walls, a plain sofa and a | | | | They will draw closed more easily as well, and |
| plain carpet as well, a patterned pair of curtains | | | | even a plain pair of expensive curtains will look |
| could be just what you need to lift the room and | | | | stunning in their simplicity. |
| give it some extra pizzazz. | | | | So buy carefully whenever you need a new pair |
| This is the rule to stick to then when it comes to | | | | of curtains. A little time spent figuring out what |
| working out how you can choose the best design | | | | you need will stand you in good stead when you |
| for you. If the curtains are going to be next to | | | | stand back to admire your purchase. |