Creating a curtain wall

Curtain walls in many fabrics

A curtain wall has many useful and decorative applications. But if you are not careful, it can be overwhelming to the room’s overall design. Some tips on when, where and how to hang a curtain wall will help ensure that the window doorwall coverings of any fabric compliment the rest of the rooms soft furnishings and enhance the look you’re going after.

Curtain wall tips

You may ask yourself, “just where should I use a curtain wall?” The answer is simple: anywhere you want to create colour and softness or hide something unsightly. Some examples may be in a rented home or apartment. You may not be at liberty to paint the walls, but want to add a dramatic splash of colour. The draperies only go so far in that department, but a curtain wall goes one step further. Here you can hang a rod or track from the ceiling, close to the wall and hang any type of heavy fabric.

If you want to close of a space, curtain walls are an ideal solution. Just hang your ceiling hardware a little further into the room and you’ve just cordoned off a space. This could be a dressing or storage area in a small apartment.

In larger homes where, one that you own and are free to decorate however you please, a curtain wall makes a dramatic statement. You can use it in place of a headboard in the master suite. Just hang the curtain wall and push the bed against it for a beautiful backdrop for decorative throw pillows. Then fashion the rest of the window coverings in the room to coordinate with both.

A curtain wall can be used as a doorway covering as well. It is a great way to hide an unsightly doorway view or block off excessive wooden doors in a room with too many entrances and closet doors. Some covered with window doorwall coverings disguise the doorways in a creative way. A wall with a full bank of doors can be covered symmetrically where one door is hidden by a curtain the next not, the one next to that covered and so forth. There really is no limit to what you can hide with a curtain wall.