How Do You Match Sofa Pillows And Window Treatments?
Decorating with throw or sofa pillows offers a way to coordinate a room’s colors. Window treatments soften a room and protect furniture, floors, rugs and fabrics from sun damage. Martha Stewart.com recommends making your own cafe curtains or pleated valances. Valances–short curtains that go across the top of a window–can top sheers, blinds, shades or drapes. Window treatments serve to accent the room’s decor, with ruffled, gathered or flowing styles offering a romantic feel and flat panel or pleated styles creating a more streamlined look. Match the sofa pillows to the window treatments to harmonize the color scheme. Select a soft fabric that will hang well as a curtain and also feel soft as a sofa pillow. For example, choose velveteen or cotton. If you already have either the sofa pillows or the window treatments, take one of the sofa pillows or a panel of the window treatment with you to shop for the matching item that you need. Take a sample of the sofa fabric or an item that matc