Have you ever wanted to spruce up your kitchen or sitting room window?

Here is a simple idea to add a custom cafe touch.

This project is to basically put an awning up inside to look similar to those on the outside of many popular cafes and coffee shops. We recommend that this be used with a larger window with a nice view.

Indoor Cafe Awning

The basic layout of this project is to have two curtain rods with a piece of cloth stretched between them. The top rod will be close to the wall while the bottom rod will extend out from the wall anywhere from 6-12 inches.

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Frosted Glass Window

Frosting glass is an easy way to beautify your home, create private space, and let in natural light. Here you will discover three easy window treatments to create the same effect.

Semi-Permanent Frosting Spray

Using semi-permanent frosting spray will give you a quick and easy way to add detail to your home.

You will need frosting spray, temporary adhesive, tracing paper, and scissors or a hobby knife.

1. Begin by cutting your tracing paper to fit the window.
2. Create a stencil by attaching the tracing paper to the window, trace your design onto the paper, remove it, and cut out your design.
3. Reattach your stencil to the glass and spray lightly and evenly until the desired opacity is achieved.
4. Let the spray dry before removing the stencil.
5. If you want to remove your decoration, use a razor blade or rough cloth.

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Table Runners

In the event you would like a nice new valance for your window, you could choose to make it yourself. In making a valance you need a piece of fabric, and a handy place to find a piece of fabric is in the table cloth section of a home furnishing, department or even dime store.

Tips

Here are some helpful tips for you to follow when making your window treatments.

• Table runners can be nubby, printed or solid fabrics.
• Table runners should be from two to three times the same length as the window is wide, for fullness. This pattern should take about two runners for most windows. Table runners tend to be from 14 inches long and 72 inches wide to 14 inches long and 90 inches wide, if it is only 36 inches wide you need to get four. Windows are usually from 36 inches wide to 54 inches wide.
• You can simply leave the bottom edge since it is finished already or fold it twice and hem. If you leave the edge you can use a trim or rick rack tape for decoration. Be sure to purchase the same amount for the edging as the table runners length plus at least three more inches for folding under on the ends.
• Be sure to select fabric for this project, since there is some sewing, other things like bamboo or shells, etc. can not be sewn or glued effectively.

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Window Toppers

It is always nice to redecorate your home. There are a few things you can do to make your home look new and exciting, and it costs little to nothing.

One idea for redecorating is to change up your window decor. You can make your own flared window toppers to add a new and exciting look to your home. It is a new look that will add a soft touch without limiting the natural light.

Gathering Materials

There are a few materials you need in order to make flared window toppers.

• First of all, you need to select a fabric. You can find fabric at any local craft store. Make sure it is a fabric that you will enjoy looking at on a daily basis.
• buttons
• ribbon
• a tape measure
• a fabric-marking pencil

All of these tools can be found at your local craft store. The amount of each that you will need really depends on how large your window is, just make sure you measure accordingly.

Now that you have collected all of your materials and tools, the next thing to do is to determine how many yards of fabric you will need.

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Bathroom Windows

A bathroom should equal seclusion in the same way a kitchen should equal discussion. It’s an easy equation whose groundwork comes in part from the way a bathroom window is clothed. After all, the window is the entrance to the external world.

By indulging your window with a good-looking valance, plantation wood blinds, or a colorful Roman gloom, you can improve and alleviate the space, even as you continue life in our hectic world.

If you are gazing for something that out standing, don’t worry. Window managements are as various as the sizes of windows they envelop.

Mini-Blinds and Valances

In the bathroom, it is fashionable to frequently couple mini-blinds with valances. The mini-blinds propose the greatest in seclusion while the valance conveys tenderness to the room. You can procure a fashionable ready-made valance for well under $100 and use the leftovers change for a well-designed dowel and a store-bought mini-blind.

One way to produce a fashionable appearance is to find valances that are crinkled. Another more speedy and uncomplicated technique to get a fashionable appearance is to lay up quick Roman shades, which can also be purchased for under $100.

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Homemade Curtains

Have you been thinking about freshening up your window treatments?

Here are a few ideas for using some things you may even have lying around the house.

Country Style Curtains

Does this room already contain a lot of country style decorations, antiques, and rustic artifacts? Some older objects that may not even qualify as antiques may be just what you are looking for.

• An old wooden or broom handle as a drapery rod.
• Ideally a plaid curtain, or even just some plaid fabric, could be paired with it.
• An old iron spur could replace a store-bought tie-back.

You can screw the broom right to the wall, but you are better off screwing it to a keyhole bracket you have already put on the wall for this. Don’t forget to drill holes in the rake handle first, because old wood can split easily.

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