There are many reasons for us to cover our windows. Sometimes we cover them for privacy, sometimes to keep the sunlight out, sometimes to keep the heat in, and sometimes to make our rooms look more attractive. Sometimes we cover our windows for some combination of any or all of these factors. When it comes to choosing thermal pinch pleated draperies, one of the main features of this style of window treatment is to keep the heat in. However, since this is an utilitarian reason, it is important to maintain the ambiance of elegance in making the choice of what to buy for your window solution. Since part of keeping the heat in also involves letting more natural heat in, the window treatment needs to be one that allows a lot of sunlight in too. Thermal pinch pleated draperies are a great solution.
These pinch pleated draperies have pleats at the top that let the fabric fall smoothly to the floor, or at least to the bottom of the window sill. Hooks attach the draperies to a rod in a way that lets them slide easily along the rod so you can whip the drapes open for the sun and closed to keep the indoor heat, indoors. They provide a cozy divider from a storm, snow, wind, or rain so that you don’t have to see a chilly outdoors if you just want to bask in warm comfort. As well they offer a great deal of privacy since you cannot even see shadows through such drapes.
Thermal pinch pleated draperies are perfect for areas where there are wide varieties in the elements but the best part of all is that they have a classic look that goes well with any decorating fashion whether it is modern, classic, romantic, or historic.
While you can have pleated window treatments where the pleats are gathered, pinch pleated window treatments are a better choice for most traditional homes. Pinch pleated window treatments have the benefit of their neat pleats which can be as wide or as narrow as you like and in any fabric, color, or pattern you like. We might all have different reasons for preferring pinch pleats. Here are some of my favorite reasons for choosing them:
1. Pinch pleated window treatments can create a room all by themselves. You can use rods, colors, and fabric to make a statement and the drapes can set the entire scene for the room so that even the most blah furniture basks in the aura set by the windows treatments.
2. Pinch pleats work with all windows and all sizes of windows. You can even out a room that has mismatched windows by creating window treatments that are either identical in size and yet cover a variety of window sizes or that are perfectly proportional and set a harmonious stage for balancing the room.
3. Pinch pleated window treatments are perfect solutions for wide windows. The construction of pinch pleated drapes involved the sturdy addition of buckram that sets the pinch pleated design that is following perfectly from the top to the bottom of the window treatment. The pleats hold their shape for the entire length and provide an orderly and peaceful appearance to the entire window area.
4. Pinch pleated window draperies can also be echoed in the furniture. One of the neatest and most attractive rooms I have seen involved sea green pinch pleats on the windows with a matching creation that covered a small rectangular table and a desk with pinch pleated material that draped to the floor. The table was covered with a piece of custom cut glass so that the fabric also covered the top of the table but allowed it to be useable as a place to showcase pottery. The desk was similarly topped with glass so it could be used as a desk. The actual pieces of furniture were less than attractive but the sleek covers made them accentuate the room.
Pinch pleated valances are the icing on the cake, to use an old cliché. Pinch pleats have a long and distinguished history as a fine and elegant look. They can be created in almost any fabric from the finest silk to the heaviest brocade. Since window treatments are a major part of the new age decorating trend, valances have emerged as one of the finest methods of creating a look. Whether you live in a compact condo or a sprawling hacienda, valances can give your windows a finished look whether you want to have a bright and airy non-curtained look or have floor to ceiling draperies.
Valances, in case you are wondering, are really items made of fabric that cover the tops of windows. They can go from the ceiling to part way down full drapes, from the top of the window frame to the bottom of the top window frame or somewhere in between these two extremities. They can exist all by themselves, setting off attractive and ornate window frames. They can be part of a full set of draperies in a matching or contrasting color. They can cover the top part of the window frame or they can drape down both sides to cover the top and sides of the frame.
The style of valance you choose sets the tone but in a world that eschews clutter, pinch pleated valances are one of the best choices you can make. They are neat, contained, classy and classic. They can have different personalities depending on the fabric used. They can come in any color at all or for that matter, in any pattern. What makes them so very valuable as an element of décor is that they don’t compete with the furniture. Nice sleek pinch pleated valances don’t conflict with elaborately carved furniture or plush, soft or puffy upholstery. They have personality without attitude.