Photo caption - Add fashionable yet functional room-darkening window treatments like Hunter Douglas Pirouette window shadings for a better night's sleep.
(NC)-Decorating does not have to involve a lot of time or expense when you follow these inventive tips from Sally Morse, director of creative services for Hunter Douglas, Canada's leading manufacturer of custom window fashions, to give an instant uplift to your bedroom and bath - arguably the most important rooms in your house:
Bedrooms - To refresh your bedroom, Morse suggests new bedding to make the room seem like it belongs in a luxurious boutique hotel. Add some pillows in a variety of sizes anchored by a bolster. Top the bed with a blanket or pretty sheet and roll a comforter at the foot to have on hand for cold evenings. Morse also recommends adding some "green" to your rooms with new bamboo fabrics that offer great softness.
According to Morse, a new coat of paint is one of the quickest and most dramatic decorating uplifts. Bring home those tranquil colours from a seaside vacation, especially the soft blue / greens at the point where the sky meets the sea.
As psychologists advise that we sleep better in a dark room, add some room-darkening window treatments. New Pirouette window shadings are available in two opacities - semi-opaque and room-darkening - in a delightful array of textured fabrics and colours. This innovative window fashion resembles a hobbled Roman shade, but features soft horizontal fabric vanes attached to a sheer backing that open into soft contoured folds for an enhanced view and slide into a flattened position for excellent light blockage - and a good night's sleep, especially in the room-darkening option.
Bathrooms - Morse suggests turning your master bath into a spa with the addition of piles of white towels, scented candles and a fresh coat of paint. And don't forget the "fifth" wall… if you choose white for the walls try painting the ceiling sky blue. To have privacy plus a real sky view in your bath select a window fashion with a top-down / bottom-up design option such as Duette Architella honeycomb shades. This product features a patented honeycomb-within-a-honeycomb construction for more air pockets than traditional honeycomb shades. It dramatically increases insulating R-values (resistance to heat flow) in colder months.
More information is available online at www.hunterdouglas.ca or toll-free at 1-800-265-1363.
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