How to Choose the Right Window Treatments for Your Home (Ultimate PRO Guide!)
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- How to Choose the Right Window Treatments for Your Home
With such a wide variety of available styles and materials on the market today, window treatments are an ideal way to inject color into your space and elevate the vibe. Apart from being practical, they give you a way to control the amount of light, heat and privacy in each room. This comprehensive beginner’s guide will explain the different types of window treatments so you can choose the right window treatments for every room in your home.
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Bed, Bath, and Beyond bit.ly/2YASHEr
• Great variety of rods, hardware, and blackout
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• Love all the beautiful patterns, textures and colors
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• So many amazing artists to suit every type of style
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• Simple, modern designs for the minimalist
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• Beautiful sheers and light curtain panels
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• Cool options not just for windows, use for doorways too
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• Beautiful linen panels and simple shades
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• Great for hardware, no matter teen room or adult room
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• Awesome selection of window shades and bamboo blinds
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I love my plantation shutters. They are like furniture for your windows. Mine are wooden. They last forever. Expensive up front but you can change your room many times and colors without the added expense of doing expensive window treatments each time. I love the look of them from the street view. I would think that all interior decorators would not like them - less income for them., I like the way they function also.
I love your answer and how you articulated your “why” so well Linda! If my clients had this intent for their window treatments, I would support it all the way! 🙌🏻☺️
OMG - Thank you for "hating" blinds and shutters. Have lived in my home for 28 years. We purchased white wood blinds for the majority of our windows when we moved in. At the time, it was the trend to get wood blinds because they were such an improvement over the horrible "mini" blind craze of the 80's. Had I known what a pain they are to care for, I would not have gotten them. They are dust magnets and take too much time to clean. My husband loves them. And from some of the comments, I see that a lot of men still prefer them. Taking a chance on saying, those guys aren't the ones cleaning them. Yes, I still have those blinds and I despise them. Room by room, I'm replacing them with shades or sheers with drapery panels. Some rooms need only the sheers. Thanks for the fabulously complete tutorial on everything for windows!!
Yes to shades, yes to sheers! lol blinds seem to be the practical choice when you start decorating the home because it’s quick, easy, and inexpensive. But once you start to truly “design” your space, you may see that there are SO many better choices out there! 🙌🏻 Thank you for watching Valri!
I have plantation shutters. Expensive but easy to clean and can be completely opened. Can be removed, can open just the louvres - easy
Guess you have never dry cleaned drapes. Makes wiping a wooden slat seem easy!
@@emiliebova LOL - well, yes, I have dry cleaned my drapes annually for 30 years. And of course, everyone has their preference for whatever reason floats their boat. I still despise my blinds.
@@doodlecoach in rooms like kitchens and bathrooms I clean and dust weekly, not annually! I love my shutters there.
You speak so clearly, you are to the point and very knowledgeable and super creative! Thank's for your channel 😊
Thank you for watching Njo! 🙏🏻☺️
The word THANKS does not need an apostrophe.😊
Boy did I learn a lot watching your video! Thank you for sharing your expertise!!
Thank you for watching ☺️🙏
Great information to add to what I’m already familiar with. Love drapes!! Haven’t used them in over 7 yrs. & I’m ready to add to my windows/walls elegant colors that add vibrancy to my rooms. Love adding color w/my accessories!!
That’s the perfect place to inject color and pattern Mayra 🙌🏻
Julie,
Thank you for making these videos. I have been in my home for about 3 years and I am just now designing the decor of my space. It felt like a daunting task at first. Videos like these are VERY helpful. The picture examples you include in your videos help me a great deal as I am a visual learner. Looking forward to your other videos.
Awesome Jasmine! It helps to save the photos and refer back to them so you don’t forget your design direction 🙌🏻
Julie, I’m so glad I found you! Your videos have been so helpful, informative, and relatable. You are a plethora of knowledge!
Thank you for watching Jen! 🙏🏻☺️
love you Julie, the moment you begin to speak, i feel like uplifted
Thank you for watching and sharing your feedback, much appreciated 🙏🏻☺️
Im so hooked on your videos Julie!! Thank you!!
Thank you for watching Debbie! 🙏🏻☺️
Very informative. I learned a lot. Thank you fir taking the time to explain all the terms and differences.
Thank you for watching Suzzette! 😊
Love all your videos. Especially the one incorporating Feng Shui in home decor. Thank you
Thank you for watching Florence!☺️
Julie, We love your advice. Thank you for sharing with us. Couldn't have said it better!
Thank you for watching 🙏🏻😊
Your videos are amazing. During the last few rough months you have taught me sooo much! We have had to decorate our new home alone, but with your videos we are slowly getting through it! Window treatments have been the hardest! Thank you so very much for what you do, it’s really appreciated.
Aw thank you so much for watching Sue! We are all equipped to design and create our dream spaces, just need some simple tips to help our creativity soar! 💕
Thanks so much for all the info! Love listening to your channel. Side note: I really appreciate the stores you recommended with the reasons why!
Awesome 🙌🏻 Glad I can help Sunnie!
Thank you so much for your help. I’m a new homeowner that built my home from the ground up & I was lost to what I wanted especially with all the options. You made it so much easier for me. Thank you!
Awesome! Hope it helps refine the endless options out there Lee 👍🏻☺️
Omg! I love your channel! It always gives me so much information about everything decoration. Thank you so much!
Thank you for watching Bella!
Julie, I just discovered your channel last week. What a wealth of information you provide. My husband and I have been at odds for years with our design tastes. He agreed to watch this video and he really enjoyed it. We agree more than we thought. As a teacher your delivery is right on point to keep your audience engaged. Your personal style radiates your inner beauty. Thank you. I will be watching and looking for more content.
Thank you for watching Anna! That’s awesome, I’m so glad you both found something you can agree on. A lot of times you just need the right inspiration image to get you thinking outside of what you would normally select 👍🏻
I love the architectural look of plantation shutters. It works well in South Florida homes.
Yes, definitely functional and aesthetically pleasing for Southern homes! Southern CA, not so much when clients want that beautiful breeze and natural light to flood their homes ☺️
Look great in London period homes and they are great for privacy.
@@JulieKhuu What do you suggest for single floor homes in Southern CA if not Plantation Shutters?
This video is the best example of why you don't watch Julie Khuu.
Why you don't watch Julie Khuu without a notebook and a good pen, I mean. This was chock full of information and fantastic tips and tricks. I certainly learned alot. Thankyou Julie!
Haha thanks Farhaj! There’s a lot of information to process, so you know I’m here when you get to that point in your remodel 😉🙌🏻
I absolutely love your channel ❤️😍 love love...LOVE thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for watching Briaila! 💗
This was so helpful and gave me so many ideas. I've never wanted to shop for window treatments so much before 😅
The right window treatments can help elevate your home! ✨
I so appreciate your honesty! You facial expression regarding blinds was hilarious! This is a very informative video. Thank you so much!!!
Lol years of designing interiors have me biased towards certain aspects of decor and finishes 😆
I have been binge watching your videos for about a week now, and I have to say the content is amazing. I’ve watched so many videos before when they will be vague, you give so much specific details including measurements.
Thank you for watching and the feedback Sam! Hope to see you back on other videos 👍🏻☺️
Thank you. Perfect timing. I learned so much. Urban outfitters here I come. Thank you thank you
Yes! I love their entire homegoods section, so much great unique decor pieces.
Also, I’d love your thoughts on IKEA curtains!
Love them! Linked them below Mary!
Cheap looking but can look OK maybe sometimes! 😀 . Depends on you're style home.
My bedroom wall has a 40”Wx74”H window and a door (all glass panes, that I don’t open) 30”x74, with a wall space of about 10” between them, ceiling is low on that end of the room, with only about 6” between top of window and molding. How would you address that?
This is the BEST guide to window treatments I've ever come across! When my boyfriend and I bought our house we had to buy window treatments for every window and it was a nightmare. I was so confused and had a really difficult time with measurements. This video is so comprehensive, I wish I would've had this guide back then. Definitely going to be recommending it to my friends and family who are in a similar boat!
Yes! This is exactly why I made this video! It’s so overwhelming when you have an entire home to treat, the options are endless! Thank you for watching and your kind support Lorena! 🙏🏻☺️
Great advice. I’m watching again to help with my decision. You’re amazing lady!
Thank you for watching 🙏🏻☺️
Great to have someone explain for someone that has no clue about window treatment. I appreciate you very much!
So glad the information was easy to digest! Thank you for watching Brooks! 🙏🏻☺️
You’re amazing! Incredibly helpful video, makes things easier for me to figure out what to do with 6 of my living room windows
Awesome! Hopefully I whittled it down for you Kat! 🙌🏻
I have blinds throughout and my home and you are so right! They are hard to keep clean, but I feel in my home they are practical because they are on the first floor and on big, picture windows. I have Curtains on either side but I would love to get rid of the blinds. (I should send a pic) because I would love to hear what you would advise!!
I love the look of shades paired with curtains or panels! I know blinds are practical and inexpensive which is why everyone starts with them, but once you see all the amazing treatments out there, you may be inspired to venture out! 😊
Thank you JK for your time. I learned so much.
Thank you for your time in tuning in Siri, I appreciate the support 🙏🏻☺️
You are my favorite CZcamsr now thank you!!
Thank you for watching Ashley 🙏🏻💗
yeheeey! thank you so much for this ❤️❤️❤️ 🇵🇭
Thank you for watching Shiella! 😊
Thanks for introducing me Inverted Pleat! Now I just need to look for a seamstress who can do this neat & modern look!
They all can do it Kimmy! It’s so chic installed, you’ll love it! 😍
I can sew, so that’s a good idea!
Kimmy be SNW (Super Nike Woman) .Just do it!
Kimmy, do you sew? If you do maybe try it... there are great CZcams videos that can help you step by step. They’re not as hard as you may think. Try it on inexpensive fabric for a spare room before spending too much money in expensive fabric.... the trick is ironing between each step! Pressing the seams before and after sewing, will give it that professional finished look.
@@pattyc9048 thanks for the suggestion. Let me convince a sewing friend to embark on this project with me!
You have given me such positive and productive insights on window treatments. Thank you so much for being so clear, precise and informative ! I love your interior design videos
Awesome! Glad I can help 🙌🏻
Absolutely amazing...didnt know thing a thing about this...now I can call myself a pro...thanks
Thank you for watching Karan 🙏🏻☺️
I found the right person to give me ideas about curtains.
Thank you for watching Trina! 🙏🏻☺️
Gosh you’re so kind. Thanks for the vid, it helped a loooot!!
My dilemma: I want a minimalist look, but a very blue drapery panel combined with light curtains. Would it kill the minimalist vibe? 🧐
If you keep the rest of the space minimal, you should be fine 👍🏻
I have dark navy blue on the outside of each side and white on the inside.
Julie you are one of the few decorators who actually reply. Kindly offer your suggestion for a 22-year-old young man's small bedroom. There are two windows. One on one wall the other on the adjacent wall. One window has the heater underneath. The look we are trying to achieve is elegant and modern. One wall is painted dark gray. Thank you.
Thank you for watching Lupe! I would specify some sort of shade or roller blind that fits directly over the window opening and stops short of the heater. Do the same for both windows so they are uniform.
Thank you Julie, you were such a great help with me trying to decide on window treatments.
Thank you for watching Mary! 🙏🏻☺️
Hi Julie, what would you suggest for a sliding glass door/wall of windows combination that is south-west facing? I love sheers too, but it needs insulation. It’s a contemporary space with cathedral ceilings.
Thank you for the video!
Great question. I would like to know the answer too.
I'm in a similar situation here, wall of windows facing directly west with 14 foot tall coffered ceiling
I love the look of sliding shade panels that stack up on either side. They make them in fixed widths like 30-36” wide in the same variety of solar and roller shades. So when it’s open, you get the view, when drawn, they completely cover the windows/ walls. Very modern and clean. Hope this helps!
Me too!!!
Julie Khuu Good! I inherited those with my new home! I live the look as well, and they are so convenient! However, I have low windows in the corner next to that which have pull-down cellular blinds that are white while the others are a burlap-colored woven color. Would you change the blinds color? I mostly leave them open, though because my yard is beautiful. I’d actually like to put a banquette in that area, because it’s next to a dining room table, and it seems crowded. Thank you, Julie, for all your responses to me and everyone else. I can’t believe you make time for this! When do you sleep! 🌻💕
Oh! I just saw that you mentioned roller shades in a solar panel! Great idea! It’s hot there in the summer and cold in the winter. 💕💕💕
Hi what would you recommend for a sliding patio doors? I currently have vertical blinds on there and I hate it...thanks!
I like the look of sheers and drapery panels myself, but if that’s too much fabric for you, try panel shades that stack up when open! They look like long shades, but slide on a track.
Hi Julie, I live on the lake and have sliding doors. Right now I have custom drapery panels which just sit on sides with sliding sheers with the blinds inside. I have to have something that protects my furnishings from the sun. I am redecorating and going to get new drapes and something for inside of window. Its a fight with my husband, he wants it wide open 24-7. I have Pottery Barn furniture and rugs and expensive art work. Any suggestions?
@@JulieKhuu If I go with solid panels in white/ off white, would you also go with white sheers? White sheers are my favorite but with white panels? Maybe light gray panels? ( repose or mindful gray SW wall color)
I am so glad I found you! I been watching all of your videos and I have learned so much, thank you
Thank you for watching Maria! 🙏🏻☺️
Hi Julie. This was excectly what I need. Many thanks!!
Thank you for watching Siv!
Hi Julie
Can I use a double rod and instead of a shear and a curtain,I double it with shears al through?I have a big east facing window and I love the morning sun coming into my livingroom.
Sure, why not? If you know exactly what your intent is, go for it!
OMG! Thank you! Plantation shutters are such a turn off for me. Most homes I've been to have them and it makes the room so cramped and dark.
Yes, exactly. I like light, bright, open airy spaces 😍
I think they can be good on West facing windows in the summer but don't like them in every room. In the street where I live in OZ just about every house has them on their street facing windows. 🤣🤣🙏🙏
I beg to differ with you on plantation shudders. They can solve a multitude of problems. I used them in my street facing floor length windows. This allowed me to close the bottom half to give privacy & sun protection for my furniture. The top half could be left opened at the same time for light and view. I did the same thing in my kitchen eating area was in a street facing bay window. Then I wasn't on display while eating.
I solved the same privacy problem in my new home with plantation shudders. Closing the bottom half a must do for privacy and I get light through the top half and a spectacular mountain view.
I can't imagine another window treatment that would have worked in these situations.
Hi Julie, I recently finished an addition to my house and I used the colors you recommended in your neutral color video. It looks awesome!!!! I'm so happy I saw your video before I chose the colors !!. Now I will certainly apply your window treatment info for my curtains. Thanks a lot!!
Ah that makes me so happy!! Awesome Mhida, thank you for watching 🙏🏻💕
I work at bed bath and beyond and your videos are really helpful so that I can help customers with any questions they have on window treatments.
Thank you for watching Sergeant 🙏🏻☺️
I wish I could afford you. I am locked into indecision. I want a lovely decorated home for once in my life. I'm 66 yr old and I want my last brain functioning years to be soothed by a beautiful home setting
I love how you equated your mental health and spirit to your home Angie- this is precisely the message I’m trying to convey! Thank you so much for watching and your support 💗
Excellent suggestions!! It’s so important to find a designer who vibes with your style! There’s someone for everyone!
Living 2Day Thanks for those suggestions! I am 65, and have a new home, but I’ve been single for 26 years. THANKFULLY, I was a teacher and retired with a pension, then had disability (Have chronic illness and pain problems) for 5 years until I turned 65, which is now social security.
I’m going to try to find someone who can help me integrate what I have with my new home with limited space. Again, thanks for the college student suggestion❣️
BTW, how do you go about finding a decorator around your area where you can review their portfolio? Thanks!! 🙏🌻
@@living2day617 I'm also older and sizing down. I just found a brand new lovely sofa for $30 at the Goodwill. Also found a chandelier there which was missing only one glass ball, which I was able to replace easily. Finding even a couple nice pieces will help the budget, and a designer could easily work with these, but I've got ideas in mind (from Julie! and others) that I want to try. May your home be an oasis! : )
I'm 66 myself and also financially challenged. I'm grateful mom taught me to sew. I wish I'd learned carpentry, electrical, and plumbing. But there's one thing I got right. I went to the best garden center in my area and hired a landscape architect. For only 50 dollars, we talked, she measured, and a week later, she yielded a scaled diagram. She did an expert design for the entire front of my home including the recommended plants and a breakdown of what it would cost for labor and material. We negotiated. It cut their profit so low that she nearly declined proceeding. Her crew cut out the sod and laid the brick edge. They planted the ornamental trees. I did the rest myself, grading the soil, the landscape fabric, lugging home and digging in all the shrubs and other plants. Gorgeous. I studied a lot of gardening books and learned enough to know I should hire a trained professional to avoid novice and costly mistakes. I redid my mother's front landscape by the same method after my father passed. He loved those overgrown evergreens. She did not. The point is you can sometimes barter work you cannot do yourself in exchange for things you can do. Perhaps you are active in your local church community and there's an electrician with fond memories of home cooked meals. Maybe you have a craft you could sell on line that brings in enough spare income for decor.
Plantation shutters here in England where I live are considered “expensive” it seems people get them to appear that they have a lot of money.
Sounds ridiculous but it’s true!
I myself love sheers and can’t wait to invest in some gorgeous sheers and drapery panels
Yep same in Canada
Same here in certain parts of USA. Exactly why she said it and hesitated because she’ll get push back for saying she hates them when in some parts of the world it’s sacrilege lol.
Many high end homes in my city have them, but I hate plantation shutters because they take away so much light. Also the price is ridiculous. I went to someone's home once and they said they had spent $14k on plantation shutters. Personally, I would rather spend that money on hardwood flooring.
I like them, attracted to homes with them.
I love my shutters!
Thanks for the thorough presentation on window coverings. I’ve got some good ideas and directions!
Awesome 🙌🏻 So glad I can help Jerry!
Thank you, I am just renovating and this video is just perfect.
Thank you for watching Narjis 🙏🏻☺️
I live in Florida, for me curtains doesn’t work to much dust, I’m rather for shutters, that I love it, and is very easy to clean.
Yes, I understand the dust/ allergen factor as well for the choice of shutters. Do what’s best for you Viviana. You’ve got your cleaning method down, that’s awesome 🙌🏻
@@JulieKhuu There's also the issue of how you even clean draperies and shades. It's almost like carpet versus hardwood floors (I would love the look of curtains; but, not the expense of attempting to keep them clean and fur free). If I just designed a project and then got to walk away from it and not deal with it 5, 10, 15 years down the road then the pretty would be the point. I guess though also in interior design you are working with clients that can obviously afford to redesign everything every 10 years (or less).
I like the plantation shutters in my house. And I would immediately dismiss any decorator who said they wouldn’t “allow” ruffles (or any other design element or product) to be placed in MY house.
I love a client who knows exactly what they like! Makes helping design YOUR space that much better 🙌🏻
I can see you bristling from my computer screen.
Your videos are so well done. I love all the visual examples you provide.
Thank you for watching Lisa! 🙏🏻☺️
What an amazing video. Exactly what I needed.
Thank you for watching ☺️
Finnaly a compleat guide. Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching Manuel! 🙏🏻☺️
As I see the topic I was happy..my favorite ...window treatment good job👍👍
Yay! Thank you for watching 🙏🏻
Found this video when searching for blinds vs curtains. I learned so much more !! Amazing
Awesome, thank you for watching Ayon 🙏🏻☺️
So nice that you present all options. I am really happy with the onec we have in our house, but I always find it interesting to just see some different styles and what to concider. Thank you for sharing!
It’s all about sharing inspiration and ideas ☺️
I LIVE IN FRANCE AND WE BOUGHT OUR FIRST HOME TWO YEARS AGO; MY HUSBAND IS BUSY MAKING THE OUTSIDE LOOK ITS BEST BUT I WAS COMPLETELY LOST WITH HOW TO MANAGE THE INSIDE UNTIL I SAW YOUR VIDOES TODAY, THANKS AND I WILL START DOING THE INSIDE NOW
Thank you for watching Melvina! Hope these tips help you create your dream space 🙏🏻☺️
Why am i just now seeing this! Wonderful, knowledgeable, expert advice. Easy to understand, loved this. Smart lady. Thank you
Thank you for watching Stephanie 🙏🏻☺️
Enjoyed this video, and learnt a lot. Love sheer panels, I will be using them for my new home. 💐
Love sheers too! So soft and sunlit ☀️
This is a very well prepared video. I learned so much about window coverings that I had not considered. You did a great job. Thank you.
Thank you for watching Christine 🙏🏻☺️
This is an absolutely fabulous video. My husband and I moved into a house we had built and have floor to ceiling windows. Deciding on window treatment is overwhelming but I think I have a plan after watching this video.
Awesome, planting the seeds to get you started D! Thank you for watching 🙏🏻☺️
Wow. Very comprehensive information. Thank you!!!!
Thank you for watching 🙏🏻😊
I am impressed with your quality of information. Thanks!
Thank you so much for watching Allen! ☺️
I LOVE plantation shutters, had them in my bedroom at my last house. My aunt has the half window type and are stinkin cute.
It’s a total preference Victoria ☺️
Very clear and simple explanation of how to select window treatment! Thank you
Thank you for watching Wanda 🙏🏻☺️
Thank you so much!! I'm planning for curtains for my new house & the information is very helpful.
Thank you for watching Rebecca! 🙏🏻☺️
One of the best 12 weeks courses I took at night school back in 1981 was a drapery making course where I learned how to make all types of professionally looking drapes - panels -Roman blinds etc and most import how to measure correctly for the professional custom look - that has same me so much money over the years and given me custom look for a fraction of the cost - I loved the presentation here in this video - very informative and inspiring- I've always loved well dressed windows -
Sounds awesome and such a wonderful money-saving skill to have under your belt Diane 🙌🏻
Very informational my early 1960s tri-level / Frank Lloyd Wright style of home has endless windows right next to each other almost floor-to-ceiling in most rooms. I have I've been going crazy trying to figure out how to do my window treatments and what type of window treatment I want. My view outside every single window is beautiful ( woodsy with a creek) I love the light and I knew I wanted cheer curtains I just wasn't sure quite how to incorporate them until now. I've decided after this video I take my time in fine the perfect panels to flank each side of my windows. It was so much important information here including and especially you remembering the good old fashioned hooks we had to slide on the back of the old heavy drapes and how to incorporate it on a more contemporary ring to slide onto a ride you didn't miss anything. Thank you so much!
Thank you for watching and stopping by with feedback Tasha! I’m so glad you found something that works for your beautiful home. Definitely a smart move with the sheers, when you have a stunning view, you want something light that won’t compete with it 👍🏻
Thank you Julie! I am day and night on your website. Alta from South Africa
Thank you for watching and for your support Alta 🙏🏻☺️
Hi Julie. I have just discovered your channel and I am learning so much! I just moved into a new home and would love your advice on how to select sheer panels and how to layer them so beautifully as you have behind you in this video. Thank you
Well done Julie! Thank you!
Thank you for watching Elaine! ☺️
OHhhh Julie! I couldn’t agree with you more! I absolutely hate plantation shutters and blinds! Never are they something I’d install in a house. All the reasons you listed are exactly why I am not a fan! And I am also so glad you started off explaining about “drapes” being a verb and “drapery panels” being the proper term. It has always bothered me when I heard people using the term incorrectly. So glad to have someone be brave enough to say it to the world!
Hahah lol, might not be a popular opinion, but it’s just my personal preference Susan! 🙌🏻😉
This was so detailed, thank you!!
Thank you for watching ☺️
Love this video. Thanks for uploading
Thank you for watching Kate! 😊
Thank you so much for all this information. I really learned a lot watching this video.
Thank you for watching Donna 🙏🏻☺️
Julie, thank you for this wonderful video! We have two dogs at home so I have to be mindful of what materials I bring into our home. Really love your style and design inspiration. Many thanks
Vinyl roller shades would probably be my pick. Easy to clean, looks and feels like fabric, with cordless options so they don’t get tangled. Thank you for watching Ashley! 🙏🏻☺️
This was suuch a helpful resource. Thank you for going so in depth!!
Thank you for watching Justine 🙏🏻☺️
We are building a new house and I have been struggling with the endless possibilities of window treatments! This video has helped tremendously. Thank you!
Awesome 👏🏻 Hope you got some good inspo Allison!
Good info n so clear to understand! I love shutters n hv them all over the house. Thanks.
A total preference Estrella! Thank you for watching, I appreciate the feedback! 🙏🏻☺️
thanks so much for all the ideas
I am totally with you on your choice of window treatments- totally hate both blinds and plantation and love drapery panels and shades😃
I’m sure you have a case for your perspective too 🙌🏻
Perfect timing!! I'm online shopping to take advantage of the 4th of July sales! Thank you Julie! You rock 👌🏽
Lol so am I!!
SO many great sales this weekend! 🙌🏻
We just purchased a new home and my husband suggested plantation shutters or wood blinds. We have wood blinds now, and they are a pain to clean. I am going to show him your video. Thank goodness I found your guide!
Haha just my personal preference 😆
I’ve been binge watching your videos! Blinds are a pain to keep clean. Now I know that sheers and drapery panels will be my best option.
I love sheers plus panels because of the softness and added texture 👍🏻
I agree with you about the ideal window treatments from a design perspective. I bought 2" wood window blinds in 2002. They are far better than metal mini blinds. They are a big pain to clean (unless you remember to dust them regularly). I once had a housecleaner spend 3 days just cleaning my blinds one by one with murphy's oil soap (ugh! - learned you have to dust more often).
The problem is I paid $3,000 for the blinds in 2002 and they are still in perfect condition. I have adopted a rescue cat that has his continual fur shed covering every square inch of the house. I believe that the wood blinds are still the best solution. If I was ever catless and flush with money I could spend $10,000 putting in beautiful roman shades and curtains. But, I could probably keep the house another 7 years and still sell it with those same wood blinds (and someone would not have to rush to replace the window treatments for another year or five.
The wood blinds work and are very cost effective.
You have thoughtfully considered the “why’s” behind the design decision, so they are indeed the right choice 👍🏻
Hello Julie, my husband & I already had our own home & I didn’t care about the interior design before & by watching almost all your videos, I now appreciate the art of it & plus you speak so clearly that’s why I understand every bit of your information. Thank you
That’s awesome Sherwin! So glad you can see your space with a fresh perspective to truly make it yours 👍🏻☺️
I am installing the blinds and was considering plantation blinds so this was helpful. I will be doing the blinds instead.
Thank you.
Go with your gut! It’s simply a preference ☺️
When l subscribed to Julie channel she was at 40 subscribers am very happy we are almost at 100....... I love her guide to designing a house, home or apartment which has helped me a lot with my new apartment in Germany. Julie much much love from Germany.
I love that you said “we are almost at 100” lol I share your sentiments. She deserves way more subscribers but I’m happy to witness her journey.
@@TaviaPinnock070513 l am happy to witness this amazing journey that she is making. She deserves more and more is yet to come.
Yes!! WE did it Karen! 🙌🏻 Thank you for your continued support!! 💗💖💕
I caught that too 🥺 Thank you so much Tavia 🙏🏻
Blinds it is !!!!! Such a blessing
Thank you so much for watching Teri! 🙏🏻☺️
This is a fabulous video you made. You explained a big topic in a easy to understand and pleasant way
Thank you for watching! I appreciate the feedback 🙏🏻☺️
Great advice. Your video gave me some things to think about. I have bypass shutters on my sliding glass door in my kitchen. It's sooo beautiful and sophisticated. We did have shades in the beginning and it looked so cheap.
Yes, depending on the shades, I’m with you. Love shutters for complete privacy 👍🏻
Great video!! So helpful! Thanks so much!! 😊
Thank you for watching Neethle 🙏🏻☺️
Thank you for posting this video. It was very informative and I learned a lot about options especially using different treatments in combination to give yourself more light control options. That said, I paid to have the wide white heavy duty plastic blinds throughout most of my new construction home - I chose it because because of the flexibility of light control (as you stated in the video) because I have a LOT of plants that have different needs and I can angle them just right to meet those needs. It also gives me the ability to see out while still hiding us from wandering eyes of neighbors walking by on the street and from the window the neighbor has next door that looks directly into our family room. When we go on vacation, it allows us to leak some light into the room so that the plants still get light but no one can see into the space. And yes, the cleaning is a headache which is my main reason for reconsidering them. However, It was not as cheap as you apparently think it looks, and it made me feel really terrible when you said it was tacky and expressed how much you hated it. (I can imagine how the folks with plantation shutters must have felt.) I had to watch the video for school (this specific video link was assigned) so unfortunately I had to hear those comments multiple times to get all the information for my assignment. If I made this video to inform and educate, knowing I had a wide, diverse audience, I would have said something like, "Although they offer the most flexibility, I'm not a fan of blinds because they are a headache to clean. In addition I think that shades make your place look more elevated and are much easier to maintain. They come in various degrees of opacity and can be layered with curtains and drapery panels to maximize light control. Sheer curtains also give you the ability to see out and let in light while giving you some measure of privacy and can also be layered with curtains, drapery panels or roller shades."
Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment after watching my video Ayanna! I, of course wished I articulated this video in a less “hostile” manner after reading the comments. I didn’t mean to offend anyone from either camp, those with or without blinds/ shutters. It really came from a perspective of how I speak to my friends, which is what this channel is all about. Like you’re getting design advice from your besty who happens to design professionally 😉
May I also ask what school you attend? That’s awesome knowing that instructors are recommending my video as a resource, whether or not they agree with the information 😊
@@JulieKhuu Hi Julie! Thanks for responding and so gracefully. 💜 It's good to know that you took it into consideration. I know you will continue to make great videos with this in mind, especially now that you are being referred as a reliable educational resource! 🙌🏽 👏🏽
I attend Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte NC. It's a well established program. I am pursuing my Associates in Interior Design. It's a pretty hearty program, the same classes as a B.A. but without all the extra liberal arts courses which works well for me since I already have a BA. Before this I was an elementary music teacher.
Thanks again for this video. This window treatment video will help me make up my mind about my own windows, I put the blinds up but then couldn't decide what I wanted to do next in terms of curtain type or hardware 😆 so I've been putting it off. I am looking forward to learning more from your videos. I will definitely watch some over this winter break. Happy Holidays!
Julie, your information could not have been times better! I have a beautiful extension to my house which I call the sunroom and I couldn’t figure out what type of window treatment to use but I think I’m leaning towards shades as my styling is more transitional. I’m only putting in the window treatment for privacy otherwise I would rather do without because I’m surrounded by beautiful trees. I’m still trying to figure out what to do with my patio doors as they actually occupy a whole wall! Your summary of the different treatments was concise and comprehensive, thank you.
I love the look of modern vertical shade panels for sliders. They come in fixed widths and span the entire height of the space. When open, they stack up against each other. The same company that makes your shades can make these panels. Google it for inspiration Eileen!
Julie Khuu , thanks for your suggestion.
ohmygoodness, thank you so much J. for this vid, it has really helped me with my window dilemmas... windows are def getting better W/ practice of what you are teaching thank you :) !!!!
Hope you find the perfect ones for your space Yvonne! 👍🏻
Wow thx for this very useful information, detailed & many options & great source. Thank you 😊
Glad it was helpful!