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Classic Swags And Cascades

A traditional New England home has classic swags and cascades

Embroidered fabric with vines and green leaves Classic Swags and cascades Holden, MA Window Designs Etc. by Marie Mouradian www.windowdesignsetc.com

Classic swags and cascades are not for those who want to DIY, do-it-yourself. This is truly a custom window treatment best constructed by a professional. Pleats form along the top with lots of fullness that falls into graceful curving swags. The fabric folds and tapers along the sides. This is a cascade or another name for it is, jabot.

Classic Swags and Cascades Holden, MA

Classic Swags and cascades Holden, MA Window Designs Etc. by Marie Mouradian www.windowdesignsetc.com

A custom swag and cascade treatment dresses the window and frames a beautiful view.

Naked windows waiting for Classic Swags and cascades Holden, MA Window Designs Etc. by Marie Mouradian www.windowdesignsetc.com

 

White metal mini blinds controlled the light and provided privacy in this peach living room before the redecorating began.

Classic Swags and cascades Holden, MA Window Designs Etc. by Marie Mouradian www.windowdesignsetc.com

A fresh coat of paint in soft green give the room a new look.  The windows have energy-saving Hunter Douglas Duette® Architella shades with cordless Lite Rise controls.

The swags and cascades complete the windows with a classic style the clients will enjoy for several years.

Get a closer look at the design rendering and fabric In The Studio.

What do you think of this transformation?

xoxo

Marie

Custom Window Treatments and Decorative Accessories are the Details that Transform a House into a Home You Love

Contact me today to begin the transformation of your house. You and your house deserve it!

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Classic Swags And Cascades

Classic Swag

Classic Swag and Cascade is Simple and Elegant 

Classic Swag and Cascade design rendering. for a Holden, MA client. Visit the site WindowDesignset.com to see the completed project.

The design rendering to show the client exactly what the classic swag and cascade treatment will look like in the fabrics selected.

A classic swag and cascade is a timeless window treatment. The shape of a swag is an odd trapezoid.  Pleats form along the top with lots of fullness that falls into graceful curving swags.

A cascade, or sometimes called a jabot, is along the sides of the treatment. The fabric tapers and folds in vertical pleats. This design will have the cascade mounted underneath the swag.  A custom swag and cascade treatment dresses the window and frames a beautiful view.

Trend Fabrics Timeless Embroidery and RM Coco faux raw silk to be made into classic swags and cascades. See more at www.windowdesignsetc.com

Fabrics on the cutting table to be cut into classic swags and cascades

Classic swags and cascades are best made from softly draping fabric like this beautiful fabric with embroidery from Trend Fabrics.  The solid silk-like fabric from RM Coco will be the accent for the swag and the lining for the cascades.

Check back later to see how fabulous they’re going to look in my clients home. The motivation to redecorate……..the marriage of their daughter.  So exciting!

The room is going to be a beautiful backdrop for pictures!       xoxo

Marie

Custom Window Treatments and Decorative Accessories are the Details that Transform a House into a Home You Love

Contact me today to begin the transformation for your house. You and your house deserve it!

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View From The Window Seat

Cozy Window Seat – Sterling, MA

Cozy window seat - Sterling, MA Custom window seat framed with swags and cascades, window seat cushion and decorative pillows. Yellow gold, rose pink and green with tassel trim. See more www.windowdesignsetc.com Marie Mouradian

Swags and cascades embellished with tassels and trimmings frame the view of this cozy window seat.

A cozy window seat comes into focus in a Sterling, MA home library.  The addition of a thick bench cushion and lots of custom pillows add to the comfort.  Custom swags and cascades frame the view on this window seat. Window “coverings” do much more than cover the window.  The focus becomes the view out the window.  

A harmonious mix of patterns is a sign of good interior design.  How many fabric patterns do you see here?  Six various trim styles embellish four different fabrics.  Each one is strategically selected to coordinate and flow with the others.  The use of trimming is the perfect finishing detail.

What frames your view this sunny spring morning?

Happy Sunday

xoxo

Marie

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Room of the Week ~ Cozy Oasis

Cozy up with a cup of tea as you armchair travel to exotic places 

Worcester garden room with brown silk relaxed Roman shades and Hunter Douglas Silhouette

Worcester Garden Room

The anti-room off a formal living room was designed as a garden room with three walls of windows and a tile floor.  The Worcester Massachusetts homeowner wanted a warmer feel for quiet conversation and reading.

The window treatments are mock relax Roman shades.  The bottom swoop makes them more relaxed than straight fold Romans.  The shades are stationary so they are more like valances.  The fabric is a rich chocolate-brown dupioni silk.

A Hunter Douglas Silhouette window shading protects the furnishings from harmful UV rays while still letting in the light.

The room gets its pop of color from the love seat that is reupholstered in the warm fiery shade of Tangerine Tango.  Decorative throw pillows with down filling of the window treatment fabric have black brush fringe to pull the room together.

What do you think of this room?

Where would your armchair adventures take you?

Contact me to begin transforming your house into the oasis of your dreams.
 
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Tangerine Tango For Your Interiors

Sophisticated~Dramatic~Seductive

Tangerine Tango Interiors

Tangerine Tango Pantone 2012 color of the year

Pantone’s Tangerine Tango

Tangerine Tango is IT.

“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”

A few more of my favorite rooms and custom window treatments I’ve done featuring Tangerine.

Tangerine Tango Interiors Walls, window seat, relaxed Roman shades and pillows in Worcester, MA Window Designs Etc. by Marie Mouradian

Vibrant Tangerine walls are the backdrop to this cozy window seat with custom-made cushion, pillows and relaxed Roman shades.

Tangerine Tango Interiors - Concord New Hampshire master bathroom over a soaking tub Triangle Valance with Tangerine Tango banding. Window Designs Etc. by Marie Mouradian

The addition of a Tangerine border transforms this custom valance from a neutral brown and beige to WOW! The contrasting banding not only adds a great punch of color, it also highlights the shape of the triangles.

Tangerine Tango Interiors - Concord, Massachusetts dining room featuring tangerine tango walls. Box pleated valance with contrasting seafoam green banding over a sheer Roman shade.

Tangerine walls add warmth and whimsy to this dining room. Heirloom furniture and an art deco light fixture add personality to a room. The custom window treatments are made of a multi color fabric that includes Tangerine Tango. The bottom edge features a contrasting band of teal. The sheer Roman shades diffuse the light and offer a little privacy.

See more Tangerine Tango interiors here and here.

What do you think of this dramatic and edgy color?

Would you be able to live in a Tangerine room?

Have you purchased anything in this trendy color yet?

Expect to see lots of Tangerine Tango Interiors in 2012

Leave a comment or shoot me an email and I’ll show you how to transform your house into a home you will love in 2012.

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Moreland Tangerine Tango Asymmetric Valance

Tangerine Tango Asymmetric Valance

Tangerine Tango Asymmetric Valance on the worktable and ready to be installed. Gold, green, rust. See more at www.windowdesignsetc.com by Marie Mouradian

On the work table-Dust board covered in matching fabric.

A custom tangerine tango asymmetric valance is ready for installation in a Shrewsbury, MA home. Unless using decorative hardware, most custom window treatments mount onto a dust board that attaches to the wall.  I believe every aspect of a window treatment should be custom so I cover the board with matching fabric.

Yes, I am that particular about the details and hey, you never know who might be peeking behind your gorgeous new window treatments!

Fabric covered buttons on a tangerine tango Asymmetric Valance. Fold conceals the seam on a wide Moreland Valance. Notice how well the fabric pattern matches. See more at www.windowdesignsetc.com by Marie Mouradian

Four button detail

In order for this style to stretch the entire width of the window, requires a seam.  A false placket and buttons hide the seam and become a design detail.  Notice how the pattern matches up perfectly.

The print fabric is a linen and rayon blend from RM Coco, one of my preferred vendors. I have their complete library in my studio.

Details of a Tangerine Tango Asymmetric Valance or Morland Valance. Rust, gold, green pattern. Custom window treatments. See more at www.windowdesignsetc.com by Marie Mouradian

A jabot flips back to show the accent fabric.

Printed fabric is always more interesting combined with a coordinating fabric that highlights one of the colors in the main fabric.  This classic custom window treatment adds a touch of the stylish Tangerine Tango~Pantone color of the year for 2012.

Micro cord in the accent fabric finishes all the edges~another custom design attention to detail. The accent fabric is from Trend it’s available in a variety of colors.

Moreland Tangerine Tango Asymmetric Valance

Moreland valances hanging in the design studio, soon to be installed in a Shrewsbury, MA home. Tangerine Tango Asymmetric Valance See more at www.windowdesignsetc.com by Marie Mouradian

Custom Moreland valances are hanging in the studio awaiting installation.

Valances hang in my studio with special under mount clamps.  I can inspect them before installation to be sure everything is just right.  Note-I have placed the treatments in the opposite position they will be installed, the longer cascades will be towards the ends, not the middle.

If these custom treatments look this good in my studio, can you just imagine how stunning they will look hanging in your home?  Maybe I’ll reveal that in tomorrow’s post!

Are you ready to bring some Tangerine Tango into your rooms?

See more photos of tangerine tango window treatments.

Leave a comment or shoot me an email and I’ll show you how to transform your house into a home you will love in 2012.

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Tangerine Tango Window Treatments

Pantone Announces Tangerine Tango 2012 Color Of The Year

Pantone 2012 Tangerine Tango

This is what the Pantone 2012 Color experts say.

“The 2011 color of the year, PANTONE 18-2120 Honeysuckle, (my ever favorite pink) encouraged us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. PANTONE 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward.”

Tangerine Tango Window Treatments

Over the past, few years orange has surged in popularity in both the fashion and home decor industries.  I have noticed a much larger selection of all shades of orange/tangerine in fabrics and trims.

Here are a few favorite window treatments and rooms featuring Tangerine Tango, the 2012 Color of the Year.

Tangerine Tango Window Treatments -Embroidered Tangerine Tango Silk Swags. 2012 Color of the Year. See more on the blog WindowDesignsEtc.com - Marie Mouradian

Tangerine Tango Window Treatments - Relaxed Roman shades. 2012 Color of the Year. See more on the blog WindowDesignsEtc.com - Marie Mouradian

A calmer tangerine tango is these walls with a faux finish. Warm wood blinds control the sun and privacy. The custom relaxed Roman valances are made of a lighter tangerine tango dupioni silk.

Tangerine Tango Window Treatments -Moreland Valance in Tangerine Tango. 2012 Color of the Year. See more on the blog WindowDesignsEtc.com - Marie Mouradian

Asymmetrical Moreland valance in Tangerine Tango perks up beige walls

Tangerine Tango Window Treatments- Banded Arched Valance over a Roman Shade. 2012 Color of the Year. See more on the blog WindowDesignsEtc.com - Marie Mouradian

Keystone fabric in Tangerine Tango accents this simple arched valance. The band of cream and accent of teal cord make it fun.

Read more about tangerine tango for your interiors and the details of an asymmetric Moreland valance.

What do you think of this dramatic and edgy color?

Would you be able to live in a Tangerine room?

Have you purchased anything in this trendy color yet?

Expect to see lots of Tangerine Tango Window Treatments in 2012

Leave a comment or shoot me an email and I’ll show you how to transform your house into a home you will love in 2012.

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Custom Window Treatment Details

Custom window treatment details set them apart from ready made curtains. All window treatments are not equal.  Here’s a peek at some construction details. Couture window treatments under construction for a Worcester, MA living room.

“To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail.”

Giorgio Armani

Damask stripe fabric in jewel tones. Custom window treatment details See more at www.windowdesignsetc.com by Marie Mouradian

The materials-A jewel tone stripe with a golden damask over weave from RM Coco and a decorative gimp for the finishing details.

RM Coco is one of my favorite vendors. I have their complete library in my studio. They carry fabrics in traditional, like this one, modern, and transitional styles.

Detail of self covered micro or edge cord. Custom window treatment details See more at www.windowdesignsetc.com by Marie Mouradian

A quality custom window treatment will have the edges perfectly finished. In our workroom, we add self-covered micro cord for a clean and professional looking edge.

Red and gold gimp trim. Custom window treatment details See more at www.windowdesignsetc.com by Marie Mouradian

At a mere 3/8″ wide, this decorative trim, also known as gimp, is the finishing touch to this couture window treatment. Gimp is from Trend Fabrics. This one treatment requires 18 yards of trimming.

Trend has an extensive selection of braids and trimmings.  Trim in coordinating or contrasting colors make a style statement. This gimp is available in a variety of color.

Custom Window Treatment Details

Detailed edge of a custom window treatment - red and gold. Custom window treatment details See more at www.windowdesignsetc.com by Marie Mouradian

Decorative trim enhances the edges and highlights the colors in the fabric.

Angled cascades or jabots pleated in red and gold damask stripe with edge cord and gimp trim. Custom window treatment details See more at www.windowdesignsetc.com by Marie Mouradian

A pair of cascades, the pleated sides of a window treatment, are perfect mirror images of one another. Following the same pattern is essential for custom. The pleats highlight various stripes of the pattern for variety.

Custom window treatments on the worktable ready to be pleated up. Custom window treatment details See more at www.windowdesignsetc.com by Marie Mouradian

Separate components of a custom window treatment. These pieces are waiting to be artfully pleated, folded and pressed into the finished design.

Red and gold damask stripe pattern centered with trim. Custom window treatment details See more at www.windowdesignsetc.com by Marie Mouradian

Centering the fabric pattern is pleasing to the eye and enhances the overall design. The same blue stripe centers on each section of the window treatment.

Are you ready to bring some design details into your rooms? Contact me today to begin transforming your house into a home you love to live in.

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Room of the Week-It’s All About Comfort

Family Room Comfort

A professionally designed family room comfort. Red, green and navy blue

Family room comfort is the goal for this Rye, New Hampshire vacation home. A professionally designed room that incorporates many patterns blending together. The window treatments are a simple design that is made unique by the creative combination of fabrics. Pillows repeat the fabrics from the window treatments. Each of the accessories have special meaning to the homeowner.

The family room BEFORE. this does NOT have family room comfort

A major remodel of the home was well underway for my first decorating consultation with the architect. There was only a vision of what this room would look like completely decorated.

Installation of custom window treatments to give family room comfort

Custom window treatments at installation.

Comfortable seating in family room comfort

This room is about making everyone feel comfortable. The colors are rich and vibrant. The design is simple. There are lots of pillows for comfort and a chenille throw to snuggle with.

Family room comfort with lots of pillows, patterns and texture

The homeowners accessories highlight the colors in the window treatments and pillows.

What do you think of this room?

See several other rooms in this home here and here.

Would you like to have a room like this in your home for your family to enjoy 365 days a year?  Contact me to begin making your house the home of your dreams.

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Seashells And Window Treatments-The Beach House Guest Room

How Do You Decorate A House On Cape Cod?

With beach things, of course!  Think light turquoise ocean, sandy beige beaches, blue hydrangeas, bleached seashells, warm yellow sunshine and cool sea-glass.  I didn’t have to look far when designing for this couples relaxing retreat from city living.  They requested the house to be comfortable, fun, calming, simple and stylish for themselves and their constant flow of guests.

The beach house guest room

Guest Room Before

This pint-sized guest room, painted “Raindrop”, has plenty of space for weekend guests to drop their bags and head to the beach. The quilt has squares of all the beach colors.

One window for an ocean breeze with a vinyl roller shade for privacy was simple enough for function but certainly has no style.

Elements of a seashell window treatment

Shells in bowl

This bowl of shells the homeowners collected from the beach caught my attention. Initially, I did a double take since I thought they were a bowl of Cape Cod potato chips!

 

Guest Room Design

A soft blue and green stripe fabric from RM Coco is ideal. The design is a flat valance with layers. The treatment would be customized for the house by adding the shells along the bottom. A unique personal touch would incorporate a piece of coral found on a recent trip to Italy. A Hunter Douglas EverWood® Alternative Wood blind for privacy and light control.

 

Materials for Guest Room

Stripe fabric from RM Coco and a contrasting blue for an accent detail are ready for a unique window treatment.

The shells are paper-thin, almost transparent. There is a tiny hole in each of them, just big enough to fit a needle through.  Note-I did blog about these when they arrived in my workroom in February but I saved the completed creation for beach season.

The Seashell Window Treatment

Layered valance with seashells

The Seashell Valance

Dangling shell detail

Skilled seamstresses attached the shells along the bottom of the window treatment with very fine fishing line, aka invisible thread.

Coral detail

The Cape Cod seashells dangle off the bottom of the valance. The Italian coral takes its place in the center.

Dresser

The homeowner refinished his childhood dresser. White porcelain seashell knobs made it the perfect addition to the guest room.

Dresser knobs

Seashell details are throughout the room.

The guest room is complete

Complete and ready for guests.

Combining shells and coral found on the beach make this window treatment a creative expression of the homeowner. It reflects how they want their guests to feel.

Don’t just live in your house.  Contact me to begin creating a nurturing home for you, your family and your guests.

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