Encyclopedia of Window Fashions : 1000 Decorating Ideas for Windows, Bedding and Accessories

by Randall, Charles T.; Howard, Patricia M.

• ISBN13: 9781890379032
• ISBN10: 1890379034
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Randall Intl

Table of Contents

Historical
Historical Window Treatments	7	(64)
Italian and French Renaissance	7	(1)
English Baroque/Early Georgian	8	(1)
American Early Georgian/English Middle Georgian	9	(1)
Rococo/Louis XV	10	(1)
French Neoclassic/Louis XVI	11	(1)
English Neoclassic	12	(1)
American Federal/Neoclassic	13	(2)
Victorian	15	(34)
Comptemporary
Draperies
Over one hundred drapery styles; standard quality features, how to order custom draperies, stack-back chart, yardage chart, window types, pleat-to/fullness charts	49	(22)
Valances	71	(22)
Over one hundred Valance Styles; rod-pocket, banner, arched, French pleat, tear-drop, Cloud, Balloon, Kingston, box pleated, empire, etc., yardage information
Swags and Cascades	93	(18)
Over eighty styles: turban, wrapped, open, gathered, knots and tassels; arrangement styles; yardage information
Cornice Boxes, Lambrequins	111	(10)
One hundred and fourteen styles; measuring information
Fabric Shades	121	(10)
Fifty Styles; designer creations, Clouds, Balloons, Romans, Stagecoach
Curtains	131	(8)
Forty five Styles: including various heading and unique valance combinations
Accessories	139	(8)
Eighteen Tie-bands, six table covers, twenty one pillows/cushions, placemats, seat-cushions, rosettes, lamp shades, napkins, slip covers, wastebaskets, etc
Bed Coverings	147	(18)
Thirty bedspread/coverlet styles; upholstered headboards, dust ruffles, pillow shams, benches, yardage information
Blinds and Shutters	165	(61)
Shutters, wood-blinds, mini-blinds, pleated shades, roller shades, toppers, verticals
Windows with a Challenge	226
Creative solutions for fourteen difficult to treat windows
Glossary of decorating terms	174	(5)
Glossary of fabric terms	179	(3)
Textile fibers and their properties	182	(1)
Drapery fabrics---look and performance	183	(1)
Conversion chart	183	(1)
Bibliography	184	(1)
Visual index	185	(39)
Index	224