Window finesse Choose from shutters, shades, blinds or curtains

This bedroom’s reclaimed floor-to-ceiling shu ers prove rustic elements can effortlessly pair with other styles. Here, acting as a bedhead, they’re the undeniable star of the show – the plain curtains taking on a support role.

Turn bog standard windows into a decorative asset – it all depends on your choice of window dressings

Why go bare when there are so many ways to dress your windows? Shutters, shades or blinds can work – with or without curtains. They can be made to measure or bought o the shelf. And, for those who prefer pre-loved items, book time in your diary to scour salvage yards and secondhand stores.

2 TOPSY TURVY

There are several reasons why these honeycomb-design shades are a good choice. For one, they’ll help keep your home cool in summer and warm in winter. They come in a range of fabrics, colours and levels of opacity, but perhaps one of their best features is their top down/bo om up versatility. Lowering the blind from the top, leaving the bo om covered, allows light to flood the room while maintaining privacy. Due e Shades, POA, luxaflex.com.au.

3 SMART AND EASY CARE

Dress windows with anti-static, dust-resistant, style-led blinds in gorgeous fabrics, including silk and linen. Silhoue e Shadings, POA, luxaflex. com.au. Remodel, threebirdsrenovations.com.

4 BEACHY KEEN

Install new or pre-loved solid wood shu ers. Traditional in appearance, they work well in most homes, be they coastal, co age, Scandi or period. For an inexpensive solution, repurpose bi-fold doors and colour shu ers the same shade as the walls for seamless integration.

Pair bamboo or woven blinds with fabric curtains, as long as the colour tones/pa erns are picked up elsewhere in the room. Hang curtains high to give a low ceiling more height and to add much-needed drama to standard-size windows. Wraparound rods, which can block light from the sides, offer a lovely finishing detail.

6 SHUTTER CONTROL

Ideal for all rooms in your home, including wet and damp areas such as bathrooms, are these shu ers featuring an 89mm louvre width. Polysatin Shu ers hinged in Powerview White, POA, luxaflex.com.au.

7 ROLL WITH IT

Roller blinds have come a long way since the scallop-edged numbers of the 1950s and ’60s. This interpretation of a tweed design offers an artistic fusion of traditional and contemporary, ideal for a classic coastal interior. Roller blinds in Oxford fabric in Stone or Tin (from the Spirited Collection range), POA, luxaflex.com.au.

8 TOP IT OFF

For a polished designer look to your window treatments, top your curtains with a same-colour, same-fabric valance. You can a ach a valance to a board fixed to the wall above the window, which allows the fabric to hang freely. The tailored appearance of this valance’s box pleat suits the traditional style of the bedroom.

IT’S OKAY TO USE MULTIPLE WINDOW TREATMENTS CURTAINS HUNG FROM RINGS ON A ROD SUIT THIS ROOM’S STYLE AND WILL LET YOU PUSH THEM ASIDE TO DRAW IN THE LIGHT TO AVOID BUILD UP DUST SHUTTERS REGULARLY WITH A FEATHER OR MICROFIBRE DUSTER OR USE YOUR VACUUM’S BRUSH ATTACHMENT

PERFECT PRIVACY BLINDS FOR BEDROOMS AND LIVING AREAS

Treat rooms to disparate designs with success. Simply repeat at least one colour, pattern to pattern, to create a relationship between them.

YOU CAN ADJUST THE TILT OF THESE SHUTTERS FOR LIGHT CONTROL VIA AN INTUITIVE APP

HEAVY DARK DRAPES CAN FRAME YOUR WINDOWS BY DAY AND BLOCK THE LIGHT AT NIGHT