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Livingetc’s report presents six window treatment ideas that use materials, pattern and light as part of a room’s design. The examples come from designers’ projects; the report does not compare costs, performance or broader adoption.
Livingetc has published six window treatment ideas that treat blinds, curtains, stained glass and shutters as design features as well as ways to manage light and privacy. The examples, drawn from residential projects, show how texture, color and filtered daylight can help shape the look of a room.
The report ranges from a linen-and-paper blind to a sheer fabric with a tie-dye effect, a custom stained-glass window, a patchwork curtain made from fabric remnants, vintage floral Roman blinds and newly designed shutters. The examples are presented as individual design choices rather than a ranked list or a survey of the interiors market.
In a La Quinta project, designer Abbie Naber selected a woven blind from Zak + Fox to bring texture and depth against plaster walls. The semi-transparent fabric has a zigzag pattern. For an apartment at HiLight at Battersea, Tamara Kaye-Honey of House of Honey used a tie-dye sheer to soften incoming light and add a changing layer to the room.
Other projects push beyond conventional fabric treatments. Artist Theodore Ellison designed a stained-glass window for a home in Santa Fe, while Ome Dezin’s Joelle Kutner and Jesse Rudolph describe a curtain assembled from fabric remnants as an art installation. YSG Studio’s Yasmine Ghoniem used vintage floral fabric for Roman blinds, and designer Matt McKay is credited with a project featuring contemporary hinged shutters.
How Treatments Shape Interior Light
The examples show that a window treatment can affect a room’s light, privacy and visual character at once. Sheers diffuse daylight; woven materials add texture; patterns and stained glass become focal points. The report also notes that treatments may reduce ultraviolet rays reaching furniture and flooring, though it provides no measurements for that effect.
For readers planning a room, the practical point is that fabric choice and construction can influence how a space feels throughout the day. Ghoniem says she left the floral Roman blinds unlined so they would retain a supple edge when partly raised. That choice also left the fabric translucent, a quality she said kept its pattern from dominating the room.
Six Projects, Different Materials
The Livingetc report frames window treatments as more than a way to cover glass. Designer Claudia Afshar says there is a wide range of options to explore creatively. The article also mentions layered curtains, pelmets, color blocking and sheers as approaches that can change how windows are framed and how light enters.
Its six examples span different settings and methods: a La Quinta home, an apartment at Battersea, a Santa Fe project and a Bondi Beach apartment, alongside work by Ome Dezin and Matt McKay. The focus is on designer-selected projects, not on establishing which approach is most popular or suitable for every home.
“There is such a variety of options available for window treatments nowadays, allowing way more to explore creatively.”
— Claudia Afshar, founder of Claudia Afshar Design
What the Examples Do Not Establish
The report does not provide prices, installation details or comparative tests of light control, privacy or ultraviolet reduction. It also does not establish whether the featured treatments are widely available or suited to particular window types. The projects illustrate design possibilities, while practical performance will depend on the material, fit and room.
Choosing a Treatment for Your Room
The article offers no announced follow-up or next milestone. Readers considering a similar approach can compare the treatment’s appearance with its intended function: how much daylight to admit, how much privacy is needed and whether the material should stand out or recede. The report cautions that fabric-heavy choices can overwhelm a room and says designers advise against eyelet curtains and off-the-shelf roller blinds, without detailing the reasoning for each recommendation.
Key Questions
What are the six window treatment ideas in the report?
They are a natural woven blind, a tie-dye sheer, stained glass, a patchwork curtain, vintage floral Roman blinds and contemporary shutters.
Do the examples provide measured performance results?
No. The report describes design projects but gives no comparative data on light control, privacy or ultraviolet reduction.
How did YSG Studio use vintage fabric?
Yasmine Ghoniem used an offcut of vintage floral fabric for two Roman blinds and left them unlined so they would have a supple edge when partly raised.
What does the report say about choosing curtains?
It says fabric-heavy treatments can overwhelm a room and reports that designers advise against eyelet curtains and off-the-shelf roller blinds.
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