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Whether your curtains are in place for privacy or aesthetics, whether they’re an elaborate Elizabethan era remake or a simple piece of drapery, your curtain hardware can add volumes in both subtle and substantial ways. Curtains hardware, one of the most popular window treatment hardware items, varies in style, material, and purpose. Choose from the multiplicity of choices to find the best curtain drapery hardware for you.

Curtain accessories and curtain hardware items include, but are not limited to, curtain finials, decorative curtain rods, and swag holders. The type of curtain rod you choose can portray a style in a very prominent way. For example light wood curtain rods will give off an earthy tone, while a wrought iron curtain rod is much more sophisticated. Wood curtain rods can also be elegant, and many darker stains of wood are more powerful than their metal counterparts. The design plays a large part in what message your curtains hardware will speak. Curtain finials are the finishing touches that can dress up even the simplest curtain rods or drapes. Tassels, hooks, spears, and whimsical characters are a few of the creative options offered in this small but vital detail area. Swags are impressive window treatment accessories that can enhance the color, material or power or your window treatments.

Once you’ve familiarized yourself with the different types of curtain accessories, you can look at the next division in curtains hardware: function. Are you looking for decorative curtain hardware, practical hardware, or a combination of both? Most curtains hardware items will easily serve both functions. This will work to your advantage if you want to change a room’s styles later on. If you want to keep the focus on a furniture item, go with simple curtain hardware and drapes. If you’re looking to add a bit of spice to the room without being to intrusive, curtains hardware can be the subtle touch that does the trick.

Blinds are slats made from a variety of sturdy materials connected by a wire apparatus. The mechanism allows them to be rotated 180 degrees up or down to completely block the light and prevent people on the outside looking in. Blinds’ slats can also remain horizontal, providing filtered lighting and partial viewing. For a totally unobstructed window frame, you can collect your blinds in a tightly packed pile above the window. Blinds are usually controlled by the standard pull-cord mechanism. Made to measure blinds can be ordered for exact fit or style.

More thought is being put into the construction and design of the actual slats as of late. Wood, especially Venetian wooden blinds, is a beautiful style for these window treatments. It adds depth and power to a room, conveying strength, comfort and warmth, all at the same time. Aluminum blinds are durable and solid without being overbearing or dull. Grooved slats that inter-lock for additional privacy, curved slats for style, and a wide range of widths for various purposes are available, as well. Decorative trimmings and piping are unique options that create the illusion of custom window blinds.

Venetian blinds- Venetian blinds, taken from Venice in the 1700’s, are the basic form of blinds (i.e. metal, vinyl, wood, or plastic slats loosely connected by a string to be rotated in place.)

Vertical blinds- Vertical blinds use the same mechanism as horizontal blinds, but offer the twist of a new direction and the added beauty of length. These are especially fine choices for sliding glass doors or large full-length windows.

Miniblinds- The slats on these blinds are a fraction of the width of regular blind slats (a half, quarter or even an eighth of some customary blinds), hence, ‘mini’ blinds.

If you plan to change - or even just clean - window drapes or curtains more than once a year, curtain rods offer more convenience than tracks.  Hanging the drapes or curtains from the rods becomes a matter of a few minutes, at most, and you can do the job sitting down until the last step; the same ease characterizes removing the drapes from the rod.

What’s more, curtain rods offer yet another opportunity for decorative adornment. The simplest wood or metal curtain rods play a purely functional role, but there’s no reason to relegate them to mere utility when the room beckons for more flair. Choose a color, material and design to complement the room’s décor and showcase your choice of window treatments.