The Complete Photo Guide to Window Treatments: DIY Draperies, Curtains, Valances, Swags, and Shades

The most comprehensive DIY window book on the market

The Complete Photo Guide to Window Treatments makes it easy to choose and construct today's most popular window treatments - 20 styles of valances, swags, and cornices; 20 styles of curtains and draperies; plus 10 types of window shades. Room photographs show each style in a variety of decorating styles, fabrics, and hardware. Each project has step-by-step instructions from beginning to end: measuring the window, cutting the fabric with confidence, sewing or constructing the project, and installing the treatment the professional way. Over 500 how-to photographs and diagrams make it easy to have professional results. This is the big book of DIY window treatments!

Linda Neubauer is the senior editor for the lifestyles books of Creative Publishing international. She has written and edited dozens of books on sewing, quilting, and crafting. She lives in the Twin Cities.