Dream Windows: An Inspirational Guide to Draperies and Soft Furnishings

Dream Windows is both unique and complete in its scope of window decorating ideas. One glance and you will be inspired as you marvel at the information contained in its pages. This exquisite guide is simply stunning in not only the beauty of its illustrations, but also in its wealth of window decorating ideas. You will be encouraged to bring together draperies and swags, add fringe to cascades or place an arched valance atop a set of wooden shutters. And guided by the brilliance that fills each page, there is no limit to what you may create.

Since he began in the soft furnishings business in 1976 as a drapery installer, Charles Randall has become a best-selling author and the world’s leading authority on window treatments. After a successful sales career he started a window decorating and manufacturing company and to date, Charles has decorated more than 60,000 Southern California windows. In 1987, he revolutionized the interior design world, writing The Encyclopedia of Window Fashions, a comprehensive book on window decorating that has sold more than one million copies and become an international bestseller.

Originally trained in fashion design, Sharon Templeton applies the same principles of proportion, balance and color to interior design. The drapery workroom, Drapes and More, which she operates in Canada is renowned for its unique designs and outstanding quality of workmanship. Sharon’s first publication, The Designer’s Guide to Draperies and Soft Furnishings, was an inspirational manual for interior designers and decorators and with this second book, Sharon’s desire was to share some of the beautiful designs that have garnered her a reputation as an authority of exceptional caliber.