Curtain Inspiration: A Unique Collection of Pictures and Ideas

This is a lavishly illustrated photographic book providing inspiration for a wide range of curtains and window treatments. From drawing rooms and dining rooms to bedrooms and bathrooms, from pelmets and valances to poles and shutters, this is a comprehensive look at a variety of styles and approaches that can be used in your home. The settings are hugely varied too, from the classic English country house, to chic town houses and flats. The photographs provide a context for the window treatments, showing how a particular style will work. It is arranged in four sections: room settings, window types, curtain styles and blinds and shutters. There are also detailed pictures, revealing the intricacies that go into achieving the look. Invaluable descriptions and tip boxes, explaining how to tackle the technical problems involved are included as are two comprehensive glossaries - one for the US and one for the UK. Contents include: Children's rooms Dining rooms and kitchens Pelmets Swags and tails Doors an

Catherine Merrick & Rebecca Day run the well-known Merrick & Day curtain workroom in North Lincolnshire, making curtains for interior designers. They run regular courses on curtain making and have distilled their years of knowledge into several authoratitive books on curtains, including the curtain maker's essential companion, 'Encyclopaedia of Curtains' and the superb 'Blinds, Curtains & Cushions'.