Create the perfect window treatment and nice look of your curtains in just few easy steps. The right fitting for your curtains should work well and look smart. Take time choosing which pole or track you need to hang your curtains from.
Do you want sleek and modern, or more traditional? This will help you work out whether you need a pole or a track.
For a modern look choose eyelet or tab-top curtains and a simple chunky or chrome pole. For a traditional look choose pinch or pencil-pleat curtains hung from wooden rings on a pole if the fabric's heavy, or on a track if your fabric is light to medium weight.
One important part of appraising a quilt or any textile is accurate dating. Sometimes there is no doubt of the date, because the maker embriodered it onto the quilt or wrote it somewhereon the back in indelible ink. Sometimes a quilt was so obviously designed for a special occasions - such as the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago - that its date can be easily ascertained.
Most of the quilts that are available for collecting were made in the 19th and 20th centuries, although it is possible to find an earlier treasure for sale or maybe even in your own attic. However, unless there is a direct connection to the maker, the dating of quilts is not precise science. It is more like a mixture of detective work and educated guessing.
Imagine a black dress, then imagine the variety of accessories you can add for different looks -- long strings of pearls, shimmering diamonds, piles of costume jewelry in bright lacquer. So it goes with throw pillows. The same tailored neutral room can go from plain to fabulous with the mere addition of carefully chosen cushions. But how do you pick the perfect specimens? We tell you all about picking throw pillows.
