| (NC)-So you've moved into your new home and | | | | and lowered by folding or gathering fabric to the top. |
| have nothing but bed sheets obstructing your | | | | Pleated shades are fabric shades made from a crisply |
| neighbors from peering into your windows. Looks like | | | | pleated material that closely resembles a cellular |
| you're in dire need of quality window treatments. | | | | shade. |
| But before you run off in search of the perfect | | | | Roman shades are fabric shades that fold neatly to |
| window dressings, here's a helpful glossary of | | | | the top when drawn open. A classic roman shade has |
| window décor terms from the experts at | | | | overlapping folds when the shade is lowered, while a |
| Blinds To Go to help you navigate through the sea of | | | | flat roman has no folds when lowered. |
| design choices. | | | | Room darkening fabric is a term that refers to fabric |
| Blinds are window coverings that offer versatility. | | | | that has been treated or is constructed to block out |
| They have horizontal or vertical slats that can be | | | | a large portion of the sunlight, providing a "room |
| rotated for maximum light and privacy control. The | | | | darkening" effect. This type of fabric is used mainly in |
| slats can be made from wood, fabric or aluminum. | | | | bedrooms, but has applications in a wide variety of |
| The slats or material can be rotated for light and | | | | rooms. |
| privacy control. Vertical blinds operate similarly to a | | | | Shades are window coverings that are made of |
| drapery; they can be opened from the center and | | | | material, which can be permanently pleated, like that |
| stack as a pair on both sides of the window, or they | | | | of a cellular or pleated shade, or can be a drapery |
| can draw from one side and stack as a panel. | | | | fabric like that of a roman shade. Shades are drawn |
| Horizontal blinds are drawn up and can be easily | | | | up and stacked at the top of the window. Shades |
| hidden, if desired, beneath a valance or top | | | | can be raised to allow more light into a room and |
| treatment. | | | | then lowered to afford more privacy. They can be |
| Cellular shades are an innovative fabric shade | | | | stopped at different intervals on the window, and still |
| constructed from honeycomb-shaded cells that | | | | maintain a neat, finished look. |
| insulate windows with pockets of trapped air. The | | | | Stack is a term used to describe the amount of |
| practical honeycomb structure of this shade is visible | | | | space a treatment uses when drawn to reveal your |
| only from the side. From the front, a closed cellular | | | | window. |
| shade appears to be a cascade of crisp pleats. When | | | | Top treatment refers to any treatment that is used |
| opened, cellular shades fold up neatly along the pleat | | | | over the "top" of another, most commonly referred |
| lines to the top of the head-rail. | | | | to as a valance. |
| Double cellular shades are fabric shades with double | | | | Window shadings refers to a new category of fabric |
| cell design for increased energy efficiency. This fabric | | | | blinds which combine the features of a horizontal |
| is also available in single cell design. | | | | shade with the elegance of sheer fabrics. |
| Fabric shades are shades that are generally raised | | | | |