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8 Clever Uses of Curtains
February 3, 2015
The right window dressing can turn virtually any room into a beautiful space. Here are some examples of deftly deployed drapes and curtains.
A curtain allows for an easy transition between public and private spaces in this shared vacaion house in Ontario.
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Originally appeared in Four Friends Joined Forces to Realize This Idyllic Forest Retreat Outside Toronto
The curtains in Florence Deau's renovated mondernist house in Royan, France, are made from graphic Gastón y Daniela fabrics.
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Originally appeared in Flea Market Finds and Modern Design Can Live in Harmony
The Sunrise House, an architect's retreat just north of San Diego, in Vista, California, is a bright space whose ample glass walls are tempred with carefully deployed curtains.
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Originally appeared in Sustainable, Solar-Powered Family Retreat in California
A linen curtain purchased on Etsy helps regulate the amount of light entering this 125-square-foot garden retreat on Long Island, New York.
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Originally appeared in Tiny Garden Retreat on New York's Long Island
White curtains soften the sunlight that pours into this renovated row house in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
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Originally appeared in New Prospects
Elodie Blanchard of Elastic Co. designed and fabricated these curtains for an architect who was renovating her live-work space in Hollywood, California. The design is a combination of the Douglas-fir tones of the wood in the house and the black steel element,s such as the sliding glass doors.
Originally appeared in Hollywood Renovation: Week 10
The walls of a renovated apartment in Warsaw, Poland, are sheathed in flowing white curtains.
Originally appeared in Handled With Care
Sheer gray curtains by Ulf Moritz for Sahco add to the moody atmosphere in this renovated Berlin apartment.
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Originally appeared in Inside Peter Fehrentz's Renovated Flat in Berlin
A curtain allows for an easy transition between public and private spaces in this shared vacaion house in Ontario.
Photo by Lorne Bridgman.
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