A pole or rod is a rail or track which a curtain or valance is hung.
Poles or rods are available in many different materials – timber, brass, wrought iron, bamboo, powder coated steel, and painted timber.
They usually have coordinating rings that fix to the hooks on the heading of the curtains. Curtain Rods or Poles are a simple and effective way to add decoration to your windows.
They are easy to install and you can coordinate the finials with hold backs, and other pieces of hardware providing a fluid designer look.
Finials …

No decorative interior window treatment is complete without a tie back, hold back or a tassel or two! Find out what decorative accessories are and when to use them, they could help you create a stylish designer window.
Valances come in many forms and combined with a tassel fringe or lace can make a window look more dramatic.
Scarf drapery is a simple, often little sew way to dress up a window treatment, these look great with beaded trim, or a picot braid.
Most important is curtain tracks or rods, without these we …

This room is an excellent example of ceiling mounted curtains behind a fixed pelmet or cornice.
This space has a wonderful collection of features and dramatic use of pattern and color as a feature wall.
The damask look wallpaper provides the room with definite personality and is unmistakably the focal point with the television screen centered on the wall.
The curtains are functional in this room, they provide a softer subtle backdrop allowing diffused light to filter into the room. The choice of a natural color sheer fabric means that it is not …

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