French Country Curtains Are Making A Comeback
French country curtains are designed in a limited style and were once set aside for the rich Americans who could afford class. Today, anyone can have French country curtains in their home. The background is usually cream, eggshell or an off-white color to highlight the citrus splashed across the material. Then there are blossoms of blue, sometimes peach colored on the French country curtains. There is almost always dark blue or a dark colored writing across the fruit, which states the name of each produce on the French country curtains.
Country style curtains, like French country curtains can also represent a horse and buggy taking an afternoon stroll. The French country curtains and the country curtains are sometimes on the subject of years long gone. A group of children playing outside a cottage on a cobblestone street or near a barn are both scenes depicted on either country style curtains or French country curtains. And both the country style curtains and the French country curtains were once reserved for those who lived a wealthier or higher-class lifestyle than the rest of the people. Today, anyone can have either style curtains. The country style curtains come in a toned down color because the people who purchased them could not afford the vibrant colors of the French country style curtains, and even so, the French country style curtains were not as effervescent as today’s colors.
Swag curtains refers to the curtain at the top of the window and swag is like a swing across the window. French country curtains can benefit and look very nice with a cheap swag curtain made from the same material or contrasting material. Swag can be a single drape across and a single side down the window; or it can have a double swipe across the top and down both sides of the window, the choice is yours and would depend on how fancy your French country curtains are. There are also swag rings and holders that help hold the swags into place at the top of the windows. Simply install the swag holders over your curtain rods and thread your French country curtains through the swag holders, allow the material to loosely drape down a bit and you have a lovely, French country curtain swag. Cheap swag curtains can be made yourself using a Styrofoam ball and the same French country curtain material, just cover the Styrofoam ball securely with the French country curtain material and add to a curtain rod or use a ring and continue as above, threading the curtain through. Cheap swags can make any types of curtains look luxurious and rich.
Something to hang your French country curtains on would be decorative curtain rods. These rods come in a variety of shapes, styles and textures, such as wood, metal and plastics. Decorative curtain rods made of wood, either faux or real can greatly enhance your French country curtains when using hooks, rings or the curtains themselves to hang them. This way the decorative curtain rods are visable.
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