Traditional Curtains

One of the things most homemakers concern themselves with is the kind of treatment they should get for their windows. Some people go for shutters, and some choose blinds or curtain blinds. But when it comes to window decor, nothing comes close to traditional curtains which can include net curtains.

Curtains nowadays come in a plethora of designs, material, colour, length, width, and price. If you don't know what to look for, the following information can be your guide to finding the best type of traditional curtains for your home.

Traditional curtains are known best for the sense of opulence they lend to any room. This bourgeois appearance must be due to the fact that compared to the contemporary curtain, the traditional curtain is fuller and has more layers.

The effective play of fabrics for curtains makes a huge contribution to the aesthetics of the traditional curtain, giving it a beauty unmatched by any other kind of curtain out there. The traditional curtain comes in different forms, generally defined by the form of heading used, such as the French pleat, the pencil pleat, the triple pleat, and the goblet pleat, to name just a few.

The French pleat and the triple pleat are traditional curtains carrying the same heading type, which is described as regularly spaced triple pleats that are created by a tape. This tape works through the curtain cords to create the pleats, which are finally pulled and pinched closely together at the bottom, creating a fan appearance as the pleats spread out towards the top. These curtains are indeed very full and regal-looking, not to mention heavy.

On the other hand, the pencil pleat, which also makes use of pleats as its name suggests, is anything but bursting in appearance. It boasts of a silent type of aesthetic treatment, manifested by the modest way the pleats, which come in long rows that look like pencils, fall. The pencil pleat is one of the most common choices for the traditional curtain in modern times – it is both functional and sophisticated.

The goblet pleat is not unlike the French pleat and the triple pleat, but it has one distinct character: it does not have the two latter curtains' regularly spaced triple pleats. Instead, the goblet pleat carries one large pleat, which may be formed by hand or using a heading tape. This large pleat falls in such a way that the top is full and wide and the bottom is narrow, thus giving the impression of a goblet, from which this particular kind of traditional curtain got its name.

Whichever style of curtain you decide to go for, don't forget to care for your curtains. Traditional curtains are known to come in heavier fabrics, but you'll be pleased to know that most manufacturers make their curtains machine-washable so you won't have to go to the expense of dry cleaning them in order to keep them in optimum condition.

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