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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Aside from plantation shutters, which I think can look nice if you have really good light, I hate custom curtains/drapes. They look so dowdy and old-fashioned, like a dusty grandma’s house. I much prefer a simple Roman shade or white linen curtain with natural woven shades. [/quote]

I sort of agree that custom window treatments tend to be dowdy, although I’m sure everyone on DCUM has the absolute best non-dowdy curtains.[/quote]

What makes custom window treatments dowdy?[/quote]

They tend to be heavy fabrics, often damask, and they block light, which often makes the room darker, and the fabrics tend to look dated because they are usually a custom type of pattern, and no one is going to replace window treatments that cost thousands of dollars when they were installed.

And I am someone who is very much against trends and the blight of same-ness that seems to be everywhere, but even in my mom’s house I don’t like the custom window treatments.[/quote]

If you’re looking at window treatments from the 90s, of course they will look dated (and dowdy).  What you described is nothing like typical modern custom window treatments.[/quote]

Honestly, I cannot think of attractive custom window treatments that I have seen in real life in recent memory.  My most stylish friends have something very simple like Roman shades or very airy, light drapes that you could get at IKEA.  A lot of people just seem to avoid them altogether.[/quote]

Agree. When we bought our home the owner had gushed over the fact that we were getting such a bargain because they were leaving the custom draperies. LOL. They were ripped down within minutes after closing. They were ugly, fussy, dusty, and probably 50 years old. Replaced with simple silk panels and linen sheers.[/quote]

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