Curtains can make a room look well-ventilated and pleasant, or dull. The curtains in a house are the reflection of the dwellers. That’s why women take so much time to choose the correct curtains that will go well with their homes. Just merely hanging curtains from a valance is no longer in style. Nowadays different styles and headers for curtains are available to select from. For sitting rooms and living rooms that have a view people, go for net or lace curtains. Some people have separate sets of curtains for summer and winter.

There are a lot of different styles of curtains and headers, the most frequently used of which is the standard one. In this, an inch-wide ribbon is used that is gathered up into a narrow even header. This style is frequently used on dormer and cottage windows. It is also used for lightweight curtains where a hard curtain pole is not needed.

The next style in curtain headings is the pencil pleat. This style is used where there is no pelmet or valance. This style gives a nice look to the curtain header and is being used in modern styles. Just keep in mind when buying curtain cloth for this style; you will need two and a half times more fabric than the width of the window.

The third style in curtain heading is the ‘French pleat’. This style is used on heavy window curtains, like velvet. An additional stiffener or lining of a thin stuff is also used, the pleats fan across the window, and there is a button sewn at the bottom of each pleat. Again two and a half times more than the window width in fabric will be needed for curtains with this sort of pleat style.

The ‘cartridge’ or ‘goblet style’ is used in a ceremonial setting of the curtains. Tissue papers or polyester is stuffed on top of each pole for the curtain to maintain its shape.

The ‘slot pleat’ is simple to make. Slots are cut in the header tape through which the curtain pole is fed. This look can be improved by allowing a quantity curtain to stand above the pole. Again the width of the curtain cloth should be twice or thrice that of the window’s width. You will need to decide the spacing of the slots.

Another design in curtain heading is the ‘puff ball design’. In this you make the curtain like the slot pleat curtain; simply you have to keep at least twelve inches above the slots. Once the curtain is hung on the rod, the top is puffed up.

These are the common designs and headers used in curtains. But there are always new designs that are being added. The curtain design and header depends on the window types and the curtain pelmets. The curtain design and heading must match the dcor of the room. Also the curtain material must have a nice fall. Before buying curtain material you must decide on the style you want, as the amount of curtain cloth that you need to buy will depend upon the curtain style. What you don’t want is to run out of cloth, or find the cloth to be in excess.

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