In my day-job as an interior designer, I constantly manipulate objects to deceive the eye and give the impression that a room is larger than a tape measure indicates. Curtains offer great opportunities to do this. In dollhouses too.
There is no law saying you have to keep curtains adjacent to the window, as Brooke Tucker did in the alcove miniature below. It is simply a custom. Extending the fabric vertically and horizontally is fine, Just make sure the proportions of fabric within the “frame” made by the ceiling, walls and floor looks right to your eye.
Below are three window treatment tricks decorators love to use.
Cover the Whole Darn Wall
Ms. Tucker did this in the Circus Room. Who knows what is behind those colorful strips? I have used this technique in an apartment where my client got a terrific view of the apartment building across an air shaft. Also in a loft where the owner wished he had any kind of window, rather than the cracking, flaking concrete wall the landlord refused to repair.Hang
Above the Window Frame
To create the illusion of a taller window, mount the rod above the window frame, about halfway between the frame and the ceiling molding. A track mounted on the ceiling also lengthens windows. Be sure to account for the extra fabric when measuring. Ms. Tucker might have done something of the sort in the vertical picture below. Who knows if the top of the valance is inline with the top of the window or not?
Hang Wider Than the Window Frame
Extending the rod beyond the frame on each side of the window makes it feel grander and allows extra light to stream in. You can also use this plan to reveal attractive molding around the window. Remember to adjust your width measurements for this look.
Do some research with Google Images, using the key words “window treatments” and “curtains,” with and without the words “dollhouse” and “miniature.” Look closely at what you are presented with, and keep track of how many times your eyes may have been deceived.
Susan Downing
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