Framing your windows with a window treatment can be just as effective as adding a colorful scarf or a great necklace to a simple black dress. It's the accessories that we add that pull the room together and create that WOW factor. This month I will share with you how I transformed a client's windows for that finishing touch.

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The Perfect Accessory For Your Windows

1. Kitchen

The dining area of the kitchen had several windows but they were covered with match stick wood shades that reduced the potential light in the room. We wanted to frame the windows but not conceal the view or reduce the light.

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2. Family room

Adjacent to the kitchen was the Great Room/Family Room which also had the same wooden shades. To create a cohesive look, we extended the same window treatment to this room.

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3. Master bedroom

My client wanted their Master Bedroom to be light, airy, sexy. We started with bare windows and chose a sheer fabric to drape up and over the windows.

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4. Young Girl's bedroom

The challenge for this room was two fold. The existing duette shades did create a room darkening effect which my client wanted. A darkened bedroom prevented her daughter from waking up at the crack of dawn! But frankly, the duettes were not that attractive. The second challenge was to find a design that would "grow" with the young child and not appear too childish as she became a pre-teen.

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Design News

1. Winterthur - Henry Francis du Pont's 175 room estate in Delaware's Brandywine Valley -Costumes of Downton Abbey, an exhibition of 40 outfits from the show. The exhibition Invites visitors to compare the fictional mansion to the American estate. Opens March 1- January 4, 2015. www.winterthur.org.

2. Haus/House: German Engineering Meets American Ingenuity - Come to a discussion to lean how vast energy savings enjoyed by European building owners can be replicated here. The event is co-hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council, Urban Green of NYC, & The American Institute of Architects of Westchester. Yonkers Library March 8th 1-4pm. Public welcome. Free. http://www.aiawhv.com/cde.cfm?event=421920

3. Arts Westchester - HAT-titude- A festive exhibition celebrating the art of hat making across cultures and periods. Ongoing until April 12. Tues-Sat 12-5pm. Artsw.org/hat-titude.

4. The Cherry Blossom Festival - Washington DC begins March 20th. We all need a bit of spring. www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.

4. The Bedford Spring Antiques Show - 29th annual show featuring an electric mix of fine furniture, silver and decorative accessories. April 5-6th The Harvey School, 260 Jay Street, Katonah, NY.

http://www.stmatthewsbedford.org/bedford_spring_antiques_show

About Susan Marocco Interiors

Susan Marocco Interiors is a full service interior design firm, staffed with professional American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) who have the training and expertise to plan, schedule, execute and manage your project from concept to completion. Our firm creates interiors that are elegant, distinctive and comfortable. Our inspiration comes first from listening. We then meld our skills and experiences to our clients' wants and needs. We develop design solutions that reflect their taste and lifestyles. Our website has a variety of pictures of the work we have done for many of our clients and you are more than welcome to view them.

To find out how Susan Marocco Interiors can help you with all your design needs, please contact Susan at 1-914-234-7066 or via email.