Kitchen Decorating: Kitchen Window Treatment Ideas

Posted by Nick Niesen on November 1st, 2010

There is a vast selection of kitchen window treatments out there for you to choose from and all you have to do is pick one. Easier said than done though, no? It is the huge selection that makes it so hard to pick only one! If only we had more than one kitchen! The trick to choosing the best kitchen window treatments is to think outside the box. There is no reason to stick yourself with the conventional and plain window treatments, go wild and try something new, you might just like it.

When you are choosing kitchen window treatments you do not have to take into consideration the same type so things that you do when choosing other window coverings. For example, you do not usually need to worry about privacy as much as you do for say the bedroom windows. No one is going to be getting changed in the kitchen. So you can afford to be creative and you can afford to be a little different with your selections. There are no rules when it comes to the kitchen windows so enjoy the selection process and use your imagination.

Here are some of the more creative and unique kitchen window treatments for you to consider:

Grass mat style kitchen window treatments

These are gorgeous and they bring a sense of the tropics right into your kitchen. These are colorful and intriguing to the eye. They match just about nay décor and wall color and they make the entire room feel fresh and comfortable. These can come with trim or no trim depending on the look you are going for and your budget. They generally pull straight up by a simple cord pull.

Wood kitchen window treatments

These interior wood shutters give a country styled appearance to your home and they can be painted in any color that you desire. You can buy them already painted or you can sand and paint or stain them yourself. You can also use distressing techniques to create a weathered, lived in appearance to pre-painted shutters. These window treatments can open to let all of the afternoon sun in or they can stay closed to give you some relief from said sun when you are washing the dishes and the sun is blinding you. These are versatile and gorgeous every time.