Four Ideas for Kitchen Window Treatments
Window treatments for your kitchen should allow light into the area and improve the appearance of the space as well as being practical in a room where so much cooking takes place.
Choosing a window treatment for your kitchen can be a fun task and not too tough if you measure any curtain you are thinking of buying against those criteria. Always ask yourself whether the window treatment will block too much light and whether it enhances or detracts from the style of your kitchen, as well as looking how practical it will be to keep clean and fresh.
Here are four kinds of kitchen window treatments that are especially popular. Think about which of these would work best in your kitchen and if you’re not sure leave a comment below and we’ll try to help.
Kitchen tiers or Café Curtains
Tiered curtains are a simple style of curtain that lets a lot of light in while maintaining moderate privacy. Café curtains usually cover the bottom half of the window while leaving the top open to allow in light. Tiered curtains usually have another layer – a valance at the top of the window and sometimes side swags. These curtains are frequently seen in cafés, hence the name. Café or tier curtains often have patterns like plaid or checkers, or images of food items. They generally work well in a casual informal kitchen unless they are in a very tailored formal style in a solid color with something like tab tops rather than gathers.
Venetian blinds can be very effective in a kitchen
Simple Venetian Blinds
Venetian blinds are made from slats of wood, plastic, or metal that can be adjusted to open and close using a rod on one side of the blinds. They can also be drawn up or down using a cord on the other side. People don’t often think of using blinds alone but if you choose a classy set, you won’t need anything else to dress your window. Light colored blinds or wooden blinds look great in kitchens and metallic venetian blinds are also excellent in modern kitchens if they match the appliances or handles on the cabinets. These blinds can generally be wiped clean with a damp cloth but it can be a pain making sure that you clean every slat.
Roman shades
Roman shades will give your kitchen a fine, clean look. They can be completely raised, completely lowered, of half-raised. Because they are made from fabric which is raised or lowered in soft folds they soften the hard lines of a kitchen without give a country or homey look that gathered curtains might point towards. Ready made roman shades come in many styles and colors so it’s easy to match them to the rest of your kitchen but if your windows are not standard sizes they can be custom made for a reasonable price. The only tricky part is cleaning. In general these blinds will need to be dry cleaned.
Kitchen Valance
Finally, you can use a valance on the top half of the window either on its own, or combine it with other window treatments. Valances soften the top of the window and hide an ugly curtain rod very effectively. Used alone they draw attention to a great window or a great view without leaving the window too bare. Combining a valance with blinds or shades is also a great look especially where you feel the blind is too simple for the room. Valances are easy to find or simple to make. If you can’t sew, you can do something as simple as drape a scarf around the curtain rod for an extremely easy window treatment.
Have fun with your kitchen window treatments. You can create some great, unique designs for your windows that will greatly enhance your kitchen when you let your imagination loose.
Rooster Kitchen Curtains
If you want your kitchen to feel like home then there is nothing like a country style kitchen and kitchen curtains to do the trick. There is something about country style rooms which simply makes us feel comfortable and perfectly at home. When sourcing curtains for your room you will come across many with a country or farmyard theme including all kinds of flowers, fruit, vegetables and animals. Rooster kitchen curtains are particularly popular and with good reason.
A rooster design for your curtains, like the ones pictured below, is great because they add a touch of color to your curtains as well as fitting in with the country theme. These colors go particularly well with the types of colors and materials often used in a country or farmhouse kitchen such cream, terracotta and wood.
Rooster curtains remind us of sunny mornings and food fresh from the farm, so that even if you don’t spend all day baking delicious cakes and pies, they create the kind of atmosphere where you feel that you could! Perhaps those roosters will even inspire you!
Of course you don’t have to stop with your curtains, you can continue the rooster theme in other items in your kitchen including table cloths, chair seat pads, tea towels and wall paper and you can even buy china with a rooster pattern. Although you don’t want to overdo it, one or two items will add just the right decorative touch to your country kitchen and keep your theme coherent.
When buying any type of kitchen curtains make sure they are easily washable and good quality. You don’t want your rooster curtains to fade away after a few times in the washing machine and have to be replaced especially if you have decorated your whole kitchen around the theme.
 3pc Rooster Swag Kitchen Curtain Set (CLICK IMAGE FOR DETAILS) |
One of the nicest rooster curtain sets available, and a great price too. 100% polyester for easy washing and drying in the machine. The beige colors and scalloped edges of this rooster curtain set are particularly attractive Click here for details. |
 Rooster Curtain Set (CLICK IMAGE FOR DETAILS) |
This rooster curtain set in machine washable easy care calico comes in two sizes to fit your kitchen windows. Easily installed on standard curtain rods. The set includes a ruffled swag and two tier curtains. Click here for more information.
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Create rooster curtains with a difference from any plain or patterned fabric with these rooster swag curtain brackets in black high quality wrought iron. Click here for details.
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 Rooster Swag Curtain Brackets Country Kitchen (CLICK IMAGE FOR DETAILS) |
 Roosters Embroidered French Elegant Lined Curtain (CLICK IMAGE FOR DETAILS) |
These rooster curtains are almost too elegant for the kitchen but could work well if you have a full length window to decorate in the dining area of your kitchen which will not get too dirty too quickly. Expensive but wonderfully thick and luxurious. Click here for details if you want a touch of luxury in your kitchen and don’t mind the cost
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Use these rooster tie backs with any plain or patterned curtains to create a rooster theme with a difference. These black wrought iron tie backs are very high quality. Click here for details
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 Tie Back Curtain Brackets Country Kitchen Rooster (CLICK IMAGE FOR DETAILS) |
Where to Get Good Deals on Kitchen Curtains
You will find some kitchen curtains in your local area. They are found sometimes in discount stores but more often in expensive soft furnishings stores and in large department stores. Unfortunately even with high prices it is likely that you will get a limited selection there with not much chance to shop around.
For the best deals you need to go online, which is the case with many items these days. Not only do you save money (and time) by shopping online you also don’t have the cost of making several shopping trips to the various stores in your area. As you know mileage costs and parking charges continue to rise.
kitchen window treatment goes well with this kitchen
So, when you decide to buy kitchen window treatments online, you are making a very sensible decision.
Once you take a look online you will be amazed at how many kitchen curtain designs and styles are available. You’ll find novelty curtains, cafe curtains, designer curtains, curtains in many patterns and plain curtains in every color of the rainbow.
If you’re not sure how to go about choosing kitchen curtains then take a look at our section on How to Choose Kitchen Curtains before going any further and then then follow this guide.
1. Set a Budget
If you want to avoid spending too much, have a budget in mind before you begin. If you’re not sure what a reasonable amount would be, take a look at a few sites to get an idea of the selection available and the range of prices.
2. Browse and Book mark
Create a short list of the kitchen curtains you like. As you browse bookmark your favorites so that you can come back to them.
3. Compare Prices, Quality and Suitability
See how each of the curtains on your short list holds up against this check list
- How does the design and color fit in with your kitchen color scheme and theme?
- Are the prices within your budget? Have you included sales tax (if any) and shipping in looking at the costs? Have you priced a curtain in the right size for your windows?
- Is the fabric of good quality for the price?
- Do they even have the right size of curtain for your windows? Or will you have to pay for alterations? How does this affect your budget?
- Are the kitchen curtains washable in the washing machine? Or will they have to be dry cleaned (more expense!)
- Are the curtains in stock?
- Are there any matching accessories available
- Will the company deliver quickly?
- What is the returns policy if you are not happy with the product?
- Are you familiar with the company / brand of curtains? It’s not necessarily a bad sign if you are not – just extra points if you have bought from them before and were happy with them!
4. Choose Your Kitchen Window Curtains
Choose your best option and order your choice of kitchen curtains. Then you can put your feet up and wait for them to arrive.
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