Alternatives to Draperies

PRIVACY, PLEASE: Sometimes draperies can be too much of a good thing. Here are some intriguing alternatives you may not have considered

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Windows of opportunity

Framed Lightsmith Grilles from Pinecrest
1 Framed Lightsmith Grilles from Pinecrest.

 

 

An upholstered folding screen with nail-head trim by Victoria Hagan
2 An upholstered folding screen with nail-head trim by Victoria Hagan.

 

 


3 A framed piece of wallpaper mounted on L-brackets by designer Julie Fleps.

 

 

Adhesive window film (shown in Pearl) by Emma Jeffs
4 Adhesive window film (shown in Pearl) by Emma Jeffs.

 

Have a design or renovation question? Just drop us a note at chicagohome@chicagomag.com, and we’ll do our best to answer it. Sorry, we cannot take questions by phone or guarantee individual responses. We might already have an answer for you—check out our Expert Advice archive.

 

Photograph: (framed wallpaper) Bonnie James

 
Chicago magazine
September - October 2011
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