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Not all windows are built the same. Some are bigger, others smaller. Some are narrow and tall, while some are large and squat. There are even circular windows, slanting windows, unusually shaped windows, and arch windows.
An arch is a curved shape, following the pattern of a parabola. In windows, it is that half circle at the very top of a window frame; an unusual shape that needs special thought in arch window treatments. Arch windows have the function of bringing in more light than usual by providing a bigger window opening for sunlight. As a consequence, it can make a room seem bigger and brighter. Design wise, arch windows can provide that Victorian period effect to a residential home. This is more appropriate with a large home than a small one. Sometimes, plantation window shutters can be customized for use as arch window treatments.
However much they love the look and feel of arched windows, some home owners and designers find that it is difficult to look for appropriate arch window treatments. The difficulty lies in the impossibility of installing arched curtain rods, arched window blinds, and the like into that curved shape. However, window shutter manufacturers have solved this seemingly unsolvable problem by building custom shutters especially for arched window treatments. These not only fit the curved shape of the arches, but some of them also have shutter slats that can be opened and closed just like regular window shutters. This neatly solves the common problem of arch window treatments.
Whereas in times past the arched windows are left bare at the top, fitted with bent curtain rods, or installed with hooks for the valances, the best solution for arch window treatments nowadays are the custom indoor shutters. Home designers and interior decorators as well as artistic home owners need not despair over less than perfect window treatments anymore. There are a number of different design choices for arch window treatments using custom plantation shutters. These are:
- A standard style shutter design where the vertical slats go on to the top of the arched window until it reaches the curves of the arch
- A sunburst style where the shutter slats are arranged like the rays of the sun in the area of the window arch. Below this is the usual vertical shutter design, of either two or four shutter panels to a window.
- Then there are the perfect semi-circle arches and the imperfect arches, where the design shape of the arch window treatments will depend on the shape of the window arches themselves. These could either be standard or sunburst styles.
Aside from these designs for arch window treatments, other custom shutters allow for the slanting window, the octagon or hexagon window shape, and other unusual window shapes. Materials for these arch window treatments range from the traditional wood, the imitation or faux wood, vinyl and other plastic materials, and aluminum.
So go ahead and treat your home to the best of the best. Dress your window in custom shutters, designed just to your specifications.