Quilts are warm and comforting on cool winter nights. They can be quite beautiful as well, especially when handmade with love, time and talent. These detailed blankets are most often used on beds, but they are great for much more. It is possible to decorate with quilted fabric, and in unexpected new ways. They can be used as drapes, furniture throws and more. Read on to discover creative ways to decorate with quilts, and upgrade the style of your home with something new and beautiful.
Decorate with No-Sew Drapes Made from Quilts
Quilts can be used to decorate a home in creative new ways, and they can embellish north-facing windows. Avoid hanging beautiful quilts in windows that receive direct sunlight to minimize the risk of fading. Otherwise, help reduce the risk by hanging plain panels behind the quilts to block potentially harmful sunlight. They will decorate the windows beautifully, and these drapes will never be found in stores.
To create a no-sew hem, evenly fold over six to eight inches of the quilt edge. Clip the two ends with pretty bobby pin-style barrettes and secure the top with round metal clip-on hooks. This will provide a way to hang quilts on drapery rods without having to sew hems. Use heavy rods to support the quilts, and tie them back in a stylish way. The article entitled Unique Homemade Drapery Tiebacks provides a number of ways to decorate and hold back drapery designed from quilts. Give these impressive yet simple ideas a try, and decorate your windows in a stylish new way.
Change the Look of Furniture with Beautiful Quilts
Do not banish quilts to the bedroom! Bring them out into the home where others can enjoy their beauty, and decorate unexpected places. They can be used to decorate and change the look of living room furniture. Fold matching or coordinating quilts accordingly, and use them to cover the backs of couches, loveseats and rocking chairs. They will give the furniture a comfy and inviting new look. However, do not mix and match too many patterns. This would create visual confusion, but a single quilt can literally light up a room and decorate it in a unique and appealing new way.
Decorate Bare Walls with Quilts
Are you living in a home where painting is not allowed? Add color and design to the walls with quilts. Use hardware especially for hanging quilts on a bare apartment or rented house wall. Unlike wallpaper or paint this easy way to decorate can be changed back to plain and boring in a matter of minutes. Better still, you will be able to showoff handmade works of fabric art that should be displayed for all to see.