Hanging curtains behind a bed

Hanging curtains behind a bed is a great decorative idea.  Curtains can also be used as a headboard. The colors look great if your walls and curtains are contrasting colors.  Custom curtain rods will work, with or without finials.  Cafe curtain rods would be great if you want a return to the wall with no finials or inside mount brackets would work best if you have an alcove.  Use rings or wands if you want to slide the curtains back and forth across the rod.

Neon curtains trend

Neon is a trend we are seeing not only in clothing and accessories, but also at home with window treatments.
Bright pink curtains and some art highlight this room.

NYC's Gansevoort Park (Photo Credit: Magda Biernat)

These neon green curtains add a huge pop of color.

from everythingsimple.com

Bright yellow curtains in a room with lots of yellow.

from Honey and Fitz

I love this bright turquoise couch and curtains.

from Houzz

How about some tangerine curtains?

from Hayneedle.com

Curtains inspiration

Whether you are looking for formal curtains for your dining room or girly curtains for your daughter's room, Pinterest is a great place to look for inspiration.  Take a look at my boards, including one of curtain rod inspirations and one of curtains.

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Curtain Feng Shui

Feng Shui literally translated into English is "wind-water."  It is concerned with the relationships between people and nature.  There are a few techniques that you can use when dealing with windows, curtains and other window treatments.

• At night, pull all curtains closed.  You do not want exposed windows when it is dark.
• Curtains should be long enough to cover the whole window and go all the way to the floor.
• Curtain rod rings (and blinds) should be of natural material.  Avoid plastic.
• Make sure curtains open and close easily.
• Keep your curtains clean.
• When closed, there should be enough fabric for there to be pleats and folds.
• As far as colors go, choose greens for spring, reds, oranges and pinks for summer, gray, whites and metallics for fall and blues for winter.

Use these suggestions to be at one with your environment.