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How to Enhance Your Windows for the Holidays

The most festive time of the year is also the most exciting time, especially for homeowners. From hosting loved ones for dinners to welcoming guests in your home for several days, the holiday season opens up many interior design opportunities, like dressing up your windows.

Hunter Douglas sheer shades as festive window treatments on floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking bare winter trees outside at Blinds ‘N’ Shades Express near Campbell, CA

To help you prepare your home, our team at Blinds 'N' Shades Express has compiled a few holiday window décor ideas, including some of our favorite window treatments and styles for floor-to-ceiling windows and more.

1. Add Festive Flair With Drapes

Enhancing your windows for the holidays doesn’t necessarily mean doing an entire overhaul. Adding some festive flair to your windows makes your home cozy, merry, and oh-so-jolly. For example, adding rich, velvet drapes in dark reds or greens to your existing window treatments increases visual intrigue your guests will love. Curtain layering for holidays also helps keep your home toasty as the temperatures dip, like pairing sheer shades with dramatic drapery.

Additionally, you can unhook these window treatments and store them for next year when winter ends. If you want to truly embrace the holiday season, add a themed window valence to the top of your window frame with patterns of gingerbread men, holiday lights, and more.

2. Frame Your Window with Garlands and Lights

Though simple, this technique for festive window treatments transforms the entire room, which can bring joy well beyond the holidays. Framing your windows with evergreen garlands, twinkling lights, or even frosted branches will make everyone who sees them feel the spirit of the season.

Plus, using battery-operated lights lets you enjoy a soft glow throughout your home without worrying about dangling cords, which is especially lovely for floor-to-ceiling windows. As a pro tip, spritz your garland with an evergreen-scented spray for an extra something special your guests are sure to notice.

3. Decorate Your Windowsills and Windowpanes

Windowsills offer a perfect spot for a charming holiday display of trinkets, such as pinecones, glass ornaments, or DIY miniature presents. If you prefer to keep your décor subtle, consider arranging real or flameless candles for a warm and inviting glow that can stay up all winter long.

You can also use your windowpane as a canvas by adding paper snowflakes, hanging stars, or holiday-themed window clings. Wreaths are another beautiful option to hang on each window for a uniform yet timeless, festive style.

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Whether you go all-out with the garland and lights or keep things minimalistic with scented candles and wreaths, there are plenty of opportunities to spruce up your windows for the holidays! If you’re looking for more inspiration, our team is here to help you create holiday window decor you will adore.

Get started today in finding your dream custom window treatments when you request your consultation online with us or call (408) 377-0698. Blinds ‘N’ Shades Express is located in Campbell, California, and proudly serves Campbell, San Jose, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Los Altos, Morgan Hill, and Gilroy.