Window Treatment Design Books by Wendy Baker.

Wendy Baker has created a wide range of informative and detailed collection of books on window treatments with curtain, drapes and blinds.

Curtain Sketchbook 3

The Curtain Sketchbook 3 is a revised edition of the best selling Curtain Sketchbook with some new and exiting additions. Beautifully illustrated and filled with designs of curtains from classic period styles to modern contemporary also featuring blinds, cushions, table coverings and other home accessories. The aim of this book is to show, in clear simple line sketches, hundreds of ideas for curtains (drapes) and other window treatments. This book is an inspiration to designers around the world and many of them comment that they would be "lost without it!" The designs can be coloured to suit the individual clients' colour schemes or used on a sample board when presenting a scheme to a potential client. Sketchbooks are updated every few years by author Wendy Baker so that they are always in line with any new trends.

Window and Bed Sketchbook 2

This revised edition of the Window and Bed Sketchbook 2 is designed to run alongside of the Curtain Sketchbook the layout is different in this book, in the first section there are basic designs of curtains on the left side and variations on those designs on the right hand side. The second half of this book shows various designs of beds and bedcoverings, with simple ways to transform your bedroom by perhaps adding a tester or by painting an existing wooden headboard. Ideas for tradition beds as well as contemporary ones. Also included are trimmings, home accessories, blinds, shutters and room dividers a great source of illustrated inspiration.

Curtain Fabric Selector

Choosing your curtain design and fabrics couldn't be simpler with this unique split-format curtain and fabric selector. There are over 600 fabrics swatches, all in colour groups to make it easier to select your favourite colour and pattern and 150 stunning curtain and blind designs from sophisticated swags and tails to minimalist translucent panels. This book offers instant inspiration whether you are looking for window treatments for an airy loft space or a cosy farmhouse kitchen. Advice on measuring your windows and how to choose the right design to suit the window. There is a section on poles and finials, trimmings and other essential finishing touches such as tie-backs and cushions, in fact everything you need to know to create a professional co-ordinated look.

Compact Sketchbook of Accessories

The Compact Sketchbook of Accessories is filled with ideas showing you how to accessorise your home, whether it is a relaxed country style or a more slick city style that you are trying to achieve. "Over accessorising" can sometimes work well but other times it can just look a mess. I personally love 'clutter' but then all of a sudden I feel like throwing everything away and generally clearing the decks. Very minimal accessories can look fantastic. If the one green apple on the plate is correctly placed but rather like nouvelle cuisine it can sometimes look ridicules! I hope you enjoy some of my ideas and that you find them not only helpful but that it will also teach you to change the way you place your ornaments, cushions or collectables. When you manage to create that certain cosiness to a family room or the right kind of elegance to a formal living room just by adding the right accessory in the right place then you are well on your way to creating that perfect room setting.

Compact Sketchbook of Blinds

In this Sketchbook I have tried to show every style of blinds imaginable in various situations From rollers to Romans and from London blinds to Austrians. All squeezed into this Compact Sketchbook. Although blinds are often used as an alternative window covering instead of curtains they do work well together and in this book I have given you plenty of examples. Also included are panels and portieres, two other alternatives to curtains. Although I have added a few rules to follow when measuring windows for blinds, this is not meant to be a technical book. This is a sketchbook of inspirational ideas. You can add more trimmings or add your own personal touches but hopefully in these pages you will find something to suit every kind of window and every kind of décor, whether it be for the home or the office.

Curtain Sketchbook 2

The aim of this book is to show, in clear simple sketches, hundreds of ideas for curtains, or drapes, and other window treatments. Select your design or various combinations of designs, add a frill or more fringing, if you wish, to the sketch and then it can be coloured to tie in with individual schemes. This is not a 'How to do it book' It is a book of ideas for interior designers or decorators to use as a tool to stimulate his or her own ideas, and to introduce people to the vast number of styles that they can either make for themselves, or to give them a clearer picture of designs available before approaching their designer, decorator, design shop, or curtainmaker.

Window and Bed Sketchbook 1

The Window and Bed Sketchbook comes in the same format as the other sketchbooks. The pages are filled with simple black lines illustrations that show every detail of the design clearly. Firstly there are pages of poles, pelmets, valances and curtain headings then on the left hand pages you will find simply sketched basic curtains showing you exactly how the curtain falls when using that particular heading on the right hand pages there are some variations. It's very easy to follow. The middle section shows the use of trimmings or passementerie. It works the same way as the first part of the book. We have taken a particular trimming and put it on to a curtain on the left pages and shown some variations on the following page. Remember, you can often 'save the day' by adding a trimming here and there and it does add a professional touch to your curtains and soft furnishings. Finally, the last section of this book shows many sketches of beds. From four posters to day beds, hammocks and even a bed in a wig-wam! There are plenty of ideas for children's beds and simple tips to 'jazz up' your old bed by adding a new headboard or perhaps by buying some new bed linen and a pile of new cushions. I'm sure you will find this book a great source of information when you are looking for new ideas to make your home look wonderful. As with my other books the sketches are simply drawn with no colouring. You can colour them yourself, of course, if it helps you make some decisions!

Curtain Recipe Book

Curtain Recipes is the first in a series of new "how to make it" books. This easy-to-follow illustrated book shows simply a curtain or blind design on one page and clear illustrations on the opposite page. They are all delicately coloured in this series. Just touched with colour to give you a few colour combinations but not to influence you in any way! There are about 60 different designs. Some basic sewing techniques and measuring instructions with fabric selections, tips and ideas. At the back of the book there is a list of suppliers and antique markets where you can find unusual fabrics plus a few home accessories to complete the picture. The recipes come in 2 formats. The recipe book or the recipe cards which pull out of the box so you can take them to your sewing machine for ease. Enjoy! The idea behind this series is to simplify the making of curtains and blinds and to show you how to enjoy making them!

Curtain Recipe Cards

The Curtain Recipe cards have the same content as the book but in a different format. The designs are on the front of the card and the instructions on the flip side. Easy to take to your sewing machine or to scan and email to your curtain maker.