If there's one thing to remember when outfitting a room, it isn't that you need a cozy sofa and an appropriately-sized area rug. You also don't have to keep reminding yourself to add a variety of light sources and verdant plants. These important details aren't necessarily going to slip your mind, but this sole component might: Choosing the right window treatments.
"We ask a lot from our windows," says Nicholas Potts, an architect based in Washington, D.C. "There are times when lighting has to be controlled in certain ways, and other times when treatments are unnecessary."
