Arts & Crafts TDBU Bathroom Shades
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Copyright 2005 - Terrell Sundermann, Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
These Top-Down/Bottom-Up shades were designed for a stunning bathroom re-model in Lone Tree, Colorado. There are three shades. A 48" wide x 48" long and a 62" wide x 48" long shade are over the bathtub. A smaller 29" wide x 48" long shade is in the toilet area. As you can see from the photograph, Top-Down shades are ideal for bathrooms. You can soak in the tub and enjoy the light without the neighbors enjoying the view of you!
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The interior design for this room was done by Steve Neuman of Interior Aesthetics, Denver, Colorado. Steve specified that the design for the pieced shades reflect the columns and the wallpaper border. This was a really fun project to design. The body of each shade was made from a very interesting, but subtle, hand-painted batik fabric. I broke up the body of the shade with a complementary batik in another color way mimicking the columns in the room.
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Since the top borders of the shades are visible when lowered, I designed a pieced pattern for the top of the shade. This photograph shows how the shade can be opened from BOTH the top and the bottom.
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If you want to be totally enclosed in luxurious fabric, you can close the shade. Just imagine yourself soaking in this room. Candles, a glass of champagne. Hmm!
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The smaller shade in the bathroom blends in so well with the room that it is difficult to tell what is wall paper and what is shade. The valance is the upper “dark” pattern. The ceiling is orange and the wallpaper border is at the top of the wall. Once again, it is nice to have a top-down shade in this room. |
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