6 Window Treatment Trends for Your South Florida Home 2023

From complete overhauls to simple changes, South Florida homeowners can enter 2023 with on-trend and functional window treatments.

So what are some window-covering trends for 2023? Piggybacking on the clutter-free and clean aesthetic, homeowners are still interested in keeping their homes light and airy. But they’re moving from stark and sterile minimalism to a hybrid, incorporating new takes on classic styles, embracing neutral color palettes, and boldly moving toward colors, patterns, textures, and efficiency.

Here Are 6 Window Treatment Decorating Trends to Update Your Space

1) Roman Shades — Versatility at Your Fingertips

Roman shades remain one of the most popular luxury window treatments for your home. You may ask, why do people like Roman shades? In short: versatility. Your interior designer might recommend this style for the benefits it brings to your home—whether it’s a condo in Fort Lauderdale or a ranch-style home in Coral Springs. 

You can easily customize Roman shades with various fabrics in different colors, patterns, and textures and at varying levels of transparency. They’re versatile enough to work in bedrooms and living rooms and are safe for kids’ rooms.  

Roman shades are also energy efficient, allowing you to control sunlight by choosing materials that let sunlight in or block it completely. With South Florida’s almost year-round sunny weather, these shades come in handy for keeping spaces cool. They also help to prevent the fading of upholstery, drapery, and flooring.

While the cost of Roman shades is coming down, they are typically at a higher price point than most other types of blinds. This is because they are more costly to produce due to the materials, labor intensiveness, and attention to detail they require. But, if you’re in your forever home in Parkland, this is an investment worth making.

2) Roller Shades — Sleek & Timeless Design

Like Roman shades, roller shades have a more minimalistic appeal and a timeless aesthetic. Roller shades are designed to lie flat along the window pane when lowered. When raised, they roll into a cylindrical shape at the top. The beauty of these roller blinds or shades is their versatility and functionality—offering excellent light control and privacy. 

If beating the South Florida heat is your top priority, you could invest in solar shades or sunshades. These are simply roller shades made with a tightly woven UV-resistant fabric that protects you from harmful UV rays and your valuables from fading.

3) Sheer Curtains & Drapes — Affordable Luxury

As window curtain trends continue to shift, sheers have made a strong comeback and are holding firm among the trends for 2023. This versatile window treatment is ideal for maximizing natural light for a soft, bright, outdoorsy feel and is effective in small spaces. Sheers also work spectacularly as living room curtains, especially in larger spaces overlooking a pool, lake, or ocean. While many people opt for white, patterned sheers, you shouldn’t be afraid to incorporate color and style to fit your décor. 

Sometimes window treatments like faux wood blinds and cellular shades can be a bit too bare. Layering them with sheers allows you to add a soft, luxurious look to the space.

Pairing your sheer panels with room darkening or blackout curtains or shades offers the best of both worlds. This allows light to filter through during the day and be blocked out at night.

Semi-sheer drapes are another favorite for their lightweight design and breezy aesthetic. They strike the perfect balance for light and privacy and add effortless elegance to any room. 

4) Top-down, Bottom-up Shades — The Best of Both Worlds

Functionality is a top priority with top-down, bottom-up shades. Typical shades open from the bottom. These shades open and close from the top or bottom, or top and bottom simultaneously. This means you can position them to suit your ideal level of light control and privacy. 

Top-down, bottom-up shades work in just about all your living spaces. For instance, if you’re in your bathroom, you can lower the shade from the top to let light in while maintaining your privacy. Or, raise it from the bottom in common areas to keep out the sun while allowing a bit of natural light. 

Styles like cellular, Roman, and woven wood shades are perfect for the top-down, bottom-up feature.

5) Colors, Patterns & Textures — Goodbye Boring!

Interior designers are embracing a neutral color palette for 2023. Think beige, camel, and taupe. But they are also noting bold colors as a way to inject vibrancy into design ideas. Hues like dusty rose, muted mustard yellow, sage green, vibrant oranges, and blues can be perfectly paired with neutrals. 

But these colors aren’t just for curtain panels or draperies; you can use them for shades as well. 

Patterns are a bit more tricky. Should you go with large or small prints, muted or bold? Do they complement your interior, or do they take away from it? That’s where the skill of an interior designer comes in handy. 

Checks and plaids are finding their way back into interiors, and there is a trend toward windowpane plaids for draperies. Layering with patterned drapes can add a bit of drama if you choose blinds. And, while geometric lines have dominated for a long time, curves are now a hot design trend among decorators. 

Layering textures is an exciting way to add depth to your home design. Materials such as suedes, velvets, wools, textural linens, and jute make the on-trend list for 2023. You can incorporate them in your window treatment options and throw pillows to achieve a well-curated, inviting space.

6) Motorization and Automation — Puts You In Control

Video demonstration of motorized drapes in living room of a South Florida Home

Motorization and automation in window treatments are trending one way—up! And that’s because they offer convenience, plus the cost of these features has come down. 

So, let’s talk motorization. This is for window coverings that operate using a motor that can be hardwired (pretty invasive) or battery-powered—usually controlled by a remote or switch. Automation uses smart technology. While automated window treatments also have motors, they can be programmed and operated from a smartphone, tablet, or smart hub.  

The technology has improved dramatically and has become available in more styles of window treatments. This feature, while luxurious, has become more accessible and will continue in that vein. Homeowners love having the ability to control window treatments at the touch of a button, or through a voice command, with smart home technology. 

With motorization or automation, you can easily control lighting, block harmful UV rays, and control the temperature in your home. If your window treatment is automated, you can operate it from wherever you are—even if you’re halfway across the globe.

Let’s Make It Happen!

So whether you’re making a few updates or a total makeover, Drapes and Shades Custom Window Designs will help you choose the right window treatments for your space, style, and budget.

Call us today at (954) 289-3311 for a free consultation.