window treatment

noun

plural window treatments

: a decorative covering (such as a curtain, shade, or valance) for a window or part of a window

Much of the fabric and other decorative materials for window treatments, as the curtains are called, were donated by manufacturers.

—Patricia Leigh Brown

"Window treatments, such as shades and drapes, are little luxuries that make mornings more serene. … ," [Alessandra] Woods says.

—Maryn Liles

Examples of window treatment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet by the mid to late 18th century, early Americans began to embrace upholstered furniture, silk window treatments, and elaborate wallpapers, ranging from damasks and chinoiseries to large-scale, non-repeating murals like those seen at the Schuyler and Van Rensselaer estates in New York. —Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024

Selecting paint colors for your living room can feel daunting, but Jenkins recommends considering how each element will interact with the others, from the window treatments to the large showpiece furnishings. —Alyssa Wolfe, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024

Keep the look cohesive by maintaining consistent window treatment fabrics and hardware throughout the space. —Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2024

Adams, with his love and passion for interior design, designed the majority of the home’s interior but had a little help with furniture selection from Hannah Crowell of Crowell Interiors and Jessica Davis of JL Designs to come up with the window treatments and staging for photographs. —Jennifer Lindahl, The Tennessean, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above