Understanding Boho-Chic Window Treatments
If you’re into the boho chic interior decor trend, finding the right furniture and accessories is comparable to a treasure hunt. This is a style that feels collected rather than coordinated, personal rather than perfect: You can locate one-of-a-kind pieces in places you’d least expect, like auctions and high-end boutiques.
Sourcing compatible window treatments is another story, because your choices must be practical as well as authentic-looking. Problem solved: At Cindy's Window Fashions, our design experts help homeowners select boho-style window treatments with real staying power.
Defining Boho Style Window Treatments
Boho window treatments draw from a mix of global influences, natural materials, and a general disregard for playing it too safe. Think woven textures, raw-edged fabrics, macramé, linen, bamboo, and layering. The palette tends to run warm and earthy, with terracotta, warm white, deep teal, and sun-faded neutrals.
What truly sets boho apart from other styles is its comfort with imperfection. Examples of this approach include woven shades with visible texture variation; these aren't flaws, they're features.
Our Favorite Boho Window Treatments
These three choices aren’t exclusively boho, but definitely complement that decor scheme.
- Provenance® Woven Wood Shades: Made from natural materials like bamboo, reeds, and grasses, these shades have an artisanal feel. The organic texture warms up any window, and the subtle weave pattern variations are perfectly imperfect.
- Alustra® Woven Textures® Roman Shades: These have a more refined take on the woven aesthetic, with a structured fold that keeps things polished without losing that earthy character. The fabric options range from open weaves to denser textures, making it easy to match your light control needs while staying true to the boho look.
- Carole Fabrics Custom Drapes: With over 4,000 fabric choices, these window coverings open up a world of patterns, colors, and textures that off-the-shelf options can't match. This high-end brand offers an extensive selection of materials that translate beautifully into boho interiors, from casual cotton blends to globally-influenced patterned textiles.
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Polishing Up Your Boho Look
Carefully chosen drapery hardware takes boho window treatments to a higher level. We can show you wooden curtain rods in warm finishes and coordinating tiebacks that reinforce the natural material story. If you go with heavier fabric panels, consider hammered metal or wrought iron rods.
You can also build the boho aesthetic with layering throughout the entire room:
- Vintage or Persian-style rugs
- Low-profile furniture in warm wood tones
- An abundance of throw pillows in mixed patterns
- Woven baskets for storage and décor
Plants are practically non-negotiable in a boho interior — the more, the better. When done right, a boho chic interior feels well-traveled, well-loved, and entirely your own.
Visit Our Window Treatment Store Near Gresham, OR
Cindy's Window Fashions is a locally owned & operated business that takes a genuinely personal approach to every project. We understand how to work with different types of homes and interior design styles. Visit our showrooms or contact us for a consultation in Gresham, Portland, Clackamas, Happy Valley, Damascus, Sandy, Oregon City, Milwaukie, Corbett, Hood River, Cascade Locks, Lake Oswego, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, West Linn, Fairfield, Troutdale, OR, and Vancouver, Camas, Battle Ground, WA.