Curtain Holdbacks

Curtain holdbacks come in a wide range of designs and style choices. Curtain holdbacks are a piece of hardware that is designed to hold the curtain back from the edge of the window, keeping the curtains open. Curtain holdbacks are installed by mounting them on the wall adjacent to the window. Alternatively, you can find holdbacks that are freestanding and have a pole that stands on the floor next to the window curtain. You can purchase curtain holdbacks at drapery and curtain stores or at home decorating stores. They may be bought apart from curtains or they can be purchased as part of a complete curtain set.

Curtain holdbacks often are considered the piece of hardware that completes the look of a curtain set. Curtains are usually installed for both practical and decorative purposes. While they can complete and finish the look of a room, they also provide privacy and often block light from coming into a room.

Curtain Holdback Styles

Curtain holdbacks can be found in many different styles and constructed from several different types of materials, including wood and metal. Although wood curtain holdbacks can provide a rich and elegant decorating accent, you can also find metal curtain holdbacks also. Metal curtain holdbacks provide a sleek modern accent that can compliment a contemporary or retro decor. You can even find curtain holdbacks in Lucite plastic.

Metal Curtain Holdbacks

You can find metal curtain holdbacks in many different shapes and finishes. The range includes every metal finish from wrought iron to polished chrome. The choices are endless if you want to incorporate a specific type of metal curtain holdback into your room decor.

Metal curtain holdbacks make a solid visual impact on how your curtains enhance your room. For example, if your home or room is decorated in a mission style, with heavy oak furniture and wrought iron accents, you can install wrought iron curtain holdbacks to complete the style and enhance the entire look of the room. If you have a modern decor with straight lines and clean looks, you can install chrome curtain holdbacks to make the windows look like they also have straight clean lines to them.

Darker metal finishes such as iron or painted steel often look better with lighter or neutral colored curtain fabrics because of the contrast between the colors. Modern metal finishes generally look better with patterned or darker colored curtain fabrics.

Wood Curtain Holdbacks

Wood finished curtain holdbacks provide a warmth and elegance to windows that is quite different from metal curtain holdbacks. You can find wood curtain holdbacks in many different styles and color choices. While metal curtain holdbacks are more popular in room decorating trends today, you can still find wood curtain holdbacks that will make your room look warm and inviting. Wood curtain holdbacks make heavier curtain fabrics like damask or velvet look even more elegant and rich.

If you are looking for more eco-friendly choices in wood curtain holdbacks, try newer wood styles like bamboo or cherry. These wooden curtain holdbacks look good with modern decorating styles and more traditional room decor and work well with almost any solid colored curtains.