Window treatments

Beneath the industrial windows of this downtown loft, Thomas Michna added upholstered panels along the wall behind the bed to soften the room. The linen curtains have blackout panels and are mounted on hospital tracks in the ceiling.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

An open air sleeping area features ipe floors and railings and Sunbrella curtains that wrap around the room.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Trey Russell on his closet: “If you have a small room, consider taking out the closet’s doors and replacing them with a handsome drapery on rings that slide along a track. I used a light-gray, Belgian linen for my drapery panels. They make the room look so much softer and give you more room.”   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Doug Kottler stands inside the living room of his home in Los Angeles, which is surrounded by silk drapes.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

White curtains soften the dark interiors of this West Hollywood house.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Colorful drapes add unexpected color to this modernist dwelling.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Billowy white window treatments that interior designer Carolyn Oliver calls her “senorita curtains.” Hundreds of delicate pieces of sheer fabric flutter when the windows are open and add a hip vibe to the master bedroom.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Eloise Clark in her bedroom with bridal-gown silk drapes and a traditional French crystal chandelier with charm-bracelet trinkets. The chaise lounge is covered in satin.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Green curtains match the lampshades in this Los Angeles home.   (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)

Floor to ceiling pivoting windows are framed by drapes by Douglas Wright Associates.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

In fashion designer Sue Wong’s master bedroom she embellished curtains and coverlets with beading and applique.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A funky circular-colored glass curtain dangles in the doorway.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Curtains hang in place of closet doors in this teen bedroom.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Designer Barclay Butera makes the most of his 800-square-foot pied-a-terre in West Hollywood by using every inch and tricking the eye: a curtain defines the bed space, shutters on pale blue wall imitate windows and furniture on the terrace extends to the living room outside.  (Ringo H.W. Chiu / For The Times)

Andrew Fisher opens the curtains in his treehouse outside Healdsburg in Napa Valley.   (Bryan Chan / Los Angeles Times)