I change my living room panels between winter and summer and enjoy the change. I just have two panels so it’s easy. I ended up doing this because I bought two sets when I couldn’t decide which ones I wanted. I ended up keeping both.

I change out the curtains as well, but then I feel odd for not slipcovering the furniture and replacing the wool rugs with Dhurries ;-) I do love the change, I go from neutral linen curtains to olive green velvet.

I don't but my mother always did. I appreciated the change.

I probably should. It would force me to address the cat hair at least twice a year.

Thank you both for your replies! Katz, you’ve probably got the best reason i’ve ever heard for making changes like that. Too many times we think decisions are strictly either / or. Most people don’t even consider the possibility of having or doing both choices.

Zalco, I am the tiniest bit worried about the hassle involved in just changing out six curtain panels, never mind rugs and slipcovers! It would make for a more comprehensive change , no doubt about it. I’m glad to find another GWer with a velvet fetish 🥰

I’ve been thinking a lot about old fashioned spring cleaning, the kind that involves rolling ip the rugs and taking them outside to beat out the embedded silt, and wash and fluff the pillow inserts, clean the insides of all the cabinets and take down the curtains for a wash or dry cleaning. i am going to arrange as much of that as i can this spring as we have used every inch of this house hard since moving in just before the pandemic. Maybe having curtains to change will inspire me to do a mini fall cleaning also.

Edited to add… Cawsps we were both thinking and posting about the same thing😎

I have velvet drapes on my sliding glass patio door in L.A., but I leave them up all year. I use them because they are good at blocking light, and the TV is opposite these doors, and I will see a glare during the day if I do not close the drapes.

I have heavy chenille curtains (which I made) in my bedroom, and they are also good for blocking out light. It never occurred to me to change curtains seasonally, but I will now consider it.

I have several bolts of velvet in my sewing room here that were leftover from upholstery projects, and so I could make more velvet drapes, but I was planning on possibly using the velvet for bedspreads. I do change bedspreads seasonally, and I use heavy chenille for winter and silk damask for summer. I need to make a new bedspread for my bedroom in Cathedral City, and I have the damask fabric for it, but I just have not gotten around to it.

If you have the energy and have appropriate storage, why not switch seasonally? The blue shade you have selected could work year round.

I think it’s a great idea to make the change. Even if you don’t end up switching them around every year you will have the option if you want it.

The blue is light enough that I don’t think it will be oppressive even in summer.

i think the new drapes you are eyeing would look wonderful. I say, go for it! Can't wait to see future pictures of them on your windows.

Count me in as another velvet lover.

For all the reasons you and others have stated, I absolutely vote yes. I think they’d look beautiful and make you and your mom smile. :)

Two treats this morning — seeing yours and Lynn’s gorgeous homes!

Those drapes are luscious! I also love velvet. You and your mom both love them - go for it!

I don't change out drapes, but I change out our bedding quite frequently and the pillows around the house. : )

I don't change drapes (or bedding) until I'm ready for a change. Do you have the space to store extra curtains? How do you store without getting wrinkled or creased? The blue velvet is lovely. IMO, it will make your room feel more formal than your current panels. Is that okay with you?

I never expected unanimous approval of this project, it must be a sign from the decor gods (or Houzz, god of redundancy 😎 ). I dont’t think I want to change them permanently because I really like the ones I have now, a dilema elegantly dealt with by what shall henceforth be known as The 2Katz Solution. 🐱🐱

New wrinkle: I went online to order one panel this morning and it isn’t expected to ship until March 30th. Should I order all 6 (returnable) or take what was serendipity down the rabbit hole and continue to look? I guess i could order the panels and cancel the order if i find something else…

I love both sets. Keep in mind, before you know it, it will start to get warm in your area. It may be a project that starts now but does not get fully implemented until December 2022.

And I morphed them very poorly into the room, here:

Naturally this is the one pictire where the midnight blue velvet club chair is completely hidden from view. But But, you can just pick up a medallion on the left corner of the rug that is a slightly deeper hue of the blue curtain.

Allison, I did wonder sbout that. I think I will try them and see how it all looks together. I think they would be nice at Christmas with my blue and white tree. 🎄

I love the shade of blue, and it works so well with your decor. But I think the timing of the order would have me looking around for something that can arrive sooner. (The $325 rewards is tempting, though.)

True that, Feathers, and very possible, Trail.

I like the idea of changing WT for the seasons. The only WT in my house are in our MBR and his and her bathrooms, or i would totally steal this idea.

I would buy the Ballard ones and you can always cancel later.

Order them! You can cancel if you find something else or return if you dont like. I agree, they would be beautiful at Christmas!

I love velvet curtains and had them in my last home-- but mine were brown/green (from PB) and sucked the life/light out of the room and just felt too "serious" in the spring/summer. I have been eying them for my current home for a while in a lighter more interesting color but I was still concerned that I wouldn't love them in the spring/summer. Your plan to switch them out seasonally is brilliant! Wish I had thought of it!

Even here, further north, I would want to switch out the velvet in March-- by then the light will have changed and my soul will be seeking spring vibes. Given that, I would make this a project with a target to switch in October -- which (if you agree) gives you some time to play with... but i think the color is great for your space so I would be inclined to go ahead and order them with the knowledge that you can cancel or return if you change your mind.

Ive loved your indigo medallion drapes since you set up your new home-- I will love them even more when they become one of the many signs of the transition to spring!

My mother used to do that in the family room...she'd slipcover the chairs too. But for me, it's too much like work.

I have heavy dark green velvet drapes in my library. They were originally drapes from an elementary school auditorium's stage, so you can imagine how heavy they are! I've had them up for over 35yrs. and who knows just how old they really are. Alas they are showing their age, and I have mended and stitched the seams over the years. The lining disintegrated years ago.

I would really like to change out the old fashioned drapery hooks for rings, but finding rings that can carry that much weight probably would be hard to do. I'd have to get a new rod too as the one they are on now has the string mechanism to open and shut them. It is getting cranky and hard to operate.

Anyway, I love them. Around about June I hang a pair of vintage lace curtains behind the velvet pair, keeping the velvet wide open. The lace makes the room appear softer and lighter during the summer months. I take the lace down by the end of September.

I wish I had a velvet drape wrapped around me right now!!! We are COLD here. Well, cold for us. I know others are much colder.

I love the blue!

BTW, I think this whole change out of fabrics/rugs was from the pre-AC days

Love them! Get them! The mock up looks gorgeous!!

I'm sure nowhere near the same quality but Penney's has several velvet drape options in lighter blues. MIght be worth looking,

Love the blue with your rug and velvet sounds cozy right now. I would order and cancel if you find something better. If not, you'll have them ready for fall.

LOL, Suero, antebellum shoulder pads! Or shoulder poles, rather. I love Carol Burnett 🙃

‘I saw them in the window and I just couldn't resist’. Too funny!

I love the idea of switching out the curtains, and the blue would look lovely in your room. Another vote for ordering or I think you would regret not trying it.

A little late to the party, but agree that the blue drapes are gorgeous and will work beautifully in your space. They're a departure from your current window treatments, but carry and equally elegant look.

I love them! But, disclaimer, I am in the process of working with the someone to design white velvet drapes for my master (the sheer impracticality of it is intoxicating, lol!) So I am biased toward the thickness and drape of velvet. Mine will be there permanently, not seasonally, but if it’s not too much of a pain to switch, definitely do it!

@Kswl don't leave us hanging! Did you order - or find others?

I ordered them :)

The shipping is ridiculous, $28 for one panel, so I went ahead and ordered the six I need (lower shipping overall).

I also found a curtain that looks to be the same or very similar color at a place called Half Price Drapes. i ordered one panel from them just to check the quality and color and it is arriving today. If the color is good but the quality isn’t I can at least hang it and see what it will look like before returning it and waiting for the Ballard product.

So a surprise, the single panel from Half Price Drapes dot com arrived today (3 day free shipping) and it is a luscious fabric (to mimic someone upthread), is nicely lined, hemmed snd weighted, and has a rod pocket and a tab and hook belt so it can be hung three ways like the Ballard curtains. It is a little lighter and a little grayer and I really like the color and the drape of the fabric. I’ve ordered five more of those panels and if they look as good as the first one I will cancel the Ballard order. These curtain panels were 30% off and an extra 20% off that for their January white sale, so the final cost per panel was $67!

They need fluffing and arranging, but i am letting it hang to shake out the wrinkles first.

So glad you like them and yay on a better price! I have heard of that site before and glad you hear of the good quality of your panels. I'm going to take a look there for some panels for my great room.

Glad you are happy with their product. I talked them to ask about 25” wide drapes .Thry have amazing customer service. He tried but their 25” wide are still 50” at the bottom so WAY too much fabric for my 36” wide windows. No one has the narrow panels so only custom or nothing.

yours looks wonderful!