Every house has problems. Even if you love your home, buyers will find things to criticize.

As a seller, you want that list of problems to be very short. Like, no-deal-breakers short.

Here's where window treatments can be your ally. Draperies, curtains, shades, blinds, and shutters are some of a home stager's most dependable problem solvers.

I'm counting ten different ways they can remedy looks or situations that most buyers don't like.

Buyers love big windows because they admit more light, look modern, make rooms feel more spacious, and create views from indoors.

The way windows get dressed makes them
look big and important, or not.These windows look
terrific because the draperies don't cover any 
of the window openings. They are hung high and wide. 

Here's a bedroom that's managed to combine 
both rustic and refined vibes. 
The warm brown tones create a soothing 
palette echoed by the window shade.

Curtains like these are perfect solutions to a problem view. 
A roll-up shade or shutters would also 
work on a porch or balcony that overlooks ugliness.

Sheer panels are an easy way to minimize the 
impact of a view you'd rather forget. 
These are dressed with ribbon to 
make them look custom. I like that the 
drapery rods repeat the ribbon's gold color.

Choose adjustable blinds when privacy and 
light control are an issue. Wide ones like these 
deliver some upscale style, 
but don't shy away 
from ordinary mini-blinds either.

The windows in this bedroom resemble 
the sliding glass door because
 they are all dressed with white sheers 
on black rods. To echo the motif, 
the bed canopy has similar black rods.

Lilac drapes frame this large multi-paned 
window that could be the room's focal point 
and a selling feature. It even appears that the 
fabric color matches the flowers blooming outside!

The valance of shirred natural burlap 
adds a little color and some texture, and 
supports the informality of this dining nook. 

Get the look, get the book. 

Be sure to download my eBook, No-Sew Curtains and Draperies to Stage Your Home for tutorials that show you how to create the perfect homestaging window treatments without sewing.