Curtains allow you to supplement the interior and hide from the bright sun. In order for the curtains to be combined with the interior design, you need to accurately choose the material of the canvas, its length, color, as well as style. Read about how to do this in our new material.
Content:
- How to choose curtains?
- How to choose the size of the curtains?
- How to choose the color of the curtains?
- Which material for curtains is better to choose?
- How to choose curtains in the living room?
- How to choose curtains for the kitchen?
- How to choose curtains in the bedroom?
- How to choose curtains for the nursery?
How to choose curtains?
First you need to decide which curtains need to be hung in the room. Curtains are ordinary fabric, roll and Roman.
Photo: In one room you can use different types of curtains
Fabric curtains are hung on a specially prepared cornice. Depending on the task, the windows can be closed with one, two or even three rows of curtains. For the first row, they use tulle. This is a transparent and light fabric that disperses, but does not stop sunlight. The second layer is made of a denser fabric called a porter. She completely closes the room from sunlight and creates a muffled atmosphere.
Photo: Fabric curtains are most often used in the interior
Fabric curtains are used to:
- Visually lengthen the room.
- Hide heating radiators.
- Make the space more symmetrical.
- Fix the color of the interior and add new shades to it.
Photo: Fabric curtains in the interior of the office
Rolled curtains are a canvas that is installed on the window. It, as the name is understood, is twisted into a roll. Such curtains are more compact than fabric, and they can be fixed on the wall, ceiling or on the window.
Rolled curtains use:
- When you need to leave a free window sill, for example, when the table is integrated out the window.
- Paired with fabric curtains.
Photo: combination of rolled and fabric curtains in the kitchen
Roman curtains are similar to rolled, but they gather folds. Thanks to this, a relief appears in space.
Photo: Rolled curtains form folds on the window
Such curtains, as well as rolled, are installed on the window frame, or on a wall or ceiling. Roman curtains, due to their form, are a full -fledged element of the interior.
How to choose the size of the curtains?
The most difficult thing is to choose the size for fabric curtains. First you need to decide on the width of the curtain: it can be a little larger than the window, or maybe in the entire wall. The curtains are made in the entire wall if you need to visually make the room wider, or, for example, to hide extra details on the wall.
Photo: Curtains closed the corner of the room
To get neat folds, the width of the curtain should be 2 times the size of the cornice. For example, if the wall is 3 meters, then the curtains should be 6 meters.
Photo: curtains in the entire wall in the living room
Another important parameter is the length of the curtains. They can be:
- to the floor without a gap;
- a little longer than the height of the room (15–20 cm);
- A little shorter than the height of the room (3-8 cm).
To calculate the length of the curtains, you need to measure the distance from the cornice to the floor. It is better to take 3 measurements: at the beginning, middle and end of the cornice. So the calculations will be more accurate. Usually the curtains are made a little shorter than the height of the rooms so that they do not touch the floor.
Photo: curtains slightly shorter than the height of the room
For rooms with high ceilings, curtains are visually more interesting, which are 15–20 cm longer than the height of the room.
The size of Roman and roller curtains is adjusted to the size of the window or window sash, depending on the mounting method. If the curtain is mounted on the ceiling or on the wall, then the curtain may be slightly wider than the window opening. If the curtain is fixed in the sash, it should be a width of the sash. The length of such curtains can be slightly longer than the window or be size in size.
Photo: Roman and rolled curtains usually cover only the window
How to choose the color of the curtains?
There are three popular solutions when choosing the color of curtains:
Bright accent on the curtains. If the interior is monophonic, then it can be revived with curtains with bright prints. Such curtains should not be used if there is a bright ornament or patterns on the walls. Light curtains are added to small rooms, but the dark are used in large rooms to give chamber comfort.
Photo: Bright curtains in the interior
The combination of curtains with upholstered furniture. In this case, curtains of the same shade as a sofa or chair are hung.
Photo: Curtains in the color of furniture
Dissollation of curtains in the interior. This solution is more used in the style of minimalism. In this case, the curtains are made in the color of the walls, or the curtains of neutral shades are used, such as beige, cream, gray.
Photo: curtains of neutral shades
You can also use two -tone curtains. In this case, the combinations of those colors that are in the interior are used.
Photo: two -tone curtains on the balcony
Which material for curtains is better to choose?
The most common fabrics for curtains are linen, velvet, satin, veil, bardin and organza. All fabrics, except for the veil and organza, are quite dense and do not pass the light. Organza and veil are used in space where you need to add light.
Photo: curtains of flax in the interior
Blackout curtains are especially popular. This is a multilayer fabric that does not pass the light. It is also usually resistant to spots. Flax iso curtains are used in eco -style, and velvet in more classic ones. Gabardin is a simpler fabric in leaving. You can often wash it, and it will not lose its properties.
Photo: curtains Blackout in the interior
How to choose curtains in the living room?
In the living room, a combination of tulle and curtains is suitable. In this living room, velvet curtains of the same shade were used as many other elements in the room.
Photo: Curtains picked up under parquet
Then the curtains were made in the color of the sofa. The cornice was chosen in the entire wall so that the space turned out to be more chamber.
Photo: curtains in the living room to the color of the sofa
How to choose curtains for the kitchen?
Satin or dimensions are suitable as curtains for the kitchen. To refresh the interior, you can highlight the window area with a brighter color so that it attracts attention. Shades of blue, beige and turquoise are suitable.
The white veil can be replaced with roller curtains. So it will be possible to adjust the amount of light in the room.
Photo: combination of rolled and fabric curtains in the kitchen
How to choose curtains in the bedroom?
For the bedroom, the Blackout curtains will be priority. Dense fabric with a relief surface creates the texture in space, especially with the backlighting of the curtain niche
Photo: Blackout curtains for bedrooms
For a milder environment, smooth curtains of pastel shades are suitable.
Photo: Curtains in the bedroom
How to choose curtains for the nursery?
So that the children’s room does not seem too small, you need curtains of light tones. Len or satin is suitable from fabric.
Photo: curtains with a pleasant shade for children
If there is a table for studying in a nursery near the window, then you can install Roman curtains. They are compact and do not occupy an extra place.
Conclusion
Fabric curtains are more universal. Roman and roller curtains are used when you need to make room near the window. Blacaut fabric curtains are best delayed in sunlight. Usually the length of the fabric curtains is made 2-3 cm shorter than the height of the room. The color of the curtains is selected under upholstered furniture or under the shade of walls.
