In order to have a cozy home, you need to know how to choose curtains so that they can please and fulfill their intended purpose.
Curtains should match the overall interior of the room, both in color and texture. Curtains in the room:
- give beauty to space;
- protect from too bright sun or night lights;
- protect from dust;
- restrict the circulation of hot or cold air masses.
If there is wallpaper in the apartment, then you also need toknow how to choose curtains for them correctly. With the right choice of fabric and type of curtains, it is possible to effectively transform the room by creating the necessary accents and hiding the room's shortcomings.
General rules for choosing curtains
When choosing curtains, the owner's desire is an important point. The choice of this accessory should be based on:
- color;
- sizes;
- form windows;
- interior style;
- features of use and much more.
Before choosing curtains, you need to decide on:
French curtains will suit a classic interior style.
- parameters of windows;
- painting of walls;
- color range of furniture;
- type of curtains themselves.
The height of the ceilings must also be taken into account.The most important condition is that the appearance and color of the curtains should match the overall image and design of the room, taking into account the lighting at different times of the day. French curtains or Roman blinds will look good in:
- a study;
- small kitchen;
- children's room.
A small room will look wider and become more airy if transparent or light curtains hang on the windows. Style plays a huge role when choosing curtains, drapes for a room, for example:
- modern - requires strict curtains of the same tone;
- Baroque - the presence of a large number of decorations, braids, frills.
Almost any wallpaper will go well with neutral-colored curtains:
- cream;
- peaches;
- gray;
- terracotta;
- beige.
Accessories from this will be a great additionsame material, for example, pillows. It is good if the texture of the fabric and upholstery of the upholstered furniture will copy each other, not be from the same fabric, but only match each other and the wallpaper. Return to the table of contents</a>
Curtains in the bedroom and a children's room
Roman blinds gained their popularitydue to functionality, ease of use and elegance. You can hang curtains both on windows and in doorways, in different rooms of the house. The bedroom is a place of rest. Based on this, the basis of the choice should be pastel colors and impermeable fabrics. They will be able to protect sleep from street noise and the early sun. In the case when the bedroom is not on the sunny or noisy side, you need to choose curtains of more airy options so that the room has more light and warmth. There are nuances when choosing curtains for a child's room. Here the matter is a little more complicated, because here children sleep, do their homework and play. You can stop at Roman blinds, the design of which is similar to fabric blinds. They can be folded or unfolded if desired, preventing sunlight from penetrating the window. Return to contents</a>
Choosing curtains for the kitchen
Curtains for the kitchen should be made of thin materials.fabrics treated with dirt-repellent compounds. It is quite easy to choose curtains for the kitchen, because in this room they perform a decorative function. In color, they should be extremely similar to the main palette of its interior. It is best to choose loose airy fabrics, with the help of which the amount of sunlight entering the kitchen will increase. However, you should also think about safety, because there are many different household appliances there, in particular, a gas stove. It is necessary that the curtains are located as far as possible from the open flame. When choosing curtains for the kitchen, you need to decide on their size. In this room, they mainly use canvases, the length of which is slightly lower or higher than the window sill. Making them to the floor is not the best option. The kitchen is a place where people are almost constantly present, curtains quickly become dirty. Return to contents</a>
Curtains in the room
Curtains with soft, delicate shades will help to visually create warmth in the room:
- yellow;
- beige;
- salad dressing;
- pale brown;
- yellow-green;
- orange and others.
This option is more suitable for rooms facing north. The following fabric colors will give a feeling of coolness to windows facing the sunny side:
Light translucent curtains visually enlarge the space.
- lilac;
- blue;
- dark purple;
- blue;
- gray and other winter shades.
Curtains with a transverse pattern make the roomwider, a vertical pattern, on the contrary, visually raises the walls. If the ceilings are low, it is not recommended to use heavy dark fabrics for curtains. It is better to opt for curtains with vertical stripes, which will visually make the ceilings higher. If the window in the room is small, it is recommended to hang curtains that cover the entire wall. Then the room will look solid, the illusion of a large window will be created. How to choose curtains for a room if bright sunlight enters it in the summer months? In this case, there are the following recommendations:
- additionally install blinds;
- Combine the Roman curtains and curtains from the air translucent material.
In a room where there is little light, notadvise hanging heavy, impenetrable curtains, the best solution would be to use light, weightless curtains. In the event that the room has a lot of light pastel colors, for example, pale wallpaper, muted furniture, it is necessary to give the room a lively look by hanging colored curtains with a pattern. And, conversely, if there are a lot of patterns, you should use single-color curtains.</ ul>
