How to transform any room using curtains
Do It Yourself Educational Program / / December 19, 2019
How to choose curtains: general rules
Dark and thick curtains to visually reduce the room. Bright and light - increases. If you are not very shy, you can choose and completely weightless options that are only framed window, make the room more airy and let in plenty of light in it.
Warm colors (red, yellow, pink) make the room cozier. They are good to use in the winter. The cold tone (blue, gray, blue) and create a feeling of coolness and resting, respectively, are suitable for the summer.
bright colors set the mood of the space. It is better to select them in line with other non-dominant shade in the room. For example, combined with the color of the carpet, cushions or other interior parts. Then the space will look harmonious.
With extreme caution should be used curtains with bright prints. They can easily overwhelm the space or make it comical. Therefore it is better guided by a previous board, combining color prints with other parts of the interior or use a bright print in a quiet monotone interior to be diluted.
As it is not necessary. The abundance of floral theme in the interior looks tasteless.
How to. Bright and combined with each other shades diluted with soothing colors.
If you want to pick up the curtains in one color with the walls, choose a shade slightly lighter or darker. So the curtain will not be merged with the environment.
Transverse stripes on the fabric visually expand the room and make the vertical ceiling above.
Elongated curtains add space bohemian chic. At the same time, they understandably get dirty quickly and, in fact, become dust collectors. Therefore, in apartments with children and animals (which can also spoil elementary curtains) is not the best option.
Combining different types of curtains, colors and textures, you can beat the interesting window. Thus, a dense light tulle curtain creates a sense of depth.
Another option - a combination of transparent and blinds. Day window is fully open, and in the evening it can be shuttered without weighing interior.
Cotton and silk burn out quickly, so it is better not to use on the sunny side. In addition, cotton, flax and velvet better expose the dry cleaning, and curtains of synthetic materials can be safely laundered at a moderate temperature.
How to change a flat with the help of curtains
Curtains can be the element that instantly change the style or character of the room. Capable of it some texture. For example, once the velvet adds luxury room.
A geometric patterns and shape blinds themselves can simulate architectural elements. The example below is changing due to restrained interior curtains, which are similar to the column.
With curtains also be zoned space. Depending on the tissue, it may become lighter, modern, or, conversely, a bit pompous and theatrical.
Curtains can be replaced and the door - once there will be more space. Suitable for both conventional curtains, and variants of the threads or beads.
Blinds in the interior of different rooms
How to choose curtains for the kitchen
The kitchen is usually not is large, so it is best to choose the most light and light curtains to avoid being reduced. And reasonable to prefer short options: they are practical and not so massive.
The most versatile - blinds. Practical, almost imperceptible, but capable at any time to hide you from view.
The kitchen is not the cleanest place in the home, so you should look at the curtains of non-natural fabrics that are easy to wash. Or use materials that are treated with a special protective structure.
How to choose curtains in the bedroom
If the bedroom is not quite tiny, it is better to opt for thicker materials. For fans of the pitch darkness ideal blackout curtains that do not miss a single ray of sunlight. You can supplement them with light curtains, which will balance the framing windows and leave the room during the day light.
For bedrooms suitable elongated curtains. They make a certain negligence and slackness in space.
But the color is not necessary to go to far. Otherwise, red or poisonous green curtains just will not let you sleep.
As for the materials, they are as far as possible should be natural: velvet, brocade, linen, cotton, silk.
How to choose curtains in the nursery
Previous tip is especially important, because the child's body is very sensitive. It is better to choose one hundred percent natural materials, such as cotton or silk.
IN Children's It should be light, so that together with the black-out curtains, which protect the child sleep at night, must be light and transparent.
When choosing a color scheme, stop for a light to moderately bright colors that will not be too exciting psyche. Drawings and prints in the nursery is to say "yes."
How to choose curtains in the living room
Here we must make a start primarily from the interior and your own desires. You can afford to various experiments. Still, do not get too cumbersome burden the living room curtains. In this room can be a lot of people - even if they do not feel cramped.
And what kind of blinds you prefer? Tell us in the comments.