Design of curtains

The main room where the family spends the most time and friends gather, always remains the living room, hall. Therefore, it is so important that the interior of this room is harmonious and thoughtful. An important role in this is played by the correctly selected curtain design. First of all, it is necessary to consider the size and number of windows, the texture of the furniture, the color scheme and the overall style of the room. With all this in order and understand in this article, so you can easily make the perfect interior of such an important room in your house.

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Design solutions for curtains for the hall

Using these or other curtains and fabrics, you can smooth out the shortcomings, emphasize the dignity of the room and make it more cozy. Consider the most common types of curtains to date.

Classic

This is the name for long and wide cloths that hang on the floor. More elegant appearance with luxurious folds, such curtains will be acquired if they are intercepted by special holders, many kinds of which are available.

Roman

Hardly the oldest, but very fashionable and popular type of curtains even today. A practical and functional option, restrained and minimalistic. The horizontal folds are reminiscent of blinds.

Roll

A beautiful version of the curtains for creating a special design for curtains for the living room. Like Roman, roller blinds are a cloth of cloth, which, however, is rolled up into a roll.

Blinds

From which only materials do not make the plate blinds: metal, plastic, fabric, wood, bamboo. They are also vertical and horizontal. They will be appreciated by fans of minimalism and Hi-tech style.

Japanese

Represents a system of screens that is fixed to the cornice and allows fabric webs to move parallel to each other. They look very impressive and, as a rule, they have a beautiful drawing of all recognizable style.

English

These beautiful translucent curtains in the hall are easy to recognize by the soft rounded folds formed at the bottom of the tulle fabric.

Austrian

Similar to the combination of French and Roman curtains. The horizontal lifting mechanism is adjacent to the magnificent elegant folds of the fabric that appear during assembly. In its straightened form, it's just a canvas.

French

Unlike Austrian curtains, even in unfolded form have chic festoons. Perfectly complemented by lambrequin and will become an indispensable part of the luxuriously designed interior.

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Modern curtains for living room and hall

As in all fashionable areas, new trends are constantly emerging in interior design. Curtains are indispensable helpers in following fashion, because thanks to them you can stay in trend without changing wallpaper and flooring every couple of years. Having updated them, without much effort and expense, you will transform the entire interior of your living room.

Curtains on the eyelets

This fashionable fastening is gaining popularity and leaves behind itself loops, curtain tapes and rings with hooks. With its help, the original design of curtains is easily created.

Important! The most organically curtains on the eyelets are suitable for a living room in a modern style.

Eyelets are called plastic or metal rings inserted in specially cut holes for them. Due to this, the curtains form perfectly even vertical folds. Their depth depends on the distance between the eyelets.

Important! This fastening is suitable only for round cornices.

Curtains with lambrequin

This name was given to the decor element of curtains, which is a drapery, horizontally located in their upper part. At its expense, you can visually increase the height of the walls.

There are two types of lambrequins:

• hard - fastens directly to the wall and closes the cornice;
• soft - sewn to the curtain.

Important! Lambruck can be made from any fabric. He will like the adherents of the classical and romantic style.

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How to choose a fabric for curtains?

The most important thing for creating an original design of curtains is to find a compromise between texture, color, curtain fabric pattern and interior of the room: its dimensions, degree of illumination, wall, floor and ceiling finish, not forgetting the furniture upholstery.

Important! The easiest way to combine one-color fabrics without a pattern is to combine correctly with the main color range of the living room. Such a fabric should have an interesting texture, so as not to look boring.

Particular attention is needed when choosing curtains with a pattern. His style, size, along with the color and texture of the fabric, should fit into the curtain design for the living room in a modern style.

Tulle and portieres

The combination of tulle and curtains is rightfully considered a classic. Increasingly, it is supplemented with accessories and lambrequins, and also has a lot of options for draping.

Important! Tulle is perfect for sewing day curtains, lightweight, almost transparent: they make the light more comfortable for perception, soften the atmosphere of the room, create coziness. The curtains, however, give this duet a completeness, emphasizing the general style.

This year's trend is two-color curtains in the so-called colorblock style, horizontally sewn from fabric of two different colors. Such a simple technique is able to turn into fashionable even the most straightforward fabric.

Here are a few design guidelines for the design of window openings:

• Focus on the curtain. Choose a fabric of rich shades, decorate magnificent draperies, decorate with brushes, fringes, lambrequins( only not all at once).Tulle let it serve as a neutral foundation and has no ornaments.
• Direct the attention to the tulle, do the exact opposite.
• For windows on the shady side, tulle with photo printing, made of natural fabric( organza, silk, chiffon) is perfect.

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Choosing the color of the curtains for the living room

The wide selection of fabrics of various textures, colors and patterns reveals truly limitless possibilities for curtain design for the living room in a modern style:

• The most neutral and popular are sand, beige, cream, peach, pearl shades.
• For night curtains more often choose blue, chocolate and emerald. This is especially harmonious when the color of curtains is similar to the color of decorative pillows, carpet or upholstery.
• Do not lose relevance and clean bright colors.

Important! According to the rules of good tone, the color of the curtains should differ from the color of the wallpaper by a couple of tones.

Colors of warm shades will make the room warmer, light, cool - will give a feeling of coolness. Using the correct color you can correct some of the shortcomings of space.

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How to hide the shortcomings of the hall with the help of curtains?

Beautiful curtains in the hall - so functional interior detail, able to help in the following situations so that any defects become completely invisible.

Narrow and long window:

• For visual expansion, select the cornice, which will be longer than the opening on each side by about 25 cm.
• The curtains should be placed from edge to edge.
• Hanging only the tulle, you can visually reduce the room. To avoid this effect, combine tulle with thick curtains.

Important! The curtains up to the floor will only emphasize the narrowness of the window - choose the length to the window sill or just below.

Low window:

• Raise the curtains as high as possible through the ceiling cornice.
• Note the fabric is plain or with vertical strips.

Important! Discard the large picture.

Large window

If you consider this feature a disadvantage, then visually reduce the opening will help curtains of juicy colors, decorated with large drawings, bright inserts. The same service will be served by lambrequins with assemblies.

Small window

The optimal decoration of a small window is double-sided curtains. If the window is not only small, but also ungainly, it will cover the curtain in the color of the wall.

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Design of curtains of a hall with two windows

To create a harmonious interior it is necessary to know how to make a window in the hall with curtains. The main principle is uniformity and consistent style. Identical should be:

• fabric curtains, their color, pattern, length;
• material, color cornices;
• way of fixing to the cornice.

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How to make a window with a balcony door?

The balcony door often has to be opened / closed, so it is worthwhile to think in advance how to arrange the curtains. There are several suitable options:

• straight sliding curtains on the eyelets - they are easy to move and they are not prone to deformation;
• Japanese curtains - great for zoning;
• practical blinds - organically fit into almost any interior.

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Curtains in the living room with their own hands

Sew beautiful curtains in the hall is quite realistic and not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. First, measure the width of the cornice and the distance to the floor. First, a straight curtain is sewn, for it the options for jewelry are thought out.

Important! To create deep beautiful folds, the width should be 2-3 times longer than the length.

The procedure is quite simple:

1. Wash, iron the fabric before cutting.
2. Finely unfold the fabric, cut according to the size of your eaves.
3. Press, grind the seams.
4. Sew the braid, once more stroke the curtains.

Changing the texture, the color of the fabric, cutting, draping, finishing, you will undoubtedly develop your unique design of curtains for the living room and choose exactly what suits your taste, as well as possible will emphasize the beauty of the hall.