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- Types of tulle. How to beautifully hang curtains?
How beautiful to hang a tulle?- At least once in life, this question is asked by almost every woman. Decorating windows with tulle is not an easy task, because only a variety of fabrics and colors will turn your head. And it is necessary to correctly determine the density of the material and decide how to hang it.
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The process of hanging curtains in any room will consist of several stages. Before you can beautifully hang a tulle, you need to pick up the accessories for attaching it. To make it easier it is most convenient in such sequence:
- To pick up accessories.
- Determine the shape and size of the cornice.
- Choose the appropriate fabric for the color and density.
Accessories for curtains
To make the right choice and really decorate your house, you need to know all the nuances. The most important are these.
Mounting methods:
- Grommets - plastic or metal bushings. They are inserted mainly in dense tissue. The color of the ring is selected so that it harmoniously blends with the color of the cornice and the tulle. There are a variety of colors, including under the skin or wood. The eyelets easily slip on the ledge, so this option is great when you need to open / close the window often.
- Hooks - a classic option, suitable for string cornices. Having chosen this kind of fastening, it is necessary to decorate the upper edge of the fabric with a braid, which has small loops under the hooks. The only drawback is the laborious process of hanging and removing decorative textiles from hooks.
- Rings - usually come complete with a tubular eaves. At the bottom of the ring there is a clothespin with denticles, which firmly grips the fabric. When choosing such a mount, check the ease of movement of the rings along the pipe.
- Krabiki - bulky, heavy, fit only for dense types of fabric, for example, when you decided to decorate the classic interior with curtains.
- A fabric loop is a great option if you can sew yourself. To do this, you only need to take the material with a stock, cut off additional centimeters and put them on beautiful loops from above. But the fabric loops are suitable only for a denser type of tulle.
Important! The same methods of fastening are also suitable when it is necessary to decide on what and how beautifully to hang curtains in the hall.
Types of eaves:
- Tubular. Well suited to many styles of interior. Are applied with rings, eyelets, fabric loops. Quite durable and practical, and the added benefit is that it's easy to hang tulle on them.
- String - less durable cornices, but also versatile in application with different styles. Do not fit only for rich and luxurious interiors.
- Profile. Such products have an aluminum base. Due to this, from them it is possible to make a cornice of any shape. An excellent option, when your window is not standard, but oval curved or stepped.
- Framed. Create a niche in which it's easy to hide the mount. A wide molded cornice can be made of wood with decorative carvings, plastic or for decorated with a cloth in the color of the wallpaper. The latest trend of fashion is a baguette cornice with built-in LED light bulbs, which will give a special refinement, charm to any interior.
- Electric eaves. It is rare. Installed in the case when the cornice is too high fixed or in a hard-to-reach place.
Important! Situations in life are different and maybe someone has a question: how to hang a tulle without a cornice? In this case, a simple proven method will help, and minimal costs will be applied to its implementation. You will need a fishing line or a nylon rope, which is fixed to the hooks on both sides of the window. The second option is possible, but you will need a long wooden bar:
- To the curtain, sew one piece of Velcro.
- To the rod nail the second.
- Then connect the two parts together.
Types of tulle. Rules for its application
To begin with, we define the main groups of fabric from which decorative textiles are made, so that it would be easier to cope with the task of how beautiful it is to hang tulles in any room you need. It can be dense, light, patterned, embossed, plain or patterned.
Choose a shade of curtains and curtains
Now we list the basic rules of choice, based on the location of the room, its style:
- For premises on the north side, plain light fabrics are perfect. Such fabrics should be given preference and when decorating a small window in a cramped room. Light colors visually expand the space, so the room will look more spacious and easy to perceive, even with rich furnishing.
- For solar rooms - on the contrary, you can safely choose curtains dense and darker colors, even with a large pattern.
- For small windows on the south side mesh fabrics are suitable, they can also be made short - half the windows.
- A large picture of a tulle is combined with a monophonic wallpaper. When the interior is heavier with various details, then a uniform look and not a bright, calming coloring will help balance the overall look of the space, preferably in the predominant color in the interior.
- If you are going to decorate a window with several types of tulle, then only one form should be textured. The same rule applies to the coloring, when several tissues are adjacent to the cornice, only one can be bright, all the others - just complement it.
- For a bedroom choose a dense fabric or combine thin with dense curtains.
Important! Focusing on the appointment of the room, take into account the recommendations of professional psychologists. For example:
- The unequivocal opinion is that pastel, soft blue, blue, green tones are perfect for beautifully hanging the curtains in the bedroom;
- For the living room, bright and contrasting colors - orange, yellow, light green or the same elegant and elegant classic colors - beige, brown, burgundy, are more acceptable. The first - create a positive, festive atmosphere, others - emphasize solidity, special charm, elegance and consistency of a strict style.
- For the kitchen is very appropriate materials will be themed colors or with a not very catchy pattern.
- It is better to decorate the children's room with thematic children's curtains depicting your favorite characters, characters or monophonic pastel textiles that will not once again disturb your child's look and imagination before going to sleep.
Not recommended for curtains in rooms where you plan to rest, shades such as: red, scarlet, purple, bright yellow, black. They will either unnecessarily irritate with time, or oppress.
How to apply?
Depending on what type of cornice you bought and what fastenings were chosen for it, the waves on your tulle will be:
- With the eyelets and fold rings, large and uniform ones are formed.
- The hooks are smaller, which create splendor.
- With the help of crabs and clothespins, you can make static folds that will not change.
After the tulle is beautifully suspended, it's time to determine what to decorate and what pick-ups to choose. Here are the tips:
- Brushes and flounces. Choose for heavy tulle, in rooms with a rich and ornate style.
- Cords. They serve as pick-up, have different thickness, color and texture. They can easily diversify monophonic tulle.
- Magnets and clips. Very practical and easy to use. With them, just create interesting and convoluted folds.
- Coupling. Ring, exciting fabric. You can fantasize and experiment with it, fix it at different heights and, thus, either open the window for light coming in, or simply give window textiles various shapes.
- Picking up fabric. It is usually made from the remains of the main tissue and attached to the wall with a hook.
How nice to hang curtains?
After the issue with tulle is solved, you can safely proceed with the selection of curtains. But here, too, there are some nuances that should be observed:
- Curtains should in no case hide the window behind the meters of fabric. Remember that the window - the light source and curtains should emphasize this.
- Do not forget to give preference to a thick fabric if you need good protection from the sun. Check the fabric for light transmission in the store, going out or using a flashlight.
- Curtain rod for curtains and curtains should be placed as high as possible, of course, within reasonable limits. Applying this rule, you will visually expand the space of the room.
- It is important to observe the harmony of the combination of the interior of the room with the curtains. Choose a fabric for the style of the room. If it's hard to do it yourself, then look through the catalogs with ready-made stylistic solutions. And always consult an experienced seller. It is desirable in several salons. Do not rush with the choice.
- Curtains in the bedroom should be combined with a light fabric of curtains. This combination gives ease of perception of space during daylight hours and the necessary darkening during sleep.
- The choice of beautiful curtains for the hall is wider. Here you can use all the famous styles and types of decor. The main thing is that they are combined with other elements of the interior and correspond to the general color solution.
You have read the basic principles of how to beautifully hang tulle and curtains. Time to get down to action - give vent to your inspiration and imagination, look through magazines with beautiful pictures of interiors and you probably will make any room in the house cozy, beautiful and original only with the help of beautiful window decoration.