Whatever the style of the interior, its incarnation, accessories and furniture, without curtains will seem uncomfortable and something deprived. However, not every model is able to become a worthy completion of the stylistic interior solution.
Peculiarities
The capabilities of the curtain for designing windows and doorways of the living room are truly great. Curtains give the interior with a living room atmosphere of a homely hearth, which is the determining criterion for the comfort of all households. Models offered by trademarks to the attention of buyers are distinguished by the design, the method of design, manufacturing material, fitness functionality.
Each product has its own characteristic features that distinguish it from other curtains in different signs. . For example, some modifications are not designed for closing and opening windows. Other and are not at all carrying any functional load - they are only decoration of space, an increase in the level of its aesthetic appeal.
At the same time, the stationarity of the models often plays not on the hand of the practicality of the curtain. Due to the fact that they are executed for a long time, such curtains are fasterly covered with dust. Depending on the variety and location of furniture, the product for the living room can have a different length and width, by means of which the different level of drapeting of the cloth on the planned design is achieved.
Based on the type of design and features of the planning of a particular room, they can have a different purpose:
- for one window;
- on the window with a balcony door;
- For door openings of different types;
- on boot windows.
Curtains can be solid and separate for each window, together with forming a specific curtain composition. Based on the design features, they can be classic symmetrical or asymmetric. A distinctive feature of the models is the possibility of combining.
Most varieties are perfectly combined with each other, which allows the interior to look fresh and indiscriminately.
Fastening options
Fastening of certain models depends on their variety. In the process of production, the curtains can be supplied with refuters or loops, special ribbons. Other models do not need such fasteners, since the design is conceived by the design of them through the cornice to form so-called swarms and cakes.
However, usually the type of fastening depends on the type of cornix. The models on the rings are attached to the tubular eaves, like curtains on the row. Those curtains on the windows that are attached to the ceiling are equipped with hooks or a curtain ribbon. To the ceiling, the curtains are usually attached when there is no possibility of fixing on the wall or there is no place for fastening the cornice on the wall. Ceiling options are convenient because allowing you to visually pull the length of the walls.
Today, one of the most popular types of cornices are Tire options from plastic. Tubular products can be decorated with decorative tips, the bagent accessories look outwardly resemble curly or rectangular planks that hide hooks. Profile options are convenient because they are able to bend and take the right form.
Selector karnis have to take into account the type of windows. For a plastic frame, we need a modern type, for wooden - traditional.
Views
Classify curtains for the design of the living room can be possible in many ways. Conditionally all varieties can be divided into several groups, each of which has its own categories. Most categories provide for a successful combination of curtains with many interior styles.
Products are distinguished (as mentioned above) by fastening. For example, they may provide for fixation on special velcro, as well as on eaves, which are ceiling and wall, open and hidden.
Consider the features of the popular species and their types of popular seasons.
Sliding
This group includes panels of different styles, which combines that the type of opening. Curtains are moved into different directions, while you can vary the degree of opening them. These products include curtains Classical, crossed type, cafe, models with lambrequin, photocurtains, Japanese and dense varieties.
Classic straight
These curtains today are most in demand from buyers. Externally, they are simple, however, in design it looks very spectacular. May have a different type of fastening: loops, recordings, velcro. Characterized by textiles of different density and degree of transparency. Frequently complemented by lining.
Crossed
These modifications are nothing more than a straight type curtains with the location of the terminal cross. They can consist not only of two sections of the tissue, but also from a solid curtain, which occurs during the design through the cornice. It looks unusually and suitable for spacious rooms.
A cafe
This type of curtain is used in some vintage styles, The curtains are characterized by a short length and fastening method with a transverse rod located in the middle of the window. . The models are often complemented by ribbons, edging, fringe, but are suitable, rather, for rustic stylistics.
With Labreken
Such products are nothing more than classic curtains, supplemented with decor in the upper part. Labreken can be soft in the form of semicircular elements of drapery or tough.
The second type today is in great demand, especially if it is decorated with any patterned ornament or perforation.
Japanese panels
Unlike previous models, the Japanese panels have a tough design and fixation on a special framework. In the width, these panels usually do not exceed one meter, do not have adjustments in height, move in width. Externally resemble the screen used as partition in the interior of the eastern style.
Nitee
These varieties are accessories from threads or so-called Kiseu. Resistance to the conflict is explained by the weight of the threads. The models look great when the living room door is cleaned. They provide for decoration, thanks to which they may look nebanal.
Photo curtains
Such models are the most common classic (mainly with the molding on the chalks). These curtains are made of a light-tight textile with applying digital photo printing onto its front surface. The drawing can be ordered privately, pursue it under the specific direction of the style.
Lifting
The second group of curtains for decoration of the living room is combined by the opening method at which the curtains rise through the mechanisms provided. Usually, The varieties of this type cannot change in width - they have clearly fixed dimensions that are usually identical to the window opening parameters. In some cases, the models can be wider.
In the circles of specialists, this group is often called flat, which is associated with the opening along the window plane. This line includes Austrian, French, English, Roman, rolled curtains and pliers.
Austrian
The design of such models is unique. They are manufactured From the rectangular panel, the lower edge of which is assembled into festo or wave-like folds. Usually, The design of these curtains does not provide for a complete assembly.
It is important that the lower part is draped, and the upper remained straight.
French
Like the Austrian curtains, these panels are collected in festo through stitched ropes. The difference of products is the appearance: French models are fully assembled - From Niza to the top. Depending on the buyer's preferences, they may be long or short, different differential degrees of festoons.
English
These models are suitable with Austrian, although their assembly system is somewhat different. Often they have one central semicircle with assembly and two sidewalls. They are manufactured from various textiles, which allows the use of models in the arrangement of modern living rooms. Watching such options are not so pompous as the Austrian counterparts.
Roman
Such modifications today have gained special popularity. When closing windows, they form a stack of folds of identical size. Do not have phald, differ in a special design system, the presence of planks inserted into the horizontal pockets of textiles. Mixed to the eternity and supply a lifting mechanism resembling a blind mechanism.
Rolled
Rolled carriers are a canvas in the size of glass or a window frame, they are equipped with a weighting agent and a special shaft, which textiles are wound when opening. Products can be cassette, which is convenient and practical, provide for different type of discovery (bottom up or top bottom). They look stylish, give the windows a special expressiveness.
Plisse
These curtains complete the line of lifting models. Externally, they are similar to the blinds and Roman curtains, but their transformation is to fold on the principle of harmonic. Often these folds are much already those that are obtained as a result of the assembly of the Roman curtains. These options are expensive, as they are produced from textiles with impregnation for the resistance of the form.
Stationary
Such modifications may differ in the form and type of design. They can be performed on the basis of different curtains, but their key feature is the impossibility of opening and closing. In most cases, they have a reliable fixation on the eaves itself, in view of which any likelihood of their shift or lifting is eliminated.
Such a ruler allows you to create special curtain compositions, Without closing the window from unauthorized human views from the street. The category includes Italian, imperial and stained glass models, as well as the "Sleeve Bishop sleeve".
Italian
Outwardly, these models are very similar to the classics, however, in contrast to it, such canvases are fixed on the eaves itself in such a way that they do not provide for the discovery. To achieve this, you have to use Several pickles regardless of the length of the cloth . In addition to them, it is often used for opening. Decorative cords.
Imperial
Such modifications look very clean and elevated, which allows them to be used to design a living room in any of the classic directions of interior design. They are considered complex in performance, constitute a curtain composition with diverse shapes, may have the most diverse decor.
Stained glass
The curtains of this type externally come to the interpretation of the hourglass, in view of which they are often so called. They have eaves in the upper and lower parts to which the fabric is worn. In the middle, they are going through the selection (rope, bow).
Such curtains are an excellent decoration of the aircraft windows and doors with glass inserts.
"Sleeve Bishop"
These products differ from the usual curtains. They are easily recognizable due to the characteristic feature, turning the curtain in the like lanterns. This can be achieved in different ways, including the use to maintain the necessary form of syntheps or special paper, as well as pickups with brushes.
Materials manufacturing
In the production of a curtain range, trading stamps use different raw materials. Made curtains from natural, synthetic and mixtures. Natural are considered the best in terms of environmental friendliness. However, they are completely unstable to the effects of ultraviolet, as well as easily frozen.
Synthetic and blended options are notable in that they do not fade from sunlight. They mandate less, do not deform, do not sit down after styrics. The density of the curtain matter can be different: manufacturers produce textile models of practically transparent, translucent, ordinary density and dense. The material is distinguished by the type of weave the threads, in view of which it can be drawn not only in one, but also in two directions, which is good for drapeing curtains.
The most popular options for raw materials are Casting, grid, chiffon, veil and organza. Satin curtains are purchased for classic interiors, curtains Models from velvet. Someone like more Shadow modifications. Lightproof products are made of materials such as Blackout and satin . They hide the decoration of the room and its households from foreign human views.
Textiles for curtains can be woven, openwork, and sometimes supplemented with knitted motifs. Two-layer curtains are considered one of the fashion solutions. Textiles is flat or relief.
Among other types it is worth allocating in a separate group Bamboo curtains. Today, their models can be the most diverse: it is the panels, and the variants of the classic type of rectangular shape, and the rollers, and even the Roman curtains.
Color solutions: winning combinations
The colors of the curtain for decoration of the living rooms can be the most diverse. Today manufacturers offer customers model in the most incredible shades, while Models with an unusual tide are particularly popular. For example, fresh and extraordinary look at the windows of a translucent textile with a pearl with a pearl sampling, the effect of the May beetle, pearl or a bluish reflections.
There are no restrictions on the choice of color today: the selected curtain tones are obeying the color choice of interior design. However, the favorites in the new season are still there, besides, there are quite a few. For example, that Blue, Salad, Olive, Pistachio Tone, By which it is possible to harmoniously focus the space of the living room. In addition to them, the products are relevant beige, dairy, chocolate, gray-pink, sandy shades and tones of Wenge.
It is fashionable to mix neutral and colored tones in the design of windows and door openings. For example, today it is customary to use the curtains of two colors in the design with the transition of one to another or the so-called models. Combine can be combined with white, white and pistachio (gray, blue) tone.
In the fashion, a contrast based on the combination of the background of the curtain and their drawing. For example, it can be a black and white mix, a duet of white and silver, beige and gold, sandy and golden. Gray is still in demand: in design, its texture can be matte, silky, satin. It is fashionable to combine it with pink and lilac, bright yellow, white, turquoise. Among bright shades, it is worth noting blue, burgundy, purple, orange and emerald paints.
As for the Red, today it is customary to use in the colors (print) curtains.
Combined options
Often, the goal is to create an interesting curtain design: designers are resorted to the reception of combining the curtains of different types. Curtains become two-layer, or even multi-layered. You can combine not only products of different cut, but also of different textures. For example, fashionably combine dense curtains with translucent tulle, Roman curtains and curtains on the chief. It looks good for the combination of styles with lambrequin and laconic veil.
To the issue of textile selection, it is necessary to approach though not to turn unique design to the vulgar composition. Curtains are needed to emphasize the specific stylistics, but they should not drag all attention to themselves. For example, textiles of different colors and textures can be used in design, but all its kinds must be combined with each other.
If the design is provided by print, then one of the tissues must be monophonic, while the color may be related or contrast.
Combine models can be through not only length, but also forms. For example, if the sides in the curtain composition for the hall uses laconic straight curtains, the central part can be decorated with a panel with oval, arched or curly cut. It looks great in the design combination of classic curtains and lambrequin, curtains and veils, London curtains and classics.
Style solutions
The assortment of the curtains offered by trading companies today is very diverse. It is no coincidence, because the curtains can be used as unobtrusive or bright accents in almost any interior stylist. They can decorate the windows and door of the living room in classic, vintage, modern directions of interior art. Wherein Each type of product will differ from others due to the features of the resources of a particular style.
For example, the classic design branches in which are consisting of a classic, neoclassic, classicism, are distinguished by deliberate pompousness and tight to the demonstration of palace solemnity. The curtains of these stylistics are usually elegant, decorated with lambrequins with swags and a variety of peroxide. They are distinguished by complexity in terms of cutting or design on the cornices.
As a rule, symmetry are traced in such curtain compositions, the use of monochon tissues or with a print in the form of monograms, with silky gloss.
Analogs in the English style are elegant and often pompous. These are heavy curtains with fringe, brushes, pickups of varying degrees of complexity. Such curtains should emphasize the respectability of the interior, its high cost and high status. They may have a golden fringe with brushes and pickups of the original form. Such curtains usually have calm tones and made of heavy textiles. London curtains may have a different length.
Models in styles Provence and Country Have their own features. Most of them are made with a hinge fastening either on the scene. It can be said that these are classic straight curtains of a rectangular shape. A distinctive feature of such accessories is the involvement of floral prints and muted shades.
However, if for Provence it is customary to take cool paints as the basis, the country is characterized by warmer shades.
Typical coloring curtains such stylistics is Summer meadow flowers of small size, strip and cage. Decor are ruffles, kanta, knitted inserts. Textiles is selected from natural or blended fibers. Usually, the curtains of such stylistics are selected to textiles of the interior composition (sofa pillows, upholstery of upholstered furniture, covers of chairs) or some accessories (to the aboherer desktop, floor lamp), wall facing.
High Tech, Modern and Art Deco They differ in their vision style. These curtains should look like simply, but it is smart. If possible, in the interior, they must be combined with a metal that is characteristic of the arrangement of any of these styles. For example, it can be curtains on chamoices made of technological textiles. In addition, it can be models with photo printing depicting a photo of the night city.
In modern stylistics of the interior design, the rollers, which can only close the upper part of the window openings . The manufacturability for modern styles and art deco is a key selection criterion for any design element. It is the modern appearance and method of opening a curtains allow them to make them stylish and relevant accents of such stylistic solutions.
Roller and Roman options do not overload space. Externally, they are simple, but the status of the living room with the right selection of the material and the color gives high.
As for the most popular colors for today, it all depends on the type of stylistics. For example, in the ecosyl and some ethnic directions of interior style, the colors of the plant plan is welcomed. It may be branches of plants or leaves. As for the colors, today there are somewhat changed somewhat: if recently it was still fashionable to select options with large flowers, today there are other combinations in fashion. It looks well in the design of the curtains of the wrenches of dill, umbrellas of dandelions, Sakura petals, fluttering in the wind.
Did not lose the relevance of the curtains in the strip - Today, with the help of such a print, the interior design is often played by the insufficient height of the walls. In addition, tropical colors, which look great in spacious living rooms.
Styles can be diverse, while stylists are recommended to look at the options without any extra pomp.
What should be the length?
Despite the fact that the curtains in the living room can have a different length, it is selected on the basis of several factors. For example, key of them are the practicality and stylistics of a particular hall. Models can be short, medium, classical length and long.
As for the first type options, depending on the models, the length can be different . For example, if it is a framework, then each of their cloth can be in length exactly so many centimeters as they are in the height of the glass of a particular sash. If the mount is not performed inside the frame, and on top of it, the length should correspond to the level of the window sill.
If it is a stationary type curtains that plan to decorate the upper part of the composition, their length can be completely short (this is, for example, Austrian models that occupy one third of the frame). If it is necessary that the length is short, you need to measure the length from the eaves to the windowsill. In the finished form, the curtain length should not reach the windowsill by 1-1.5 cm. Such models are used in combination with long curtains. They are decorated with archery windows of living rooms.
If you need to cover the windowsill, then You should measure the length of the eaves to the windowsill and add 10-15 cm to it. Such models are often combined with straight curtains. Some varieties are equipped with special weighting agents, in view of which they have an ideal direct form. In the standard version, the curtains end at a height equal to several centimeters from the floor level.
The length of the models in the floor is characterized by the fact that The distance from the floor to the lower edge of Gardin usually does not exceed 1 cm. When choosing such a length, it is important to consider the following factor: if the walls are uneven, the curtains can only lie down on the floor, which looks very sloppy. As for non-standard options, Today you can meet the models whose edges lie on the floor.
Fortunately, this trend today is not among the advanced, yielding the palm of the championship to the analogues of greater practicality.
The living rooms are more suitable options in the floor or classical length products. Overly, long curtains with a conventional ceiling visually reduce the height of the walls, the ceiling in this case seems low and non-zero. If the interior is made in a modern style, it can be decorate with combined curtains, in which short and long variants will be perfectly combined, wide and narrow.
Consider the size of the room
The selection of the curtain model in the living room directly depends on the size of a particular room, the height of its walls, widths and height of window openings. Usually, In a small space, it has to be limited to a simple design of products, the conciseness of their cut and design. If you buy large curtains in a small room, they will cut the ceiling height and make the room visually heavy.
In addition, curtains with a complex design in the tiny hall will not leave opportunities for the placement of accents characteristic of any interior when zoning space.
An important factor is the ceiling height: if the living room is two-level, long curtains are used here. When the ceiling is low, you have to beat this lack of correct length and shape. For example, in the living room of a small-sized apartment, the curtains should not lie on the floor. Wherein It is extremely undesirable to select models characteristic of the arrangement of spacious halls.
For example, trying to hang in this room classic curtains with lambrequins and complex fabrics initially doomed to failure. Sophisticated design is best viewed from a distance, simple unloads space, does not strain the eyes, creating a comfortable atmosphere.
If you want to necessarily use a pelmet, then in a small space, it can be tough and rather narrow.
Tips for choosing
Minding options curtains for the living room decoration, not only pay attention to the aesthetic component, it is important to take into account a number of other nuances.
- Interior designers often do not take into account the type of premises. Simple curtains with a simple print suitable for resettlement village house. It will look good on the model hinges, rings, curtain tape, and delicate tulle.
- In an apartment with a standard area of purchased models eyelets, kuliske hidden fastenings. If the living room area is small, you can decorate it with Roman, Japanese model, pleated, blinds.
- In the bright living room, you can choose the model of continuous type, close the window, or a portion thereof . For example, it may be transparent veil stationary curtains draped curtain type French curtains.
- For the "Khrushchev" is to choose simple curtains or tulle veil.
When choosing a color scheme must take into account the color of the walls (curtains tone should not merge with it).
- When selecting products for the decoration of the living room should not forget that in the first place it is necessary to put the functionality. Today decided to show sophistication without frills. Curtains of the new season should be beautiful and simple as possible.
- At the peak of the popularity of the model of Scandinavian, Japanese and Roman styles, as well as Austrian and French curtains. From traditional options relevant to the floor length curtains.
- On the stretch ceiling look beautiful models with or without lambrequins. In this case, you can buy products for concealed cornice. It can be as daily variations and modifications of a "day-night".
- It is important to pay attention to the color of the wall cladding and furnishing elements. Curtains can be combined with dark or light-colored furniture, the color may be related.
However, if the dark interior lot, the curtains should be sure to light, softening the perception of space.
- Your ideas are selected on the basis of stylistic resources. For the minimalist, rectangular curtains need concise and plain as possible (not shown). For studio layout styles also preferred decoration.
Picking up the option of registration bay windows, based on the different nuances . For example, it is important to consider not only the number of windows, but also their size, shape of the projection, as well as views of the cornice . If it is solid, you can buy a single chart for windows (vellegal, tulle). If there are several eaves, you will have to purchase several panels, picking them in a single color design.
Beautifully look in the design of a small erker stained glass curtains, Japanese panels, rolled carriers, Austrian, French, London curtains. If there are several windows in the living room, the curtains for them are selected in a single stylistic solution. For example, it can be ready-made kits for two or three windows.
Registration may be unusual . For example, you can combine curtains-blinds and tulle, roller sheets and veil, London curtains and classics.
Beautiful examples
Finally, it is worth contacting the examples of photo gallery, which clearly show the capabilities of the curtain in the living room interior arrangement.
An example of choosing a curtain to arrange a bright living room.
Decoration of window windows with curtains in a dynamic color solution.
Selection of curtains for decoring a spacious living room.
Original curtains for making windows of a small room.
Registration of windows with a balcony.
Stylish curtains give the hall a special status.
Triple curtains make windows in the living room.
Curtains on panoramic windows of the spacious hall.
Elegant monophonic curtains in the living room interior.
Selection of curtains on the angular windows of the guest space.
About how to choose curtains, see the next video.