Important part of interior of any room in which there are windows are curtains. They perform not only function of protection against direct beams of sunlight, but bear also decorative loading. Correctly picked up curtains can change the room and connect together even separate parts of its furniture, make impression of uniform and harmonious whole.
If you have decided to refuse services of designers, to independently choose curtains and to sew their the hands, you need to know the basic rules which will help not to be mistaken with the choice. First, it is necessary to select curtains not to separate elements of decor, furniture or drapery, and for style, color and texture. Only in this case they will be able organically to fit into interior. Secondly, on tone they should not coincide with wall coverings. It is necessary that they were allocated and were lighter or are more dark, but at the same time surely were in harmony with upholstery of upholstered furniture. Thirdly, the invoice and the drawing of curtains also have to be combined with the invoice and the drawing of wall-paper and textile surfaces: draperies and furniture.
Selection of curtains for style
Curtains to the living room issued in classic style need to be chosen from the heavy, beautifully draped fabrics of saturated color. Here will relevant look effective velvet and taffeta which magnificence will shade tulle and lambrequins. If the room is issued in style vanguard, curtains have to be simple form, and here fabric should be chosen for them with the bright abstract large drawing. Soft monophonic fabric, will be perfectly better than the pronounced artificial nature to fit into style hi-tech, in this case the combination of not fabric materials and blinds especially interestingly looks. And here curtains in the Japanese style, on design similar to woven screens will fit into style of minimalism popular today. Natural fabrics in small floret will decorate the room in style Provence or country.
Color of curtains
As for color, designers and here have rules and secrets. In the room where there are a lot of bright color spots, it is better to hang up monophonic curtains of the neutral, muffled color which is in harmony with the basic. And when in interior of the room prevail pastel tone, curtains have to become the color spot drawing attention which will repeat in parts – napkins, throw pillows, cloth.
As decorative accessories for curtains it is possible to use ties and loops, various types of drapery and folds, eyelets, cringles, holders.
Curtains for different rooms
The choice of curtains in many respects depends also on functional purpose of the room in which they will hang. For the bedroom it is better to choose double curtains – some dense, second lungs, transparent. Dense curtains will help to create the twilight if you want to have a rest in the afternoon, and lungs will protect the bedroom from public eyes. For study it is better to choose the monophonic strict materials which are not distracting attention, and here for the children's room – cheerful, fantasy.
In the children's room and kitchen for reasons of safety it is necessary to hang up the shortened curtains only closing windowsill.
In kitchen where curtains play more decorative role, it is possible to use multilevel designs, corrugated or with large number of folds, decorated with scallops and frills, the main thing that they were in harmony on color with floor coverings and kitchen furniture.