The kitchen obliges to show consideration for interior as much as possible. Here each part is important, should not be superfluous, each element of design has to be thought over and functional. The special place is allocated to curtains, the esthetic type and unity of style of kitchen in many respects depends on their choice. What requirements do kitchen curtains have to meet?
The right choice of curtains will make kitchen cozy, and it will be pleasant to be in it. Considering that the kitchen has special microclimate, kitchen curtains have to be picked up taking into account specific requirements. What requirements do curtains for kitchen have to meet?
When choosing fabric for kitchen curtains it is necessary to consider number of important points.
- Fabric should not be ""friable"" on structure not to absorb unpleasant smells and moisture which content is often increased during cooking of food, boiling down of linen, boiling of water and other operations.
- Fabric should not collect dust and has to be shaken out easily. In need of cloth it is possible to process pyleottalkivayushchy means.
- Fabric has to be resistant to pollution, especially in the form of fats, it is easy to wash off from household dirt, not to fade during washing.
- Resistance to the increased temperature - one more obligatory quality therefore it is better to give preference to plain natural fabrics - canvas, linen, calico, coarse calico, tulle on natural basis with synthetics addition. Also viscose, polyester will approach.
- If the window is near sources of the increased heat or naked flame (for example, the gas oven), it is necessary to select fabric with the increased fire resistance. It is possible to process kitchen curtains the means giving fire resistance to fabrics.
- Fabrics heavier and refined, creating ""east style"" - velvet, velor, sewing with gold or silver threads, brocade, silk, translucent tulle will be suitable for very wide kitchens which are divided into zones. Certainly, the window with such curtains has to be as it is possible further from open sources of fire.
- ""Cheerful"" calico, linen cloth, thin decorative burlap - all this can decorate windows in interior in country style.
- When choosing fabric it is necessary to consider features of arrangement of windows. Solar windows demand more dense fabrics which will be able to protect from dazzling light.
- Choosing fabric for kitchen curtains choose the fabrics not inclined to fast burning out in the sun.
- Color of curtains has to be combined with color palette of kitchen in general: to be in harmony with furniture, color of walls and floor, lighting. Curtains can be contrast or coincide on shade with surrounding objects, but always - to unite interior colors in one space and composition whole.
- For small kitchens it is better to select light easy curtains, they visually increase space.
- More dark and heavy curtains as with their help it is possible to limit space will be suitable for big kitchens, it will give cosiness and security.
- Bright saturated one-color curtains, the multi-colored large drawing, motley curtains and warm color palette will approach the wide kitchen with strict laconic interior, with monophonic light walls more.
- Soft fabrics of reserved flowers, coldish or pastel gamma in combinations of fabrics will approach more in small-sized kitchen.
- The geometrical drawing, laconic contrast ornament will fit into strict modern interior in hi-tech style.
- Graceful and intricate drawings on fabric in the form of bouquets, flowers, butterflies, birds, plants, still lifes, fruit, vegetables and to that similar - are appropriate in kitchens where the country style, with its deliberately naive, ""rural"" atmosphere dominates.
Length of curtains in kitchen can be different, it is necessary to coordinate it with room height, the size of the area of kitchen, sufficient or insufficient quantity of working surfaces.
- The big kitchen dinning room, with lunch, working and additional zones ""will perfectly enter"" in interior magnificent long curtains, from ceiling to floor. In such kitchen it will be fine to look the multilayered composition from fabrics of different colors and textures supplementing ""east"" style. Here various decorative additions to curtains - long graceful brushes, rings, jewelry, pompons, hand bells, portyerny brooches in the form of plant, bouquets, butterflies will be appropriate.
- In small kitchen, simple decisions - short curtains to windowsill or electric heaters, with the original drawing, blinds, lembrekena, ""the Roman curtains"" will be more appropriate.
- As the windowsill in small kitchens can be used as additional surface (for work or storage of kitchen interior objects, cultivation of flowers or other purposes), curtains can directly be located on window frame, but not on baguette. The windowsill, thus, will remain completely free. For expressiveness giving to window with such curtains the windowsill is increased across, increasing ""working surface"", make out it in the same material, as table-tops.
Correctly chosen curtains or curtains on kitchen will recover interior, to lighten the mood and to create the unique atmosphere of unique cosiness.