Curtains are a soft curtain made of translucent or transparent fabric, covering the entire opening of the window. This is an element of decoration, which can be either an independent part of the interior, or used in combination with curtains. It is worth noting that curtains are one of the first basic things that are usually striking when entering a room. Beautiful and original windows will be visible from the outside. Curtains regulate the intensity of lighting in the room, create a special atmosphere in it and, as it were, characterize the inhabitants of the house themselves.
Curtains are a feeling of lightness, airiness, comfort and romance. For their manufacture, nylon, organza, linen, dacron, tulle, veil, mesh are often used. Other types of fabrics and textures can be selected that are most harmoniously combined with the overall interior of the room and meet the taste preferences of the owner of the house. A correctly selected type of fabric will not only decorate the windows, but also create a holistic image of the room, placing the necessary accents. And since curtains are used as a basic background and emphasize the beauty of curtains, it is better if their width is 2.5-3 times more than the width of the cornice. This will give them volume, splendor and weightlessness.
Most often, curtains are used in combination with curtains. So, choosing curtains for the living room, you can use many options, take into account the general color palette, the size of the room and window openings. In small living rooms, the curtain can be finished with satin, hung on grommets and decorated with an elegant lambrequin. Lightweight fabric visually expand the space, gives the room lightness and airiness.
When designing a window with Austrian or Roman curtains, it should be borne in mind that curtains will come to the fore. They, as the main emphasis in the interior, should complete the overall warm and cozy atmosphere, combined with the main color shades of the interior. In this case, it is better to use curtains made of the finest silk without any frills, they will attract the eye and give a feeling of lightness and weightlessness.
Unusual beauty of the room will give curtains with some kind of ornament. An extraordinary solution is layering or a combination of complementary colors, not clearly separated, but as if flowing into others. Such a gradual addition to the leading color creates tones and eye-pleasing shades. In multilayer window curtains, the emphasis is usually on the contrast of colors and texture of fabrics. They combine, for example, heavy dark blue curtains and blue, sewn in two layers of thin transparent curtain fabric. The photo shows a fantasy game when using layering in different styles. Curtains can be made of plain dark brown silk, and for curtains a beige translucent fabric with shimmer and embroidered ornament is taken.
The peculiar background of the prevailing shade can be selected depending on the style of the interior and the preferred color palette.
Curtains can be interspersed with intermediate color shades of additional curtains. So, the latter can be selected with a pattern of Indian or Chinese motifs, and curtains are already a combination of two different fabrics. In this case, one layer is colored, and the other, superimposed on top, is made of lace fabric.
Curtains are an element that turns interior decoration into one of the most pleasant and crucial moments. Properly selected, they are able to emphasize the project. The choice of color, which tends to change the configuration of the space of the room, is also important. A color palette, a combination of fabrics, which can be the most diverse, non-standard ideas - and your interior will sparkle with unusual colors and acquire its own unique style.