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posted by admin, October 23, 2011 Choice of window curtains plays an important role in interior design. Varying their color, texture and length you will be able to turn the trick. Your window will be either go together or contrast with walls, furniture style and its upholstery. Any way, design of window curtains should be well thought-out. If you are not sure you can do it yourself, find a skilled professional to help you. The following tips can also help you to decide what curtains will be better to choose. If windows in the room are small, you may paint their frames white and choose horizontal Venetian or Roman blinds. Thanks to it, the windows will look larger. Gorgeous curtains and drapery are not recommended for the large windows, because they may draw attention to their defects. Avoid of fabrics with small patterns and short blinds. There are a few ways of decor that can help to correct visually any window. Look through all possible variants of decor. Experiment and try all combinations of fabrics. Window curtains can be light or close, sole-colored and bright, with drapery or without it. Read More posted by admin, August 11, 2011 Warm and welcoming atmosphere is very important for bedroom and window curtains may help to create it. Frankly speaking, it is hard to imagine the bedroom without window curtains. They are among décor elements making it comfortable and affecting its interior considerably. We spend the third part of our life in the bedroom. Sound sleep depends not only on our health, but interior of the room we sleep in. That is why when we decorate this room we should give attention even to minor details. Choice of window curtains is like a finishing touch. Interior of any room seems to be incomplete without them. There is no feeling of harmony. But window curtains are more than elements of décor. They “guard” our sleep and do not let moonlight and sunlight interrupt it. That is why it is advisable to choose cloth of dense texture for the bedroom curtains. On other hand, lack of sunlight is harmful for our health. That is why curtains are often combined with tulle. It should be said, style of the curtains should be in line with interior style. If your bedroom features classic interior style, window curtains should also be in classic style. They should be self-colored or have classic pattern. As for the color palette, colors that rest they eye are advisable for the bedroom. Lambrequins, fridge and elegant cords will also well-becoming here. Read More posted by admin, July 5, 2011 There are different styles of window curtains including Roman, French, English and Japanese styles. However, the most widespread are window curtains in classic style. These window curtains feature simple design. They may have such decorative elements as valances, festoons, fringes, cords and strings adding charm to the curtains. But as a rule, these are standard curtains with elegant, proportional folds. As for fabrics used for classic curtains, they tend to be without any patterns. If 10 years ago the most widely-used fabrics for classic curtains were silk velvet and brocade, today they are replaced with taffeta and silk. Classic curtains go well together with lambrequins and net curtains. The key element of classic curtains is wrought-iron curtain-rod. Classic curtains go well practically with any interior, if their size, fabric, color, design and size of the window are taken into consideration. If the window frame is not much to look at, the color of the curtain is chosen with a glance to the color of walls to focus on the curtains instead of the window. Today simple lines and neutral colors are trendy, as well as elegant silk, prints and thin fabrics. Window curtains made of these fabrics look wonderful, though they do not protect the room against the sun in the daytime and moon light at night as good as brocade or velvet. On the other hand, today is trendy to place emphasis on color fabrics. For this purpose curtains of 3-4 colors are combined. Read More posted by admin, June 2, 2011 When we decorate our home and choose window curtains we should not forget about such factor as choice of fabric. First of all, fabrics for window curtains can be divided into heavy- medium- and light-weight. Such heavy-weight fabrics as velvet and tapestry have a soft texture and they are mainly used to make eyelet curtains featuring a formal style. Though tapestry with its ornamental embroidery can be used not only in formal areas. Brocade, damask and denim classified as medium-weight fabrics are ideal for traditional home décor. Denim is very durable. Window curtains known as bishop sleeves look nice if they are made of such soft fabrics as damask and velvet. Damask made of cotton, silk and polyester is ideal for window curtains used in a bedroom. It may not be so bright as brocade and its pattern is a bit flatter. Mostly used light-weight fabrics are cotton, linen and muslin. Light-weight fabrics are often used in a kitchen. Kitchen curtains made of these fabrics are rather simple. The piece of light-weight fabric is stretched between thin rods. As for fabrics, they say a blend of nylon, cotton and linen is more durable than traditional linen. Sheer fabrics such as organza with its stiff texture, fine voile and plain organdy are also light-weight. Despite the fact they are so delicate and airy, these fabrics are very durable. Sheer fabrics can be used to make hourglass curtains. In turn, pocket rod or case heading curtains are mainly made of tapestry, chenille or jacquard. Read More posted by admin, June 1, 2011 Window curtains are among the most important elements making home decor chic, classic or simple. Due to great deal of fabrics and styles of window curtains everyone can find those ones that match interior style most of all. Let us consider the most popular types of window curtains and start from traditional tab top curtains. They are simple and feature modern style. Tab top curtains are reasonably priced and simple to fit. Everything we need is a pole and small tabs. Generally, the curtains can be divided into shades, valances and headings. Gathered curtain headings feature informal and modern style, as well as above mentioned tab top curtains. On the top of these window curtains there is a heading tape. When the cord at the back is pulled they are gathered into loose pleats. Eyelet curtains also have modern look. They have round eyelets on the top to fit the pole through them. Pencil pleat curtains have more formal look. These gathers require more fabric than informal gathered curtain headings. Rectangular, wide pleats are used in box pleat curtains that also feature a formal style. These window curtains are recommended to make of heavy fabrics. In French pleat curtains there are groups of three pleats divided with large flat areas. Don’t you find them to be practical and attractive? As for smocked curtain headings, they will look perfectly on small windows, but it is rather difficult to sew them. Read More |
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