Repair is always troublesome and costly, but creative. Coming up with a new room design involves buying beautiful furniture, new wallpaper and of course curtains. Moreover, it can be hidden curtains in the stretch ceiling, which is very convenient, and you can create them yourself. There are a couple of options that can be taken apart.

Device

Recently, such a type of eaves as hidden has become widespread. It is very comfortable, fashionable and unusual. If false ceilings or stretch ceilings are to be created in the room, without fail, it is necessary to warn the employees that you want to have a hidden cornice, as it will crash into the ceiling itself and it is no longer possible to finish it after:

• In the process of creating such cornices, as a rule, a special niche is cut at the top, where all the necessary elements of the cornice and the details of which it consists, as seen in the photo, will be attached;
• The niche is usually small in size, somewhere around 9-11 cm wide, which allows it to be invisible and create the feeling that the curtains hang right from the ceiling itself;

• There is another element of decor that allows you to make a really stunning look - this is embedding lighting in a niche. After mounting the niche, a cornice is attached to it. Moreover, this can be done regardless of whether the ceiling is already mounted or not;
• A necessary precaution is to take care of the ceiling, if it is stretched - French. In installation, it is best to rely on professionals. By the way, hidden cornices are used not only for curtains on windows, but also on doors or other places in the room where it is necessary to emphasize. The only point is the fact that the installation of the niche must be done before the ceiling, and, therefore, planned and thought out in advance. If the product is already stretched, no one will make you a hidden cornice;
• The cornice can be illuminated with LED strip of any color, as seen in the photo.

Along with cornices, very often, they began to come up with such interiors, where hidden niches are thought out just to highlight something, without any cornices and curtains. So, you can create fancy patterns on the ceiling, glowing with any colors that fill the room with an unforgettable atmosphere. There can be a lot of ideas, and the creation is no different from previous niches for curtains.

Advantages

1. With low walls, this is a great opportunity to increase the height of the room;
2. A good idea and implementation will make the window an integral part of the interior itself, it will endlessly delight residents with its appearance.
3. There is no need for conventional cornices;
4. With high window openings, where the slab on top serves as a ceiling for the window, a built-in curtain rod is the only feasible method of fastening;
5. A niche can serve not only as a location for the cornice, but also to hide small necessary details (lighting, alarms, sockets, small electronics), which you can always reach, and the presence in the room in plain sight is not desirable, as seen in the photo.

How to choose

Curtains usually not only decorate our room, but also protect us at different times of the year from the scorching sun or cold winter winds. It is for the latter reasons that it is best to buy two types of curtains for warm and cold weather. For a hot period, thin light curtains are suitable, if you need to protect yourself from the sun, preferably dark tones. In winter, it is better to hang thick, draft-proof curtains that let in sunlight, because in winter there is so little of it.

When choosing, as a rule, pay attention to interior colors, types of fabrics, window sizes, window shape and side of the window relative to the cardinal direction.

There are also curtains. These are transparent mesh long curtains with all sorts of patterns. Fabric for curtains can be varied, but, as a rule, light or white. Laces, drawings, embroidery, draperies and appliqués are possible. The functional feature of the curtains is the scattering of sunlight and the collection of dust, so often they are not even moved.

If you live on the first floor and there are other houses nearby, then you can hang short curtains to maintain a comfortable life. They are called "breeze-biz" and their length is 60-70 cm. As a rule, thin translucent lace fabrics are used to make such curtains.

The largest room in the house is usually the hall. It is customary to hang light curtains along with curtains. They look beautiful in the presence of vertical folds, and the compositions may be decorated with various details and elements in the form of tiebacks or lambrequins. Typically, these curtains are mounted on traditional metal or wooden cornices.

Bedrooms are characterized by warm and calm tones in the fabrics, combining patterns with other fabrics in the room. It will look good if the bedspread on the bed is combined with curtains. A functional feature of sleeping curtains is maximum light and sound insulation.

In the bedroom for children, the best solution would be to buy cotton curtains. They are more durable and wash easily.

Summing up

The recessed cornice should be designed at the very beginning of the ceiling design. This should be communicated to all workers from the very beginning so as not to expect unpleasant surprises. Curtains to select, it is necessary to be guided by their main functional qualities, analyzing each type separately for each room.