Curtains in any room perform two functions - aesthetic and practical. First, the issue is resolved precisely from the practical side - the desired color, size, density of the fabric are selected. These are the basics of how to decorate a window in the living room, bedroom, kitchen or nursery. Curtains for the northern windows are sewn in warm colors, for the southern ones - in cold shades. The windows overlooking a busy street are closed with thick curtains. Low ceilings are lifted by vertical stripes of fabric and floor-to-ceiling length curtains. Making openings with horizontal stripes makes the room wider.

1. Strict classics - straight curtains made of gabardine, tweed, tapestry on rings or eyelets are combined with organza tulle, veil, fine lace
2. Empire - fills the room with majesty and solemnity. For curtains, jacquard fabrics, canvases with the image of monograms are used. Curtains are decorated with fringe, tied with cords with tassels
3. Baroque - luxurious draperies come out on top. Despite belonging to the classics, this is a bright romantic style that came from Italy.

Eco

Curtains for this style are selected from natural materials, however, like the rest of the furnishings in the room. Beautiful window decoration with curtains using cotton, linen, chintz, ribbons or lace is suitable for a rustic style. Bamboo mats are used for oriental design. A window opening decorated with burlap looks unusual, but for an eco-style it is quite acceptable.

Curtain decorations

Selected curtains must have a finished look. Accessories that carry practical value help create a beautiful design:

• Lambrequin - soft, hard or combined can make the curtain set delicate, luxurious or strict;

Window curtains and accessories are inseparable. By changing the hairpins on the curtains or the ways of fixing them, it turns out to romantically decorate the window in the bedroom, solemnly in the living room and functionally in the kitchen.

Non-standard situations

How to arrange curtains if the room has not one or two, but three windows? What to do if there is no way to replace old curtains or curtains? How to decorate a window without using curtains?

Solutions for three windows

Openings located in the same room and constituting one functional area are designed in the same way. Depending on the size and relative position of the windows, one of the options is selected:

• A small room nearby - one cornice, one curtain and two curtains are installed. Suitable option with. Lush folds of French curtains will make the room even smaller;
• You can decorate 3 curtains in a large room with three cornices, each of which will hang tulle and curtains. Curtains are tied up, stabbed, collected in the walls, creating draperies, cascades, asymmetric transitions.

Three windows

New life for old curtains

Sometimes old curtains need only be refreshed to breathe new meaning into them. There are many ways to decorate old curtains beautifully:

1. Drape with clips, collect with hairpins, set bright tiebacks;
2. Sheathe with fringe, braid, small tassels;
3. Change fasteners - sew on beautiful loops, ties, bows, ropes;
4. Decorate the fabric with an appliqué or ornament from a material with a non-flowing texture;
5. Sew on the lining and make the curtain double-sided, then give a beautiful look with the help of tiebacks;
the easiest way to decorate when window decoration without curtains looks natural and stylish. Beads, pearls, balls, shells are strung on threads or fishing line. Wood circles, thin metal tubes and even buttons are suitable. This design is suitable for ethnic or modern styles, country, provence, high-tech. It is interesting to decorate the window in the nursery - make a curtain from knitted balls or pompoms.

In the traditional sense, blinds, roller and filament curtains are not curtains. At the same time, a variety of fabrics, textures, patterns and finishes allows you to decorate any windows with them.

Summing up

It will be possible to decorate the window beautifully if you choose the right curtains for the type of room and the style of the interior. The impression of exquisite decor should not be interrupted, and a calmly decorated room, on the contrary, is decorated with a bright window design. Fantasy, non-standard materials and a huge number of accessories for curtains will help to create an unusual design.