Once creating the interior of your living room, you want it to always be relevant and in line with fashion trends. Surprisingly, there is a very easy way to quickly update the decor and create the right mood for the room. Beautiful photos of window decoration with curtains in the living room suggest how to do it. By changing just the frame of the window, you can get an unusual stylistic solution or set new accents in the design of the living room.

The whole family usually gathers in the central room. The best place for holidays, birthdays, tea parties, watching movies together or socializing is hard to find. Everyone loves the living room. For many years, she remains in the memory of grown-up children. The design of the living room requires a special approach, including in detail.

Appointment of curtains

Windows in any room are of paramount importance. From which side of the world they go, their frame depends. If there is a lot of sunlight, you can count on options with multilayer or thick curtains, figured lambrequins, and bright patterns. If the room is small or is directed to the west or north, then it is better to choose translucent, light fabrics that will help make the living room more spacious and elegant.

The modern approach to window design lies in the variety of color options and shapes. Sometimes kits are made up of seemingly incompatible fabrics. But due to the textures and the original cut, they not only decorate the window, but also support the idea of ​​\u200b\u200bdesigning the room. The shape and dimensions of the window play a decisive role in choosing the eaves and the size of the canvases. Curtains can be open and hidden. Open have wood, plastic or metal finishes. Forged options are often used. Hidden ones are usually mounted behind decorative cornices or directly on the window frame.

Important! To make the living room always comfortable and stylish, the curtains are selected taking into account the color of the walls and the lighting of the room. Natural light during the day and artificial light in the evening should favorably emphasize the texture and pattern of the fabric.

In spacious rooms, curtains can be long. The lower part drapes beautifully on the floor or forms soft folds due to tiebacks. In small rooms, window decoration can also be shortened options to the windowsill. The main thing is to understand what role they are intended for: window decor, darkening from the sun, or focusing on a separate part of the room.

Fabric Features

The living room assumes the presence of free space, elegance and at the same time coziness and comfort. Thinking about the design, it is worth considering a few secrets of modern fabrics:

• To enhance the effect of spaciousness, curtains of plain colors are used. Very small drawing is acceptable. Translucent fabrics bring lightness and airiness to the interior. Tulle and organza can be of various shades, with transitions from dark to light, with lurex or reflective particles.
• Blackout curtains can be completely opaque, partially translucent and almost transparent. In addition to protecting from prying eyes from the street and darkening from the sun, they successfully solve the problem of expanding the room due to their reflective properties.
• Velvet, silk or brocade give the living room a solemn look. Significance and solidity will be added by tulle with handmade details or figured multi-layered lambrequins.
• Modern urban style is given to the living room by fabrics of neutral colors. This also includes a discreet cell or strip. In addition, vertical striped curtains visually increase the height of the room. The current option is Roman or roller blinds made of dense plain fabrics. They rise easily and are almost invisible behind the transparent light tulle.
• Country style is perfectly complemented by natural materials - cotton, linen. Dense, embossed curtains in natural shades will perfectly harmonize with delicate tulle in a small flower or plain curtains with ruffles.
• An oriental sophisticated style can be given to a room with silk and organza. You can sew massive thick curtains with a lot of decorations. And you can delicately hint at the eastern direction with Japanese laconic canvases.
• You can easily update the interior, having two sets: winter and summer. In addition to changing the mood and adjusting the interior, the winter version will protect you from the cold with dense, pile fabrics. And summer will help you easily switch to spring mood thanks to light, light materials. Seasonal options at least twice a year will help make changes to the interior.

The photo shows window decoration with curtains in a classic-style living room.

Curtains are divided into several types:

Drapery and pelmet require a lot of fabric. The most economical option is the canopy. But it can also be beaten with fashionable prints and supported by other interior details.

Plain curtains are easier to fit into the interior. They benefit from the beautiful color and fabric. One has only to find the right combination of colors on the walls, floor, furniture. The color of curtains can be repeated in accessories (decorative pillows, picture frames, floor lamps, ottomans).

Patterned fabrics suggest a stylistic fit with the overall design of the living room. Floral or abstract themes can also be supported in the design of curtains in the living room. The photo shows examples of a harmonious combination of patterns on the walls and curtains. But in a small room it is better to limit the number of ornaments. It is better to take one dominant fabric as a basis, for example, in the upholstery of a sofa, and all the rest will be a light addition in color or pattern.

Curtains with vertical stripes visually raise the ceiling of the living room. Horizontal stripes will be appropriate in a narrow and high room - it will become a little lower and more comfortable.

Textured voluminous fabrics with large weaves or embossed patterns go well with polished furniture, leather and metal. For heavy canvases, metal stylized holders are made on the walls. Either they are decorated with wide pickups or cords with a variety of tassels.

How to adjust the living room window with curtains

Experienced decorators can easily correct imperfections in the structural elements of an apartment. For the living room, this is very important. Windows are narrow or very wide, low or too high. With the help of some techniques, the windows in the living room can become the right size and give the room an attractive look:

1. You can make the living room window wider with the help of cornices. They should be 30-50 cm longer than the window on each side. Curtains starting at the edge of the cornice will visually expand the window. In addition, it will be completely freed from blackout and more light will enter the room.
2. Lengthening the curtains will help make the living room window taller. It is better to hang the bar as close to the ceiling as possible, and fix the curtains on the grommets or drawstring. They form a vertical comb and the curtain will start almost from the ceiling. Curtains in this case should be as long as possible.
3. Bright colors or a special cut of curtains will help to reduce the living room window. For example, an abstract pattern on a Roman blind will create the feel of a stained glass window. And lambrequins, tassels or frills on curtains will divert attention from the height of the window.
4. For decoration in a panel house, where wide, but very low window openings, you can take layering as a basis - decorate the living room window with a set of traditional and roller blinds. Several tiers of translucent fabric of different sizes can overlap each other and be adjacent to the rollers.

Photo gallery of curtains for the living room:

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plain curtains in the design of the living room