If the interior of the living room is called the soul of this room, then the windows are its eyes. If we move away from abstract philosophical reasoning, then we can note that the window is the most important element of the interior decoration of the living room. It has a decorative and practical function. A well-decorated window will become the central link on which the entire interior composition of the room for receiving guests will be held.

At the same time, the window opening plays an important role in supplying the room with light and fresh air. Therefore, in its design, in no case should these important functions be neglected. As part of this article, we will tell you about:

• how to properly decorate the window in the living room;
• what should be taken into account in this case;
• and what to look for.

What should you pay attention to when decorating a window in the living room?

When decorating a window in a guest room, one can involuntarily encounter a number of problems. Called, they can be, first of all, the individual characteristics of the room and the wrong approach in assessing the factors affecting the design of the window. Anticipating such problems, let's figure out what to look for when decorating a window in a living room?

How to decorate a window in the living room with classic curtains?

First of all, let's deal with the question of which curtains we will call classic in the context of this article. By classic curtains, we mean window textiles of the usual style with more or less understandable and recognizable decorative elements. Classic curtains cannot be confused with anything, despite the fact that recently a huge number of modern variations of such textiles have appeared. By what signs do we manage to understand that we are dealing with classic curtains?

There are a great many ways to attach classic curtains. In some cases, not only their appearance, but also the image of the entire design composition of the living room will depend on the way they are attached to the curtains. Let's take a look at these types of mounts.

• Cloth plastic or metal loops that are attached to the top of the curtain fabric.
• Special laces, which are also fastened at the top, closer to the edge of the canvas.
• Backstage - such fasteners form folds of a tape sewn to the edge of the canvas. For such folds-loops and hooks hooks located on the cornice.
• Eyelets are special rings located at the top of the fabric. A rod is threaded through them, which acts as a cornice. And thus they hang the curtains.

We complement classic curtains with interesting decor

Classic curtains can be relatively easily supplemented with decorations that will turn a familiar element of the interior into something unusual. The choice of such a decor depends on the style of the living room interior, so we will not impose our opinion on you, but simply list the types of such decorations.

1. Decorative eyelets are special rings that are designed to decorate curtains, not to attach them. With the help of eyelets, curtains can be easily turned into a chic design element.
2. Special unusual fabric grips. Decorating the curtains in the living room with tie-backs, you can go beyond the usual fabric tape, modern tie-backs can be cords woven from golden threads or pearls.
3. Lambrequins are traditional and still not losing their relevance for curtains. They may only be used in some living room design styles, such as classic, art deco, ethno, and the like.
4. In some cases, fluffy bows, tassels, special hairpins and much more are used as decoration for curtains.

Roller blinds, blinds and Japanese curtains are a good alternative to the classics

In modern interior styles, window decorations are increasingly used as an alternative to classic curtains. Depending on the characteristics of the interior composition, they use:

• roll,
• Japanese curtains,
• as well as blinds.

Roller blinds are a rather simple and at the same time original option for decorating windows in a guest room. They consist of a fabric cloth and a lifting mechanism. The task of the fabric is to close the window opening. And the lifting mechanism - twist it into a tube and keep it assembled during daylight hours.

Another option for decorating a window in the living room is blinds. They are narrow long stripes, made of various materials, which, thanks to a special mechanism, rotate around their axis. Blinds are horizontal and vertical. Their main advantage is that by adjusting the position of the stripes, you can quite accurately adjust the intensity of natural light entering the room. All other types of window decoration are not capable of this.

Japanese curtains are a gorgeous and very fashionable option for decorating the living room window. Such curtains consist of a canvas and a special weighting agent. The whole design of Japanese curtains looks very impressive and vaguely resembles a screen moving left and right.

Summing up, we note that the design of the window in the living room is one of the final and very important stage in creating a holistic and organic interior composition in the room for receiving guests. It is quite difficult to imagine a traditional or modern interior without window decoration. But there are a lot of options for decorating the window. To make your window pleasing to the eyes for a long time, and not become a bitter reminder of a perfect mistake, study all the necessary information and use our modest tips.