The final stage in creating the indescribable interior of any room is window decoration. The design of such decor is based on the general solution of the room. Fortunately, fashion does not stand still, but constantly makes adjustments to everyone’s ideas. It is necessary to figure out which window design is currently the most relevant and affordable for a specific room in a house or apartment.
Window decoration without curtains
A window opening without curtains is a modern trend. Panoramic windows are installed to visually expand the space of the room, demonstrate a beautiful landscape, and a view of the street. Designers do not recommend covering a beautiful panorama with curtains. It is enough to tint the glass with a special film to reduce the penetration of sunlight into the room by almost 80%.
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Maximum open windows are a characteristic detail of Scandinavian interiors. In the climatic conditions of northern countries, cloudy days predominate, so they try to fill the room with as much daylight as possible.
Windows with stained glass are already a decorative element; they do not require additional decoration.
One of the purposes of curtain fabric is to close the interior from prying eyes. If the frames are glazed with frosted glass, then such a need disappears. A similar effect is achieved using decorative transparent films. They allow light to pass through and the room is not visible from the outside. Using film stained glass, you can decorate a window with an unusual pattern or make photo printing.
A fashionable design technique is to decorate the windows (lower part) in the form of a small sofa. For this purpose, the window sill is expanded. Curtains do not fit into this interpretation.
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Candles
The method, which is gaining popularity, is inexpensive and easy to implement. Despite their apparent simplicity, original works look attractive, add coziness and do not go unnoticed.
Place the candle in the middle of the glass and fill the edges with crumpled leaves. Place Christmas tree decorations and artificial moss on these lumps. Place this beauty on the windowsill and light the wicks.
Options for decorating windows with curtains
What influences the design of windows with curtains:
- interior styling;
- size and shape of the room;
- ceiling height;
- dimensions, window size and type;
- the side of the world towards which the window opening is facing;
- textile decoration of the room.
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There are many options for window design, for any type of opening, the tastes and preferences of the owners play a decisive role.
Curtain designers have already created trending recommendations for window decoration. In a room with a low ceiling and a small window, massive multi-layer curtains look a little heavy. This window decor will fit well into an interior with large windows and bay windows. The minimalist interpretation gravitates towards the laconic content of decorating the window opening. For the sunny side, it is appropriate to use curtains that will protect from direct sunlight. The windows on the north side are designed taking into account that daylight penetrates into the room as much as possible. Traditionally, curtains come in a single ensemble with textile decoration. It is not necessary to repeat the texture and colors, but the color scheme can overlap with the upholstery of upholstered furniture and its accessories.
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Panorama with a fabulous installation
To work you will need pencils, tracing paper, scissors and a LED garland. Glue the sheets together so that they reach the length of your window opening.
To create a layering, type at least three of these templates. Now resort to the same drawings from the Internet or your own (step back about 6 cm from the bottom edge).
Cut out the stencils and place them on the prepared strips, placing them in a continuous sequence. Then bend the bottom edge of the sheet a few centimeters and lay it on the windowsill.
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Place the panoramas according to your taste, and stretch a garland between the layers.
Room with bay window
A bay window in a room always looks impressive. The decor of the window opening should favorably emphasize this expressiveness. Curtains for a bay window are selected depending on the purpose of the room.
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The design of a bay window in the living room depends on the size of the window and the size of this part of the room. As a rule, in the bay window, if space allows, a dining room is arranged. Multi-layer curtains in a classic style with lambrequins and a light curtain will give a solemn look. Thick curtains are appropriate on the sunny side. Airy tulle will complement and, at the same time, neutralize some of the “heaviness and pomposity” of dense fabrics. Austrian and French curtains gathered in beautiful transverse folds look impressive in a bay window.
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In modern style, a combined version of blinds, “rims” and light curtain fabric is used.
In the case where the bay window is reserved for a seating area and upholstered furniture is installed in it, it would be logical to hang short, vertically rising Austrian or French curtains.
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Bay window in kitchen and bedroom
The kitchen is the working part of the house or apartment. Traditionally, a corner with a bay window is reserved for a dining group. Curtains in the kitchen should be practical and at the same time serve as decor. Vertical systems, Austrian, English, and French curtains are suitable for these purposes.
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In the style of minimalism, laconic “rims” are organic. Decorating a kitchen bay window with pleated blinds is a practical and interesting solution. They are adjustable vertically from below and from above.
The bay window in the bedroom is used as a sitting corner or office. It is important to strike a balance between functionality and aesthetic appeal. Thick curtains are used to regulate the penetration of sunlight. Curtain fabric will add an element of lightness. An organic combination of vertically rising curtains and curtains. Mostly fabrics in pastel colors are used. Accessories and decorative elements, ruffles, bows, and tiebacks will add additional comfort. The fabric is collected in horizontal and vertical folds.
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Fashion trends
Fashion sensitively captures the moods and aesthetic preferences of its time. If previously multilayer curtains with lambrequins dominated, now there has been a shift towards simpler and more concise solutions. The rule of good form is to decorate windows with curtains without additional decor, freely falling to the floor. The emphasis is on the interesting texture of the fabric and color scheme.
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Curtain design options for low windows
What to do if the window opening is low? There is a visual disproportion of heights from the frame to the ceiling and floor. The situation becomes more complicated if the window is narrow. The functional purpose of curtains is to neutralize this effect.
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Several design techniques are used:
- The cornice is hung high, near the ceiling. Additionally, the LED lighting hidden behind the cornice will “raise” the window.
- Curtains are made wider than the window frame, making the opening seem larger.
- It is appropriate to use a light lambrequin; English or French curtains are suitable.
- Curtains hung from a ceiling cornice hidden in a niche look advantageous.
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Using these techniques will help level out the disproportion in the size and location of the window.
Ideas for decorating curtains for windows with complex shapes
Non-standard window shapes are often found on attic floors. For technical reasons, due to the design features of the attic, it is difficult to install window openings of a standard rectangular shape. Dormer window configurations:
- round or oval;
- triangular;
- in the form of a rhombus, trapezoid;
- inclined attic.
Another category of windows with complex shapes includes balcony blocks. For the purpose of decorating a room, windows are made in the form of an arch.
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Suitable fittings.
Fittings are an important component of a window, allowing you to bring comfort to its operation and protect it from unauthorized opening.
There are fitting mechanisms designed to protect windows from being opened by children, as well as special anti-burglary mechanisms that counteract possible attempts by intruders to enter the room by simply pressing the window sashes.
Design options for non-standard window designs
It is necessary to decide on goal setting, emphasize the non-standard shape of the window, or vice versa, try to disguise the unusual configuration of the window opening. In the first case, they emphasize the shape of the window, in the second, they try to align and disguise the window opening. When they focus on highlighting the contour of the window, the geometry of the cornices and curtains, they repeat the shape of the window opening. If they want to harmonize a window opening, they use other techniques.
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Recommendations
An excessive abundance of accessories harms the interior, so do not neglect maintaining balance. Alternately try symmetrical, central and asymmetrical layouts, play with styles and thematic selections.
First, you should prepare a drawing; you can draw it by hand or print it and attach it to a file. Repeat the pattern lines with glue on the film.
For accuracy and convenience, it is recommended to use a syringe. Try to paint a thick layer, and adjust the result with a brush along the way. Avoid details that are too small - they will merge together.
Then the homemade product is dried; to speed up the process, dry it near the radiators. It will be ready when the glue becomes clearer, but do not let it dry completely.
And then just carefully remove and glue them onto the glass. If desired, add glitter before drying.
Design options for oval, arched, round windows
Window openings of this shape are an architectural solution designed to decorate the interior and exterior of the house.
You can emphasize the expressiveness of a window opening using some techniques: do not use the arched part, leave it open, decorate with curtains the part of the window that goes below the arched opening. You can also use special arched cornices to repeat the shape of the window. Cross curtains with tiebacks will fit well into this concept.
Rich curtains for the living room Source podborshtor.ru
Design of windows with a non-standard geometric shape:
- the use of inclined cornices;
- “rims” with multi-level cornices;
- you can decorate the window opening with an asymmetrical lambrequin and curtains;
- hide the irregular shape of the frame using a straight curtain that extends beyond the window geometry.
Cornices made of bendable plastic allow you to beautifully design windows of non-standard shape.
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Volumetric snowflakes
Such forms are made without the active participation of a hot-melt gun, but if you choose a good blank, they will turn out beautiful and not brittle.
To make such a simple thing, you need to put paper on a stencil and trace the contours on it. Then peel off the resulting figurine and hang it using tape. You can assemble a whole ornament from snowflakes.
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Curtains with lambrequins
Lambrequin is an element of classical style with notes of a palace ceremonial style. Lambrequin is the decor of the top part of curtains. There are hard and soft types of decors. Before starting to sew complex curtains with lambrequins, craftsmen draw a sketch. Based on it, the fabric footage is calculated.
Cozy living room Source roomester.ru
Types of lambrequins:
- svagi, arched pieces of fabric from folds over the cornice;
- chill mold, a transversely assembled lambrequin that separates the swags and crossovers;
- frill, the end of the upper part of the curtains in the form of asymmetrically vertically assembled fabric elements;
- bell, dividing central element of the lambrequin;
- festoons, puffs, decorative elements of lambrequins made of gathered fabric.
In the classics, lambrequins are a natural element of the stylistic design of the interior. In a modern interpretation, a lambrequin can act as a separate, laconic, independent element in the design of a window opening.
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Kisey, curtains made of beads, bugles
Thread curtains (or muslin) are made of individual threads connected along the top edge into a single fabric. They transmit light and at the same time serve as protection from sunlight. They look interesting in the interior. Manufacturers offer a large assortment of muslins of different colors with decoration. For example, gold and silver threads and beads are woven into the structure of the threads.
Spectacular curtains made of glass beads and beads will decorate the living room. Crystal curtains can become an independent element of window decor, or appear in combination with a curtain fabric. Additional lighting will make the beads strung on threads sparkle and shimmer.
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Garlands-shades
If you are bored with ordinary lights, then do not rush to give them away or throw them away. For this craft, you will only need plastic cups.
All that remains is to make cuts in their bottoms and insert the light bulbs there. You can also paint the lampshades themselves; they will add coziness to your home environment.
Original solutions
Photo printing on curtains is an alternative to painting on the wall or panel. Apply the image to roller and sliding curtains. Japanese curtains, mounted on guides, with an expressive image of a landscape, look beautiful.
Curtains on windows can stand out with an unusual color scheme. For example, canvases are made from bright, colorful fabrics. They seem to accumulate shades that are used for interior decoration.
Sometimes decorative elements act as an expressive accent on curtains. For this purpose, buboes, fringes, bows, and non-standard shaped tiebacks are used.
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Curtains in the kitchen and nursery can receive an additional practical purpose with an element such as pockets sewn onto them. On one side, a pocket made of fabric of a different color is a bright decor, and on the other, a child can hide his drawings, his favorite toy, or put his pencils there. In the kitchen, you can store various useful little things in pockets and put away recipes for your favorite dishes.
Pleated curtains
A popular type of blinds, they are attached directly to the window frame. Made of polyester with impregnations that prevent contamination and repel dust.
Their advantage is versatility:
- mounted on any window frame, including non-standard shapes, roof windows;
- free vertical adjustment;
- a day-night pleated of two panels allows light to pass through and masks the window;
- adjustment is possible using a remote control.
They produce canvases in different colors, so you can match them to any interior.
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Magic town
This is an idea whose implementation will not go unnoticed. Walking in the evening, in cold weather, a person is simply doomed to notice a fairy tale radiating directly from your home. The heart of everyone who contemplates it will be filled with a New Year's mood at all costs, warm memories will certainly flash through it, and a sincere smile will appear on their face.
First, you will need images of houses, download them or draw them yourself, the main thing is clear outlines. Then duplicate the illustrations onto cardboard and trim off any excess. After which the resulting houses are glued together, the result should be a figure resembling a long rectangle.
To add realism to your composition, use the rules of perspective. High-rise buildings are in the background, small structures are in the foreground. Place it on your windowsill and light up the lights in the city. At the same time, do not forget about safety precautions.
Australian curtains
Designers call them “scalloped”. A distinctive feature of the curtains is that they are beautifully gathered into elegant folds that gracefully fall to the floor. Or, if this is a short version of the curtains, they end with a rounded flounce, sometimes additionally decorated with fringe.
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English, French, Austrian curtains are types of vertical fabric curtains that are height-adjustable by special mechanisms. In the modern version, remote control is also possible. They differ in the characteristics of drapery. They are practical to use. They bring a mood of comfort and a touch of “glamor” to the decor of the room.
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