Curtains 2018: current ideas for a practical and beautiful interior

It is difficult to overestimate the importance of textile interior design. Curtains and curtains not only protect the room from sunlight and prying eyes, but also bring the much needed notes of coziness and comfort to the design of the room. Drapery for windows is the final, but such an important touch in shaping the image of the room. Many modern designers offer us to abandon the design of window openings with textiles altogether, bringing modern styling closer to minimalism, allowing the room to appear larger and brighter. But not always rejection of drapery on the horses is possible. Not to mention the importance of creating a truly relaxing, cozy atmosphere, which is difficult to imagine without the textile design of window openings. We bring to your attention 100 ideas of pop decoration of modern rooms of the most diverse functional load with the help of curtains, curtains and various elements of drapery. We hope that among the design ideas you can find the best option for decorating windows in your home.

The modern style of decoration of living spaces is a mix of concepts of various stylistically trends, similar in nature. Practicality and laconicism, personal comfort and preferred naturalness, functionality and even some severity of aesthetics are the main motives of modern style. But, it is obvious that every owner who plans to design his own home passes all design ideas through the prism of his perception of beauty and practicality, comfort and functionality, cost and the possibility of operating certain interior items. It is not surprising that among the modern trends in the field of decorating residential spaces, designers offer us many democratic, universal options that can satisfy the needs of homeowners with different capabilities and needs.

1. The traditional combination of translucent smooth tulle and dense plain curtains is a trend for all time. Such window decorations harmoniously fit into a room of any shape and size. Do not take into account the options for stylistic trends in the design of rooms with different functionalities, into which simple, yet elegant rectangular canvases can easily be integrated, flowing down from the ceiling and to the floor with evenly distributed folds.

2. Versatility and conciseness at the peak of popularity. Multilayer, complex curtain compositions lose their position. They are replaced by the simplest forms, universal color shades and fabrics that are easy to care for. Even when creating a classic interior, designers recommend not to “get carried away” with fringe and tassels, luxurious pickups and cascading models of paintings.

3. Naturalness is in fashion in almost all areas of our lives. Interior design is no exception. As materials for decoration, execution of furniture and other elements of the interior, natural materials are put at the forefront. The textile design of modern design projects needs the presence of natural raw materials no less. The luxurious appearance, a high level of environmental friendliness and safety for humans and the environment compensate for the rather high cost and complexity in the care of natural fabric canvases.

4. The combination of different models of curtains within the same room is also gaining popularity in our country. The need to use curtains of various modifications is due primarily to the difference in the shape and size of window openings.For example, if your room has an ordinary window and a balcony block, the use of curtains that are different in appearance will become not only an effective way to protect from the sun and prying eyes, but also an original element of decoration. At the same time, curtains of different models may not coincide in the material of execution, color and texture. It all depends on the chosen design concept for a particular room.

5. Another trend is the use of curtains of different models as part of the drapery of a single window opening. Most often, these canvases are traditional and roller blinds. They can be made of one fabric or differ in material, color and texture. The main thing is that each type of canvas not only performs its function (full or partial dimming of the room, protection from prying eyes), but also carries a decorative load, decorating the interior.

6. Visual increase in the height of the room can not be called a trend. To give the room a larger volume, at least visually - a necessity for most apartments located in houses built last century. Having a curtain rod (strings or any other mounting option) under the ceiling itself and making curtains and curtains that occupy all the space from it to the floor, there is a chance to visually increase the height of the room. It is better to let your curtains literally lie on the floor, than there will be free space between the lower edge of the paintings and the floor covering.

The choice of model, material, color and texture for curtains (curtains) of a particular room is influenced by many factors. Of course, using textiles is the easiest way to refresh or radically change the appearance of the room. Sewing new curtains, of course, will require time and financial costs, and yet, replacing curtains is one of the simplest, but no less effective way to create a certain mood of the interior. Whether it is an accentuated decision or a drapery of window openings harmoniously integrated into the general outline of the room's design - it all depends on the preferences of the homeowners, the room's capabilities (size, number and scale of window openings, level of illumination) and the budget for decorating the interior.

In order for the choice of drapery for the windows of the room to be not only aesthetic, practical, but also rational and durable, it is necessary to determine a small set of influencing factors:

• the purpose of the room (it is obvious that the same curtain fabric is not suitable for the kitchen and the bedroom, for the nursery you need to find the best option for combining practicality, naturalness and aesthetics, for the living room you can choose a more luxurious decor, and on the glazed veranda you can completely do with a lambrequin without curtains);
• room dimensions, number and parameters of window openings;
• the location of the room relative to the cardinal points and the level of necessary muffling of sunlight;
• design style and color scheme of the interior;
• the desire to create an accent with the help of window decoration or to leave this role to other interior items;
• the style and features of the life of the owners of the home (for example, in the bedroom of people who are forced to work the night shift, very dense curtains are needed to create an atmosphere of relaxation even on a sunny day);
• the budget for drapery windows and the level of care for the material that you are ready to provide during operation.

Traditional curtains are the most common window decoration in rooms with different functional backgrounds. Straight canvases, flowing down with vertical folds from the ceiling to the floor, harmoniously fit into any stylistic design of the space. An equally traditional combination of a translucent tulle (veil) with blackout curtains can be considered a universal version of window drapery for all time.

But with traditional forms, there is room for experimentation, the use of original ideas, the use of unusual color or textured solutions, and the method of attaching canvases. For example, flip loops are again at the peak of popularity. It is not difficult to make such canvases, using a simple and special approach to cleaning does not require a similar method of creating fastening to the cornice (unlike eyelets, for example).

Another popular way of attaching traditional curtains to curtain rods is the use of eyelets. These are metal or plastic rings that integrate into the fabric. As a result, the canvas is strung on the cornice tube with evenly distributed folds. The grommets ensure a smooth running of the canvases along the ledge, while maintaining ideal vertical folds that contribute to the visual “stretching” of the room in height.

A combination of fabrics of different colors in the manufacture of traditional curtains has become a fashionable trend. This can be a combination of plain fabric with printed material vertically or horizontally, or the use of two (rarely three) contrasting color solutions.

The use of complex lambrequins with many decorative elements is a thing of the past. If such an object of curtain composition as a lambrequin is used in a modern interior, then it looks laconic and even strict. Most often, these are dense rectangles of fabric that help to hide flaws in finishes, fastenings of window frames or imperfect geometry of the room, as well as complete the drapery of the window. Lambrequin allows you to bring notes of some strict luxury even in the most ordinary design of the room.

Along with traditional curtains, other models of window paintings are also used, which can not only fulfill their basic functions, but also decorate the interior. In modern style, striving for the so-called "comfortable minimalism", Japanese curtains look more than appropriate. Vertical stripes of fabric (they are also called textile screens) have a laconic and at the same time original appearance. Most often, such canvases are made of plain natural fabric, but can also contain a discreet print, photo print or ornament located locally (for example, on the border of the canvas or in one of the corners of the screen).

Rolled fabric cloths, Roman curtains - a popular option for drapery for windows of various modifications. Laconic design, ease of use and low material consumption attract designers and their customers around the world. Among our compatriots the popularity of roller blinds is growing inexorably. Such models can be equipped as a manual folding mechanism (uniform horizontal folds are formed) or can work from the control panel.

In addition to choosing specific colors and prints for curtains, there is an unwritten rule that it is recommended to use to create a harmonious image of the room. If you want to use curtains with a print (pattern, ornament, photo printing), then the plain background for walls will be the ideal backdrop for them. If the vertical surfaces of the room are covered with wallpaper with a pattern, then it is better to stop the choice of fabric for window drapery on plain colors. It is also not recommended to use a very colorful, large pattern on curtains intended for modest rooms.

Curtains are often used as a color accent for the interior. Firstly, this is the easiest and most effective way to draw attention to window drapery and distract from unwanted areas or interior items. Secondly, curtains can be changed without any problems, if the bright color gets tired or just wants changes in the nature of the interior.

Another way to highlight curtains against the general background of the interior is to use a print. Designers recommend using accents when creating modern interiors, i.e. the pattern should be present only on the fabric of curtains or curtains.This approach will allow you to diversify the color scheme of the room, to bring originality, but at the same time not to create a mixture of shades. It is especially important to adhere to this rule in rooms of small area.

If your curtains will not be a color accent of the interior, then the most logical solution will be the choice of a color scheme to match the upholstery of the main furniture. In the living room there are sofas and armchairs, in the bedroom there is an upholstery of the head of the bed or a group of upholstered furniture in the sitting area, boudoir or armchairs of the workplace, in the reading corner or dressing table. Most often, such colors are light, neutral shades, because the presence of this color scheme extends to a large number of interior items and in many ways forms the image of the room.

Another way to create a harmonious and balanced room environment is to use a combination of window drapery fabric and textile design for a sleeping or relaxing area. In the bedroom and the children's room, this can be a bed fabric - a bedspread, decorative pillows, rollers. In the living room and dining room, the curtains can be combined according to the material of execution with the same decorative pillows or chair covers (mini armchairs)

Not only the window openings of our homes need textile decoration. If before textile could be seen as a decorative design of doorways, in recent years they are increasingly used for zoning rooms. Studio apartments and the very idea of ​​combining several functional segments within a single, spacious room is incredibly popular nowadays. But in some cases, such functional zones need to be allocated and some isolation from the rest of the space. For example, the san and rest zone can be separated with the help of curtains from the common space of the living room, in the bedroom you can zone a dressing room segment or workplace, boudoir, dressing table.