Curtains in the living room - design news 2016

Any homeowner wants to see his living room not only cozy and comfortable, but also modern, stylish and fashionable. Designers have many ways to create a warm and inviting atmosphere in the living room, and one of them is window decoration. No one will argue with the fact that the appearance of the room, its memorable image, depends on the design of window openings. In order for the color, texture, design, shape and quantity of window textiles to organically fit into the finished image of the living room, it is necessary to take into account several important points:

• room size and ceiling height;
• number and shape of windows;
• stylistic decision of the interior;
• the color scheme of the room;
• color, texture and other features of upholstery of upholstered furniture;
• design solutions for wall decoration - plain wallpaper or print, smooth or embossed;
• Do you want to visually enlarge the room, “add” the height to the ceilings or “push” the walls using visual effects;
• Do you want the curtains to become an accent in the interior of the living room or harmoniously combined with the chosen color and stylistic design concept.

The modern style of interior design tends to simplicity and conciseness. Even to some minimalism. At the same time, design should not lose in terms of convenience and comfort; room decoration plays an important role. And the creation of a warm and inviting atmosphere is directly related to the textiles used in the living room space and the way it is presented. Classic curtains, flowing straight, light folds - trouble-free option for drapery of a modern room. At the same time, curtains and tulle can not be used at all, giving the room the opportunity to bathe in the rays of sunlight, when this does not interfere with the household or their guests.

An original visual effect can be achieved by using the most traditional curtains for narrow windows by hanging one canvas on each side on two windows. Thus, there will be enough natural light in the room. And the symmetry will be preserved, especially if the windows are located on both sides of the fireplace, which acts as the focal center of the room.

Curtains with lambrequins Suitable for rooms with high ceilings and large windows. In a living room of modest size, the lambrequins will look out of place, visually reducing the height of the room. In a modern style, even such textile structures as curtains with lambrequins become simple and concise - fringe and brushes are no longer used, windows do not need additional decor. In addition to the original design of window openings, using lambrequins, you can hide some flaws in the design of windows or flaws in wall decoration.

Roller blinds from plain natural fabrics (cotton or linen) are in perfect harmony with the simple and concise atmosphere of a modern living room. For a room decorated with an obvious amount of minimalism, it is not easy to choose a window decor, but roller blinds and blinds do an excellent job not only with their primary functions, but also serve as a decor for window openings.

Thin rolled webs with prints make sense to use in combination with plain blackout curtains. Such a window decor will harmoniously complement the quiet, not flashy in terms of color schemes, living room in colors of natural origin.

Roman curtains, which are a continuous canvas penetrated by horizontal rods located at a certain distance from each other, can be used both as an independent window decor, and in combination with traditional curtains.

Fabric Blinds Do not lose their popularity.But for living rooms it is better to give preference to vertical modifications of this type of drapery for windows. They not only protect the room from the bright sun, but also due to the vertical stripes create a visual illusion of increasing ceiling height. Vertical blinds for living quarters are preferable; as opposed to horizontal blinds, they can cause associations with office spaces and erase all efforts to create a cozy home atmosphere.

If the interior of the living room and are used horizontal blinds, then, as a rule, they are presented in bright colors. Barely visible sun protection is always complemented by thick fabric curtains. This can be either a plain material or a fabric with a pattern.

For the living room, the windows of which are protected by blinds, you can use the modern version of the eaves - curtains on the grommets are strung on two small parts of the round eaves with stops. In this case, beautiful and dense curtains are used as decor, and horizontal blinds are responsible for the practical side of the issue.

Popular in our country curtains on grommets - plastic or metal rings, on which a round cornice is strung, continue the procession of modern living room design projects. Such curtains are original in themselves, therefore they are most often found in plain color schemes without decor. Cringles can be supplied not only with dense curtains, but also with light curtains (you only need to achieve a slight thickening of the upper edge of the fabric due to the non-woven lining or other non-thin material).

Echoes of use french curtains in classic interiors it transforms into simple and concise solutions of rooms decorated in the neoclassical style. Graceful, but not shouting about luxury curtains will decorate the elegant design of the living room.

From the point of view of curtain rail design, modern living rooms have several design options. One of them is a hidden cornice, which is located behind the moldings or stucco decorating the ceiling. In such rooms, curtains are suspended under the ceiling and contribute to a visual increase in the height of the room.

Various decorative accessories for curtains, including clips, are not left in the past and are used in modern living room interiors, especially if the design of a family room involves the use of romantic or eclectic stylistics.

Classic dark curtains made of thick material will be relevant in the living room, made in almost any stylistic direction. Variants of modern style, modern and neoclassic will be harmoniously emphasized by traditional curtains in dark color, especially if such a tone is already present in the upholstery of upholstered furniture, the design of lampshades of lighting fixtures, in the performance of sofa pillows or other decorative elements.

When decorating any room, including the living room, there is an unwritten rule known to everyone - if the wallpaper in the room has a pattern, then the curtains should be plain and vice versa. But from any rule there are exceptions and examples of the successful use of the print for decoration and textile design of window openings, not to mention the monophonic design of all planes and fabrics.

Light, pastel colors for curtains - a win-win option for a calm and cozy interior of a modern living room. Large windows decorated with light tulle or translucent cotton curtains may not become a center of attraction, but they will serve as an ideal backdrop for bright interior items - furniture, lighting fixtures and decor elements.

Light translucent curtains will be a great addition to the living room interior with dark wall decoration. A contrasting combination will give the room structure and dynamism.

The original appearance of the curtains can be achieved by combining not only different colors, but also the materials themselves.Darker and denser curtain material can act as a color accent and weighting agent to straighten the fabric. A similar color combination (darker bottom and light top) contributes to a visual increase in the height of the room.

Living room in beige tones will always be relevant. Calm natural tones, an atmosphere conducive to rest and relaxation - to maintain such an image and curtains you need appropriate, the colors of milk chocolate, cocoa or a dark sand shade.

Bright curtains as a color accent of the living room - modern, stylish and practical. If the colorful shade of the drapery of your windows gets bored after a while, you can change the image of the living room just by sacrificing textiles. In order for bright curtains to harmoniously fit into the interior of the living room, it is better if only this subject of the room design is the focus, and more calm, muted shades of bright color can be found in furniture upholstery or decorative elements.

Printed curtains are an infrequent window decoration in a modern living room. If the pattern on the fabric is used, it is dull, most often geometric or floral. If you want to visually expand the space of the room - use curtains with a horizontal strip, if you need to achieve a visual increase in the height of the room - hang fabric with vertical stripes on the windows.

The combination of color schemes and textile prints, traditional for living rooms, is the use of one material for the execution of window drapery and covers for sofa cushions. In order to avoid excessive variegation in the formation, the image of the living room, you can use plain materials, both for window openings, and for textile design of a soft sitting area.

Contrast striped curtains will be a great addition to the interior of the living room in the art deco style, especially if the window frames are made in black. Black and white themes can be duplicated in the textiles of sofa cushions or wall decor.

A colorful print of curtains that uses bright colors will be an excellent decoration of the windows in the living room with snow-white trim. To create a harmonious design, duplication of colorful colors in the colors of curtains and other interior items, for example, in upholstery of upholstered furniture and wall decor, will not be out of place.

Using only two shades of the same color in the color of the curtains allows you to create an original, but at the same time not elaborate window decoration using textiles. Such a drapery of windows will look especially harmonious in a living room with carpet or upholstery in upholstered furniture in a similar color scheme.

Not even the curtains themselves, but a curtain rod for them can act as a color accent. For example, a dark cornice can perfectly harmonize with elements of lighting fixtures, furniture frames or decorative elements of the same color.

Snow-white tulle will always be in fashion. This design of windows in the living room can be used in any stylistic decision of space. Particularly spectacular light curtains look on the contrasting background of the walls. If you are not interested in using perfectly even, symmetrical folds, try adding a little looseness to the interior - let the curtains flow freely.

Black (or dark gray) curtains in the living room - a bold and modern solution. Of course, such a dark shade of curtains will organically look, without weighing down the interior only in a room with a very bright, snow-white finish of the ceiling and walls.

Often the living room is a spacious room combined with the kitchen and dining room. An open plan of such spaces is found both in private houses and in apartments. In suburban households, such premises are equipped with several options for window openings - these can be different window sizes, and large glass doors that also need textile decoration.In modern design projects, one can find the use of not only curtains of different design for decorating windows that are different in shape and size, but also different material options for textile drapery of window and door openings.

If there is a bay window in your living room, the question of drapery of large windows becomes very acute. In some modern design projects, panoramic windows or window openings of standard sizes in a bay window are recommended not to be decorated with textiles at all. But for rooms located on the south side, this option is not always practical. You can use a translucent tulle of light shades, which on the one hand will not significantly affect the formation of the color palette of the image of the room, but on the other it will correctly perform the functions assigned to it.

 

For a semicircular bay window, you can use a curtain rod with an arc base. Such models are difficult to find in a wide sale, as a rule, such a purchase requires a preliminary order, but the effort and money spent are worth it. On such eaves curtains smoothly "ride" along the windows of the bay window and can provide protection from the sun for the owners and their guests.

Large French windows with arched tops look royal luxuriously. Such externally attractive designs that allow the room to literally bathe in plenty of sunlight should be properly decorated. A lot of folds of curtains from taffeta will become an elegant completion of not only the image of the window, but also the interior of the living room as a whole.

In the living room with large windows located from floor to ceiling, intermediate curtains can be used - thus, the window is decorated on three sides (a double canvas is often located in the middle) and, if necessary, the entire area of ​​the panoramic window will be closed from sunlight or prying eyes.