Blinds in the interior (40 photos): modern or classic window design
The design of a modern apartment is less and less without blinds. Blinds are used today in the interior of any room, made in a classic or modern style. They are beautiful, aesthetic and easy to care for. The decor is provided by the use of various materials in the louvre plates: metal, plastic, fabric, wood. And each of these materials can have a special color and a different shape, so that the blinds on the windows of the living room or kitchen look beautiful and can fit into any style of interior. In addition, on a bright night or a sultry day, the blinds on the windows of the living room or kitchen allow you to adjust the amount of light in the premises of the apartment.
Types of Blinds
The location of the blinds can be horizontal and vertical.
- The most popular in the interior of any room today are horizontal blinds. Their main advantage is the mount, which can be done directly to the living room or kitchen window, which saves space.
- Vertical blinds in the interior are most suitable for giving the room a cozy room. In most cases, textured fabrics with embroidery or printed pattern are used for their manufacture.
Traditional blinds are constructed of adjustable plastic, wood, fabric or metal planks.
- Wooden blinds in the interior are used to design a room in different styles. This is mainly a country style, Moroccan, oriental or ethnographic style. Such blinds give the living room or kitchen room a special charm, and due to the coating with a special waterproof varnish, they are very easy to clean and do not fade in the sun. However, for a small room they can look heavy, this should be taken into account.
- Bamboo blinds are ideal for the landlord who loves natural materials. Bamboo curtains look easy and elegant, look great in the living room or kitchen. Bamboo blinds can be of different colors: beige, brown and even green. Bamboo blinds can be combined with other window elements, for example, it can be tulle or curtains. However, bamboo blinds can not be seen often in the interiors of the living room or kitchen. Bamboo curtains have a high cost and require respect.
- Fabric white vertical blinds gently scatter light in the room, giving a special family comfort. The choice of colors and textures for such blinds is huge, which allows you to fit them into any design. Rolled fabric curtains can be with various elements of ethnic patterns, applications, tints, translucent. Roller blinds can be equipped with an electric drive so that they can be controlled using a remote control.
Rolled blinds "zebra"
Among modern types of blinds, roller blinds of the day and night category or the so-called “zebra” blinds are especially popular. The design of the "zebra" has become popular due to several advantages:
- category day and night curtains, if necessary, provide high-quality blackout;
- zebra blinds make it possible to easily adjust the level of illumination;
- day and night roller blinds are a universal means of designing window structures in any room;
- day and night roller blinds have a wide range of colors, textures and colors of paintings;
- zebra blinds protect not only from the penetration of daylight and heat, but also allow you to create a unique design.
Rolled blinds "zebra" and allow you to design a window in the avant-garde, minimalist and romantic style. The possibility of eliminating frequent lowering and lifting of the canvas is considered one of the main advantages of the blinds "zebra". Due to this, roller blinds of the day and night category reduce the intensity of operational loads on the existing drum mechanism, ensuring a long service life of the device.
The principle of operation of the blinds "zebra" is as follows:
- the design of curtains of the day and night category has two canvases moving in parallel;
- the canvas is made of fabric on which compacted and transparent stripes alternate. Such stripes can also be white transparent, gray or black. The motion control mechanism makes it possible to combine gray, black and transparent white stripes with each other;
- the combination of transparent mesh sections allows you to get the maximum possible lighting for this model;
- if during the movement gray dense fabric stripes with transparent areas on the second canvas coincide, then the room is darkened as much as possible. There is no need to lower or raise the entire canvas;
- For the manufacture of zebra curtains, special fabrics are created in the day and night category, where transparent stripes and dense gray areas are of equal width.
Blinds in the interiors of rooms
- The design of the children's room is best emphasized by roller blinds. Here you can choose a fun and interesting pattern that will give the nursery the necessary mood and will emphasize the chosen style.
- Kitchen blinds should emphasize the chosen design. In addition, they should be made of easy-to-care material, have resistance to high humidity and frequent washing. Aluminum or plastic blinds are best suited for this purpose.
- Blinds for the living room you can choose a variety that fit into the selected style and design of the room. Bamboo blinds can decorate a room decorated in an eco-style. Interior design in the style of minimalism or hi-tech gray window blinds with wavy slats will do. At the same time, choosing gray blinds, it is important to analyze the general palette of the living room interior. Such gray blinds create an interesting play of light in the living room, perfectly emphasizing the simplicity of the interior.