Every hostess knows: the house will play with new colors, if you change the design of textiles for windows. Curtains in a country house can not only hide the lives of households from prying eyes, but also elevate mood, emphasize the style of the interior. The article describes the various options for window decor.
The cottage is characterized by a warm and family atmosphere, which, including supporting the curtains in a wooden house.
With the help of textiles, you can easily change the interior.
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Choosing curtains in the cottage, you need to remember the conditions in which they find themselves. For example, in summer, windows are often wide open. So, there are drafts, and the curtains will blow the wind. To avoid this, you need to choose short curtains, or to make catch, fixing the curtain in a certain position.
Curtains in a country house save from heat and contribute to the creation of comfort.
Window decoration should not interfere with opening and closing the window, that is, the curtains should be cut to fit the glass. If the house is on the sunny side, the rays of the sun will interfere with the owners. In this case, blinds or double curtains (light veil plus thick fabric) will cope with the protection function. If, on the contrary, sunlight overlaps a tree growing nearby, the fabric should not interfere with the entry of light.
A wooden house in the country is a pleasant place for a city dweller, where you want to return and spend the whole weekend.
As a summer option, short calico curtains are suitable for giving. If we are talking about a winter cottage, the curtains should be thick. Next will be considered options for curtains in different style solutions.
Wooden walls and natural curtains convey a sense of nature and freshness of the forest.
Rustic style, or Provence, reflects the spirit of the French province. It is associated with the sun, the sea, the colors of nature. Curtains in Provence style are sewn from flax, batiste, fine satin or chintz. It is good if the basis of the fabric is white, and prints with natural motifs, such as fruits, vegetables, large flowers, or a scatter of small flowers, are printed on it. Since the colors of nature on sunny days are very bright, for the style of Provence usually choose fabrics with muted pastel shades.
The design of the house sets for relaxation, the window opening decor plays a significant role.
The color of the curtains will be organically combined with textiles or furniture upholstery.
A colored curtain can be decorated with a frill or flounce of monophonic fabric suitable for one of the shades of the print. The most common option is a curtain of two panels about 80 cm wide and a transverse strip on top (it will close the upper part of the window 40-50 cm).
Portieres look good with garters, with the most suitable type of fastening braid or rings.
Another option is double panels (on top of a colored panel there is a narrower monochromatic panel). Tiebacks are sewn from a fabric that blends with the base material. Pattern for such simple curtains can be built directly on the fabric.
Country music is the style of the American province. It is associated with the spirit of old America: cowboys, gold miners, lumberjacks. Interior country - coarse, simple, made of wood and stone. Curtains to the country-house dacha are often sewn from checkered fabric or polka-dot or striped materials. The overall impression is unpretentious, not deliberate. This, of course, is not a novelty, but a good old classic of the genre.
It is important to choose natural materials for curtains, to respect the sense of proportion when choosing a decor.
Roman curtains are used independently in a laconic interior.
The length of country curtains is usually small, because a wide wooden window sill can be used for functional purposes - as a shelf or kitchen work surface.
Curtains for an elite country house can be rolled, it is very practical. This type of curtain is manufactured in an industrial way, to reproduce it at home very few people under
force Curtains cafes are short curtains covering the top of the window or half of it.
Blinds can be supplemented with curtains to create an interior in any style.
It is not difficult to make such curtains by yourself. To do this, take rectangular pieces of fabric. Before starting the work, the windows are measured, and then the required length of the curtains becomes clear (
shear allowances are added). And the width is calculated as follows: the width of the window opening is multiplied by 2. The fabric is bent at the edges and bottom, and the top is processed using a special roller blind with eyelets. On these hinges, the blind will be attached to the rings of the cornice.
Given the style of interior design, you can choose the appropriate curtains, which favorably emphasize the general appearance of the room.
IMPORTANT! Since cotton fabric shrinks, you need to buy a little more fabric and decorate it (process it with a hot iron, steamer or wash it).
Blue cornflowers, blooming lavender, bright sunflowers are the sources of inspiration for the design. Russian folk style is associated with bright joyful colors, cheerful print. Often used trim ribbons, braided lace, embroidery, as well as patchwork technique.
This style is characterized by a special brightness of colors.
The traditional variant of the location of the curtains is the upper curtains and curtains covering the lower part of the window. For sewing curtains suitable familiar to all inexpensive "jolly" chintz.
You can also take flax and cotton.
A great option - curtains in patchwork technology. For her need pieces of fabric - plain and with different prints.
They must be combined with each other, and in the selection you need to focus on your own taste and sense of color.
It is necessary to make a pattern - a square or a rhombus with a side of 10-15 cm, and cut out all the parts with a seam allowance of 1-1.5 cm. Then the parts are connected in series with machine seams. A lining is sewn on the back to hide the seams.
INTERESTING! Flax with its rough structure is perfect for Russian cross-stitch embroidery.
Textile decoration of windows should be combined with the rest of the house decoration, suitable for furniture, wall decoration. It is good if the curtains have something in common with a shade or texture with kitchenware, upholstered furniture. If the windows are small, do not clutter them with complex shapes of curtains, should be avoided.
pelmets and frills.
Vertically elongated windows can be visually reduced to a more harmonious appearance if the top of the window is closed with a cross curtain.
Well, when the curtains to give correlate with the season. If the cottage is year-round, in winter you need to hang curtains of dense heavy matter - they will help maintain a comfortable temperature in the room.
Classics can be made in a wooden house, if you pick up a heavy heavy curtains.
If the summer season caught by surprise, and the cottage is not yet ready to live, you need to act quickly. Simple option - rectangular blinds. How to calculate the amount of fabric was
described above. It is worth more to dwell on the processing of the upper edge and on the selection of the cornice.
It is worth remembering that such material requires frequent maintenance, especially in the conditions of a country house.
An unusual option - wide loops, on which the curtains are hung on the eaves. Thus, both the hinges and the eaves will not be covered with curtains. For this you need to take a band or make strips of the same fabric about 10 to 25 cm.
The loops are sewn to the top edge every 20 cm.
You can cut the upper edge with a special curtain tape, or you can make a drawstring and thread the eaves right through it. The width of the drawstring (in fact, the usual hem) depends on the diameter of the cornice.
For the interior in Provence style, forged details are typical, including curtain rods with beautiful curved tips.
Country is characterized by an abundance of wooden elements, so the eaves can be of this material (or plastic, with imitation of the structure of the tree).
The eaves are usually placed above the window, but if you want an extraordinary option, you can place it just below the top edge of the window frame.
Country style is easy to recreate in a wooden country house due to the natural materials of the decor.
Many people like the retro style, it evokes pleasant memories. For example, childhood with his trips for the summer to the village to the grandmother. Interesting ideas of curtains for giving are connected with it. Lace fillet is an old technique that is still reproduced in the interior. It is not necessary to look for handmade lace (besides, it is very expensive).
You can find ready-made lace fabric factory production, which simulates manual work.
Spectacular option - the upper curtain, in which the lower two-thirds consist of loin lace. It shines through the air structure, so it will not be a barrier to sunlight.
Curtains create the mood of the room.
Another beautiful decorative option: curtains, decorated with flowers made of fabric. You can buy them, but you can do it yourself. Also snow-white curtains with an ornament look spectacular and cute, if decorated with magnetic pickups on both sides.
Suitable for windows of any shape and look good with any kind of attachment.
It is worth spending time choosing, buying or sewing original curtains to the country. After all, the beautiful interior pleases the eye of the owners, delights the guests and creates a harmonious atmosphere in which it is pleasant to relax.
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