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In the living room, made in a modern style, the curtains perform a functional purpose and become an element of a design thought out to the smallest detail. If you make a mistake with the choice of curtains, do not deliberately approach the choice, then the most expensive and modern design will look ridiculous.
Choice of curtains
In the design of the living room, and indeed any other room, the final touch is the choice of curtains that suit the style. Curtains should match the chosen style of the room as much as possible in order to give it even more beauty and comfort.
It is worth noting that each style has its own kind of curtains, and you should be well versed in this, because if the choice is not successful, the design will be spoiled.
Modern style
Modern style is a cross between minimalism, hi-tech, and also electric. In this style, today people express their “I”, their taste, their concept of comfort.
Modern curtains in the living room are only straight, it is also possible to use either hinges. The use of clamps is not allowed. The range of colors is combined with other colors of the interior or is an accent. Important: freshness and purity of color. Curtains in the living room 2017 are made from natural fabrics with a pronounced nice texture. Use a pattern either with geometry, or completely monophonic.
Classic is always in trend
Curtains in the classics - a mix of heavy fabric with airy, delicate organza. Light fabric does not let the rays of the sun into the room, and heavy and rather dense curtains do not let strangers into the house. Any fabric is used, the pattern and its texture also do not matter. In addition, more and more often the design of curtains for the living room involves the use of cords, braid or lambrequins. The main thing is to withstand the range of colors, texture, which will be in tune with the rest of the interior.
High tech
In hi-tech there is no place for unnecessary details, here every thing, detail in its pre-allocated place. The style is absolutely unpretentious, very cold, not cozy. Previously, this style was used in the design of offices, but today there are many adherents of style for decorating their premises. The design of the window space in this style is not used for decoration, but carries an exclusively functional load.
If you look numerous photos curtains in the living room of this style, it will become clear that the curtains are as simplified as possible and often even strict, of medium transparency, with a sheen. The choice of the fabric used is of great importance - the material must be of high quality, modern, using a metal thread.
Minimalism
In such an interior, the use of jewelry is not allowed, everything should be concise and clear. The fabric should be chosen responsibly - it should be light and plain, letting in the sun's rays.
Living room with access to the balcony
If there is a balcony in a large living room, it is worth considering effective curtains, because as often the door to the balcony is opened, and therefore the curtains are subject to greater testing.
1. Blinds are practical, but it gives the impression of not a living space, but an office. Not even standard white blinds, but in color, deprive the room of comfort and homely warmth, coziness, and fatness.
2. Sliding type curtains - curtains on the grommets move easily, they will not deform due to fastening, they can be draped.
New curtains in the living room, which has access to the balcony, allow you to create a practical and at the same time cozy interior, the main thing is to take into account the style of the updated interior.
The end of the repair is not far off, and the curtains are the finishing touch in creating a fashionable design. Of course, you involuntarily follow fashion and novelties, look through the designs of curtains for the living room, photos posted on the network. The main rule when choosing curtains is their practicality, and you should also like your choice, because this is the only way to achieve coziness and comfort in your living room.
Although sometimes someone combines the kitchen and living room, their purpose still remains different. That is why interior details should highlight this distinction.
So, the curtains in the living room area can be hung as front curtains, while in the kitchen area they are simple and practical. Here it is important to correctly determine the material. It is recommended to use curtains from the so-called companion fabrics: most manufacturers offer fabrics that are designed in the same style and shades.
kitchen window
Curtains for the kitchen, as a rule, are made from those materials that are easily and quickly erased. For the kitchen, you should not use heavy and dense fabrics, as they quickly absorb various odors, while light fabrics are ideal for such a room.
It is not at all necessary to design the kitchen windows symmetrically, on the contrary, it is better to emphasize a slight asymmetry.
For a kitchen in which the furniture is decorated in a single color, curtains with a pattern are perfect. It should be noted that too large a pattern on the curtains visually reduces the size of the kitchen. In addition, so that the material can drape well, you should choose a width that is 1.5-2 times the width of the window opening.
An excellent solution would be to hang 2 canvases in the kitchen, while only one in the living room. In the photo you can see the various design options.
However, you can decorate the kitchen and living room in the same style.
For the living room
One option is Roman blinds. In addition, the presence of a balcony door cannot become an obstacle to the use of this type of curtains.
Japanese curtains are a great alternative to Roman curtains. They are just as minimalist, however, at the same time they can be pushed aside for greater convenience. Similar models for the living room are made to order according to individual sizes. They perfectly protect from the sun, but it’s never dark in the room, since the almost transparent fabric is able to let in diffused light, which is more comfortable (there are options in the photo).
Roller curtains are also great for a kitchen combined with a living room. This is a web of fabric material that is wound on a shaft. They effortlessly rise and fall with the help of a special mechanism. In other words, there is a great opportunity to control the degree of illumination of the room. Since these curtains are impregnated with a certain solution, they can even be used in the kitchen. As for the choice of shade of curtains, it all depends on the overall style of the room.
Other types of curtains
In other words, when choosing curtains for the living room kitchen, you need to proceed from the overall interior design.
Curtains on grommets will also look great. The latter are plastic or metal rings, which, in addition to the fixing purpose, also have a decorative orientation. The eyelets in the curtains for the living room kitchen are combined directly with the curtain or contrast with it.
In addition, rope curtains (muslin) are suitable for use in a combined room. They are a light air curtain made of various threads (you can see the photo).
Austrian curtains, as well as Italian and French ones, look much more complicated in design. They are often draped with elegant folds in different directions (vertical and horizontal).
Results
In any case, each owner of a combined room has a great opportunity to become a real designer of his own home and combine different types of curtains on one window opening, as in the photo.
When the living room is combined with the kitchen, you need to keep in mind that the curtains for the kitchen get dirty quickly. That is why it should be possible to wash them, take them off and hang them back with ease.
As for the curtains for the living room, they, first of all, should create coziness and comfort in the room, for which you need to think not just about them color scheme, but also about the material from which these curtains are made.
Is it still a problem to choose curtains in the kitchen-living room? After all, the work area and the recreation area are still separated from each other, but at the same time it is already one space. And how to combine these rooms with the help of window decor? How to choose the right material and color of textiles?
In all kitchens, the working area is equipped with a number of household appliances that are designed for cooking. The minimum that can be in the room is a stove or hob. They can be varied, any of them deal with very high temperatures. Often the plates are installed at the window, in these cases long curtains or curtains are excluded.
One has only to imagine what heavy curtains with lambrequins above the hob can turn into. For safety reasons, this is prohibited. Long curtains can easily catch fire or melt from high temperatures. Bulky curtains will constantly get grease, splashes, soot, dust from open window. It is difficult to wash them off.
It is best to purchase for a kitchen-living room with a stove placed by the window, blinds, Roman or. In the case of blinds, it is worth choosing plastic or metal ones, it is recommended to refuse wooden ones, since they are more difficult to care for, they cannot be washed.
If necessary, such structures are easily lifted. Excess textiles do not hang anywhere and do not interfere, get dirty less. There are a large number of different colors of fabric for such curtains, they can be made from a plain fabric. The material can be very light, translucent or dense.
To ensure the completeness of the composition, additional light materials are used in the form of drapery, matched to the color of the kitchen walls and models of curtains or blinds. The same colors or materials can be used in the design of windows in the living room.
If the hob is located near the window, but does not enter its zone, then it is still worth taking care of practicality. It is irrational to use curtains that are too long, it is best to choose something light. Not bad in operation for the kitchen will be Japanese curtains.
The working window should be decorated with not long, preferably synthetic curtains or curtains, they are easier to care for and absorb odors less, unlike natural fabrics such as linen.
The design of curtains for a small kitchen should be light and delicate. Window textiles should be chosen with a small pattern. Large flowers or other ornaments will reduce the space in the same way as bright and dark colors.
If the sink is located near the window, then it is also worth protecting textiles from constant water ingress. The farther the window is from the sink and stove, the longer the curtain can be.
Dining area and seating area
In the recreation area, that is, in the living room, you can let your imagination and fiction run wild. In this room, you can use a variety of types and types of materials and colors, the main thing is that they fit the style and theme of this room. Windows can be decorated with light airy tulle and heavy curtains made of natural linen - the room will freshen up, be cozy and bright.
If you want to add solemnity to the design, then in addition to the curtains, you can apply lambrequins, fringe, tails and other decoration methods.
The balcony door in the hall can be covered with Roman blinds. However, it may not be very convenient, because you have to constantly raise the curtain every time you need to visit the balcony or keep it always folded.
A good alternative would be in the living room. They are as simple and casual as the Roman ones, only shifted to the side, which is very rational. Such screens are made to order according to individual measurements. Like protective screen protect from direct sun rays, turning them into scattered light. In this case, the room will not be darkened, but illuminated with diffuse comfortable light.
If the dining table is near the window, then the openings are decorated with lighter shades that promote appetite and better digestion.
The living room can be decorated with tulle curtains. The length in this zone does not matter. But the curtains should overlap with the seating area. To choose curtains for the living room, you need to consider some recommendations:
- Relationship with the kitchen.
- The degree of illumination and dimensions of the recreation area.
- The style and theme in which the hall is made.
Combination of spaces
The zones in the kitchen-living room may differ, and the curtains in these areas may also be different. But very important point, which must be present, is a combination that can be expressed in shades, materials, patterns, drawings, themes. Shades of curtains do not have to be the same, you can apply to select the desired tone.
You can decorate the kitchen, combined with the living room, with the following options for window textiles:
- Roller blinds, which are a canvas wound on a shaft. They are fixed on the frame, they have a special mechanism that allows you to fix the matter at the required level. Such products are made from different fabrics, different ornaments can be applied to them, so it is appropriate to use them in almost all interiors.
- Roman blinds are made exclusively from natural fabrics - cotton and linen. They have a lifting mechanism, in which the curtain itself folds and forms deep, even horizontal folds. Designers offer many options for such silk and veil products.
- Japanese curtains. The product itself is attached to special installed rails, and it can be easily moved along the window. This is a great option for separating the areas of the kitchen and living room.
- Classic curtains, time-tested. They are always up to date. Classic curtains and curtains can be made from a variety of fabrics, even non-traditional ones such as brocade or velvet, and decorate the window with pelmets.
- Curtains on grommets. made of metal or plastic. They are located on the top of the textile. It is recommended to use these curtains in modern or avant-garde style.
- Tulle is used in the design of any premises, so it is also suitable for the kitchen.
- Curtains made of lightweight materials are suitable for the kitchen.
It is not at all necessary to emphasize the symmetry in the two rooms of the kitchen-living room. A pronounced asymmetry will be useful.
Curtains for the kitchen can consist of 1-2 canvases. An interesting option would be if there is 1 canvas in the kitchen, and 2 in the living room, 1 of which repeats the kitchen one.
Curtains in the hall and in the kitchen not only can, but should be different, but combined with the color of the walls or furniture in the rooms.
There are 2 ways in which you can create a decor for a living room combined with a kitchen, so that the textiles are in harmony with the work area:
- Functional areas different styles, so the curtains in these rooms will only echo the decor.
- A curtain is a connecting element between different areas of rooms. In this variation, the curtains in the living room can match the color of the apron over the work area, you can complement the image with pillows on chairs or a tablecloth.
Colors and fabrics
Curtains for the kitchen-living room are selected by the owners of the apartment. But it is worth remembering that you should not use too dark or too bright colors- they will visually reduce the space.
Low ceilings can be visually raised with curtains with vertical stripes. Materials of light and light shades will give the space freshness and lightness, give a feeling of spaciousness.
With the help of a successful selection of curtains for the interior, you can decorate any room. In this article, we will look at how, with the help of curtains, to give solemnity to the living room, comfort and practicality to the kitchen, and romance to the bedroom.
Design curtains for the kitchen
The kitchen is a symbol hearth. The whole family gathers in the kitchen for breakfast or dinner, friendly gatherings take place, so it is very important that it looks perfect. Without properly selected curtains, you will not achieve a finished and sophisticated appearance of the kitchen as a whole.
Lush, heavy curtains are inappropriate for the kitchen; short curtains of light shades will look much better. It is desirable that the curtains are transparent, without unnecessary decorative details and accessories, this is especially important if the kitchen is not spacious.
Designers advise choosing curtains for the kitchen from the following options:
- blinds;
- Roman curtains;
- roller blinds;
- curtains.
Let's consider these options in more detail.
Blinds
At first glance, it may seem that this option is not very attractive and is not suitable for the kitchen. For some styles (for example, hi-tech), blinds are one of the style attributes. Most of those who chose this window design option are satisfied with the result. This is due to their amazing practicality, and the fact that now there is a huge range of blinds. AT recent times fashion trend steel blinds with any image or photograph. These are the so-called photo-blinds. The drawing can be chosen almost for the kitchen, made in any style.
In addition to the usual plastic and metal blinds, there are wooden models. They are perfect for a kitchen made in ethnic styles (country, Provence, etc.). For the Japanese style, blinds made of bamboo are perfect.
Roman curtains
Despite the names, designers and historians are very doubtful that the inventors of this kind window decor it was the Romans in particular and the Italians in general. But be that as it may, this peculiar construction of rails and fabric is always successful and in demand, not least due to its simplicity and ease of use.
Unlike blinds, the mechanism of Roman blinds is not prone to breakage, due to the extreme simplicity of its design, but, as you know, everything ingenious is simple.
Despite the seeming simplicity or even primitivism, Roman curtains allow you to choose an original solution for any style of a room, but hi-tech, minimalism, retro and the like will still be the most suitable. If necessary, Roman blinds can be added with accessories in the form of fringes or images.
Fabric fabric is most often made from the following materials:
- natural cotton;
- jute;
- bamboo.
Roller blinds
Many people think that roller blinds and roman blinds are one and the same. The reason for this misconception is that they are really very similar, especially when unfolded. However, in fact, they have significant differences. The main difference between Roman blinds and roller blinds is their design. Roman blinds rise up in even horizontal folds, tightly stacking on the previous one. AT roller blinds ah, a slightly different structure: the fabric is wound on a roller, which is located on top. The curtain is rolled up, which protects it from premature fading, additional pollution.
The main decoration of roller blinds are photo prints or drawings.
Curtains
Curtains are considered a traditional decoration for windows. For some styles (for example, for classics), only this type of decor is suitable. Curtain panels will look great in the kitchen, which, in addition to their spectacular appearance, serve as ideas for visually expanding the space.
Curtains for the living room
The living room is the room that should have a solemn look. After all, all family holidays and celebrations are held here with numerous friends and relatives, and just the whole family gathers to discuss the past day or simply watch TV. Therefore, the curtains for the living room are approached very carefully.
The variety of the range of curtains for the living room is amazing and even the reason for the difficulty in choosing them - try to understand all the varieties. Skillfully varying the color, material and accessories, you can complement and decorate any interior. At the same time, the wrong choice can spoil the most sophisticated interior of the room.
Let's look at the main types of curtains used to decorate the living room, these are:
- Roman and roller blinds.
- Japanese curtains.
- Classic curtains.
- English curtains.
- Austrian curtains.
- French curtains.
Roman and roller blinds
We described the main similarities and differences a little higher when it came to the kitchen. This window decor option will look great not only in the interior of the kitchen, but also in the living room. The difference will consist only in the size of the canvas and the fabric used (in the living room, appearance rather than practicality).
These types of curtains the best way Suitable for a small living room. Such a solution will save precious centimeters of free space. As for style preferences - they will become good choice for modern or minimalism.
Japanese curtains
As the name implies, they are perfect for Japanese style. However, their uses do not end there. They will also harmoniously fit into the interior of the living room in the style of minimalism or modern.
The screen system allows the fabric webs to move parallel to each other. Due to the fact that these curtains do not have folds, they will become a canvas on which you can place a spectacular drawing or photo.
Classic curtain design
Classical curtains mean a straight cut and the presence of soft flowing folds. Also, lambrequins are practically indispensable attributes, as well as special bows or laces, with which you can tie them up and let the maximum amount of natural light into the room.
Most often, curtains made of light, airy tulle are selected for curtains in a classic style.
English curtains
English curtains are distinguished by rounded folds at the bottom of the fabric. The canvas should be translucent. Usually they act as an alternative to tulle, but they can also be an independent element of window decoration.
Austrian curtains
Such curtains are most often used for independent window decoration, but more and more often designers combine them with curtains. The lower part of these curtains is similar to English ones, but they differ in lush rounded scallops. Most suitable for art deco, baroque and classic styles.
French curtains
By inattention, this kind of curtains can not be distinguished from Austrian curtains, but there are not so few differences as it might seem at first glance. Firstly, French curtains are sewn from more expensive and at the same time thin fabrics, and secondly, when unfolded, such curtains are distinguished by many scallops collected in the same coattails. French curtains will fill the interior of the living room with an atmosphere of exquisite luxury.
Curtains for bedroom
Lush, luxurious curtains that are relevant for use in the interior of the living room are unlikely to look organic in the bedroom. Solemnity for the bedroom is not needed, it is more suitable for tranquility, coziness and comfort. Well-chosen curtains can emphasize such qualities of the bedroom and even smooth out some miscalculations in the overall design of the room.
Curtains for the bedroom, as well as for any other room, are not chosen in isolation from the design of the room and the accessories used in it, they should become its continuation. Do not choose the design of the room under the curtains! Do not forget the curtains are an accessory regarding the room!
As for the color scheme, calm warm colors and shades that contribute to relaxation and peace will come in handy.
Using only light transparent tulle is not the right choice for the bedroom, she should be accompanied by thick curtains that will protect your bedroom from the hustle and bustle of the outside world.
DIY curtains
If you have needlework skills and you can easily cope with a sewing machine, then you can easily sew curtains with your own hands. Such curtains will be in a single copy, and a thing made with one's own hand will not only please the eyes, but also warm the soul.
The first step is to make all the necessary measurements, because the surplus, as well as the shortage of fabric, are almost equally undesirable. The surplus, however, can be cut off, but why the extra spending. You should also choose the place where the cornice will be attached in order to measure the desired length of the curtains.
After all the measurements and the creation of preliminary sketches, the most pleasant moment follows - the purchase of fabric, and then directly sewing and decorating the living room.
Let's summarize the above:
- We draw a sketch of the curtains that we want to sew or find a finished photo on the Internet.
- We create or look for a pattern for your sketch.
- We buy fabric, we take 5-10% in excess of the calculated amount in reserve.
- Croim.
- We mark the patterns.
- We do manual basting.
- We sew on a sewing machine.
- The final point is to wash, iron and hang.
The kitchen-living room as a single room is a design solution that will not surprise anyone today. But you can amaze with an interesting way of such a combination of rooms. For example, your apartment is one-room, while the kitchen is quite large. It makes sense to make a living room in the kitchen, or simply combine two in one room at once. Thus, the apartment will have a free room that can be used for other purposes.
The interior of the combined room in the house should be as practical and quite original as possible, because nothing should be missed, and both beginnings should be felt in one room.
How to equip the kitchen-living room
In such a room there will be three main zones, this is the first important point. What are these zones?
Zoning:
- Kitchen area. There will stand kitchen set, as well as a sink and everything you need, household appliances. Without this zone, such a combined room, of course, is in principle impossible in an apartment.
- Dinner Zone. So, at least, a table and chairs. In other words, we can say - the dining area in the house.
- Rest zone. At a minimum, this is a sofa and a coffee table. Of course, you can include both a TV (usually on the wall) and a computer in this interior.
But if we ignore the fact that initially you transform the kitchen space into what is popularly called the hall, but simply by repair (demolition of the wall) connected the kitchen to the living room. What then? Then it is easier for you to install a zoner.
The most preferred zoning system today is shelving. Because they divide the room into zones, and are practical in themselves. On the shelves you can store some kitchen utensils, boxes, baskets, or just various beautiful things.
Ideas for the kitchen-living room
Also, the combined space can be zoned by a dining area. That is tables and chairs. And here it is also very important that their design matches the concept of the interior of all parts of the room. So that he, as they say, was "both yours and ours."
In this case, it is good if the furniture from the recreation area is harmonious in color with the kitchen set. Then you don’t need a strict correspondence of the table to the rest of the elements in the apartment. These ideas can be explored in more detail with examples.
Compatibility of interior items:
- For example, you purchased a natural solid wood kitchen set. light color. Try to find elements for the sofa area in the same shades, or colors that are consonant with them. Of course, the wallpaper should not resonate with these interior elements. Then the dining area is not at all obliged to merge with these two opposite parts, which it shares. The table and chairs can be darker, but contrasting colors are also not needed. And also, if the look of the room is dominated by natural colors, pastels, it is silly to buy metallic tables and chairs, or glass + plastic. Let it be the same tree, only dark. Such a design would be logical.
- Or kitchen set red + metal. And the sofa area is made in dark colors. Can the dining area "make friends" these parts: It can, if it does not fall out of the strict color range. The brightness of the table is no longer so appropriate, a red headset is enough. But the table can match the metallics in the headset, and the chairs should only include some element of red. If you want tables and chairs to be “friends” with the sofa area, let them be of a calm dark color, but literally a little lighter than the sofa. If the sofa, for example, is leather black, the table and chairs can be graphite.
- If you want the dining area that zones the room to be the brightest element of this interior, first, make sure that the set and sofa are of a fairly calm shade, even faded ones. For example, let them be dairy. Then the table can be taken with an interesting pattern, print, or unusual shape. Or let the chairs be with bright leather harnesses, or colorful capes. But you don’t need everything at once: either a table or chairs.
- Lighting above the dining area. Lighting is also a great zoning tool. Think about its design, scheme. In the evening, lighting can perfectly divide the space. A large lamp in a vintage lampshade above the table - classic lighting. Or LEDs, or a bizarre pattern on the ceiling above the table of small light bulbs. In a word, evening lighting can be a great find in interior zoning.
The wallpaper in the combined room deserves special attention.
Kitchen combined with living room (video)
Wallpaper for the living room-kitchen
Many owners are tormented by guessing whether the now incredibly fashionable Provencal-style wallpaper, in a small flower, will be good in a house with such a combined room? Of course they are good! This is that fashionable touch of the interior of a modern stylish apartment.
And also the wallpaper in the combined room:
- Must be good quality, because in the kitchen part they will have to be washed and cleaned more than once;
- More stylish than trendy, because re-gluing wallpaper in such a huge space in a couple of years is not rational;
- No big picture- why do you need to visually reduce this room in the house again, if you have already combined it on purpose;
- Should look good if the lighting is on, do not leave the effect of yellow highlights and spots;
- Wallpaper, first of all, choose for the living room. If the furniture and other interior details are correctly selected, in the kitchen part, the wallpaper, let's say, will take root.
Of course, mainly, make sure that the quality of the wallpaper is undoubtedly good. They must be washed, cleaned, not fade. Cheap wallpapers will not last long, and the whole room will have to be re-pasted. If you decide to paste over different zones with different wallpapers, you will have to zone more carefully, and it is not easy to do without expert advice in each case.
Making openings between the kitchen and living room
You can arrange a combined room in different ways. It has already been said about how important it is to choose the right lighting, what should be the table and chairs. But the decor of the openings between the living room and the kitchen, if they are combined that way, is also important.
By the way, many people prefer to give the most attention to such parts of the interior. great attention. That is, the decor of openings can become a highlight in the house.
- spot lighting. For example, inside the arch. A good option if you do not want any volumetric heaps. Lighting can be simple, modest, or maybe more interesting, in any case, such an idea deserves consideration.
- Finishing the opening with artificial stone. The method is not new, but every day the owners decide to update more than one interior in this way.
- The original shape of the opening. This idea is more difficult to implement, but today they do it with their own hands.
- Mosaic. The layout of the mosaic around the perimeter of the opening is also good, quite modern idea. This is manual labor, which is welcomed today more than ever. And it is appropriate in a large house, and in a small apartment.
Between the zones of the room there must definitely be some kind of zonator. If you have put away shelving, dining rooms, and there is no doorway, let it be at least lighting - local lighting that will make the right accent in your apartment.
