Living room is difficult to imagine without textiles: upholstery, smooth lines and curtains in the living room, which create and complete the image. Properly chosen design of curtains for the living room refreshes the room and attracts attention.
The curtains in the interior both emphasize the dignity of the room, complement it, and show flaws when choosing the wrong color or design of curtains and non-observance of the general style. There are not as many requirements for living room curtains as for kitchens, but they should be resistant to fading if the room is located on the sunny side.
The choice of curtains for the living room style
Curtains on the windows in the living room create their atmosphere, protect from sunlight and prying eyes. With their identical functionality, they are very different and, if properly selected, fit the interior of the living room of different styles.
- Curtains in the living room in a modern style, as a rule, are straight and without a stuck in a light shade of beige and white, as well as in pastel shades of green, red, violet. The fabric of modern curtains for the living room can be both natural and made using modernized technologies, the main thing is that it is monochromatic or with large geometry.
- Curtains for the living room in a classic style combine light tulle and heavy thick curtains. On the one hand, the weightless organza transmits daylight, and on the other hand ─ opaque curtains adorn the wall and protect them from outside views in the evenings. This is a very practical solution, so many owners with a constant good taste appeal to the design of curtains for the living room in a classic style. Here we admit any material of fabric and texture.
- Curtains in Provence style for the living room create a sense of nature and simplicity of the province. Colors should be fresh and juicy, but not bright. Ocher color and terracotta should be preferred. The curtains of Provence in the interior of the living room should be exclusively from natural fabrics: linen, cotton, chintz with floral embroidery, of the patterns are allowed floral elements of bright colors, striped and cage. To create a provenance, ideally there should be a large window with retractable doors.
Choosing curtains on the color of the living room
When choosing the color of curtains, it is necessary to build on the size of the room, the amount of light in it, the layout and the height of the ceiling.
- Curtains in the gray living room emphasize the beauty and style of a neutral steel tone. White in milky and yellow shades complement the look. Pink, yellow orange and peach will become a bright shade and add light, comfort and softness to the living room interior. The most successful solution for a sunny room will be a selection of blue and lilac curtains of delicate tones, this will refresh the room, and decorative pillows in the color of the curtains will complete the look. A win-win option is to choose a neutral beige, sand and coffee color of any tone.
- The curtains in the interior of the beige living room should be milky and brown to complement the style of the room, or they can be turquoise, gently purple, fuchsia to create an expressive accent. Bright texture, satin and velvet will create a vintage style, and transparent and modern fabrics are suitable for modern style, minimalism and high-tech style.
- The curtains in the white living room, you can choose any, it depends on the style of the room. For the classic design, white thick curtains, tapestry with white tulle, brown and coffee curtains, beige and sandy ones are suitable. This design will muffle the white walls and create comfort. Bright colors (pink, lime, lilac, blue, orange) draw attention to the window opening and make it the main thing in the interior.
Recommendations for choosing the color of curtains for the living room
There are basic rules for how to choose curtains in the living room by color:
- choose the color and shade of curtains depending on the color and texture of the wallpaper (if you choose curtains in the same palette as the wallpaper, they should be 2-4 colors lighter or darker than the walls);
- the color can match the color of the furniture or the largest object in the interior (sofa or carpet);
- the design of curtains and pillows with one cloth will create a unity of style;
- cold shades (blue, green) are suitable for a small living room and make it visually wider, and warm ones (orange, red) are more suitable for large rooms (as well as a large pattern);
- for sunny rooms, cold colors are suitable, and warm ones will fill the interior of the living room with light.
Gray curtains in the interior of the living room create a neutral and expensive look. Curtains with an ornament are suitable for vintage style, monochromatic for minimalism, and gray baggy fabric is suitable for eco-style.
Brown curtains in the living room will fit in any shade, will be combined with wooden furniture and flooring. This is a universal tone that does not attract attention, but warms the interior.
White curtains in the living room create an airy atmosphere if made of transparent and translucent materials. They add light, raise the ceiling and are suitable for a small living room. Satin, linen and cotton are a good choice for curtains, and draping and pelmet will be superfluous.
Black and white curtains in the living room is better to choose from light fabrics with a floral pattern, striped, with geometric lines, and then the room will look elegant. They should be combined with the color of furniture and walls, and bright accents on the background of such curtains will become even brighter.
Black curtains in the living room look organically only with simple colors of the walls, without texture and pattern. They should be made of solid fabric and emphasize the existing style of the interior.
Green curtains in the living room of a soft olive color will look elegant along with light pleated curtains. Green curtains will be suitable for light walls and creating a rustic style in a cage, and bright green curtains will become the main element of the interior.
Lilac curtains in the living room are suitable for creating creative atmosphere. Combined with white and gray walls. Suitable for rooms of any size, and purple curtains in the interior of the living room can reduce the space, so this tone is better suited for a room with a bay window.
Turquoise curtains in the interior of the living room are best combined with furniture or walls of the same shade, white furniture and light carpet. Flying curtains and turquoise lights create a unique airy interior.
Red curtains in the interior of the living room create the effect of additional energy. In cherry and wine shades, they are suitable for a large living room, and will complement the small living room in combination with light-colored fabrics.
Burgundy curtains in the living room are combined with white and beige walls, but are forbidden to combine with blue and purple colors in different shades. Suitable for spacious rooms with large windows.
Blue curtains in the interior of the living room fit in a light shade or in combination of white and blue for a small room, and in a spacious living room you can combine velvet blue curtains with a gold cord of a garter.
Types of curtains in the living room: from tulle to lambrequin
- Light curtains in the living room of the threads let the sun's rays and are decorated with beads, clips, hairpins and beads. Threads of different colors in combination create a composition and complement each other. For the living room is better to pick up a thread of linen and silk.
- Tulle curtains in the living room are a popular window decoration due to the flowing lightweight fabric, which is easy to wash and fastens to any cornice, and the tulle on the grommets create even folds.
- The curtains on the grommets in the living room will be the right choice for the living room with a balcony door, which will make it possible to move the curtain back and forth without deforming it.
- Roman curtains in the living room is better to choose the classic version for creating minimalism, or cascading (with lush folds when opening) for the interior in the style of Provence and light design.
- Curtains in the bay window for the living room are placed above each window by a separate canvas for a common cornice with rings-limiters, curtains at the outer corners are common to the entire bay window. For the living room fit curtain curtains with an unusual finish.
- Short curtains in the living room are suitable for small and narrow rooms. They can be up to the window sill or even shorter.
- Curtains with lambrequins in the living room beautifully mask all the fastening loops and the wall. They can be both classical and Roman. Lambrequin gives solemnity to the interior, draped with brushes and ribbons, it can be monophonic or combined. Today more and more often they use not a soft, but a rigid frame lambrequin.
Photo curtains in the interior of the living room
The photos below show examples of the use of various options for curtains in the interior of a living room.
Photo 1. Straight portiere on 3 tones lighter than the walls and light tulle on the grommet complements the living room in a modern style.
Photo 2. White classic and roller blinds in a light gray design make the interior of the living room airy and laconic.
Photo 3. Flowing silver fabric emphasizes the richness of lilac hues, and the white sofa dilutes the riot of colors.
Photo 4. The living room in beige color complements the curtains of the classic pattern in the color of upholstered furniture and creates a unity of design.
Photo 5. In the interior of the living room, coffee velvet curtains 3 tones darker than the walls are complemented by the same lambrequin with a fringe and look harmoniously with a weightless crown.
Photo 6. Solid Roman blinds in the bay window protect the room from excess sun and make the room more at the expense of simplicity of construction.
Photo 7. Blue curtains dilute the classic beige living room, and the French curtains neutralize the blue.
Photo 8. Floss tulle and thick curtains complement the design of the room, and due to the chandeliers the room seems fresh, despite the abundance of brown.
Photo 9. In the interior of the living room, the bay window is decorated with a solid, weightless organza and light beige-colored curtains that refresh the black-and-white accent wall.
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