The design of the apartment ends with the decoration of window openings. Traditionally, textiles are used, less often blinds. For modern as well as classic interior design styles, it is interesting to use striped curtains. A wide selection of fabrics, colors, design trends and styles allows you to harmoniously complement the space of almost any room. Show some skill, use your imagination - and you will get a beautiful striped interior.
Stripes are a universal tool for adjusting the interior, allowing you to place the right accents in the right place.
Characteristics of striped curtains
Striped curtains come in a wide variety of designs. They can be sewn from thin tulle fabrics or heavy curtains, while successfully combining with other interior elements. These are universal models, equally well suited for spacious living rooms and small kitchens. They can reliably protect not only from sunlight, but also from noise.
The design of striped curtains is very diverse.
If you need to visually expand the walls or increase the height of the ceilings, this is the most optimal solution. Striped curtains make it easy to add color accents to a room. They can be of different lengths, draped and straight, with additions in the form of frills and threads of a different texture sewn into them, forming stripes. Roller and Roman striped blinds are very convenient to use.
Horizontal stripes
Variations in canvases that depict horizontal stripes allow you to optically enlarge the room and reduce the height of the ceiling. This type of textile is in demand for small spaces, including bedrooms or kitchens. Such curtains can visually expand the surface of the walls, so they are great for elongated rooms, where a narrow area will become more voluminous.
Advantages and disadvantages
Striped curtains have their pros and cons. The advantages include:
- variety of design solutions;
- no difficulties when choosing colors that suit the interior of the room;
- the ability to visually expand the walls and increase their height;
- reliable protection from sunlight;
- successful combinations with plain curtains (for example, striped curtains and plain white tulle) or wallpaper;
- loyal price.
Striped curtains have both advantages and disadvantages.
The only disadvantages include the consequences of a wrong choice. Striped curtains can make low ceilings even lower, raise high ones, and narrow narrow walls. Another disadvantage is that curtains with vertical stripes have to be constantly straightened (especially in a children's room) so that the patterns do not merge into a shapeless spot. But sometimes this feature is specifically used to move the folds and make the canvas monochromatic.
Black and white motifs
There are several options for harmoniously combining curtains with black and white stripes with furniture and wall color. Options with lines that are painted in light shades look organic. They are appropriate for apartments with walls painted in a dark color. These curtains are an excellent decor for striped wallpaper, and where the decor is complemented by designer versions of black items.
Types of striped curtains
Curtains and drapes differ in types of fabrics, patterns and sizes. Before you decorate a room in a certain style, it is better to think in advance which interior items will go well with striped canvases. This is a very “capricious” geometric pattern that requires careful selection of other elements. Kinds:
- wide vertical stripe - suitable for large spacious rooms with low and medium-height ceilings;
- wide horizontal stripe - looks good in halls and living rooms with high ceilings but a small area;
- a narrow vertical stripe is a good option for medium and small rooms;
- a narrow horizontal strip is the optimal solution for high rectangular window openings;
- the intersection of horizontal and vertical stripes perpendicularly is a universal option;
- stripes intersect diagonally - create an atmosphere of calm and orderliness in any room.
With horizontal stripes
These can be calm transitions of colors: blue - blue, beige - brown, turquoise - lilac.
Or bright contrasts when, for example, neutral white is used with other rich shades.
The stripes can be the same width or different. But you need to remember that very wide or too narrow horizontal stripes are more difficult to fit into the interior than stripes of medium width that are calmer for perception. Striped curtains placed in a window opening between narrow walls will expand the space, but at the same time visually reduce the height of the ceiling.
Stripes can be different in color and width.
With vertical stripes
Curtains with a vertical pattern are very convenient to use in rooms with medium-height or low ceilings. This visual illusion helps you model the space as you wish. If you also use a string cornice, which will be disguised under the drapery, then the ceilings will seem noticeably higher.
Vertical stripes visually increase the height of the ceilings.
Wide stripes draw attention to themselves. If in the interior of the room there are 1-2 more objects with a similar pattern, then the problem of proper zoning of the space can be solved very easily and quickly. Medium and narrow stripes look good in small rooms.
Color solutions
To create an impeccable image of striped curtains, it is important to choose the right shade of the stripes themselves. To add brightness to a room, the principle of contrast is used. Even non-classical combinations of pink, light green and blue, yellow and red can look great. This technique is appropriate for a spacious hall, a teenager’s room, and even a kitchen.
To create home comfort, on the contrary, neutral combinations are used. In the bedroom you can hang, for example, linen curtains with white and blue narrow stripes.
An interesting technique is to combine stripes of different shades of the same color. The juicy grassy color can be diluted with pale olive, bright pink with pastel shades of morning rose.
Curtains that combine pastel shades of brown look attractive and stylish. They will “warm” a room with featureless walls.
Selection of striped curtains, curtains and tulles
This type of fabric is selected depending on the style in which the room is decorated. It could be:
- pop Art;
- vintage;
- classic;
- baroque;
- country;
- Provence;
- modern
For decoration in a classic style, canvases with noble, neutral shades are suitable - with elegant drapery and tiebacks.
In the classic style, canvases in neutral tones with tiebacks look advantageous.
Retro-style curtains look advantageous if the stripes are calm, unobtrusive shades with smooth, slightly blurry transitions.
Country music is dominated by natural, natural shades.
For decoration in the Art Nouveau style, the ornament may contain curved, narrow and discreet lines (stripes can be designed as floral motifs).
For 2-layer curtains, thick fabric and tulle are usually used. If the pattern on the curtains is large, then it is better to choose a plain tulle or with narrow stripes.
Double-layer curtains combine tulle and thick fabric.
When choosing fabric for sewing drapes or curtains, be sure to take into account the following points:
- if the length of the curtains is short (for example, for kitchens), the cuts should be 10-15 cm lower than the window sill level;
- to form soft folds, the width of the canvas should be 1.5 times greater than the width of the cornice;
- The allowance for the side seams must be taken into account.
In any case, it is better to take fabric with a reserve. There should be enough material to completely cover the window opening, and no gaps should form.
Harmony
A classic decor is striped curtains in the interior, characterized by a large amount of white color. Floor-length curtains can be complemented with fringe, hangings and tiebacks made from pieces of velvet. This adds harmony when reflecting shades on rugs and upholstered furniture.
A lambrequin is also attached to the right part of the striped curtains. At the same time, their parameters are taken into account, according to which for curtains 2.5 meters, the length of the canvas decoration is no more than 1.5 m.
What fabric is needed for striped curtains
The fabric can be light, almost airy or dense. Sometimes on heavy canvases there are narrow horizontal and vertical hairs, forming squares, and this pattern significantly enlivens the interior.
To sew light curtains, use tulle, organza, silk, satin, linen, and chintz.
To sew light curtains, organza and other translucent materials are used.
The striped mesh looks very original.
Curtains are made from jacquard, wool, thick linen, and synthetic fabrics.
Thick fabric is used for curtains.
Blackout not only does not allow sunlight to pass through, but also provides good sound insulation.
Application in the interior
By wisely using striped curtains, you can transform a room, replacing a boring environment with an unusual and original interior. Only for this you need to carefully think through all the details. Wide stripes are appropriate in spacious rooms. The narrower they are, the less optical illusion there is.
To the kitchen
Curtains made of light, airy fabrics are suitable here. If the room is very sunny, you can use a second layer of thicker fabrics, such as linen. The drawing is discreet and unobtrusive. This can be a combination of stripes of different widths or an ornate pattern imitating plant stems.
For small kitchens in apartment buildings, a good solution is roller blinds and Roman blinds. They are easy to care for, easy to use and fit very organically into the interior of the room.
For a small room, Roman or roller blinds are suitable.
Horizontal striped tulle in the interior of dining rooms, the photo of which is a clear example of how best to design window openings, can be a printed fabric with bright, contrasting stripes.
To the bedroom
This room is intended for relaxation, which means the curtains must reliably protect from sunlight. Therefore, here you can use dense synthetics, wool, jacquard. It is advisable that the shades do not contrast with each other, but differ by 1-2 tones. Then the curtains will not be conspicuous and tire the eyesight of vacationers. Blue, blue, green, olive, beige, and brown colors have a calming effect on the psyche.
It is advisable to hang thick curtains in the bedroom, which create good light insulation.
To the hall
This spacious room can be much larger than the living room. Rich canvases with draperies and exquisite cornices look beautiful and harmonious here.
With the help of curtains with large horizontal and vertical stripes, it is possible to correctly place accents and zone the space. For example, against the background of furniture upholstery and wallpaper in calm shades, canvases with a contrasting pattern will look advantageous. It is desirable that one of the shades matches the tone of the wallpaper or furniture. Sofa cushions with a similar pattern will significantly enliven the interior.
Curtains with a large vertical stripe look elegant in the hall.
To the living room
In this case, not only the overall dimensions of the room are taken into account, but also the length and width of the walls. If you need to expand the space between two walls, you can choose canvases with wide and medium horizontal stripes.
Another interesting option: a combination of wide stripes and less narrow ones.
The combination of stripes of different widths looks original.
Diagonal lines will also look good.
It is important to take into account the style orientation of the interior. The living room is intended for pleasant relaxation and receiving guests, so it is advisable to choose bright, cheerful shades that evoke positive emotions.
To the nursery
Children not only play in the room, but also relax, so it is better to choose a fabric of calm colors, but not dull ones. The marine theme is very popular: a combination of blue and white horizontal stripes. This can be an image of flowers or trees, where details in the form of buds or leaves are added to the horizontal and vertical lines to enliven the drawing.
Shades of sea wave will look good in a child's room.
Canvases where horizontal stripes intersect with vertical ones, forming squares of different colors, look original and colorful. It is better to choose a natural, soft, pleasant-to-touch fabric. It should reliably protect from sunlight, but let in just enough of it so that the room is not too dark. It is advisable that the pattern of the curtains be combined with the color of the furniture upholstery or flooring.
Striped curtains are distinguished by the fact that with their help you can successfully hide the shortcomings of a room, focus attention on certain areas, add enlivening contrasts, and implement original and non-standard solutions. At the same time, neat and even lines create a feeling of orderliness, rigor, and elegance. Against the background of striped curtains, you always want every piece of furniture to be in its place.
