Hurray, we are hanging curtains! For everyone who was undergoing repairs yesterday, this phrase sounds like a victorious fireworks. It means that the torment is over: dirt, construction, searching for toilets, installing furniture, dialogues with the foreman and arguments about the choice of paint. The renovation is over, it's time for decoration.
*This article is sponsored by Cozyland, an exclusive distributor of Premier Prints, Inc. (USA) in Russia since 2016.
6 reasons to start decorating your home with curtains:
- “bare windows” – ugly
- need to hide from an inquisitive neighbor
- curtains are very beautiful and stylish
- nice job – picking up “rags for windows”
- textiles on windows dramatically change the interior
- this is the easiest way to update your interior without resorting to renovations
Cozyland curtains in the project of Oksana Panteleeva 2022.
Today in a new article on the website “On the Wave of Decor”:
- what is a classic curtain and why is it needed?
- what types of curtains are there
- curtains that slide to the side - a classic of the genre in the center of the article
- formula for the perfect curtain
- what length to buy a cornice so as not to make a mistake
- how much fabric you need to buy - your personal formula for success
- fabric with a pattern - pitfalls when choosing and purchasing
- how to save money on curtains
- tulle, curtain and curtain - choose the one you need
Types of curtains
Curtains in a modern interior can be of a wide variety of styles. According to the opening method, they are divided into two types:
- curtains move to the sides (classic opening)
- rise up (all types of Roman, roller, Austrian blinds)
Today I, together with Emma and her assistant Mr. Roulette, will talk about curtains that slide apart and hang on classic wall curtain rods. Statistics from professional experience show that we love classic curtains more than all others.
Interesting examples
Any interior can be turned into an object of admiration. To do this, just hang the curtains on the windows in an original and unusual way. We offer several spectacular examples.
If there is no cornice
Without curtains, you can hang curtains in the most original way:
- Using a thick rope. To do this, you will need to install three brackets in the wall above the window. Thread a rope through them. Curtains are hung on it using grommets.
- Beautiful tree branch. You need to find a flexible but resilient branch with a small crown. It is pre-prepared (painted, varnished). Then they are fixed to the wall like a regular cornice. For such a cornice, curtains with large rings, loops and eyelets are suitable.
- Forged holders or metal rivets. From 5 to 8 parts are used. They are securely attached to the wall. Using them you can create an interesting pattern on the wall. If you hang curtains on such holders, you will get elegant asymmetrical waves and tucks. If you place such rivets in one line, then you can hang a lambrequin on them and form tiebacks of the same volume.
- Point mounting. This option is ideal for semicircular window frames. Conventionally, the curtains are glued to the wall above the window in a semicircle. You get thin beautiful folds. If there are two such windows nearby, then the curtains can be fastened together using decorative tape and beautiful symmetrical tiebacks can be made.
On a note! On irregularly shaped windows, you can hang curtains in a zigzag or step pattern. This will require single rivets or holders.
Rope cornice for a thick plain curtain Source remoskop.ru
Arched cornice made from a branch for a window in a vintage style Source archidom.ru
Metal holders with decor for curtains made of thick fabrics Source salon-interiors.ru
Point fastening of curtains on a semicircular window frame Source zen.yandex.ru
On the cornice
We offer several ideas on how to beautifully hang curtains if there is a cornice.
- Multi-layering. On a large window in a room with a modern interior, you can hang several options for curtains. Blinds are placed inside the frame, then tulle. This is complemented by night curtains and lambrequins. It turns out that three models of curtains are used for one window.
- Multi-level hanging. For this, a special model of cornice, consisting of three strips, is useful. A single-color large curtain fabric is used. It is passed through the cornice tubes so that beautiful hooks are formed. You should get asymmetrical overhangs on opposite sides.
- One-sided pick-up. An effective way for a small window in a dark room interior. Only half of the cornice rings are used. A night curtain is attached to them and a bun with multi-level extensions is formed. For garter, use a ribbon or braided rope with a large bell.
On a note! If the household still has tablecloths with interesting patterns, then they can be used as one-sided curtains or created from them into chic lambrequins without sewing.
Multi-level hanging of curtains on windows in a residential area Source roomester.ru
Fabric with a pattern - pitfalls when choosing and purchasing.
The task becomes more complicated if you choose fabric with a pattern.
Each drawing has its own report. A report is a repetition of a pattern on fabric vertically and horizontally.
To make the curtains look seamless and beautiful, you need to combine the pattern. This procedure requires buying more fabric so that the master can make the joining perfectly. For fabrics with a pattern, on average 2 or 3 reports are added to the total consumption, and for some prints this can be a whole meter.
Advice: check with the seller for the drawing report. Come to the fabric salon with all the window measurements so that the master can make a professional calculation: how much fabric to buy.
Areas of application depending on style
- classic room - movable or lifting;
- high-tech - blinds or Japanese curtains;
- voluminous rooms - curtains in vintage style, French Provence;
- made in ethnic style - matching curtains.
Formula for calculating fabric without a pattern for curtains using Emma's window as an example:
At the end of our conversation about dream curtains, I want to express one thought.
You don’t have to hang curtains, you can replace them with wooden blinds, or with a roller blackout mounted on the window frame. You can completely abandon any method of closing yourself off from the light. But always remember about the climate in which you live, about banal coziness and comfort.
And remember that if you refused to decorate the windows with curtains, then their design should be made perfect during the renovation. No chips, uneven corners, sloppy joints of wallpaper and paint. Pay special attention to window sills and slopes. And then everything in your house will be 5 plus, not for the picture, but for your cool life.
I thank decorator Lira Shamsutdinova for her help in preparing the material and the interesting conversation about curtains.
Lira Shamsutdinova. Member of the International Union of Designers. She teaches a course in interior decoration at the Moscow School of Design.
Unusual placement of curtains in the kitchen
In the kitchen or dining room, you can highlight the interior with the help of original curtains. We offer several examples.
They are hung on a thin tubular cornice in the standard way. Then the curtains are simply folded in half and the lower part is also secured with cornice clothespins. To achieve a volumetric effect, the lower part of double-sided curtains is fixed in a neat bun and hung in the center of the curtain.
Short blackout curtains for the kitchen window with an interesting color pattern Source mydizajn.ru
The muslin curtain remains popular for the kitchen. It is hung on the ceiling cornice using clothespins or miniature hooks. The curtain fibers are easily straightened and collected into several bundles using decorative elastic bands.
A long tulle for the kitchen can be hung on a flexible aluminum ceiling cornice. It is installed in the form of an arc. This approach will be effective if the window has a non-standard shape.
Video description
About ideas for curtains with ties in the following video:
Hooks
Hooks are a popular type of fastening due to their obvious ease of use. There are two types of hooks. The first ones (usually metal) are sewn from the inside of the panel and are equipped with rings that move freely along the cornice. The second hooks are small, plastic, which allows you to make them invisible by hiding them under a closed cornice. In this case, loops are sewn to the curtain.
Hooks in a Mediterranean interior Source art-interior.moscow
Fastenings for curtains in the form of hooks are hidden from view, so they do not affect the appearance of the window decor. This is ideal for attaching curtains to a flat cornice. Hooks will hold curtains made of any fabric except the heaviest ones. When choosing this fastener for the cornice, purchase clamps that prevent the hooks from slipping.
Their advantages include low cost, easy installation and reliable operation. The downside is that the fastening is not one of the most aesthetically pleasing, plastic hooks break, and metal ones make a fair amount of noise when moving along the eaves.
Airy muslin on hooks Source hzcdn.com
String
For attachment to it, clips, hooks, and holders are used. Suitable for thin, airy fabrics, tulle, veil, organza. A heavier fabric will pull the string cornice down, which will look unsightly.
Almost invisible, it focuses attention on the beauty of the fabric and the texture of the curtains themselves. Does not need to be covered with a lambrequin. Suitable for use in rooms in a minimalist, high-tech style.
Eyelets and rings
Grommets - wide rings made of metal or plastic, which are sewn onto the top of the curtain - have become widespread as fastenings.
This option is ideal for a classic style with a heavy curtain composition, fits perfectly into retro, loft and grunge styles, and is also suitable for minimalism.
- The curtain with eyelets facilitates the process of curtaining; the rings slide without difficulty, forming symmetrical folds. This method works well even for the heaviest curtains.
- It should be noted that the eyelets made of metal can scratch the curtain rod when moving the curtains, so in order to hang the curtains it is better to remove the rod itself.
- The rings are no different in appearance from eyelets, but they are not sewn into the fabric, but are strung on the cornice itself. Attaching the curtain to the rings is quite easy, there are a variety of methods.
The curtain composition on rings is reliable and forms beautiful, even folds in appearance. This design is durable and can also withstand fairly dense and heavy fabrics.
Moving the curtain attached to the rings is easy, but is accompanied by a little noise. As a method of fastening, we can call clothespin rings, the fabric to which is attached without additional effort.
Decorating windows in an apartment: highlighting the main thing
The main thing when choosing curtains is their convenience and harmony in a particular interior.
First, you need to decide and select the hanging structure and material; secondly, it is important to think over the design option itself, select and purchase the necessary accessories. For this, it is very important to know how to hang certain curtains correctly.
Note! The simpler the better - perfectly even flowing curtains made of homespun fabric with a beautiful texture hanging on a regular string are always fashionable and popular.
General interior design, cornice option, presence or absence of accessories, fabric and number of layers are the basic factors that help you understand how to hang curtains.
Variety in design can be achieved not only by choosing fabric for sewing curtains, but also by using various accessories
Hanging tulle correctly
Tulle is used both in combination with curtains and independently. It visually enlarges the window and makes the room more spacious. It is good to use in a recreation area.
How to hang tulle without making a mistake in size? The width should be 2-3 times the width of the window. If there is a ribbon (braid) on top, then you need to pull the 2 cords hanging at the edges of the braid, gathering the tulle to the desired width. When assembled, it is permissible to exceed the window width by no more than 30 cm. The hooks are inserted at the same distance from each other into pockets along the strip.
When fastened using loops or eyelets, the folds are distributed manually, at an equal distance from each other. Hooks are inserted into loops or eyelet holes. If the tulle is hung together with the curtain, it is necessary to use a double curtain rod to be able to open and close them separately.
Spacer cornice
Can be adjusted in length, so it will fit any window. There is a spring inside. This type is used, for example, in the bathroom for curtains. Convenient because it allows you to hang curtains without drilling. It is attached between the internal slopes of the window or (if there are no slopes) between the vertical frames.
After the spacer, it is lengthened and secured by turning one part of it counterclockwise (to shorten it, on the contrary, you need to turn it clockwise).
Barbell
A classic version, made from a variety of materials: plastic, wood, metal. Curtains are attached to it using rings, eyelets, hooks, clips, and loops made of similar fabric.
Tiebacks will look good. But there is no need to cover the bar with drapery and lambrequins, since unnecessary accessories will only make the structure bulkier.
Examples of pleat assembly
When forming drapery, you will have to take into account the texture and density of the material. As for tulle, as well as organza, veil, mesh tulle, extreme care is required, taking into account the size of the fabric and the ornament.
In order for the folds to be soft and beautiful, the screed must be formed on both sides at the same time.
The resulting composition is fixed with a knot.
There are many drapery options. Which one to choose depends on the taste of the housewife.
Do not forget that for each drapery option there is its own assembly factor (AC).
- The most universal is the “pencil” method. It is not difficult to implement and does not require a lot of material consumption. Best (KS) – 1.5. Particularly suitable for light fabrics.
- The stitch style creates uniform rows of folds, the number and density of which is determined by the tension of the cord.
- Thin curtains with lurex threads, golden and silver glitter look great with voluminous, uneven waves of puffs. The luxurious look of the curtain is achieved through the use of a wide curtain strip with four rows of cords. Optimal (KS – from 2.5.)
- “Fan” speaks for itself, looks rich and elegant.
- Diamond-shaped screeds form a “butterfly” relief.
- If the fabric of the curtain tape is connected at the bottom with a double tuck, you get a “glass” or “glass” drapery - it is called differently. A strip with two rows of loops and (KS) 2.5 is suitable for it.
- Curtains made of tulle, organza or veil with a bow bookmark look very cute. It is obtained by tightening the laces in such a way that double and single bows are placed close to each other. It is better to take braid from chiffon, mesh or organza with (KS) from 2.5 to 3.
Baguette
The curtains are simply hung under it, which makes the process the easiest and does not require drapery. The use of grabs is acceptable. Thick curtains, thin organza, muslin, and mesh look equally great on it. Suitable for rooms in rustic, English, classic styles.
How to avoid mistakes
You should avoid mistakes when hanging curtains at the stage of repair work. To do this, even before choosing a cornice, you should decide what kind of canvas will be placed on the window. This will greatly help you avoid confusion in the future.
Before you go to the store, you should carefully study all the nuances and think over the general concept of the design of the window opening. It is worth remembering that fabrics play a big role. They can visually make a room larger or smaller.
Consult a designer before choosing curtains.
If you are not confident in your own ideas, then you can consult with professionals. For example, by asking questions about cornices and curtains in the stores where they will be purchased. Sellers will be able to give advice on how best to combine them with each other both in terms of external characteristics and practical value.
With the right and careful approach, hanging curtains with your own hands is possible and even interesting.
Ideas for inspiration
It all depends on the wishes and tastes of the homeowner, examples of photographs and flights of fancy.
Classics with symmetrical curtains look beautiful, asymmetrically arranged curtains look original.
Curtains hang in a modern and unusual way that violates the traditional image, for example, asymmetrical compositions on one side. For example, a long canvas that reaches the floor, and the second layer is a curtain just above the window sill. And here you will have to imagine well how the tulle will look in such a complex design.
- Multilayer compositions, such as curtains with light tulle or in combination with an airy veil, emphasize the chic interior of the room. Here you can play with interesting draperies and decorative elements in the form of lambrequins or elegant garters.
- An unusual option is to place the tulle in the foreground.
- An interesting multi-layer composition with asymmetrically sewn fabrics.
- Fans of the classic style should adhere to symmetry in the arrangement of curtains.
Regardless of the style in which the design of the room is made, the cornice must be durable and beautiful, the fastening of the curtains must be reliable, and the curtain composition itself must delight in its appearance, creating the uniqueness of the room and testifying to the excellent taste of the owners of the house.
Step-by-step instructions for using curtain tape on hooks
To decorate a room, it is important to know how to hang curtains with tape on a rod for a more durable “fit.” The product can already be sewn industrially, or it can be attached independently. In order for the finished composition to hold firmly, it is important to know the order of its design and choose the right braid, taking into account such an indicator as the assembly coefficient.
The KS determines the “pitch” of the fastenings, depending on the width, which matters for the number of assemblies and their splendor.
When hanging curtains, it is important to sew the hook tape correctly. This operation is performed as follows:
- cut off a piece from the strip equal to the length of the curtain plus an increase of five centimeters;
- lay the ends of the braid down 2.5 cm each and smooth them;
- pull out the cords so that they hang freely and are not secured;
- place the tape over the allowance for the top trim and pin;
- stitch, retreating 12 mm from the top and bottom, stitch twice.
If the curtain tape has several ropes, we sew it along each of them.
Important! It is necessary to stitch in such a way as to close the fold so that the cords remain free.
Then, stepping back 10cm from the side edge, you need to hang the hook - it will be the outermost one. Having folded the curtain along this hook, the next one is hung on two loops at once - the outermost one and the one opposite it. This action is called a technical twist. It can be done differently: tuck it in immediately when the strip is sewn on.
The folds obtained on the braid after tightening the ropes should be evenly leveled.
The next element is threaded into the loop close to the collar, and it is threaded into the second one - after five centimeters. The result should be a fold. Further formation of drapery using curtain tape on hooks is done in a similar way.
Curtain tape is a convenient device used on any curtain, curtain or drapery.
