Snow-white cuisine is the epitome of cleanliness and style. However, for the interior to be harmonious, it is important to consider all the nuances. Suitable curtains can give the room a special mood, make it elegant and cozy. If you make a mistake in choosing textiles, you can spoil the whole impression. We will talk about how to correctly decorate a window in a white kitchen in an article.
Features
The window decor in the kitchen has its own characteristics.
Usually for this room choose light tissue. An exception may be a very spacious room, in which the kitchen is combined with the dining room.
It’s also important to remember that in this part of the house, fabrics are exposed to specific factors. In connection with cooking, the humidity and temperature level are often increased in the kitchen. Particles of fat, soot, and various smells often float in the air.
Kitchen curtains are washed much more often than textiles decorating other rooms. Therefore, the material must be wear resistant. In addition, it should be easy to wash and have a slight soiling, should not absorb the aromas of the dishes.
As for the design, it’s important to follow a few rules of good taste. They take into account the style of the interior, the size of the room, the presence of other shades besides white in the decoration of walls and floors, furniture, and decor items.
The size
When choosing the size of the curtains, it is important to consider the size and shape of the window. Equally important is the area of the room itself. In a small kitchen, it will be more appropriate short curtains or long but airy fabric.
Bulky curtains can visually make a small room even more crowded. If the kitchen is spacious, and the window is large, scanty curtains will look ridiculous.In this case, the window opening is made out with a complex and beautiful fabric design.
Of course, if the window is located above the working surface of the headset or sink, the choice in favor of a short curtain model is obvious. The same applies to some stylized solutions, which will be discussed later.
Stylistics
For the interior to be impeccable, it is important to maintain the unity of style in everything: in the choice of furniture, plumbing, accessories. Textiles are no exception.
Classic
If based on a classic vintage style, Curtains choose refined and elegant. If you prefer strict classics, you can focus on a simple design consisting of curtains and light curtains made of tulle or organza. Of course fabrics must be expensive and of high quality.
If you like the “royal" style, which is expressed in the luxury of furniture, carved details, gilding, you can complete the composition with the appropriate textiles. In this case, constructions of dense curtains with pickups, lambrequins, possibly even brushes, would be appropriate.
In both cases, plain fabrics or options with a barely noticeable large pattern in calm, noble tones are chosen. Of course, the shade of the curtains should overlap with other elements of the interior. Ideally, all shades of beige and brown fit into the style of this direction.
An interesting touch can be elements of light yellow, olive, pistachio shades. Classics in a modern reading allows the inclusion of purple, turquoise colors in the design.
At the same time, all shades of fabrics should not be bright, but soft, muffled.
As for the fastening method, the appropriate option here would be a classic curtain, made "antique", or a hidden ledge.
Provence
The romance of the French countryside implies light, as if burnt in the sun, tones. However, in the decor (this also applies to curtains), bright shades are acceptable. To design a window in Provencal style choose natural light fabrics.
In this case, you can use both short charming curtains and long air curtains with pickups.
They fit well in style roman models. Main condition - harmoniously combine elegance and simplicity in the window decor. As a method of fastening, you can choose a curtain with hooks or rings, loops. Hidden fasteners are also suitable.
As for the colors, it is important to consider the overall interior, in order to avoid excessive variegation.
If the walls are decorated using wallpaper with prints characteristic of this style, it is better to refresh the window opening with a monophonic translucent curtain. A win-win choice is white. But you can also choose curtains to match the print on the walls or tablecloths. For example, if the kitchen has a white suite, whose apron is made in white and blue tones, the window can be decorated with an airy blue cloth.
If the walls are painted in the same tone, you can choose a print fabric for window decor. The space of the snow-white kitchen effectively “revives” the curtain with small flowers or in a cage.
Combinations of white with brown, blue, blue, blue, lavender, pistachio look especially harmonious in such a room. A small amount of red or pink parts is acceptable.
Modern destinations
Styles minimalism and hi-tech suggest strict laconicism of forms, gloss of glossy surfaces, lack of decorative elements. Relevant here rolled, Japanese, Roman curtains, blinds. Let's say the usual smooth textile "on the floor." In the latter case, the curtains can be either two-layer, consisting of a more dense material and transparent fabric, or single-layer.
There should not be any magnificent frills, lambrequins or fringe. The color scheme includes pure shades.
Ideal styling restrained technology emphasize gray tones. You can add brightness to the interior using turquoise, red, orange or yellow.
If desired, it is permissible to dilute the whiteness with a cold brown-beige tone. As for prints, only graphic images (circles, stripes) are relevant here. For fabric curtains use the method of hidden fastening. But metal grommets are also allowed, which help create perfectly even vertical folds on the fabric.
Style modern less strict. Warm colors are often used here: coffee, chocolate, caramel.
It turns out to be very tender white interior with pink-purple curtains. Green, orange translucent fabrics fill the space with energy. You can also add a twist to the decoration of the room with the help of curtains with various prints on a white background or with a gradient effect.
How to choose a color?
The ideal choice for a small kitchen will be light curtains. If you do not want to choose a snow-white fabric, stop at some pastel shade (beige, light gray, delicate purple). This design will visually expand the space, add volume and light to the room.
Dark fabric curtains are appropriate only in spacious rooms. However, it is recommended that they always be supplemented with a second transparent snow-white layer to create the effect of lightness.
When choosing a colored fabric, be careful. Curtains should not be a separate bright spot in a white kitchen. Such a design technique is acceptable, but it is extremely difficult to competently execute it.
Better if the shade of textiles will be in harmony with some furnishings. At the same time, remember that it is undesirable to combine more than three colors in one room (taking into account the finish of the floor and walls, the shade of furniture and decorative details). For example, a classic combination of white, brown and beige is ideal. Provence combines white, brown and blue. But the modern black and white kitchen can add brightness with a juicy hue (for example, red, yellow or blue).
In the next video you will learn 5 modern models of decorating kitchen windows, which are now the most relevant.
