Quickly give the bedroom interior a finished look without spending a lot of time and effort thinking about the compatibility of curtains and bedspreads on the bed, buying a ready-made kit will help. However, you still have to smash your head a bit - what are the sets and how to make the right choice, how to combine textiles with the rest of the decoration of the room. The answers to these questions are in the article.
Advantages and disadvantages
Textile bedroom sets are gaining in popularity. This is explained by a number of advantages:
- a guarantee that the curtains and the bedspread will be combined, look harmonious and ensure the completeness of the interior;
- when buying a ready-made kit, there is less chance of making mistakes and getting incompatible combinations, especially if you are creating an interior on your own and may not have the necessary knowledge, experience;
- buying a kit also allows you to save one of the main human resources - time, there is no need to pick up curtains to cover, go shopping in search of fabrics or finished products;
- you can choose products even with a very complex print or unusual colors, due to the fact that we are talking about a set, you don’t have to worry about the compatibility of textiles (the main thing is not to overload the room, because curtains and bedspreads will become an accent).
All these advantages will be manifested in full force only on the condition that, as a whole, the set "fits" into the style of the bedroom, into the overall interior.
Using a set of curtains and bedspreads, you can quickly and relatively inexpensively change the interior and mood of the bedroom.
The same technique will help transform the room along with the change of season or the transfer of the owner from one status to another (for example, as a child grows older).
Kinds
Sets of bedspreads and curtains can vary in composition, color, design, materials used. The latter will be discussed now. Very conditionally, the products are divided into 2 groups - those from natural fabrics and artificial.
Of course, natural fabrics are environmentally friendly, special customer confidence, hypoallergenic. However, after washing, they shrink, can quickly lose shape. Simply put, caring for them is more complicated, the service life is not too long, and the price is quite high.
The addition of these shortcomings helps the addition of artificial fibers to natural. So mixed fabrics appear.
They are also tactilely pleasant, do not provoke allergies, but they are often less capricious in care and are characterized by affordability.
The most common types of fabric for sets are:
- cotton (or with a small amount of artificial fibers) fabrics with a smooth surface - cotton, linen, calico);
- cotton and wool with a rough surface (tapestry, jacquard);
- fabrics (both natural and synthetic) with a fleecy surface (velvet, ivy, velor, faux fur);
- silk and artificial fabrics that are printed (brocade, satin, polyester);
- synthetic materials from polyester fibers (velsoft, microfiber, fleece).
As for the "composition" of sets, it can also vary - include one or two curtains, tulle, a bedspread of different sizes, as well as pillowcases for decorative pillows. Curtains can be supplemented with lambrequins, brushes and other decorative elements.
The size of the bedspread corresponds to the dimensions of the bed (bedding) - there are euro options for a 2-bedroom, 1.5-bedroom and single bed.
For children's rooms, special kit sizes are also provided.
Depending on the patterns, bedspreads are:
- rectangular (they are a rectangle that simply pounces on the bed, usually reaching the middle of the legs of the bed, although it can be either lower or higher);
- cover-cover (this is a cover that covers bedding, while the legs of the bed remain open, optimal for elegant models with carved legs or modern analogues that have no legs, such a cover is also suitable for a catwalk bed);
- bilateral (a cover, in which both sides are essentially facial, that is, simply by turning the cover over, you can create the effect that you updated it);
- with supervision (a gap is a wide frill, which frames the bedspread around the perimeter, many products with a gap are primarily associated with drapery, although there may be pleating instead).
For those who do not like splendor, the option is offered only with oncoming folds in the corners, so that the blanket looks restrained and concise.
Design options
The most common, but far from the only design option can be considered beautiful kits. in classic style. As a rule, classics are made of natural or mixed fabrics (cotton, tapestry, jacquard), usually complemented by lambrequins, decorative brushes. The bedspread in the classic set most often has a gap (a strip of fabric descending along the entire perimeter of the bedspread), made in classic shades (both light and dark).
Another design delight for many housewives, Victorian. He once appeared to withstand stiff English manners, austere architectural forms and gray weather. A combination of lightness, goodwill and luxury will be the hallmarks of the Victorian style kit. Natural fabrics of delicate natural colors with soft floral ornaments are used.
The emphasis is not on high cost, but on naturalness, quality, elegant, aristocratic luxury.
Original and bright sets look in oriental style. They are distinguished by rich colors, the presence of many decorative elements, a traditional ornament is considered to be a vegetable and the so-called “Chinese cucumber” pattern.
For bedrooms in scandinavian style usually choose concise, simple design products. As for color, the favorite of this style is white and all its shades. Also suitable are fabrics of brown, olive colors, the texture is cotton and other natural or mixed fabrics with a smooth surface.
In rustic styles also reigns naturalness, calm natural shades. However, for the country style, deliberately rough materials (linen), simple in design, will be closer, while in the style of Provence some floridness and solemnity of the classical style can be observed. But at the same time, Provence is lighter, more airy fabrics.
A feature of the style is a floral ornament.
For rooms high tech easy-to-use sets of gray-graphite gamut fit, geometric print possible. As a rule, this is a smooth coverlet or coverlet-cover, curtain-cloths. Novelties in this direction - asymmetry, roller blinds.
An interesting design option in african style. Natural fabrics, animal or vegetable print, lightness will reign here. The coverlet may well imitate the skin of an animal, and to the tone to it - curtains made of dense cotton, coarse linen. The bedspread can be made of both smooth and fleecy materials (faux fur).
It is worth remembering that the design and color scheme of the kit are able to visually change the size of the room. It is known that light shades make the room outwardly more spacious. Laconic curtains-cloths without a large number of folds and draperies will help to visually stretch the room, create the effect of high ceilings. This can also be achieved using curtains with narrow horizontal stripes.
But the vertical lines will help those who want to expand the room.
Warm colors in violet-red colors are also able to enlarge the bedroom, especially the window area. Bedspreads with a large floral pattern will create the impression of a large and voluminous berth. If the room is small, then such a kit is not the best choice.
Manufacturers Overview
One of the leading kit manufacturers is Italy. It is here that excellent quality products are sewn. However, their price will be quite high. Most Italian sets are elite - products are made only of high quality materials, expensive accessories are used. Many manufacturers produce limited collections, setting fashion trends for designers in other countries.
Another reliable manufacturer Turkey. Turkish kits are also always distinguished by high quality fabrics. Unlike Italian counterparts in the Turkish lines there are both expensive and more affordable options.
If we talk about specific brand names, then the international trademark Togas.
High quality at an affordable price is the motto of this manufacturer. As for the design, the products are represented mainly by sets in the classical style.
There is also a service of individual tailoring from the manufacturer according to the size of the customer.
Upscale silk sets and taffeta sets are produced mainly Chinese companies. Of course, they bring a special luxury into the room, a flair of aristocracy, but they have a high price and are quite difficult to care for.
Selection rules
One of the first criteria when buying is the suitability of the textile kit to the general bedroom interior, the nature, age characteristics of its owner, his lifestyle.It is logical that heavy curtains and bedspreads made of noble fabrics (brocade, tapestry) would be appropriate in a classic bedroom. However, the same kit will look elaborate and ridiculous in the bedroom in the country style or Provence. It is better to use light cotton materials in natural shades with floral and floral patterns.
In a classic interior, heavy curtains with drapery and lambrequins will look logical and stylish, while in interiors in the style of minimalism or hi-tech, narrow horizontal canvases of fabric will look much better.
It is important to consider which side of the world the bedroom faces.
For southern and eastern rooms it is better to purchase curtains denser - on sunny days from the very morning the room begins to heat up very much.
By the way, taking into account the side of the world is important not only from a practical point of view, but also from the perspective of color design. For rooms facing north, it is recommended to choose textiles with a warm palette. For those who "look" to the south, you can purchase curtains and bedspreads in a cold range.
Naturally, that warm and cold colors should not mix within the same bedroom. Textiles can be matched to furniture, walls and even flooring. To light furniture, products of pastel shades are usually selected. But in most cases, such a set will be "lost" against the background of darker furniture, therefore, textiles of a more saturated color are chosen for this. Ideas work perfectly well in practice, when curtains and bedspreads are interior accents that stand out in color and texture.
Often, bedroom textiles acquire a tone darker than the walls in the room.
If the latter have a pattern or a complex texture, then the set of textiles should be as simple as possible, plain. A big mistake will be the purchase of a kit in tone of the shade of the walls. It is important that the color of the selected bedspreads and curtains is logically related to the color of the walls. This can be a “continuation” of the color (for example, when green, blue or turquoise textiles are selected for blue-green wallpaper) or a contrasting solution (purple will become a contrast to the same wallpaper).
The season can also play an important role in choosing a kit. In the summer, it is psychologically pleasant to use lighter natural textiles, while in the cold season, blackout curtains will create a feeling of home warmth and coziness.
Experts recommend purchasing 2 sets - summer and winter, then you can easily update the bedroom.
Before buying, you should think about how care for the kit will be. Many elite models can only be cleaned with dry cleaning. Light sets will have to be washed more often than darker ones. Not every fabric can withstand such a load. It is better not to buy light and moody products to care for families with small children, pets.
Faux fur blankets look cozy and cute, but can be quickly wiped if you lie on them. If you are a fan of lying in front of a TV or with a book on the bed, the life of such a blanket may not be too long.
About the bedroom set "Adonis" see below.
