A small room, even in a new apartment or house, is usually reserved for a bedroom. And it is important to arrange the interior in a small room, without overloading with massive elements and details. Well-chosen curtains will help to visually expand the space and regulate daylight indoors.
Basic selection rules
Do not neglect the free space for the sake of excessive decorativeness: proportionality and organicity are the main requirements when choosing design elements.
Interior designers advise choosing curtains in a small bedroom, given the following points:
- give preference to plain materials without drawings and light colors;
- if you still like two-color and three-color materials for curtains, it is recommended to choose patterns with horizontal lines or in wide stripes;
- the fabric should be very dense, not to transmit light;
- Do not overload the curtains with an abundance of folds, making the room visually smaller;
- hang a long curtain rail from wall to wall over the window opening, even if there are two of them in the room;
- to hang rolled designs or blinds.
Minor details can ruin a carefully selected design, overload a small room or make it uncomfortable. Excessive decorative effect can cause discomfort.
It is not recommended to design curtains in a small bedroom:
- with a large complex ornament - he visually fills everything around and focuses on himself;
- draperies and folds - such elements look impressive, but are too cluttered, making the room visually smaller;
- multilayer structures - absorb lighting, block and fill the free space, instead of comfort, create the impression of a fenced off and congested.
Even under such conditions, you can choose the appropriate design method, which will be to your taste, color and style.
Materials
Properly selected fabrics will help to create visually more room in the room. Designers believe that in this way you can change the perception of a small space and create comfortable conditions for relaxation.
It is advised to choose natural materials such as cotton, linen, silk. It is better to refuse synthetic and polymeric. No doubt many artificial materials look much more spectacular than similar natural ones.
Natural materials do not accumulate static electricity, thus they will collect less dust, do not cause allergic reactions and do not create a greenhouse effect.
Linen curtains are most practical, they do not fade, do not sit down after washing. Among the shortcomings can be called increased creasing: curtains made of flax sag, deep folds appear.
The most popular material for sewing curtains is viscose. In the manufacture of tulle and curtains can be made into small elegant folds and so add air to the interior.
Textures with metal threads and silver sheen refresh, give the impression of expanding space.
For lovers of blinds, you should pay attention to natural materials. Bamboo blinds have become extremely fashionable now.
Color spectrum
It is important to choose the right color scheme for the bedroom. Fabric for curtains should be in harmony with furniture, wallpaper and other interior items. For a bedroom decorated in white, designers recommend choosing bright options for shades: yellow, green, orange and others.
White color in the lounge looks the most successful, it can be combined in the interior with any other.
For rich colors of furniture and wallpaper, it is advised to purchase white curtains.
Beige colors look perfect in the bedroom and create a cozy atmosphere. For relaxation and stress relief, according to psychologists, it is better to choose green shades.
For the bedroom should not choose black curtains. Black color gives the impression of a gloomy room, in addition, the area is visually reduced. Black color absorbs light, but if it is diluted with lighter combinations and well illuminate the room, it is possible to create an elegant look.
Blue, white colors in combination with golden will add rigor to the bedroom.
For emphasis on the window, plain, succulent fabrics, trimmed with a contrasting colored stripe above or below.
Monochrome compositions - a great way to decoratefor example, a combination of a pink bedroom and burgundy curtains or a light green bedroom and emerald curtains.
Styles
Curtains in the bedroom are: long to the floor and short to the windowsill, dense and transmitting part of the world, plain and with an ornament. They must be consistent with the overall style. If the room is very small and dark, then bulky options should be put aside for another occasion. Tulle from a transparent veil will add air, and to protect from the sun, it is practical to use roll curtains.
- English and French curtain models are not suitable for modern or high-tech. Soft lines and muted tones are inherent in Art Nouveau. High-tech stands out with sharp lines, sparkling planes and metal elements.
The main feature of the hi-tech style is practicality.
For cornices and decorative elements use stylization for metal or glass (transparent plastic). Preference is given to smooth dense fabrics, practical and high-tech, for example, with Teflon coating or PVC impregnation. Strict and clear, straight lines in the design make it possible for the owner of small apartments to apply this design. Roman and roller blinds, blinds - An excellent solution for rooms decorated in such a manner.
- For classic style voluminous and lush curtains in several layers are characteristic. On portieres catchy patterns and ornaments are unacceptable, monophonic strict fabrics of soft shades are preferable. French curtains are in great demand now. The rounded folds on the window give the small room a cozy and relaxed atmosphere. You can set any length: to the floor or to the windowsill. Can be combined with dense night curtains or used as an independent element. English or London curtains - view of lifting curtains. In flat form, it is a rectangular canvas. A special device from the inside allows you to raise or lower to the desired level. In the raised form forms small folds. For a compact room, this is a great way to save space and add elegance.
- Minimalism - Great for a tiny room. You will not need lush curtains, bright colors, contrasting materials. The interior uses models with trims and Japanese sliding panels. Blinds, roller blinds and curtains without accents, plain and neutral - the hallmark of a minimalist direction in design.
- For lovers of delicate style Provence advised to choose short curtains, just below the window, in pastel colors. Air tulle and to it dense curtains of rough texture, for example, from flax.
The advantages of short curtains:
- economical consumption of matter;
- easy to remove and wash;
- provide quick access to the windowsill.
- Art Deco includes the aesthetics of modernity and the practicality of modernity. Interior elements are assembled in a single composition, emphasizing and complementing each other. Designers advise using heavy dense curtains made of high-quality fabrics (silk, velvet, satin) and decorative elements, for example, golden brushes. Art Deco is a rich and luxurious style. Suitable fabric with an ornament - geometric or ethnic, there are no restrictions on the selection of patterns and textures.
Different styles offer their solutions to create the perfect window, but the selection of curtains for the interior is an individual choice. Each room has a special size, lighting, furniture, it is worth considering all the parameters in the complex, look at designer news and find your own best option.
Design Ideas
Professional designers offer different tools to design a window in a small room:
- choose materials for curtains and tulle in the same color scheme, but with a difference of 1-2 tones;
- it is possible to make a lining from dense material;
- combine glossy and matte planes and fabrics in a one-color interior;
- the texture of the upholstery and curtains should be in harmony.
With a stretch ceiling, the cornice can be effectively placed in a niche behind the suspended structure, and for curtains, pick up light fabrics that gently flow from above and fall to the floor. The stretch ceiling will create the impression that the curtains are a decorative drapery of the window opening.
When choosing a curtain for a narrow window, you should find a single color for the entire room. Curtains from wall to wall are suitable for a wide window in a small room.
When choosing new curtains, a curtain rod is often selected at the same time. Cornices differ in design and mounting principle.
There are cornices that make it possible to open a window without touching the fabric.
In the bedroom, this option will be appropriate: you can move the curtains without getting out of bed.
Cornices with large rings (eyelets) creak unpleasantly when moving, which in the bedroom can be uncomfortable. Better to choose options with fabric loops. You can install a cornice, hidden by a bar to match the background color, or fasten a regular string or bar to the ceiling. If it is necessary to drape it completely, the curtains are pre-made with a special detail - drawstring. It creates the impression of curtains hanging in the air.
With a wide, protruding window sill, you can give preference to short curtains, or place a cornice so that the window sill does not stand out on the curtained window.
It is recommended not to put any objects on the windowsill: a lamp, indoor plants, books. The window will look cluttered and seem smaller.
Interesting examples
For interior decoration on a small area, a simple and one-color composition is most suitable. Interior designers offer variety.
- Decorate the cornice ribbons dangling to the middle of the window.
- To apply asymmetric horizontal patterns and fabrics, unusual in texture.
- The curtain is 10-15 cm longer, falling in folds, visually make the ceiling higher.
- Roman curtains - it is stylish and comfortable, and a double day-night curtain of two independent canvases, transparent and dense, will help save space.
- Austrian curtains - A peculiar option combining the Roman and French varieties. For a small bedroom, it will be successful to make the size of the window opening.
- Asymmetric composition: only part of the window is accented, the second side remains unclosed, which visually increases the area.
Decorating window openings with the help of such combinations will protect from direct sunlight, free up space, and help create an atmosphere for relaxation. The final decision on creating your own interior in the bedroom remains with the designer.
Tips from designers will allow housewives to more carefully plan bedroom projects.