The fashion for roller curtains is not going away. Today's range of products allows you to decorate a room in any style. The main thing is to decide on the choice of roller blind mechanism, color and fabric characteristics.
Roller curtains
- How to buy a roller blind
- What are roller blinds made of?
- Why roller blinds
- How to install a roller blind
The operating principle of this design is simple - the fabric is wound on a shaft, blocking the window opening. The roller curtain consists of three main parts:
- Shaft and control mechanism
- Material
- Bottom weight
Additionally, roller blinds are equipped with a protective box, guides for a tight fit of the fabric to the frames, an electric lifting or spring mechanism, fishing line or magnets for fixing the weighting material.
Advantages of roller blinds
- Variety : you can easily find roller blinds of any color, plain or with a pattern, imitating bamboo or similar to expensive fabrics (silk, brocade). The size of roller blinds is also varied: you can order a roller blind for a small window in the bathroom or for a balcony door.
- Versatility : roller blinds can be plain or colorful, strict and bright, simple and chic. Therefore, it is not difficult to find an option suitable for any room: bedroom and kitchen, living room and children’s room, office and cafe, veranda or balcony. Roller blinds can be matched to almost any interior. These curtains go perfectly with regular curtains.
- Practicality : roller blinds are convenient. The fabric sheet rolls up, allowing light to penetrate into the room, and unfolds, creating twilight. You can find models with a manual control mechanism or automatic ones. Roller blinds are resistant to fading.
- Easy to care for : these curtains do not need to be washed or ironed. It is enough to wipe them with a damp cloth when they become dirty.
- Ease of installation : such curtains can be installed either traditionally or without drilling plastic windows. It's not difficult: the instructions will help you. If your skills are not enough for even the simplest work with plastic windows, invite a specialist. A minirollo is suitable for installation in a window opening.
- These curtains are ideal for skylights.
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What are roller blinds made of?
Plastic and aluminum are used in the manufacture of the equipment. Roller blinds with guides for plastic windows have an enamel coating. The details are not only white, but also brown, gray, beige, and various shades of wood. The color of the fittings is selected.
Choosing fabric for roller blinds is a more complicated question. Manufacturers' catalogs present 200 or more different materials. To decide on the fabric, you need to know:
- What degree of illumination does the room have?
- What degree of darkening does the fabric have? There are thin fabrics, thick fabrics, dimout and blackout. The last two types darken the room as well as possible; dense fabric is ordered in moderate sun, but a thin fabric will not save you from bright rays - such curtains are placed on northern windows
- System type - thick fabrics have height restrictions for use in different systems
Fabric for curtains
The choice of roller blind color, texture, fabric is an individual matter. All principles of selection and compatibility of colors in the interior work here. For small and dark rooms, light and thin fabrics are chosen. Roller blinds with blackout or dimout fabric are installed in the bedroom. Bright colors, floral motifs, geometric patterns, patterned tulle, and fabrics with imitation straw are suitable for the living room. leather, suede. Curtains with thematic patterns will fit into the design of a children's room. An individual order can be made with photo printing.
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Types of roller blinds
- Regular roller blinds are convenient and practical. This is a piece of fabric that is wound into a roll.
- Cassette: the fabric is collected on a roll in a special box. Such models are compact and aesthetic.
- Minirolo is an option for installation in a window opening: a narrow sheet the width of the glass, ideal for rooms where you need to create darkness. Roller blinds fit tightly to the glass, providing reliable protection from light.
- Roller blinds can be opaque, translucent and transparent (made of light thin fabric).
Care Tips
You can use a regular vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment. If wet cleaning is required, take a sponge and soak a little in a special soap solution. If the stains do not wash out, you can resort to using a stain remover.
If you have installed curtains in the kitchen, then raise them when cooking so that the smell is not absorbed. If wet cleaning has been done, they should be dried unfolded to avoid deformation.
How to choose roller blinds?
There are a few things to consider before purchasing:
- The color of the curtains should harmoniously fit into the color scheme of the room.
- The pattern is appropriate in cases where other interior items are not overloaded with patterns. Options are possible when the pattern on the curtains coincides with the motifs of decorating other items.
- If you plan to combine roller blinds (another name for these curtains) with regular ones, then keep in mind: the curtains must be combined. You can use neutral, contrasting and monochrome combinations. Avoid combining two types of bright curtains with colorful, large patterns.
- A large window should not be closed completely, but with several minirollo curtains attached directly to the glass. An ordinary window can be curtained with a simple roller blind. Minirollo is also suitable when you want to decorate a window with several types of curtains.
Advantages and disadvantages of curtains
Of course, the emphasis is on the positive side of this type of curtains, let’s study them:
- Large selection of structural bases. That is, curtains can be made of different types of fabrics or PVC fabric.
- Choice of various colors. Starting from a single-color shade and ending with complex patterns. You can make a photo print.
- The thickness of the canvas itself can also be different. It all depends on your preferences.
- The advantage of roller blinds is that they are impregnated with a special composition so that they do not fade in the sun, do not unravel into threads, and do not accumulate water and dirt.
- Models made from more expensive materials have anti-reflective and heat-insulating properties.
- Another plus is the size. They are quite compact and there is plenty of space left on the windowsill for your flowers.
- Not fussy to care for. Easy to clean. The base does not wrinkle, no ironing is necessary.
As you can see, there are many advantages, but there are also disadvantages that cannot be avoided:
Photo
The photo gallery will help you understand the variety of roller blinds.
Curtains with ties
Fasteners are made from ribbons, braids and cords; options made from twine, pieces of leather and fabric braids look beautiful. The lower parts of the parts are sewn to the curtains, the upper parts are tied to the cornice. The elements move quietly along the pipe, helping to collect draperies with soft folds.
Bow-shaped models will bring rustic charm to a hallway decorated in Provence, rustic or country style. Designers recommend tying classic curtains in the hallway in a knot. In ethnic or eco-interiors, curtains are secured with leather laces or coarse twine.
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Ties on the curtains in the hallway will help create the right mood. The fasteners look beautiful, their color contrasting with the fabrics on the windows. Additionally, the shade is repeated in the tacking or trim along the edges. In classic interiors, details made to match the curtains are appropriate.
