Combination with wallpaper
This is the safest option, since it eliminates the risk of missing the color of the curtains. It is not necessary to select textiles that match the wallpaper - the shade can be either softer or more saturated. It can be repeated in a pattern, decorative edgings, tiebacks, borders, or combined not with all wallpaper, but only with an accent wall.
Typically, curtains matching the color of the wallpaper are chosen for small rooms so as not to split up the space. And also when there are already several colors in the room, adding another one will be overkill.
Examples of selecting curtains for wallpaper
Purple kitchen interior
For kitchen decor, you can safely choose bright blackberry and cyclamen tones. If you combine them correctly with white, your kitchen will give you a boost of energy throughout the day. Ultra-modern styles, such as hi-tech, are suitable for combinations of gray and violet, which can be diluted with white or silver details.
Chic modern kitchen with a light translucent veil on the window
Synthetic fabrics are better suited for the kitchen, they are more durable and easy to clean.
The cheerful youth pin-up style is also easy to create by combining lilac curtains with warm yellow tones in the kitchen. The interior will be complete if you place jars for spices and dishes to match the curtains on the shelves of the kitchen furniture, and also add similar textiles: napkins, towels, tablecloth.
A harmonious combination of a delicate purple pattern on a Roman blind with the facades of a kitchen unit
Dark iris is known to suppress appetite. This option is suitable for those who are losing weight. If there is no such goal in the plans, then in the purple range there will be representatives who have the opposite property. Looking at them, on the contrary, there is a desire to have lunch. Among them:
The visual effect is due to the fact that the tones resemble the natural color of natural delicacies.
Beautiful window design of the kitchen dining area in a classic style
With upholstered furniture
Curtains for the living room are often matched to the color of the upholstered furniture. They usually work with thick textiles (drapes, lambrequins), combining them with the upholstery of sofas and armchairs, as well as repeating shades and prints in decorative pillows.
You should not focus on upholstered furniture if it is upholstered in fabric with an active geometric or floral pattern. In this case, it is better to choose calm, plain curtains.
Options for selecting curtains for upholstered furniture
Design features
Designers willingly take advantage of the elegant blue color to create interiors that delicately balance on the brink of extravagance and timeless classics. Royal palette curtains are able to adapt to the style, atmosphere and even the weather outside the window, provided that the shade and texture of the fabric is chosen correctly. Main color features:
- Pure blue is a striking example of a cool palette. Fashionable cornflower blue, cobalt, azure, dark blue, blueberry, ultramarine shades are ideal for rooms with south-facing windows. These curtains will cool and refresh a sunny room.
- Blue shades with yellow pigment are a warm palette. They soften a darkened space and create a cozy, bright atmosphere. Typical options for warm blue curtains are sky blue, hyacinth, denim, and turquoise.
- A deep, rich blue can dramatically change the perception of a room. For example, cornflower blue curtains make the room deep and complex. Classic blue curtains in dark shades visually make the room longer.
- Blue curtains can influence the feeling of hunger. For people leading a healthy lifestyle, it is recommended to decorate the windows of the dining room, kitchen or living room in a color scheme. Curtains will help you control your appetite and always stay in perfect shape.
- The blue palette is the most effective and safest sedative. Color therapy has a beneficial effect on the psyche, eliminates stress and the effects of chronic fatigue.
“Overdose” of blue color is practically excluded. There are many examples of designs in which blue curtains are perfectly combined with the same walls, carpets and decorative objects. And what's most amazing is that the space doesn't look heavy or tacky. But such design requires the involvement of specialists. Therefore, for a simple interior update, it is better to combine blue curtains with single details of the same shade.
With carpet
In addition to furniture and pillows, there is often a carpet in the room. You can also build on it when choosing the shade of the curtains. A bright product paired with textiles will be an accent in the interior, while a monochromatic and calm product will serve as a backdrop for richer and more contrasting furnishings.
Examples of combining curtains with carpet
Rules to follow unconditionally
For black curtains to look perfect, the room simply must meet a number of parameters. The main one is that there should be enough light in the room. During the day from the window side, and in the evening from the bright light of a chandelier, lanterns built into the ceiling, and wall sconces.
In addition, from the photos of black curtains in different interiors, you can guess that such solutions are most suitable for spacious living rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens. And even in this case, you cannot clutter the space with a lot of furniture and decor.
In the hall, the windows of which are draped with dark curtains, there is enough of a sofa, a wardrobe or wall, a couple of shelves, a coffee table, and a chest of drawers. You can do without a chest of drawers.
With bedspreads and pillows
In the bedroom, the easiest way to tie curtains is to the bedspread and decorative pillows. Often they are specially sewn together, intertwining colors, patterns, and decorative elements in the products. It turns out beautiful and modern.
This is what the curtains and bedspread look like in the same style in the bedroom
Do not combine with anything
A bold step is not to combine curtains with anything, but to make them a bright accent. This technique works well in monochrome interiors, made in neutral colors - shades of white, light gray, beige.
Curtains as an accent in the interior
Having decided on a color scheme, analyze the purpose of the curtains. Are they needed to cover the window from prying eyes or just as a decorative element? Will they hang on the sunny or shady side? The choice of density and texture of the fabric depends on this.
Contrasts on curtains in the bedroom
Bedroom curtains in two colors add expressiveness to the colors of the room. Also, they are universal in use. In the bedroom, it is also necessary to regulate the lighting at any time of the day.
The following are considered combined:
- Two classic curtains of different shades or textures;
- Multilayer combination of materials of different tones of the same or contrasting color;
- Double sided curtains.
Variations are used in interiors of modern and classic styles. Several canvases of fabric of different densities are a design classic when transparent fabrics are covered with a denser one.
The decisive factor in multi-colored curtains is the harmony of shades. Use classic shade combinations to choose your look. Apply the principles of color gamut when choosing.
It’s easy to show originality when draping a window with a two-color curtain if you combine the back and front sides of the fabrics during the sewing process. When choosing a material for combined curtains, you need to take into account the shade, texture and density in relation to the interior style.
