In the living room we not only traditionally spend time with our family, but also receive guests, so it can rightfully be called the hallmark of the apartment. And the trends of fickle and capricious fashion change from year to year and not everyone has time to keep up with it. And frequent interior renovations are not always possible.
What to do if the usual environment is already quite boring? Well, we know how you can add something new to any interior - just buy new curtains! In this article you will learn what the modern design of curtains for the hall looks like and see in a large selection of photos what new items await us in 2022.
Whatever your new curtains are - the main accent or a pleasant and harmonious addition to the interior, one thing is certain - they will transform your room, and very possibly beyond recognition. Modern ideas on this matter are full of variety, but there are also basic trends and many nuances - we are ready to share all of this with you.
Long curtains and tulle
Agree, the design of the window opening largely determines the overall mood of the room. You can decorate it in such a way that this particular part of the apartment will be the first to attract the eyes of guests and arouse admiration, or you can make it an invisible detail that organically blends into the interior.
As you might have guessed, the number one trend in the fashion world is diversity. It is facilitated by a variety of interior design styles, an endless number of design solutions, and a huge assortment of extraordinary, beautiful curtains and modern materials.
In addition, the trend is to combine styles, textures, types of curtains and creative experiments.
If recently, when choosing curtains for the windows in the living room, it was necessary to give preference to pastel colors, take into account the features of the furniture, as well as the color of the walls and flooring, but today bright and colorful curtains are combined with small decorative elements.
Cornices, tiebacks, eyelets, lambrequins, frills, ribbons, hooks, beads, figurines, bows, ornaments and other accessories for curtains can match the color of the furniture.
The variety concerns both the types of curtains and the mechanisms for their fastening. They are held on the cornice with the help of loops or ties, eyelets or drawstrings, and can be moved apart and lifted up.
The photos below show modern interiors that confirm both trends.
Pay attention to another point that unites such different directions - the length of the curtains. Shiny curtains beautifully laid on the floor will add chic to any interior. Long curtains from ceiling to floor are appropriate in apartments decorated in a wide variety of styles - Provence, classic, modern, ethno-style, shabby chic, retro, hi-tech and even minimalism.
They look very elegant, and this is perhaps the main, but not the only reason for their popularity. Everything can be explained by another fashion trend - modern design should be practical or, if you prefer, functional.
After all, curtains are not only decoration. They also:
- hide errors and defects in repairs;
- regulate the amount of light entering the room - make up for its deficiency or completely block it;
- visually elevate rooms with low ceilings and expand narrow walls;
- protect from the cold in winter, which is especially important if your living room has a balcony;
- they will not allow annoying flies and other insects into the apartment;
- if necessary, they will save indoor plants from the scorching sun.
Night curtains for the hall will be very useful if it doubles as a bedroom, or to create the effect of a cinema, i.e. complete darkness before watching your favorite movie.
Lightproof curtains, which are also called blackout (and this is a type of fabric), due to their density and specific material, also have soundproof functions and, accordingly, will protect you from street noise. That is why they are often installed in bedrooms or children's rooms.
And the best part is that such curtains can be of absolutely any color, and this does not affect either their density or their protective functions. If you have blinds on your windows, this does not mean that you should definitely give up light and pleasant, mesh or solid tulle. Combined curtains are in trend today.
The complete absence of curtain rods, as well as mounting on a ceiling cornice or a special profile for curtains installed together with a suspended ceiling, will help you visually raise the height of the room.
A swinging cornice will be a real work of art, which will also make it easier for you to open the curtains. Such a convenient and unusual cornice can be styled to suit any interior - eco-style, Alpine chalet, Provence, retro, ethno, etc.
But many still do not put the decorative function in last place. Moreover, all the mentioned trends can and should be skillfully combined. For example, beautiful two- or three-color curtains with a lambrequin decorating your windows will help you refresh your interior monthly or with any desired frequency. You ask how?
It is enough to have plain curtains and several lambrequins that are in harmony with covers, furniture blankets, pillows, vases, moldings, picture frames or other furnishings.
In addition, lambrequins successfully hide the cornice, which is very useful in rooms with low ceilings or in cases where the eyelets or cornices are disharmonious with the overall color scheme.
Thanks to graceful curves and folds, smooth lines, a solemn and majestic appearance, lambrequins are at the peak of popularity today and, moreover, testify to the excellent taste of their owners. Adding volume and elegance to any room, they, in turn, can also be decorated with braid, cords, tassels, appliqués and other pleasant elements.
Semicircular, triangular, with tassels, frills or ornaments, lambrequins represent a huge field for experimentation.
White curtains or curtains can also be called universal, because they suit every style, and to freshen up the interior a little, you simply change the color of the accessories.
Japanese curtains, consisting of slats of the same or different colors, will decorate living rooms decorated in a modern style.
As you can see in the photo, often transparent white curtains cover two types of curtains.
Provence, shabby chic, retro or art deco styles are suitable for muslin - thread curtains that can be secured in completely different ways with tiebacks in the form of lovely multi-colored boutonnieres. For one window, it is acceptable to use thread curtains of different, and often even contrasting, colors.
Being an exquisite decor and a bright addition, they diffuse the light a little and give some of their color to the room, although they will not hide you from prying eyes in the evening. Muslins look especially impressive against the backdrop of interiors decorated in different shades of white. However, bright thread curtains will perfectly dilute the black and white design.
It is traditional to decorate windows with curtains and tulle, but, as you can see in the photo, you can limit yourself to just one thing.
Transparent curtains made of thin or patterned fabrics will fill your living room with freshness and airiness, and if it has a balcony door, also with romance, because they will flutter pleasantly in the light summer breeze.
But don't forget that by combining several types of curtains and tying them in different ways, you will give your living room the opportunity to look different every day. Well, tell me, isn’t this wonderful?
A novelty in the interior design of the hall is the decoration of the window at the same time with several types of paintings in harmony with each other. It is not recommended to combine matte and glossy materials, although in some cases such combinations look very good.
Choosing curtains
Since the fabrics chosen for creating curtains are light and airy, they help to create coziness, but at the same time, to cover the window.
Various types of patterns and designs are used on curtains. But the main thing here is lightness, so the color scheme of pastel colors is most often used.
In addition to creating comfort and beauty in the room, the curtain also performs useful functions. Firstly, it protects from the views of passersby from the street, especially in the evening and at night. Secondly, it scatters direct sunlight and lets it into the room through the window.
Popular materials and colors
Fashion trends are often very contradictory, but this only increases the number of options for drapes and curtains suitable for your living room. On the one hand, minimalism and Scandinavian style, naturalness, environmental safety, and sometimes some roughness of natural materials - linen, cotton, fine wool or burlap - are in fashion.
But there is also luxury in the Baroque style - satin, velvet, satin, silk, brocade, muslin, tapestry, drapery, hand embroidery, jacquard, organza, mother-of-pearl shine, many elaborate decorative elements, intricacy, texture and multi-layered textiles.
Naturalness is countered by the latest super-materials with special dirt- and dust-repellent, as well as fireproof impregnations and additives. Such fabrics are resistant to ultraviolet radiation and retain their original appearance for a long time, which, you see, greatly facilitates care and extends the life of your curtains.
There is an opinion that only natural materials should be combined with each other. But why not use very natural-looking and often more practical synthetics?
As for colors, pastel, muted tones and bright, saturated colors are in fashion, which are often combined with white or black and white interiors.
A cold room will be warmed by warm colors - peach, red, yellow, terracotta, orange, beige or green, and a sunny room will be easily cooled by cold colors - blue, gray, violet, turquoise, lilac, lilac and violet. Moreover, not only the above colors are in fashion, but also their softer shades.
The stylistic unity of the room will be emphasized by bright curtains that echo the first tier of a two-level stretch ceiling, molding, designer chandelier, carpet, paintings or just their frames, furniture, pillows or the colors of the wall opposite the window.
The classic combination of light tulle with dark plain curtains does not lose its relevance. At the same time, quite often white shiny curtains are combined with cherry, turquoise, purple, pink, violet or even black tulle. Agree, it looks simply stunning!
Often there are white curtains with contrasting horizontal or vertical stripes, in harmony with other bright elements of the living room.
Floral prints, curtains with a pattern, photograph or three-dimensional image obtained using 3-D photo printing have been very popular lately. At the same time, the trend is a somewhat blurry picture, which is a bit reminiscent of a canvas made in watercolors. You can purchase a ready-made version or provide the manufacturer with your own drawing or photo.
There is an opinion that such curtains, like other non-solid models, are best suited for living rooms with monochromatic walls. However, sometimes breaking this rule gives extraordinary results, as evidenced by these photos.
Helpful Tips:
- 1. It is believed that in residential premises curtains should be lowered no more than 15 cm “below the floor” or raised a maximum of 2 cm from the floor. Don't forget to arrange the curtains lying on the floor nicely so that they don't look like a shapeless mass.
- 2. The curtain should be complemented with tulle of the same length, with a simple bottom - without decor, embroidery and other elements, otherwise all this beauty will simply lie ugly on the floor.
- 3. By hiding heating radiators with thick curtains, you improve the design, but block the access of heat to the apartment.
- 4. Curtains with a lambrequin or lush draperies are not the best solution for a small room with a low ceiling.
- 5. Thick, heavy curtains require a reliable curtain rod. If the curtains are with tulle and without a lambrequin, the cornice should be double, and if with a lambrequin, it should be triple. You should not buy plastic curtain rods - they may not support the weight of the entire structure.
Roman and roller blinds
These curtain models differ from the previous ones not only in appearance, length and method of opening, but also in the presence of a lifting mechanism and control unit. Roman blinds, when lifted, are assembled with an accordion and are often fixed with Velcro, while roller blinds are wound onto a special tube, forming a roll.
Both models, as well as blinds and pleated fabrics, can be safely combined with the usual translucent tulle, complementing the interior with the necessary colors. They are simple, comfortable, suitable for any interior style and are often combined with a lambrequin - contrasting or matched to match.
Roman and roller blinds are characterized by no less variety of materials and textures. Cotton, exotic jute or bamboo, coarse or fine linen will organically fit into high-tech, eco-style, and retro interiors. Chintz, satin, silk, jacquard, other smooth or textured materials, natural or artificial, plain or colored, opaque or transparent... Agree, with such a choice it can be really difficult to decide.
Colored models also have an unusual property - they can tint the room with the shades you choose. However, this can be said about other types of curtains.
Typically, Roman and roller blinds are very simple and unpretentious, but decoration in the form of fringe, drawings or photo prints is possible. Roman blinds differ from each other in the number and shape of folds, as well as in their appearance when raised.
Here are a few of their varieties:
- classic;
- smooth;
- relaxation;
- slouchy;
- relaxation with a central fold.
A direct “descendant” of Roman blinds are London blinds with a counter pleat or ruffled top.
Curtains with pictures can be used to decorate a room with a balcony door, thus creating the effect of modular paintings. The real highlight of the interior will be the original curtains made from the relatively recently invented Burn Out fabric, rich in different colors and interesting burnt patterns.
They do not require special care, do not fade in the sun and will fill your living room with a special atmosphere. But when it gets dark and the lights are on, Burn Out can give you a surprise, because... they become transparent.
Important: before purchasing Roman or roller blinds, measure the width and height of the window frame as accurately as possible.
Basic palette
The universal palette of beige and gray has been popular for several years now and is not going to lose its fashionable position anytime soon. The calm palette does not strain the eye and serves as an excellent background that does not attract undue attention. An additional bonus of such shades is their ability to visually enlarge the room and seem to saturate it with air.
Milky, cream, gray, ash and beige tones will harmonize well with the interior, made in a natural palette. Curtains made from dense materials with clear drapery that retain their shape well, as well as from light translucent fabrics that create a pleasant play of light: linen, organza, veil, mesh, will look especially stylish and interesting.
Room with two windows
The traditional design method is to have the same curtain design for both windows, which are usually surrounded by thick curtains and light tulle. But you must admit that all new products contradict traditions to one degree or another.
Therefore, you will not be particularly surprised to learn that the latest fashion is the simultaneous use of different models of curtains to decorate two windows within the same room.
And in this solution, fashion trends such as combination and functionality can again be traced. A window that provides brighter light can be covered with thicker curtains, and muslin can be hung on another window.
Another design option is a combination of plain curtains on one window with a photo print framed by the same background on the other. When choosing curtains for two windows with a partition, be sure to think about a beautiful continuation of the lambrequin, covering the wall and helping to create a single composition.
The partition can also be hidden with a separate, or, if you want, a contrasting or colorful curtain, beautifully crossed or secured with curtains.
The same design techniques are recommended when choosing curtains for the living room for corner windows. You can use three identical curtains, one of which will cover a corner, and transparent curtains, or other combinations that are more pleasant for you.
If you are not bothered by bright daylight, the windows can be decorated with a light transparent or translucent curtain, but the corner can be hung with a curtain with a lambrequin and an elaborate tie-back with tassels or thread curtains. However, if the open corner does not seem unsightly to you, you can stick to the traditional design.
Roman, roller, and other types of curtains in bright and rich colors will create an interesting color ensemble in the living room. But, given the influence of expressive colors on the human psyche and well-being, you should still be careful with them and, if possible, use them in moderation.
Agree, the atmosphere in the hall should be cozy and hospitable, and not exciting and creating intense passions. Remember, safety is also in fashion.
Bay window
A living room with a bay window is the embodiment of beauty and grandeur, and the correct design of bay windows will help emphasize, and perhaps even strengthen, this impression.
Thanks to this arrangement of windows, your living room receives enough light at any time of the day. This means that it may be necessary to at least partially close the curtains.
An elegant and functional solution would be opaque curtains with an elegant lambrequin. Moreover, you can use one or several curtains attached to a bay window or ceiling cornice.
Some styles will suit both Japanese curtains and narrow colorful curtains, with or without tulle - as you wish. If you do not intend to open the curtains at all, and there can be many reasons for this - an unpleasant or too industrial view from the window, street noise or just a few meters from the neighboring house, multi-layer light and soundproof curtains are suitable for you. But in this case, do not forget to take care of good artificial lighting - for example, a chic chandelier in the center of the bay window.
Do you open and close your bay windows with curtains every day? Then Roman or roll models are the best and most practical option. However, they do not necessarily have to be the same color. If you wish, make your own homemade rainbow!
What do you think about narrow panel curtains in contrasting colors that have the same texture?
Stylish Roman blinds with flowers, trees or patterns can be combined with light textile curtains, which, if necessary, will dim both bright light and patterns. A bay window usually involves several corners, which gives you the opportunity to decorate them beautifully.
In the center of each corner, shiny curtains with pleating, surrounded by curtains with ornaments, will look good, and all this - against the backdrop of white curtains. Another option is tulle with contrasting, elegantly flowing symmetrical or asymmetrical lambrequins to the floor.
As you can understand, before you is an endless amount of materials, shapes, textures, colors, images, curtain models and their combinations.
You should pay due attention to the choice of color for bay window curtains, because it will set the mood. Gray, beige, caramel, blue, light shades of orange, yellow, lemon, purple, cherry and turquoise are increasingly found in modern living rooms.
Kitchen
Such curtains are equally suitable for the kitchen, but at the same time, many are afraid that they will quickly get dirty. But don't worry. Products made from artificial fabric or natural fabric with special impregnation have very high performance properties:
- They don't get dirty easily because they don't absorb kitchen stains.
- Easy to wash in a washing machine
- They do not shrink like regular natural curtains.
- Do not fade from sun and washing
Beige curtains in the interior of a standard kitchen should not be purchased up to the floor. It is better to use modern variations, the design of which allows them to be hung not on cornices but directly on the window opening or even on the window itself.
These are all types of roller blinds:
- Pleated
- Roman
- Austrian
- French
Even beige blinds in the kitchen would be appropriate.
Key holder wall photo
Look
Cork board on the wall
Look
In addition, in order to extend the life of curtains in the kitchen, it is worth thinking about the technical equipment of the kitchen unit. The most important of them is a high-power hood that eliminates up to 90% of vaporous fats and oils.
The cooking area and stove should be located away from the window. Or, while cooking, the curtains should be gathered in the opposite direction or on top, as in the photo.
