Each time, visiting the country of the rising sun on a summer vacation or on vacation, you enviously consider the subjects of their interior. There is much to learn and adopt. "ABOUT! Here it is curtains! », - think, you already dream to establish the same in yourself in the apartment. Why, in fact, no?
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Pink dream from Japan
The most stylish type of blinds, using which you can successfully decorate window openings and niches, are Japanese curtains.
Borrowed once from the interior decor items of the East, Japanese curtains are minimalist design. Made of natural fabrics - cotton and linen, such curtains perfectly complement the eco-friendly Japanese interior style. If you are dreaming, to become the owner of a cozy corner in an apartment that combines the space of lightness and thirst for a tropical summer, the pattern of which is applied to the fabric, you just need to create curtains with your own hands.
Fabric for curtains
Japanese panels of curtains are a screen or even a screen that is a kind of border between the room and the window. For the manufacture of curtains are different in texture and color of fabric. In some cases, an original combination of companion tissues or alternating patterns of heavy and light fabrics is possible. To install Japanese curtains, the best option is to name rooms with large windows.
The height and width of the curtain panels, therefore, do not create a reduction in the space of the room, but rather shine in all its modest simplicity of geometric shape. Especially stylish and expressive look Japanese curtains, made of fabric with a pattern or print. The panel curtains do not form folds or waves, in which the pattern might get lost.
Expressive look curtains of jute or bamboo straw, as well as fabrics with the inclusion of natural raw threads.
Japanese curtains are installed on multi-channel cornices. Curtain rod for Japanese curtains allows you to manipulate the curtains by means of a manual or cord type, as well as an electric drive.
For curtain panels, canvases with a width of 50 cm to 1 m are used.
Curtain rod for curtains
Cornice is an aluminum profile, which has several panels for attaching canvases. The multi-row profile allows you to place up to 10 panels with a reinforced cloth.
Depending on the system of shearing of the canvas - one-sided and two-sided will depend on the overall dimensions of the cornice.
The following ways of fastening the eaves are possible:
• on the wall
• to the ceiling.
The method of fastening the cornices is traditional and does not cause any difficulties for self-installation. Fabric cloth is attached to curtain curtains using a special Velcro tape, the bottom of the canvas heavies a bar that does not allow the fabric to gather into folds or ugly to sag.
Push the curtains easily, regardless of the type of control - manual or automatic. The only difficulty and limitation can be the expansion of the panels using the cord in any order.
If you suddenly, by chance, forgot how to install the cornice, this video will help!
Interior with curtains in Japanese style
kitchen
Undoubtedly, that curtains in the Japanese color, will be the original decision of the interior of the apartment. Mystical note of the East in conjunction with the style decision to change the interior of the kitchen or room, for which the curtains will be a kind of division of space into comfort zones. Japanese curtains for the kitchen are literally created for this type of room.
What is advantageous and attractive curtains Japanese for the kitchen? The main advantage can be safely called ecological compatibility of natural raw materials, from which I make curtains. Next, it's a simple care for them. Most curtain models have impregnation, which eliminates the accumulation of dust, moisture or dirt particles on the surface. Agree that for a kitchen window, located in most cases near the stove, this is a good quality.
To take care of such curtains is a pleasure: twisted the curtain into a roll and dipped in warm water with a detergent, and then unfolded and neatly hung into place. By the way, the question of the aesthetic component, practicality and price availability of curtains for acquisition can be called controversial. What quality can be called a priority, yes, all! But how spectacularly it will look floral or fruit prints on the curtains of the kitchen.
japanese curtains to divide the room
Recall that in the eastern style of freedom of open space takes place. And still what. The refinement of solutions for zoning the space of the room can be traced literally in everything. This solution is especially important for rooms with a small area.
By the way, Japanese curtains have several names that characterize their versatility. These are screen curtains, Japanese panels, panel blinds. These concepts unite the possibility of giving and creating in the room an atmosphere of harmony and ecological balance, which is so lacking for the inhabitants of megacities. Outwardly, modern Japanese panels look like fabric panels. However, it is this screen or screen that can serve as a convenient partition.
In combination with avant-garde furniture in ethnic interiors, the panels acquire laconism of sound. Moreover, the assistant is:
• Ease of installation and installation
• a variety of materials
• ease of operation
• Minimal care.
So, that boldly install curtains-screens in order to separate the sleeping area or place in the wardrobe. And here comes the natural question: "How to make Japanese curtains yourself." Well, everything is simple! It will be necessary to study the "eastern" details of the assembly, the design features and after a while your apartment will become the owner of the magnificent Japanese curtains.
Making Japanese Curtains Yourself
First you need to decide on the right fabric. Recall that the most advantageous look combined curtains from fabrics - companions. If you prefer curtains with a picture, it does not hurt to remember that too large a picture can not fit on the canvas. The standard width of the Japanese panel is about 60 cm. Such panels are offered a standard cornice.
Do you know what is the difference between Japanese panel curtains? In the absence of clamps and other accessories. Curtains have a strict geometric appearance and clear lines, according to which it is so convenient to cut the fabric. Having learned the total number of panels required for a particular window in the apartment, we measure the length of the curtains. If you want to have curtains long, like the opera singer's dress - "on the floor", the total length should be the length from the cornice to the floor. Do not forget to add 10 cm to the seams. After calculating the total number of canvases, boldly cut the fabric. After cutting, it is necessary to process the bottom of the product and the sides of the fabric.
Finally, after stitching the seams, the top of the curtains is processed. Having installed the curtain rod in advance, make sure that the upper part of the cornice is equipped with velcro for fastening the canvas. Now it remains to attach to the Velcro ready fabric and check the operability of the opening mechanism.