Choosing curtains for the kitchen

Cozy and hospitable cuisine, like a magnet, constantly attracts us. Therefore, every hostess tries to use beautiful and stylish things in the interior of the kitchen. It is the curtains of the original shape and color that evoke positive emotions, and the fried cutlets then seem tastier.

Choosing curtains for the kitchen, you need to understand that in addition to their color and shape, curtains should have good protective properties and functions. Old-fashioned and cozy "grandmother's" tulle curtains have long been a thing of the past, giving way to economical blinds or roller blinds. What type of curtains should be preferred?

Blinds, roller blinds or lambrequins

Stylish Blinds

More recently, blinds have been used strictly for office space. And today the design of curtains for the kitchen is almost impossible without the use of these stylish European attributes.

Blinds in the kitchen perfectly fit into any interior, thanks to its respectable appearance, ease of use and variety of species. Kitchen blinds can be:
  • horizontal
  • vertical
  • rolled.

Why did the blinds take root so quickly in the kitchen? Of course, this is a great way to close windows quickly and also to open them easily. Blinds are made of a material that perfectly holds the mold, has good moisture resistance and is easy to clean with any synthetic detergent. Blinds effectively look in the frame of snow-white glossy frames of plastic windows. Choosing blinds for the kitchen, it does not hurt to remember that light vertical perfect for a kitchen with low ceilings, because such blinds visually increase the height of the ceilings and walls.

For the manufacture of blinds, the following materials are used:
  • lightweight aluminum
  • plastic
  • tree
  • fiberglass cloth.
  Such materials are suitable for the kitchen, which is daily saturated with vapors and moisture from cooking. Blinds made of fiberglass are treated with a special harmless compound, which makes them resistant. But how beautiful and life-affirming are the blinds with bright and expressive plots or botanical prints!

Roller blinds

The simplest and most affordable type of blinds are roller blinds. Borrowed once from remote provinces of China and Japan, such a curtain is simple and reliable, like all Sino-Japanese. For the installation of roller blinds, special bamboo sticks are not needed, a plastic tube, rollers and a bar for simple fixing are offered in the finished set. The simplest manipulation and now your window in the kitchen is already in the arms of a roller blind in the color of a cherry blossom.

Appetizing curtains and lambrequins

If you are a conservative admirer or a fan of classic curtains, then visually increase the small area of ​​the kitchen is possible due to monochrome curtains and lambrequins. Such original curtains for the kitchen with a soft pattern and a combination of soft draperies will give a special chic to the setting of the kitchen.

Lambrequin is preferable to collect with a small number of folds and a simple drapery, the ideal option is a flat lambrequin. After all, in any kitchen curtains are very quickly contaminated, and dirt is always visible in the folds. In practice, a more practical version of the curtains is a length of 20 cm below the windowsill.
  If the window of your kitchen is small, then the best option will be roller blinds on a small window.

Your design of curtains

Designers when choosing curtains for the kitchen offer the following. Naturally, the main emphasis is on the material from which the curtains are made and the cut. To maintain the overall interior of the kitchen, you must adhere to a harmonious combination of curtains in general. Long curtains for the kitchen "in the floor" a long time ago are no longer fashionable because of its impracticality.

The most popular is the variant of medium length with the possibility of adjusting the length along the edges of the curtains. For curtains, lightweight synthetic fabrics are used that do not absorb odors and moisture.

Recommendations of designers for choosing curtains are shown in this video.

The democratic cut of curtains from the rectangular geometry has shifted towards multilayeredness and asymmetry. The multi-tier arrangement of curtains from the general structure of fabrics is more interesting than the same curtains, hanging for years in one place.

If you prefer to decorate the kitchen in a thematic style, then you will need to think through all the details. Competently selected details complement the interior and give the chosen style and curtains will help to carry out the conceived. A functionally neutral element will be a great many curtains:
  • Italian
  • English
  • Japanese.

The style of the atmosphere emphasizes the color and texture of the fabric, imitation of blinds or roller blinds, the ability to add spectacular accessories for kitchen curtains to the overall color.

Accessories for kitchen curtains

The most common types of window decoration are:
  • Lambrequins
  • Pick-ups
  • eyelets
  • cornices

Difficult to hear the word "lambrequin" is just a spectacular frill, which is placed before the curtain. Lambrequins come in a straight, slanting and semicircular cut. The material is used as companion fabric, which differs from the main curtains in transparency or density. There are three types of lambrequins: soft, hard and combined. Soft are made from easily drapeable material. The basis for hard lambrequin can serve: bando, svag and jabot. A rigid bando allows you to keep the shape of a lambrequin. Svag is notable for cuts - it is cut along an oblique line, thus forming a spectacular semicircle with tails. Transparent svagi from air materials give the curtains a festive look.

The jabot is a lateral decorative element of lambrequin. A winning combination of svag and jabot will turn your old kitchen into a festive banquet hall for the family. An important element in the design of curtains for the kitchen is a comfortable and beautiful cornice. Agree that the dull curtains on the dull faceless cornice will spoil the entire appearance of curtains of expensive material.

Choosing the right curtains for the kitchen, you will give the room part of your mood and worldview. Romantic creases or ruches, bright and expressive flowers will allow you to see a familiar kitchen in a completely different perspective. The choice is only for you!