Choosing curtains for kitchens

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

In a rustic, Provencal, technogenic style… Curtains for kitchens are perhaps one of the most important interior details that you should pay attention to. Why? Simply because the average Russian family spends most of their time in the kitchen.

Here we drink morning coffee and make breakfast for school and work, neighbors and girlfriends come here "just to chat", here we sit up with friends until late at night, when all the family members are already asleep, to discuss burning issues.

Curtains for kitchens are usually chosen without much pretension, rather modest. Many housewives like the folk style: with a Khokhloma or Gzhel pattern, with images of wooden or earthenware, or with fruit and vegetable motifs. Garden and wildflowers also often decorate kitchen curtains. Often also hostesseschoose simple geometric patterns - for example, a cage or polka dots, especially in combination with modest lace. As a rule, only tulle or an additional lambrequin is used.

Curtains for the kitchen with a balcony are sometimes also made of a denser material that limits visibility from the street. However, such a need arises only if the windows of a neighboring house or a crowded street are opposite.

Noble and at the same time modest curtains for kitchens that suit any style - these are simple linen with hemstitch or natural lace. White, beige or cream color will fit into any color scheme - from pastel to bright and catchy. When choosing curtains for kitchens, consider wall decoration. If they are pasted over with wallpaper or tiles with a pattern, the textiles should be combined with it, or better, be discreet and plain.

Beautiful curtains for the kitchen - see photo below - you can also make it yourself. There is a wide variety of special curtain tapes on the market that allow craftswomen to create any kind of drapery or gathering. Curtains for kitchens used to be made with embroidery - for example, cutwork or cross stitch. Now very rarely they are decorated with their own hands. However, even a novice craftswoman can sew on lace, make a hemstitch or sew on an appliqué.

When choosing curtains for such a common area as the kitchen, you should take care not only about comfort and environmental friendliness, but also aboutto cater to the tastes of all family members. Do not overload textiles with decorative elements. For example, fringe or tassels are completely unnecessary. In the event that the curtains must shade the room from a very bright sun, you can use a cotton-based tapestry fabric. In general, curtains for kitchens are best purchased or sewn from natural materials. In addition, they need to be washed quite often, as grease and steam from cooking can spoil the appearance very quickly. If the kitchen has a window sill, you can decorate it with crafts or beautiful ceramics, pots of greens. In this case, the curtains on the sides can be assembled with a braid that matches in color. Lambrequins with simple drapery, often made of contrasting material, also look attractive. You can also combine, for example, tulle and rope curtains.