100 best design ideas: window decoration in the photo

As a rule, homeowners begin window decoration at the end of repairs or use a change in the decor of window openings to refresh the situation. That is why, when choosing a window design, you need to consider a lot of criteria. First of all, you need to decide whether your curtains, curtains or tulle will perform an exclusively decorative function or whether protection from sunlight will be necessary. You will need to take into account the location of the room in relation to parts of the world, the level above the ground (the first floor of an apartment building needs window decoration more seriously than the windows of a country house, for example) and the purpose of the room, its functionality.

Then, it is necessary to decide whether you want the window decor to become the focus of attention of your room or to appear in the overall color scheme of the interior. Along the way, you can decide on how to mount the curtain rods. If the repair is already completed or you change the textiles in the finished interior, you will only have to choose the color and material of the cornice or string system for attaching curtains and curtains.

A few useful recommendations that may be useful when choosing a window decoration method in rooms with different functionality:

if the walls are decorated with wallpaper with a bright or colorful print, it is better to give preference to plain curtains and curtains of calm tones;
matte wallpapers look better with silk or synthetic curtains material and vice versa embossed wallpapers look harmoniously together with matte fabrics of window drapery;
vertical stripes on the curtains visually increase the height of the room;
horizontal stripes as a print of curtains or curtains expand the space;
curtain rod, located under the ceiling visually stretches the room in height;
curtains with lambrequins are best not to be used in rooms with low ceilings.

Let's look at specific examples of how you can design window openings in modern interiors, which color and texture combinations to prefer, which model of curtains to choose.

Curtains with Labrets

Labrequin is part of the design of the window opening, which is located in the upper horizontal part and hides part of the curtains. Lambrequin can be either hard or soft. It can be a strict geometric figure or gently fall in waves. Earlier, labrequins in our country were used mainly in those cases when it was necessary to hide some defects of repair, installation of a window frame or other defects of reconstruction. Currently, lambrequin is increasingly acting exclusively as a decorative element.

The plain fabric of the curtains with a figured lambrequin repeats the colors used in the textiles of pillows and furniture upholstery, which allows you to connect the entire decor of the room into a harmonious balanced space.

Curtains with a lambrequin, decorated pattern, braid or embroidery look original, while the fabric itself remains plain. For rooms with high ceilings, such window decorations may be ideal.

A bright pattern of curtains with a labrequin will look luxurious against the background of a plain light wall decoration, repeating some tones of furniture upholstery or carpet.

Lambrequin is not always made from the same fabric as the curtains. The window decoration option with the help of printed lambrequins and plain light curtains looks original. This decoration option can be suitable for both the bedroom and the living room.

And this is an option of a soft lambrequin with flowing folds, which can be made from curtain fabric or differ in color and texture from the main textile. Such window decoration will harmoniously look in the classic interior of the room, possibly with the use of baroque or rococo elements.

Roman curtains

This is a continuous rectangular canvas corresponding to the size of the window opening, which is collected in horizontal folds using a lace or chain. Due to its rigor and geometricity, captivating simplicity and functionality, this type of window design will look appropriate in almost any interior. Roman curtains will be a great option for drapery windows in bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms and even in the kitchen space.

Roman curtains can be made of translucent or dense fabrics, with or without a pattern. In addition to the main function - protection from the sun, Roman curtains act as a decorative element of the interior that can create an accent in space.

Often Roman curtains are used as a translucent window screen, complete with dense curtains or curtains. A similar model of window decoration is used in rooms where dense curtains rarely cover the entire window, leaving the opportunity to see the first row of window decor.

Here is an example of window decoration using Roman curtains with a lambrequin. With such an intense print of wallpaper, the curtains should appear with a more neutral ornament or without it at all.

Bamboo curtains

The name speaks for itself - in the manufacture of such curtains, natural raw materials are used - a specially processed bamboo, as a rule, in the form of thin sticks that are sewn together manually. Obviously, such a canvas will be very resistant to moisture, sunlight and other climatic manifestations.

Bamboo curtains are used both independently and in combination with other types of textile window decor. They are often used to design window openings in kitchens and dining rooms, on verandas and mansard rooms, where there is plenty of sunlight.

Pleated curtains

These are curtains that are made of corrugated fabric. The basis for this type of window design is the design of the blinds. The fabric of pleated curtains can have different densities, textures, protrude both in a monophonic version and with a printed pattern. For modern interiors, as a rule, this type of curtain is made of dense or translucent fabric without ornament.

Pleated blinds are very convenient when draping complex window openings, custom designs and shapes. It is thanks to the organic combination of warmth and comfort of fabric products and the functionality, practicality of blinds, this type of decor of window openings is very popular for decorating both home and office rooms.

Austrian curtains

The main feature of this type of window drapery is the roundness of the shapes of the lower edge of the canvas. Sometimes these curtains are called festoon because of the characteristic assembly. If the window is not very wide, then a couple of festoons will be enough, for large window openings, for example in the living room or spacious bedroom, you can use several assemblies. Festoons can be decorated with fringe or tassels, but the modern interior, striving for minimalism, leaves the decor far behind, preferring options without unnecessary decoration.

Austrian curtains will look great in the interiors of bedrooms or country style living rooms.

Austrian curtains from dense taffeta of noble shades can become an ornament for a truly royal interior of a bedroom or living room. If the head of the bed is located in a niche decorated similarly to the design of window openings, the interior can be safely called luxurious, delightful, royal.

Curtains on grommets

Eyelets are one of the most practical and reliable ways of attaching curtains to a baguette - these are steel or plastic rings integrated into the upper part of the curtain, a cornice is threaded through them. A similar decor for windows can be made from almost any kind of fabric, with or without coloring.

Thanks to grommets, curtains or curtains can move freely horizontally without losing their shape. Eyelets allow you to create perfect vertical folds that visually increase the height of your room.

Sliding curtains

The simplest, most practical, widespread and universal way of window decoration, which is suitable for any room of any style - sliding curtains. Two strips of fabric suspended from the cornice on clothespins, rings or grommets can be used to decorate the window either independently or complete with curtains. They are made of any fabric, in a monophonic version or with a pattern. They can be assembled using clamps or intercepts, decorated with fringe, tassels.

Bright print on the curtains

A colorful, bright pattern of curtains is able to fundamentally change the appearance of a room. If your room is decorated in light neutral colors using plain color wallpaper or an unobtrusive pattern, then bright printed curtains can become an accent and focus center.

A large floral pattern on the curtains became the decoration of the living room-study. The coloring of the windows echoes the pillow textiles and decorative elements, and the steel luster of the curtain rods repeats the base material of the table lamp, forming a harmonious interior.

If not for the bright pattern on the curtains, the interior of this office with a small home library would be very modest in the manifestation of color.

For an eclectic living room with snow-white walls, a bright print of curtains looks accented, giving the room a feeling of spring freshness and fullness of color.

A bright pattern can be applied not only to curtains, but also to translucent curtains. The Scandinavian-style bedroom with a discreet interior needed an element of brightness and surprise.

Sliding curtains on open cornices

Often cornices, in addition to its main function of supporting curtains. They also fulfill a decorative purpose, acting as an accent, a connecting or original element of the interior.

Curtains with horizontal stripes not only add variety to the room's color palette, act as an accent or a link between contrasting color spots of the environment, but also visually expand the space when the window is curtained.

An original way of attaching curtains to the eaves is to throw the fabric through the fixture tube, in which case you do not need rings or clothespins. To remove the curtains for washing, it is enough to disconnect the knobs of the cornice and pull off the fabric. The whole composition looks original and fresh.

Hide the curtain rod

A cornice or strings that are attached to the ceiling or in a niche between the layers of drywall allow you to create a curtain mount, in which the room will appear higher.

Clips, interceptions and not only

In some interiors, curtains are intercepted with the help of special devices exclusively for decorative purposes, in others - I pursue the functional load of the decor of window openings. But it is important that in those and other cases, the windows look perfectly designed, attractive.

Jacquard curtains always look luxurious, expensive and representative. Jacquard is a high-tech material, the manufacture of which uses a detailed study of the ornament. The result is an imitation of embroidery, applique. The density of the fabric depends on the method of production, the pattern can also be varied. Classic curtains, baroque or empire are perfect for making this type of fabric. If you want to create a warm and cozy atmosphere in the room, then the elegance and aristocracy of jacquard curtains will help you with this.

Transparent tulle for window decoration

Often in modern design projects you can find rooms whose windows are decorated only with translucent tulle. Most often, these rooms are bedrooms, for adults or children.

In this children's bedroom, not only the window, but also part of the walls, the sloping ceiling of the attic are decorated with translucent white tulle.

For the loft style, in principle, window decoration is not typical, but there are exceptions. For huge windows, which used to be in industrial premises, to mitigate the brutality of industrial finishes and bedroom furnishings, you can safely use a snow-white tulle with many vertical folds.

Combinations of different models of curtains in one room

Often there are rooms in which there are several windows of various sizes and configurations, especially with regard to corner rooms. In such spaces it is logical to allow the use of various types of window openings. As a rule, curtains of different types are made of the same fabric in order to preserve the harmony of the decor and the entire interior as a whole.

The combination of Roman curtains for narrow windows and sliding for large window openings is the most popular and often found in modern interiors of bedrooms and living rooms.

Another option is a combination of sliding curtains on one side and a pelmet with frills on the other. In this case, we see the use of combinatorics not only in curtain models, but also in the fabrics of which they are made. In combination with the upholstery of the furniture, the entire space of the country-style dining room looks harmonious and attractive.

In this luxurious dining room, the windows seem to be decorated in all possible ways - pelmets, pleated curtains, French folds, fringe. And at the same time. window and door openings do not look loaded due to the lightness of the fabric and the neutrality of the color palette.