Curtains: Between Tradition and Innovation
The field of home decoration has witnessed major changes as centuries passed by. Just compare the Egyptian wall paintings with the austere Middle Age castles or the opulent style of the European 17th and 18th centuries with the minimalist modern design!
Interior design is not just a way of making our home more practical and comfortable. It’s also a true art that reflects our personality and sense of style, transforming a house into a cozy welcoming place.
Curtains are one of the most important elements of an interior decoration. Can you imagine a room without curtains? It will not look like ‘home’ anymore, losing all its comfort and warmth. Curtains are not just a practical protection against sunlight. They are also a wonderful decoration, capable of transforming and improving the image of a room. That’s why buying new curtains is the easiest and the cheapest way of making some changes in your house.
Traditionally, people use heavy drapes combined with sheer curtains. When you need to block the sun rays, you can use the thick drapes. If you need more light in your room, you can tie back the heavy drapes and only the delicate transparent curtains will protect your window and your privacy. These curtains will gently filter the daylight, at the same time creating a certain opacity that will not allow curious eyes to explore the interior of your home.
Traditional curtains come in many styles, colors and designs. The most popular are the white or beige sheer drapes combined with brown, bronze, deep blue or burgundy heavy curtains. This combination is perfect for a home decoration in classical tones, looking great next to wooden furniture and lush carpets. Just make sure that the main color of the curtains is matching with the general concept of the room.
However, there are no limits to our imagination! Aside from the classical solutions, modern designers have invented different types of curtains to complement and improve the most sophisticated and original decors: iridescent shades and textures that will create an ‘electric’ effect in an modernistic decor; delicate string curtains that suit so well minimalistic spaces; beaded curtains that can give ‘oriental’ ambience to any room.
The modern experiments with curtains do not end here. For creating unusual effects, designers also like to install different types of curtains in the most unexpected places: around a bed, on a wall, in doorways, in front of a closet or simply in the middle of the room. Sometimes these arrangements have a practical purpose, other times the design is purely decorative.
The wide assortment of curtains present on the market nowadays can make every homeowner dizzy: What to choose? How to select the best product? How to create an original design without making an arrogant statement? Of course, it’s not easy to be original and classy at the same time. But one thing is sure: you’ll never get bored while choosing your curtains!
