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Curtain Considerations for Interior Design

By Andy Jones

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If you are an interior designer, or you are simply refurbishing your home and thinking about your own interior design, curtains are an essential part to creating the type of style and look that you want to achieve. You should always take the time and effort to think about the type of curtains or blinds that you want and, most importantly, what works well with the room and the windows.

Firstly, consider which rooms you are going to interior design and refurbish and study the type of windows in all of the rooms. Are they Victorian sash windows? Smaller rectangular windows or bay windows? The type and size of window can determine the style and type of curtain that you use for the best effect.

Also you should consider the amount of light that comes into the room, this will depend on which direction the windows are facing. The amount of light and whether the room is naturally dark or light will also have a bearing on the type of curtains and curtain fabrics that you can use. For lighter rooms, an interior designer could get away with using heavy and draped fabrics if it is a reception room or bedroom. If a reception room or room that isn't overlooked is dark with not much light entering into it, then they may consider much lighter and sheer curtain fabrics, such as nets and voiles. These types of fabric are light and sheer, and also let more light into the room. Voile and net fabrics come in a range of pretty shades to match the room décor and are becoming more popular for the interior design of a room to give it an airy and lightweight feel co-ordinated with light coloured and pastel décor.

If the room has large Victorian sash windows, or has floor to ceiling windows, an interior designer would use drapes of fabric to make the most of the length and width of these windows. Curtains such as swags and tails can give a very grand and sophisticated look that suit long sash windows perfectly. Because sash windows also let in a large amount of natural light, heavier fabric can be used for these windows. Another interior design trick is to use a clever and striking contrast of fabric matched with the décor and other soft furnishings.

For smaller and more rectangular windows, often found in post-war houses, curtains can be shorter, and blinds may be more suitable. For instance, Austrian blinds are perfect for smaller, rectangular windows and they can be fully pulled up to the top of the curtain header, or left slightly down so it covers part of the window to give a more designer feel.

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