The stores offer a wide range of ready-made curtains for every taste. You can also purchase your favorite fabric meter. Typically, there is a service at the point of sale where new products are sewn on order or ready-made ones are customized to individual sizes.
Traditionally for Russia, curtains cover the wall with a window from the ceiling to the floor, on the sides of the window go far beyond. The last few years there has been a tendency towards more practical sizes. Products whose dimensions are slightly larger than the sizes of the window are easier to wash, iron, they are cheaper, they look stylish.
When choosing curtains, you have to decide on their fastening to the cornice. The most common: curtain tape, hinges and eyelets. Curtain tape is suitable for curtains hanging from the ceiling. The hinges and eyelets look quite original, they are best used for curtains hanging below.
Attention! When buying curtains with grommets, pay attention to the material of the grommets and recommendations for care!
Eyelets can be made of stainless steel or other metal. In the case of metal susceptible to corrosion, eyelets can ruin the entire curtain when washing, staining it with rust. Such eyelets require a more accurate washing in slightly warm water. During the spin, the eyelets should not be wrapped in the curtain itself, and when drying, care must be taken that moisture does not flow down from the eyelets down the curtain.
What material is made of
The most common fabrics for curtains are tulle, veil and organza. Less common in the interior are products from flax, cotton, viscose. Sometimes you can see silk curtains.
The main distinguishing feature of a suitable material is its ability to transmit light. Practical housewives also think about the possibility of unhindered ventilation of the room.
The curtain can be made from 1 whole piece of fabric, maybe from 2 or more. It all depends on the design of the window and individual preferences.
Important! Regardless of the material chosen, designers recommend the size of the product 2 times wider than the surface that it will cover. This amount of fabric is enough for beautiful folds. When choosing a product, it is advisable to think about caring for it and access to the window. Sometimes it is more practical to buy 2 narrower curtains than one wide.
What is it for?
The second equally important function is the diffusion of sunlight. Through the product, the sun does not so intrusively shine in the eyes. It is much more comfortable to stay in a room, and not only to a person, but also to indoor plants.
In diffused light, furniture upholstery, wall and floor coverings retain their color longer, do not fade.
The operating instructions for household appliances and electronics strongly recommend that you protect them from direct sunlight.
Thus, in rooms on the sunny side, the curtain extends the life of almost all household items.
What is confused
However, now more and more purchases are made through the Internet, and when choosing a decor for windows, it is important to know the basic concepts and their differences. Otherwise, you can get into an uncomfortable situation when the picture liked everything, but something went wrong in the mail. Moreover, the description next to the picture and in the package is the same, but the product does not live up to expectations.
Curtains are often confused with a cornice. Eaves - the acting element of furnish. Calling it a curtain is a mistake.
Draperies - window decor made of thick fabric. Draperies practically do not pass light. They are very heavy. When choosing a curtain, it is important to take care of the sufficient strength of its fastening to the cornice and the cornice to the wall or ceiling.
A curtain is a textile for decorating a room, which is attached at the top and hangs. The fabric can be absolutely any. Everything that hangs from textile can be called a curtain. They can move apart, rise. Thus, both curtains and curtains are varieties of curtains.
