Some people claim that they spend most of their lives in the kitchen. It's not hard to believe. In living rooms, tables are usually set for holidays, inviting loved ones and a bunch of friends. Friendly gatherings in a small company in a cozy kitchen are held much more often.

curtains for kitchen in modern style
When choosing curtains, it is very important to consider the existing or planned style, as well as the geometric features of the space.

In addition, we must not forget about the basic functionality of the room. Breakfasts, lunches and dinners take a lot of time from housewives. Hence the conclusion. Most people want the kitchen to look attractive. The interior is worked out in all details, including window decoration with beautiful curtains.

classic curtains for kitchen
Ordinary curtains can add style and completeness to your kitchen interior.
curtains for the kitchen
Curtains are an important part of the interior.

Curtains and drapes for the kitchen

Selecting textile products for window openings is a task that requires a thorough approach. You can’t just go and buy the first thing that catches your eye if you want to make an impression and be satisfied yourself.

curtains for kitchen in modern style
Curtains can create warmth, coziness and visually add lightness to the space.

Kitchen curtains have their own functional and aesthetic load. Accurately hitting the target when selecting the type and shade will not only allow the product to harmoniously fit into the interior, become its central component, but will also help to visually hide all sorts of furniture defects, sharply reducing the manifestation of design flaws.

curtains for kitchen eclectic
When choosing curtains for the kitchen, you need to consider many criteria: type of construction and fabric, color, shape.

Curtains for curtains also require development of options. Mainly because they must fit the intended parameters of the material and have a suitable appearance. In turn, the curtains themselves and ready-made curtains for the kitchen are taken either separately or in a set, which is much more profitable. In ready-made sets, all requests are already taken into account. Combinations of colors, patterns are selected. The product is sewn with a specific form of decoration. You can choose with an emphasis on a certain design.

curtains for the kitchen in a classic style
Curtains in the kitchen should be beautiful and practical, complement the interior and protect from prying eyes from the street.

In many ways, this also contributes to a visual change in the perception of the actual volumes of windows and the room itself. For example, the disproportionality of a small or narrow opening disappears. It begins to seem more voluminous. A small kitchen becomes more spacious. It seems as if it is expanding. It turns out that the practical side of correctly chosen textiles plays an important role.

curtains for the kitchen in a Khrushchev-era building
Curtains should not interfere with the work process in the kitchen and it is desirable to provide periodic access to the window.

Criteria for choosing curtains for the kitchen

In the process of adding curtains to the overall interior, when decorating kitchen window openings, several problems are solved. Some of them are directly related to the layout of the apartment and the number of floors.

curtains for kitchen design
Short curtains for the kitchen are perhaps the most convenient and common option.

Firstly, if it is the first floor, then the curtain will not allow prying eyes to intrude into your personal space.

modern curtains for kitchen
These curtains are easy to care for, do not interfere in a tight space and do not prevent the window from being opened frequently for ventilation.

Secondly, kitchens located on the south side receive a large flow of sunlight. Curtains and blinds reduce the amount of sunlight penetration and provide the room with a comfortable temperature. Curtains in such cases are thick fabrics, but no matter what design they reflect, they require good light and air permeability. It is also necessary that the material is of high quality and safe.

curtains for kitchen with two windows
Curtains can visually expand a room or raise a low ceiling.

Not every housewife can sew curtains for the kitchen on her own, having chosen a suitable model. And in general, there is absolutely no need to do this, considering that ready-made kitchen curtains in sets in a large assortment are available for sale in stores and markets.

curtains for the kitchen in a classic style
Kitchen curtains are made mainly from natural materials.

The only thing that those who have to look for curtains and drapes to decorate the kitchen should pay attention to is the following criteria.

  1. The main tone. If it is light and has a light texture, the space seems expanded. This is optimal for small kitchens. Dark colors hide the area.
  2. To reduce the aggressiveness of the white tone, soft contrasting colors are selected: pink, coffee or beige
  3. The tone of the walls must be taken into account. Everything must be harmoniously combined.
  4. If curtains with a pattern are selected, it should be large. Applying small inclusions or patterns makes the curtains look untidy.
curtains for the kitchen with a large pattern
Such curtains are used in traditional kitchens and fit well into Provence and country styles.

In terms of material quality, the main emphasis can be placed on the following factors.

  1. The percentage of natural fabric and the quality of its color fastness when washed and over time.
  2. Resistance to pollution.
  3. The presence of treatment with special impregnations that prevent the process of fading, accumulation of dust and dirt particles.
Provence style kitchen curtains
Short curtains can be made in a variety of styles.

More often, a set of ready-made curtains with tulle is taken to the kitchen. The latter detail allows you to simultaneously hide the room from view from the street and let in light. Cornices are selected according to the type of curtains and drapes and additional details. The order of the arrangement of curtains can be:

  • direct;
  • arranged in the form of an arch;
  • with the grips moving to the sides.
curtains for kitchen with balcony
Complex curtains are the prerogative of spacious kitchens.

The price of a set of curtains for the kitchen varies and directly depends on the quality of the fabric and the design. It is noteworthy that you can easily find a cheap set and a high-quality expensive one. Many people also tend to buy elite sets at high prices.

stylish curtains in the kitchen
The main advantage of such curtains is the wide, even vertical folds formed by the eyelets.

Examples of ready-made solutions

Let us repeat once again that it is not difficult to buy suitable ready-made curtains for the kitchen if you know how they should look. A lot of types of these products can be found on the Internet. Here are large curtains for the entire length from the ceiling to the floor and medium ones that cover only the window. Let's consider some models that differ in external characteristics and properties.

curtains for kitchen with two windows
These curtains have a very neat appearance and give the kitchen a sense of order.
  1. For example - light curtains viterra. The set represents the main product - a delicate, elegant veil of a single-color peach color. The lambrequin adds elegance. Care involves hand washing. The washing machine, if automatic washing is assumed, should have a delicate mode with a temperature of 30 degrees. Bleach is not needed. Iron the curtains, covering them with cotton fabric.

    peach curtains in the kitchen
    This color of curtains creates an airy feel in the kitchen.
  2. Cappuccino curtains. The set includes 4 items. Two curtains and two grabs. Product parameters: width 220 cm, height 320 cm. For fastening and opening, manufacturers include a drawstring, curtain tape (hooks). Machine washing, as in the first option, requires setting the temperature to 30.

    curtains for kitchen cappuccino
    The model is suitable for a spacious kitchen with a wide window opening or for a room with an exit to a transitional balcony.
  3. Snow-white curtains with a Gzhel pattern for the kitchen will decorate the room, both small and large. The fastening detail is in the form of a stitched curtain tape with loops. The main fabric is gabardine, has good density, opacity, but at the same time is quite soft to the touch. Textiles of this type can be washed in a washing machine with the "synthetics" mode. It is better to iron the fabric through gauze or use an iron with a steam function.

    gzhel curtains in the kitchen
    The model represents Russian-made products.
  4. The curtains "cat house" for the kitchen will be a successful purchase. The set, representing textiles of Belarusian production, is very popular, despite its recent appearance on the market.

    curtains for kitchen ideas
    Such curtains can be used in modern laconic interior styles.

The model presents an original design. In this case, the curtains, the material of which is called "rainbow crinkle", do without grabs. Wall mounts are also not needed. The canvases are gathered by a drapery tape, sewn diagonally to the canvases. The set includes a lambrequin. A voile tulle serves as an additional element, harmoniously contrasting with the curtains.

curtains for kitchen cat house
It looks not only beautiful, but also convenient.

The coloring of the curtains "cat house" is very diverse, despite the single name. The main tone can be white, yellow, blue, beige. Darker colors are possible: brown, green, blue.

lambrequins for the kitchen
The cornice is mounted in three rows for convenient placement of all elements of the set.

Examples of models and colors of curtains for the kitchen (curtains with sunflowers, with poppies). Photo

Many people like to decorate their kitchens using bright details. Curtains can successfully play a central role in this process. Especially if the applied pattern is beautiful scarlet poppies or yellow sunflowers.

curtains for kitchen poppies
Curtains with poppies for the kitchen are a great way to diversify and refresh a boring environment.

Curtains with poppies for the kitchen are a wonderful design idea if the overall interior contains red and white colors (the tone of the kitchen set, corner). The same can be said about sunflowers and other flowers. The image is displayed in an enlarged scale. This makes the curtains very expressive.

kitchen curtains with poppies
By hanging curtains with poppies in the kitchen, you will emphasize the interior of the room, where all the attention of guests and loved ones will be drawn to the window, as the highlight of the kitchen.
Sunflower Curtains
Photocurtains with sunflowers: a positive mood every day.

To better define the theme, you can use the Internet database by entering a specific request. Many examples of curtain models for kitchens will open. The main pattern will not only be flowers. Marine motifs, natural landscapes, and so on are possible.

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