Mint color is usually associated with freshness, purity, novelty. It is a natural color, related to the spectrum of green and partially blue color, helping to relax - you can paint the walls of the room or buy furniture covers, carpets, curtains of mint color on eyelets.

Fastening mint-colored curtains with eyelets
Mint is a unique case where a color is named for its taste rather than its visual appearance.

Mint Curtains: What They Look Like, Brief Description, Examples

Mint curtains are the most beautiful way to decorate window openings, an original zoning element of spacious rooms. The color is associated with early spring, youth, gentle "chill". Curtains can be a la "blackout" or thin, translucent, locally decorate windows or cover two-thirds of the wall, combined with curtains dividing the room into zones.

A combination of mint-colored curtains with a soft pouf
There is no such thing as too much mint color in an interior
Curtains with eyelets in mint color
Eyelets are ideal for curtains that need to be opened frequently.

Eyelets are a convenient element for fastening curtains, which have a very aesthetic appearance, and are a metal, wooden, or plastic circle inserted into the upper part of the curtain, through which the curtain rod is threaded. Oval and polygonal elements are used less often.

Types of plastic eyelets for curtains
Eyelets can come in a variety of shapes, from classic rings to stylish frills.

Curtains in mint tones, on plastic eyelets, are convenient to use for damp rooms, where temperature changes are common - bathroom, toilet, shower, open veranda. Metal ones are suitable for heavy curtains, wooden ones - for a rustic interior.

The color itself is located on the color wheel between green and blue, usually it is a dull, translucent pastel shade, but there are also more saturated options. The tone itself is universal, its varieties are pang, aquamarine, magic mint, soft mint, etc.

What does mint color actually look like?
Mint color is a combination of the most delicate shades of blue and green

Interior decoration with mint curtains

Mint-colored curtains with eyelets are selected to match the existing interior:

  • minimalism – straight and simple, single-color, with plastic eyelets in the same color as the product;
  • high-tech – made of satin, metallized fabric, suspended on an iron cornice, most often with an electric drive;
  • classic – combined, imitating a two-layer structure, mostly matte;
  • ecological – on wooden eyelets, decorated with stripes, simple geometric patterns;
  • Baroque - richly decorated with intricate patterns made in silver, gold, and bronze tones;
  • shabby chic - the draperies themselves, other curtain decor, look "antique", relatively pale, as if faded over time;
  • loft - an elongated curtain from the ceiling to the floor, almost completely covering the entire wall.
Turquoise sofa next to mint curtain
There is practically no interior style that cannot be complemented with mint shades.
Corner sofa with mint upholstery
In the interior, mint curtains are supported by furniture or decorations of the same tone.

Advice. If the height of the room needs to be slightly adjusted downwards, the upper, dense part of the curtain is made lighter or darker. To visually increase the height of the room, a curtain with vertical stripes of different widths is selected.

Light curtains on the living room window
This color is perfect for rooms located in the southern part of the building.

Shades for the living room, design examples, combination of curtains with wallpaper

In the hall, especially combined with the kitchen, there are usually two or three or more windows. All of them are decorated with the same curtains - when the windows are high, located in close proximity to each other, it is recommended to decorate them with a common curtain. Another option for using a cornice with eyelets is a zoning partition between the kitchen and dining area, a place for rest and cooking. In this case, the kitchen is decorated with chrome surfaces, shiny gloss, the spacious living room - in darker tones.

Pink and mint curtains over white sofa
To lift the mood, the living room windows can be decorated with mint curtains with a bright pattern.

Advice: To slightly change the daytime design of eyelet curtains, grabs are used, which are wide ribbons, ties, chains with fasteners, selected to match the tone of the main curtain fabric.

DIY Curtain Tieback From Rope
It is not necessary to buy a curtain tieback. You can make stylish decor with your own hands, for example, from a piece of rope

Other options for beautiful decorations can be seen in the photo below.

 

Examples of design using curtains in the bedroom

Curtains in mint tones in the bedroom help to relax as much as possible after a hard day, fall asleep quickly, wake up easily if the curtains are not too thick. Curtains here separate the dressing room from the sleeping area or workplace. These draperies should be combined with furniture upholstery, throws on chairs and armchairs, bedspreads, the color of bed linen, wallpaper.

Beautiful bedroom in mint shades
In the bedroom, it is acceptable to combine different shades of mint, from bleached to rich.
Classic Bedroom Interior with Mint Colored Curtains
The luxury of a bedroom in a classic style is emphasized by long curtains with drapery

Curtains with a small, intricate pattern are combined with plain wallpaper, uniform wall paint and vice versa. The ideal ensemble in the bedroom is formed by harmoniously selecting curtains to match the bed canopy and dressing table.

Mint textiles in the bedroom interior
The interior looks harmonious with bedding textiles in a mint color to match the curtains.
Mint Curtains with Geometric Pattern in White Bedroom
A simple geometric print helps to try on furniture and accessories

Decorating a nursery in mint tones can be unique: bluish-green curtains to which butterflies, beetles, ladybugs are attached with pins, clothespins, and grabs also imitate hairpins with favorite cartoons or try to be inconspicuous.

Mint color translucent curtain in a children's room
The children's room should be cozy and comfortable.

Examples, photos of curtains in the interior of the hall

In the living room space, both bright and pastel colors are acceptable. The color creates a cozy, relaxed atmosphere if you combine it with bright, rich colors in the guest area, and choose more neutral, calm shades for places of rest and work. The hall, especially a spacious one, is exactly the place where it is convenient to "play" with color, adding dark or light furniture, bright or pastel fabrics, small interior accessories that can attract attention to the interior.

Mint colored curtains in the hall of a private house
Mint shades go well with other tones and neutral colors - white, beige or gray.

In photographs, “mint interiors” look either calm, overly simplified, or cause genuine surprise, when using original approaches, bold color combinations, unique forms of small decor, located against the background of monochromatic mint curtains.

Cream walls of the hall in a country house
A successful combination of combined curtains with furniture and walls in the same colors

Tip: Curtains themselves are often a separate decorative item, but decorations such as bandeau, jabot, swag on curtains with eyelets make the room elegant, creating a romantic interior without additional effort.

DIY Curtain Tieback for Living Room
Beautiful decoration of curtains significantly improves their appearance.

Pros and cons of mint-colored curtains

Like curtains of any other shade, curtains in the color of fresh mint have positive qualities:

  • the color gives the room coolness, lightness, “airiness”, which is especially appreciated in cramped, dark rooms;
  • the tone creates a feeling of peace, complete security, even in the most restless people, reduces the frequency of conflicts;
  • mint curtains have been a popular trend for several seasons now;
  • in a mint-green or mint-blue space the atmosphere is maximally conducive to rest and relaxation;
  • the color does not tire the organs of vision and does not irritate the most unbalanced members of the family;
  • the shade has the ability to visually age its surroundings - often such curtains look antique;
  • The exquisite mint-colored interior looks very luxurious and expensive.
Baby cot in a room with mint curtains
Mint colors are used both as accents and as the main background.

Negative properties:

  • the calming mint tone is unacceptable for work offices, places where energetic work and creative decision-making are required;
  • often the color scheme looks vintage because the draperies look faded, like they are antique;
  • Excessive use of mint fabrics in the living room space has a “sleepy” effect.
Small bedroom in mint tones
However, the “sleepy” effect will be very useful in the interior of a bedroom.

Advice: To enhance the calming effect of mint shades, dark, cold tones (brown, dark blue, emerald) are used; to weaken them, warm, light tones (yellow, cream, soft orange) are needed.

Brown floor in a room with mint curtains
Against the background of dark tones, the mint shade appears more saturated.

Examples of combinations of mint curtains with other colors in the interior

Mint-colored curtains made of various materials can be hung in all rooms, neatly fitting them into the interior, or only in one. Such curtains can become a continuation of light green walls or the only light accent.

White kitchen cabinets and mint lampshade
A light and cozy atmosphere will be achieved if you choose curtains with a delicate mint shade for white furniture.

Different shades of mint go best with the following colors:

  • snow-white;
  • amethyst;
  • soft apricot;
  • emerald;
  • sky blue;
  • creamy yellow;
  • silver;
  • azure;
  • light amaranth;
  • creamy;
  • milk chocolate;
  • purple-black;
  • beige-brown;
  • mustard;
  • bottle green;
  • iron gray;
  • sapphire;
  • woody;
  • metallic.
Leather sofa with gilded elements
Grey-mint textiles go well with the golden decor of classic furniture
Decorating the wall in the hall with a mirror in an original frame
The combination of curtains and decorative pillows is always in fashion

Mint color is most often cold, warm - a little less often. Interior design in cold, saturated tones is recommended for spacious rooms with high ceilings, several windows facing southeast, south. Warm, light design is ideal for cramped, low rooms, through which a narrow northern, northwestern window penetrates little light.

Decorating a child's room window with curtains on eyelets
For a small child's room, it is better to choose curtains with children's drawings

Conclusion

Original curtains of a beautiful mint color will decorate interiors designed in various styles - both classic and ultra-modern. With the proper use of curtains of various shades of mint, even in the most modest room, it is easy to create an unforgettable design - the most cozy, harmonious, holistic, with an attractive appearance.

Video: mint color in the interior

Photo of mint colored curtains