The design of the apartment ends with the decoration of the window openings. Traditionally, textiles are used, less often blinds. For modern, as well as classic styles of interior decoration of rooms, it is interesting to use striped curtains. A rich selection of fabrics, colors, design trends and styles allows you to harmoniously complement the space of almost any room. Show dexterity, fantasize - and you will get a beautiful striped interior.

Light curtains with dark stripes on the bay windows
Stripes are a universal tool for interior adjustments, allowing you to place the right accents in the right place.

Striped curtains as part of the interior

The design of an apartment and a private house using striped window textiles is a unique find for connoisseurs of the classics. It is not necessary to order massive curtains. Graceful tulle in a strip of a translucent cut, made with a horizontal intersection, will do.

Striped tulle on the living room window in a classic style
Tulle can be horizontally or vertically striped, which changes the visual perception of space.

Design experts advise following three rules when decorating with striped tulle:

  1. Low ceilings in a room need to be visually enlarged.
  2. Be sure to widen the narrow space between the walls.
  3. Darken a lighted room, and make a dark room lighter.

The use of striped tulle in the interior is good because you can choose a matching design for any style. And if there is not enough sunlight in the room, tulle will solve this problem in no time. The translucent texture will let in the missing rays of sunlight from the street, while the use of two or more shades of color on the canvas will organically fit in and complement the design of almost any room.

Translucent tulle with horizontal stripes
Striped tulle on eyelets in a country interior
Bright dining area with striped tulle on the windows
Tulle with small horizontal stripes will make the space wider and the interior interesting

Traditionally, two types of stripes are used in design:

  • horizontal;
  • vertical.

In modern design art, the trend of combining horizontal and vertical stripes has become popular. This creates a beautiful cage that can successfully decorate a kitchen or bathroom. But there are also non-standard solutions. For example, diamond-shaped patterns on canvases, obtained by crossing two types of stripes at an angle. Oblique cage is the hallmark of English-style living rooms.

Living room window with checkered curtains
Checkered curtains add variety to any interior style

Striped curtains can visually expand the dimensions of the room. For example, if the ceilings of the apartment are not very high (up to 2.2 meters), then it is necessary to increase this figure, at least visually. For this, vertical narrow stripes are used.

Yellow stripes on light curtains in the living room
A narrow vertical stripe on curtains is a good technique when you want to emphasize lancet windows

Interesting. The narrower the strip of curtain, the higher the ceiling seems to be from the floor. Knowing this rule allows owners to create truly unimaginable things.

Small living room with black and white striped curtains
Vertical stripes look good in a room with a minimum amount of furniture.

The same applies to a narrow bedroom. But here the horizontal stripe acts as a visualizer. The same rule is taken as for the ceiling: a narrow horizontal stripe will best expand the room.

Small bedroom with bright striped curtains
Multi-colored stripes on curtains should be selected so that some match the wall decoration, and others match the decorative elements.

Combinations of different color solutions allow you to harmoniously decorate the design, complementing it. But you should pay attention to natural light. It should be sufficient and in moderation. If there is a lack of the latter, you can darken the space. At the same time, the well-being of a person in such a room worsens. Striped tulle will perfectly solve this problem. The translucent texture will let in additional sunlight, dilute the darkness. It is also worth considering that a dark environment requires light window textiles.

Beautiful flower on a tulle curtain
Decorative elements such as clips, tiebacks, ribbons or fringe are often used to decorate tulle curtains.

Designers advise taking into account two rules:

  1. A darkened bedroom with a lack of natural light definitely needs to be illuminated. That's why you'll have to use translucent tulle.
  2. A room in which dark, gloomy shades of furniture, floor and wall finishes predominate must be diluted with light curtains.

Don't confuse these two recommendations. By using window textiles correctly, you can decorate your living room with striped curtains in an original way, a photo of which you will see below.

Wooden chest of drawers in front of the window in the living room
The color of the curtains should be in harmony with the rest of the interior items.

Decorating the living room

The living room is designed to gather family members, friends and just old acquaintances around a festive table and a pleasant conversation. The well-being of the people here, their mood and disposition to communication depend on how correctly and harmoniously this room is decorated.

Multicolored stripes on curtains in the living room
Horizontal stripes on curtains will make the living room visually wider
Two-tone curtains in the living room interior
Cozy living room interior with wide striped curtains
Modern living room interior with striped curtains
Black and white striped curtains in an eclectic living room interior in a young couple's home

Pay attention to fresh, natural shades. A curtain with a green stripe will suit these purposes well. In combination with greenish furniture, for example, an armchair or a sofa, such a solution will create a truly fresh stay here. And in order not to overdo it, choose a second color of the stripe soft beige or slightly light green.

Combinations of striped curtains and patterned curtains look very beautiful in the living room. Consider the option of organizing the window space with blue and white curtains, diluted with milky-colored tulle with blue, textured flowers on it. This solution will look interesting on a double corner window.

Multicolored stripes on curtains in the living room
It is reasonable to use expensive textiles in the design of a hall or living room

Using only curtains made of transparent fabrics will create an interesting, original design of the living room, and the owner of this apartment will be seen as a connoisseur of extraordinary design art.

Usually, a living room is a room with a large space. In this case, it will be possible to hang a curtain with a horizontal stripe here without compromising the visual perception of the size of the space. Brown shades complemented by brown and green stripes look good for a light hall. It is important to use only pure shades of these colors. Only in this case, brown and brown can organically complement the interior design without introducing "swampiness".

Interior of a corner living room with two windows
Wide stripes are ideal for large spaces
Houseplant in the corner of the living room of a city apartment
Narrow stripes mask imperfections while drawing attention to themselves, making them the best option for a small room.

Pay attention to the wide horizontal strip. The combination of red and white in the curtain will be a godsend for you. These two colors will perfectly fit into the classic interior of the hall, creating an accent. Seems too flashy? Not at all. Experiment. Classic dark parquet on the floor, light carpet, English aristocratic furniture, light floor lamps, bouquets of flowers. It is better to leave the ceiling white. But the walls can be painted a pale bluish shade. The combination of blue and red is one of the most attractive for the interior.

Striped curtains for the kitchen

The kitchen is full of smells and smoke from frying in oil, so you need to pay close attention to the choice of fabric. Dense materials are an advantage here. The choice of curtain type is also very important. Pay attention to roller blinds or Roman blinds with horizontal stripes. Traditional English checks will also work here.

Striped Roman blinds on kitchen windows
Roman blinds always look great regardless of the size of the windows.

Advice. The colors are colorful and bright. You should not decorate the window with dark, gloomy shades. The kitchen is a light, airy room by nature. Take this into account.

Light curtains with transition on panoramic kitchen windows
An interesting version of striped curtains with a smooth color transition

Roller blinds are suitable for the kitchen space. Their folding mechanism allows you to completely hide the fabric. This function is valuable when you need to cook food in oil for a long time. This will keep the curtains fresh and clean for a long time.

Roller blind with small stripes on the kitchen window
The fabric of the roller blind for the kitchen should be made of a fabric that is resistant to fading and frequent cleaning.

Modern housewives have fallen in love with Roman blinds. Their folding mechanism is different from roller blinds. There is no compartment in which the fabric can be hidden, but the curtains look much more interesting.

Kitchen in a private house with striped roman blinds
Curtains with small stripes will hide minor stains

Bright shades such as yellow, peach, pink, lemon, green, and other natural colors, coupled with horizontal striped intersections, will give the kitchen freshness, brightness, and lightness.

Curtains with small vertical stripes on the kitchen window
The choice of fabric for kitchen curtains depends on the size of the window - the smaller it is, the more transparent the curtains should be

Standard, straight curtains complemented by a translucent curtain will also do. This design looks interesting if the kitchen has a bay window, balcony or loggia.
A mandatory requirement in the design of the interior of the kitchen is the use of white color or its derivatives. White is a sign of true purity and light, it simply must be present in your kitchen.

Light striped curtain with tieback
Calm light tones soothe and relax

The choice of color combination is the main criterion

A properly selected color palette can enhance a particular effect planned in a room several times. First of all, you need to decide what you want to achieve. If it is warmth and coziness of the bedroom, then choose the appropriate shades. The following will suit you:

  • bright mustard with gray-brown;
  • milky beige with gray-blue;
  • light golden with bright brown.

The bedroom should be conducive to rest and relaxation. The choice of curtain range for a child's bedroom is slightly different than for adults. Here the emphasis should be on bright, fresh tones. Natural shades such as light green, peach, pink, blue, yellow, turquoise and their derivatives are an excellent choice for a child's bedroom.

White bed in bedroom with striped curtains
Thick curtains are desirable for the bedroom to block the sun during daytime rest.

For the kitchen, also choose fresh tones. There is no need to hang dark, black, brown or burgundy curtains on the window. Olive, yellow-red, lemon, lime, peach motifs are more suitable here. Curtains of these colors will bring the necessary lightness, vivacity and freshness to the kitchen.

But for the living room it is appropriate to use vulgar tones. Burgundy, bright gold, purple will be an excellent addition. Such colors should be diluted with similar ranges, but lighter. The use of very different light tones, such as white, beige will be inappropriate here.

Attractive living room interior in bright colors
Contrasting or combined stripes are used to distract attention or to brightly decorate an original interior.
Black and white vertical striped curtains
A chic combination of black and white curtains and art deco design

If the living room has good dimensions: large and spacious, be sure to consider the option of finishing the window opening with a vertical wide strip, diluted with a thinner tape. Color solutions can be varied: from bright, fresh, to dark and even black.

Striped curtains are a unique find for both a modern classic and a high-tech lover. By choosing the right color schemes, you will be able to decorate the space of a room of any design.

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