Classic curtain design is, of course, practical and universal, but it doesn’t surprise anyone anymore, and the eye doesn’t enjoy the boring picture. Both designers and those who create coziness in their home on their own want something new and unusual. And there are a lot of options, by the way!

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Ready-made curtains and drapes are easy to buy in any store, but everyone wants to decorate their home (apartment) with exclusive models.
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This encourages housewives to be creative and create original items.

New Designs

The main trend is to combine aesthetics and practicality! Modern curtain design not only performs an aesthetic function, but also hides the interior flaws, and also improves it.

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Professional designers will suggest ideas that are easy for anyone to apply.
  • Curtains with lambrequins. They were in fashion before, but having lost their relevance, they returned updated. Today, ideal lambrequins are simple, light and laconic. They no longer take up visual space with an abundance of folds.
  • Combination of different types of curtains. Designers boldly combine roller blinds and classic ones, draperies of different styles and fabrics of different colors and textures.
  • Straight vertical curtains to increase the length of the room. Such curtains will visually make the room wider and higher, the main thing is that the plain curtains start right at the ceiling and end on the floor.
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To decorate windows, you can use non-traditional materials, various shapes and fastenings.
  • Curtains on eyelets. Metal rings are inserted into the holes on the curtains and are strung onto a metal pipe above the window.
  • Cool organza curtains with photo printing. A modern method is suitable for those who can’t choose the perfect color or pattern, sorting through different fabric options. You can become a designer yourself and make any photo printing with a beautiful view or a funny picture.
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To make curtains look fashionable, you can choose unusual ideas.

More creativity!

It would seem that curtains are a rather ordinary and boring element of the interior? But no. You can come up with a lot of creative solutions.

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These fabric canvases are designed to decorate window openings and bring coziness and harmony to the home.
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There is no end to the number of options for curtain materials and colors.
  • Educational curtains. Especially relevant for a child's room. You can apply a photo print of the multiplication table, world map or foreign words to roller blinds, and voila - what you need to remember is now always in front of your eyes. Whether you want it or not, you will learn it anyway.
  • Curtains for safety. New from German scientists. The special fabric from which the curtains are made senses if pressure is applied to it and transmits information about it to the control center. If suddenly someone tries to get into the house through the window, the owners will certainly know about it.
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If the design of the entire room is extraordinary and non-standard, then, of course, only unusual curtains will help to complement and emphasize it.
  • Blinds-screens. Liquid crystal blinds can replace a TV, broadcasting dynamic images.
  • Magnetic curtains. A large number of magnets are sewn into the fabric of such curtains. With their help, you can create a perfectly smooth covering or, on the contrary, achieve the effect of crumpled paper, or maybe even create real origami.
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In addition to their decorative nature, they bring real benefits: they protect from bright light and hide your private life from prying eyes.

How to create unusual curtains?

Curtains made from different pieces of fabric

Many housewives have a question: what to do with the remains of different fabrics? One of the options is creative curtains, the main thing is to think in advance about the final picture of what you want to get as a result.

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Compatibility must also be taken into account.
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Length, color, texture and thickness may vary.

These combine well with each other:

  • tulle
  • veil
  • cotton
  • flax
  • organza

To make it easier to create a layout of unusual curtains, first look at selections of similar photos on the Internet.

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Today, the market offers a huge selection of fabrics from domestic and foreign manufacturers.

Sketch out the pattern on paper, taking into account how the fabric scraps will be arranged. Experts advise using large pieces of textile to make a minimum of seams on the product, and therefore not to weigh it down.

After the paper pattern is ready, you need to cut out the fabric. Apply the pattern to the wrong side of the fabric, mark with chalk, providing allowances of 0.5 - 1 cm. Then cut out. Sew the patches. Iron the seams.

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To hide the unpresentable “reverse” side, you can trim it with a beautiful lining fabric.

To make your work easier, it is better to use pieces of fabric of the same size and shape - rectangles, squares, triangles.

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You can make unusual curtains with your own hands, your creativity will be unique and pleasing to the eye.

Denim Curtains

The peculiarity of using denim fabric to make curtains is that it is a very heavy fabric.

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You need to choose a strong curtain rod.

Another important detail is the room design. Denim is a popular material in clothing, but it is unlikely to fit into the style of every apartment. Experts recommend using such curtains in a child's room or in a room for teenagers, as well as in a summer house.

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The main advantage of this fabric is its density.

A denim curtain will protect the room from sunlight well, and therefore will be ideal for a bedroom with a similar style.

As for sewing denim curtains, the patterns are no different from working with any other materials.

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For variety, you can decorate such curtains with various decorative elements (thermo-stickers, appliques, etc.).

Curtains-collage

This option will fit perfectly into the country house interior. You can use postcards or favorite photos. Suitable for the kitchen.

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In the bathroom, such a curtain will look very unusual.

So, option #1. Use a brightly colored curtain net and postcards (or photographs) of a certain theme. You need to attach the postcards in several rows so that the net becomes a border for each postcard.

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You can control the length of these curtains.

Option #2. Curtains-shutters: we use the same photographs or postcards, white cardboard, wooden clothespins and cord thread. You need to cut out squares from the cardboard that will imitate the base of Polaroid photos. Glue the photographs or postcards to them. Then the finished photos need to be hung on a thread using clothespins. The thread should first be attached to the window frame.

Sewing creative curtains

Curtains made of ribbons

Curtains made of ribbons are not only an original addition to the interior, which will look good even in the most sophisticated living room or hall, but also an exciting activity.

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Moreover, the sewing technology is extremely simple, especially if you already have the skill.
  1. We measure the window in width.
  2. We measure the step (the distance between the tapes).
  3. Divide the window width by the step. Multiply this number by the length of the curtain. You will get the length in meters that is required for the product.
  4. Next, we cut the roll of tapes into pieces.
  5. For the base, prepare a strip of any fabric (matching the color) equal to the width of the window.
  6. Sew the ribbons to this strip of fabric one by one in any order, observing the step.
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Each ribbon can be tied with a bow or knot to the curtain rod.

Experienced seamstresses warn that at first the ribbons will lie untidily and look in different directions. To fix this, fold each ribbon from the bottom twice and put a small weight in the middle (it needs to be sewn inside the ribbon).

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For this purpose, ready-made sets of ribbons of different colors are sold.

Beaded Curtains

This idea is implemented just as easily, but using a slightly different technology.

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Fittings, especially small ones, should be purchased with a reserve.
  1. Measuring the width of the window
  2. We think over the design, the sizes of the beads
  3. We choose the method of attaching beads to the fishing line (using metal clamps, knots on both sides or loops).
  4. We prepare the rail on which we will attach our curtains, it should be 10 cm longer than the width of the window. We make holes with a step that suits your design (the larger its elements, the larger the step).
  5. We prepare the fishing line pieces (if we use the knot or loop method of fastening, we add a reserve of 60 cm).
  6. We string beads according to the prepared pattern.
  7. We attach the finished ribbons to the rail.
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For a bead curtain you need a thick fishing line.

Conclusion

Don't be afraid to experiment with creative and even funny things. A creative approach can transform the design of your room, and also provide you with an interesting pastime while creating a beautiful and original curtain.

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A little creativity, let your imagination run wild, and your ideas can easily be embodied in the design of curtains or drapes.

VIDEO: Unusual curtains made by hand.

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