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What is the first thing everyone does in the morning?
Open the curtains and let the sunshine into your room.
What is the last thing to do before going to bed at night?
Close the curtains and sleep peacefully.
Curtain
As the decoration enters in the final stage, owners should consider installing curtains and other window treatments. The form of curtains is either Rod style or Track style.
Nowadays, curtains are a must-have element of home decoration. Without curtains, where is the privacy? Many people are entangled when choosing curtains, should I choose the rod style or should I choose the track style.
Roman rod
ROMAN POLE OR ROMAN ROAD
It is a pole/rod with a ring in the middle, the ring is connected to the curtain, and the two ends are blocked with a column head larger than the ring so that the curtain does not fall off.
There is also the kind of punching directly on the curtain, without the ring. There are many materials for Roman rods, such as solid wood, aluminum alloy, stainless steel, and PVC, which can be selected according to the decoration style.
Track
CEILING
The track bar pulls the curtain through the orbital motion of the hook. This track will be hidden when it is installed. It will not look good when it is exposed. It is necessary to make a curtain box in advance and cover the track with a curtain box or a valance.
It's cheaper, it can handle special window shapes, and it pulls smoothly no matter what shape it is. Multi-track motion is also possible, there is no limit to the length, and the price is cheap, suitable for mass consumption, and has a longer service life.
curtain box
The curtain box is an important part of the home decoration, and it is the premise decoration for installing the curtain head and hiding the track. When designing the ceiling and the window cover, the matching curtain box design should be carried out. This can improve the overall decorative effect.
Depending on how the top is handled, the curtain box comes in two forms. One is that the room has a designed ceiling, the curtain box should be concealed in the ceiling, and it will be completed when the top ceiling is made. The other is that the room has no designed ceiling and the curtain box is fixed on the wall. The structure of the curtain box is relatively simple and the construction is relatively easy.
valance
Valance is a kind of fabric window decorations. It can be used together with other forms of window coverings. In the design of curtains, the shape of the valance affects the style of the curtain, it is either complex, or simple; rational or emotional; romantic or intellectual and elegant. The design of the lace and the belt will be influenced by it, too.
Therefore, if you want to have a comfortable curtain, choosing the valance style is one of the most important tasks.
The valance is an interior furnishings of people's daily home life, and is the embellishment of home decoration.
Decorating
The curtain is integrated into the whole space to harmonizing colors and make up the lack of the window.
(photo: Sony Pictures)
Low Window
Corner radiator
Air conditioner suspended in midair alone
Clever use of bamboo shade covers the shackles of the small windows.
The justly stacked curtains on both sides make the whole room homely
(photo: Pieter Estersohn
The curtain is the master of the home atmosphere and the most charming magician.
Choose a suitable curtain, not only can make life into a romantic enjoyment but also can enhance the temperament of the whole family, make it farewell to obsolete and boring
When choosing curtains, we should not only pay attention to aesthetics but ignore its practical functions.
Curtains are not only made of various fabrics but also made of different shapes and styles. Different curtains can create different scenes.
Color
Choosing a color that is similar to the color of the wall, or that is in harmony with the style of the home decoration, allows the space to maintain a uniform tone, and the overall look is more harmonious and simple.
White
The white curtains are a versatile choice. They are elegant, generous, quiet and graceful. The breeze blows and the curtains flutter,
Gray
Grey is a popular color nowadays, it is not only fashionable and temperament, but also has a strong shelter effect. When used well, you can create a compelling home atmosphere, showing a low-key luxury.
Features
A decent, elegant and beautiful curtain is not only a good home decoration but also an important medium for shading, heat insulation and regulating indoor light.
Living room curtain
For those who like to watch TV on the sofa and use the living room as the audio-visual area, the light in the living room should not be too strong, so as to avoid affecting the audio-visual effect. It is recommended to have the function of blocking light and heat insulation.
For families who like to entertain guests in the living room and use the living room as a reception room, European curtains highlight the owner’s home pursuit and embellish the lifestyle.
European living room curtains focus on design style. The European style is mainly based on the Western classical style.
This style is more gorgeous, the color is strong, and the style is beautiful, which can achieve the graceful decoration effect.
If you have a garden or you are living in the second floor or above and have a balcony can block the sight of passers-by and want to make the light in the living room brighter, you can choose curtains made of light-colored or thin cloth materials. Hollow fabrics is also a good choice.
Bedroom curtain
Choose different curtains for different users.
The elderly's room needs to consider about sound insulation and light blocking effect. Because the quality of sleep for the elderly is not very good. The thicker curtain, cotton and linen, has better sound insulation and light blocking effect, and it is easy to clean and care.
Young people's bedrooms can choose curtains that match their individual aesthetics while ensuring privacy and light blocking.
Choose different curtains for different users. Bedroom curtains can also be selected according to the orientation of the room. You can choose flexibly according to the intensity of the sun.
The south-facing bedroom has plenty of light all year round, but in order to prevent the summer from being too hot and prevent a lot of ultraviolet rays entering the room, you can choose a curtain that has better light blocking and better heat insulation.
The curtains in the north-facing bedroom are relatively free. You can use any fabric curtain or honeycomb shades and roller blinds with good light transmission can be used as long as it can control light and protects privacy.
How To Hang
In general, the size of the curtains is determined by the size of the window, but in order not to affect the overall aesthetics after hanging the curtains, we should follow a "universal rule":
Normal-sized windows or french window: full-size drape or curtain set
The mounting position of the curtain rod is about 8-10 inches upward along the window frame, or your curtain box should be just under your crown molding, creating a top-down effect as much as possible, and visually elevating the space.
Narrower windows: choose roller shade, honeycomb shade, and fabric vertical blinds.
The form of the curtain is lift-type, the height can be flexibly adjusted according to the demand, and the light source can be effectively diffused and the ultraviolet rays can be blocked.