Very often in the office premises on the plastic windows you can see the blinds. But at home I want more comfort, warmth, tenderness ... Therefore, Roman curtains can be an excellent option for interior decoration. See below for photos of how amazing they fit into any room!
The content of the article- Types of Roman Curtains
- Classic roman blinds
- Cascade curtains
- frameless curtains
- Materials for production
- Linen roman blinds
- Cotton Roman Blinds
- Synthetic roman blinds
- Mixed roman blinds
- The use of Roman curtains in different styles of interior decoration
- Colonial style
- Sea style
- Retro style
- Minimalism
- Roman curtains in the interior of different rooms
- For living room
- For the nursery
- For the bedroom
- For kitchen
- How to make Roman curtains yourself
Roman curtains (also known as roller) originated several thousand years ago, but they not only did not lose their relevance, but also confidently occupy a leading position in the market of textile materials. All ingenious is simple! And this golden rule is one hundred percent consistent with the Roman blinds.
Types of Roman Curtains
Roman curtains are rectangular (less often - square) flat canvases, which are mounted on the eaves. Parallel to the eaves, frame rods are evenly distributed in the fabric, due to which, with the help of a lace or a special chain, the height of the curtain is adjusted. This is the basic principle of the operation of the roller blinds, which can be modernized at its own discretion. We will understand the features of the most common varieties of Roman curtains.
Classic roman blinds
Classic Roman blinds are fully consistent with the mechanism described above. There are no special “frills” and “notions” in them - they simultaneously embody simplicity and elegance. When folded, the curtains fall in beautiful horizontal folds, and in the unfolded - almost perfectly flat. Such curtains will look great in the kitchen or in the nursery.
Cascade curtains
Unlike classical, such curtains form waves and draperies from fabric even when they are completely dissolved. Such type of rolled curtains looks gorgeous in the living room or in the bedroom. It is best to apply it in interiors that are made in Provence, Country, Chebbi-chic.
frameless curtains
This type of curtains is the easiest, most elegant, almost weightless, because there are no hinges in it.
Frameless Roman blinds are a simplified version of roller blinds that can be easily sewn by yourself.
Materials for production
The field of how you decided on the type of Roman curtains, you need to pay special attention to the fabric. And the question here is not even in the pattern that will be most successfully combined with your non-woven wallpaper, but in the material itself, because different tissues have different density and different light transmission.
Linen | 190-270 g / m² |
Cotton | 140-230 g / m² |
Synthetics | 110-360 g / m² |
Blended fabric | 120-390 g / m² |
Linen roman blinds
Linen fabrics are known for their quality from time immemorial. We present only the most important advantages of linen fabrics:
- Environmental friendliness
- Strength
- Keep their shape well
- Smooth
- Easy to care for
- Antistatic
- Do not sit down during the wash
Of course, the very first thing that catches your eye is their naturalness. Therefore, most often linen curtains are used in such styles as country, Provence, Mediterranean, classical. In the manufacture of linen curtains are not used printed patterns. As a rule, the aesthetics of such curtains lies in their texture.
Due to their density, linen curtains have an average transparency, so these curtains are good to use in the living room or in the kitchen.
Cotton Roman Blinds
Cotton is another material in demand for the production of textiles due to its environmental friendliness. Among designers, this fabric is popular due to the fact that it is ideal for printing printed patterns. Among the advantages of cotton Roman blinds are:
- Bright saturated colors
- Wear resistance and durability
- Softness
- Resistance to thermal and chemical effects.
However, there are also disadvantages:
- Easy to crumple
- Several sit down during the wash
- May be yellowed under constant exposure to sunlight.
Such fabrics will be appropriate for the manufacture of curtains for the kitchen and nursery.
Read about the design of the children's room for girls!
Synthetic roman blinds
Curtains of synthetic fabric are made from polymer fibers that do not exist in nature, so they may have the most incredible properties that are not typical for natural fabrics. For example:
- Do not crumple
- Repels dust, bacteria and microorganisms
- Easy to wash
- Very light
But remember that under the influence of temperature (for example, from a radiator or a battery) such a curtain can be deformed!
Mixed roman blinds
Blended fabric – это ткань, которая создана из разных по свойствам волокон. В одном полотне смесовой ткани могут использоваться натуральные волокна (например, хлопок, шелк), искусственные или синтетические. Многообразие таких сочетаний порождает богатый выбор тканей, от самых легких и почти прозрачных до тяжелых и светонепроницаемых.
Light fabrics can be used in the kitchen, while thick blended curtains are best used in the bedroom and nursery (especially if it is located on the sunny side of the house).
The use of Roman curtains in different styles of interior decoration
Colonial style
Colonial style оформления помещений как таковой возник в эпоху Великих географических открытий. Именно в это время европейцы активно покоряют мир и основывают все новые и новые колонии (отсюда и возникло название стиля – колониальный). В результате этого, классический европейский стиль оформления интерьеров распространился по всему миру, но стал приобретать экзотические черты и местный колорит. Поскольку основные направления исследований и географических открытий были нацелены на южные и восточные земли, то и колониальный стиль объединяет в себе европейские и ближневосточные или же африканские черты.
For the colonial style, the characteristic soft, pastel neutral colors. Curtains for decorating a room in the colonial style are permissible to use only natural fabrics of natural shades, but you can dilute the monotony with some exotic pattern, ornament or print.
Colonial style не имеет привязки к конкретной территории (как, например, прованс), однако для гармоничной и выдержанной стилистики лучше выбрать одну тему и строго ее придерживаться, дабы избежать несуразности и безвкусицы.
Sea style
It is difficult to imagine a style in which Roman blinds would look more appropriate than in the sea. And this is not surprising, because the technology for manufacturing roller blinds was borrowed from mariners, who with the help of cross cords collected and straightened the sails.
In marine style, light curtains of all shades of white, pale blue or blue will be appropriate. It is better to refrain from bright and catchy drawings, especially flower motifs. On the contrary, images of shells, gulls and sailboats, stripes, but they should not be screaming and defiant colors would be appropriate. Perfectly look bright cascading Roman curtains.
Retro style
Retro style is perhaps one of the most interesting and unusual styles of interior design, since you can find real things of the era: vintage figurines and jewelry boxes, antique furniture (instead of ultramodern Ikea furniture), antique mirrors. However, textiles rarely retain their original appearance, so it is unlikely that you will be able to hang out the plastic windows of your grandmother’s curtains.
If you are going to buy Roman curtains for a retro-style room, carefully examine which fabric colors were in demand in the decade under which you style your interior. This may be a striped fabric, a cell or with a floral pattern.
Retro - a very refined and sophisticated style, so coarse fabrics to create curtains will not work. As is not appropriate to use flashy neon colors.
Minimalism
Despite the fact that textiles for the decoration of rooms in the style of minimalism are used very little, Roman curtains of the classical type will fit perfectly into this style, because they are deprived of unnecessary details, ruffles, ruffles and draperies. It would be appropriate to use a monochromatic fabric or a striped fabric.
Roman curtains in the interior of different rooms
For living room
Roman curtains for the living room can be used as an independent element of the decor, and in combination with traditional curtains (in this case, the curtains will play the role of blinds).
For the nursery
For the nursery лучше использовать римскую штору ярких оттенков, но она должна быть очень плотной, чтобы ни что не могло нарушить сон малыша (и дневного, и ночного). Удобны в использовании в детской синтетические ткани.
Be sure to read about how to equip a nursery for two children!
For the bedroom
Also, as for the nursery, the curtains in the bedroom should be thick. This will help maintain proper sleep and create all conditions for relaxation after a hard day's work.
For kitchen
In the summer from the south side, especially while cooking, the kitchen will be unrealistically hot, so even in this case it is better to use curtains. In all other cases, you can limit light and weightless curtains.
How to make Roman curtains yourself
Step by step instructions for making Roman curtains do it yourself
- Calculate the consumption of fabric: the size of the window opening + 15-20 cm in height + 5 cm on the sides.
- Decide on the choice of fabric: dense, transparent, light, heavy, etc.
- On the back of the fabric, at the same distance from each other, apply the markings for the placement of rods and rings for the cord.
- At the top and bottom of the curtains, make a velcro fastener so that it is put on the eaves (on top) and on the weighting bar (on the bottom). Then you can easily remove the curtain for washing.
- Baste the lining fabric to the curtain from the back side, stitch around the markings for the rods, so that a groove is formed between the seams into which the core can be inserted (metal or wooden slats can be bought in the Leroy Merlin online store).
- Sew the rings by hand, pass the cord through them (vertically). Your curtain is ready!
To hang the Roman blind without drilling, attach it to the window sash.
