How to Choose Curtain Colors: A Few Simple Rules

Curtains are a decorative element that allows you to change the appearance of a room with minimal effort and expense. The choice of curtain color is no less important than the choice of curtain model. The right color scheme can help to visually enlarge the space, make the room brighter or, conversely, steal the last rays of the sun. In order not to be mistaken, you need to be guided by the general rule when choosing: bright and warm colors help to add light, while fresh and cool shades cope with an excess of sunlight. If you find it difficult to choose the color of the curtains, listen to our advice.

How to Choose Curtain Colors: A Few Simple Rules

1. For the sake of economy. For thrifty owners, it is recommended to choose the color of curtains and curtains in the tone of the furniture upholstery, and not as is customary in most families: they made repairs, glued fresh wallpapers, and then changed the curtains to match them. Wallpaper is changed more often than furniture, and its price is not comparable to the current cost of furniture and the curtains themselves. If saving is not part of your plans, you can safely choose curtains to match the color of the walls.

2. A win-win option. If there are many colors in your room, so you are lost and do not know what to combine the color of the curtains with, choose a fabric for window curtains that is almost the same color as the largest piece of furniture in the room (a large sofa, a rug on the floor, kitchen facades, a bedspread and canopy in the bedroom, etc.). This is a win-win move.

3. In neutrality. If the interior is not designed by a stylist, and you have doubts about your own design abilities, you can stop at neutral shades of curtains (sandy, cream or beige), which are always in fashion. In this case, it will be quite easy to change the style and mood of the room without changing the curtains.

4. Color connection. Having chosen a neutral shade of curtains, you can connect them with other interior elements of a darker, lighter or brighter color: for example, decorate the window with an additional colored drapery or a decorative curtain with a color accent, etc. This is especially important when choosing curtains for a country house with large rooms filled with things.

5. Window in the spotlight. If you want to draw attention to the window and divert your gaze from another, not the most successful component of your interior, choose bright curtains, preferably not plain, but striped, checkered or with a print. Unite the interior components with bright curtains: make a tablecloth, napkins, sofa pillows, lampshade from the same fabric, etc. Buy other accessories of the same color and with the same pattern as the curtains.

6. Multicolor. If your interior is polychromatic, that is, there are a lot of colors in it, give your eyes a rest by choosing not very bright plain curtains to match the color of all the walls or just one wall (in the case when a combination of colors was used in the wall decoration).

7. Monochrome. If you want to create a monochrome interior, it is not necessary to choose curtains that are exactly the same color as the walls and/or bedspreads, furniture upholstery and other textiles. Choose curtains not of an identical, but a close shade or choose two-color curtains - so that the window stands out, not merges.

If you want to get something of your own, individual, that fully reflects your unique taste and character, visit the "Your Interior" decor salon. We know everything about curtains: here you will be offered a wide selection of styles and trends, various fabrics, patterns, accessories and decorations for curtains. You do not need to worry about how the materials and colors of the curtains will be combined with the interior of the house. Be sure, they will perfectly fit into the existing design of your home. Designers of the "Your Interior" studio will suggest you the best option for choosing curtains for your bedroom or living room.