Novelties of curtain design 2018: 100 modern and fashionable ideas in the photo

It is difficult to imagine a beautiful and cozy interior of a house without using drapery for windows. An important touch on the design of a wide variety of rooms is not only a decorative element, but also a functional component of the design. Protection from sunlight (if necessary) and prying eyes - not all the possibilities of home textiles for windows. If you need to hide the flaws in the area of window openings, to combine interior items of different colors and textures into a single composition or to add a twist to the design of the room, drapery will be the most simple and aesthetic option. Nothing is able to so effectively complete the creation of the image of a room as a correctly selected textile. So what curtains do designers bring to our attention in 2017? What models, colors and textures will be popular? And is it fashionable in principle to use textiles to decorate windows? We will try to answer these and other questions with the help of a large-scale selection of photo design projects of rooms with the most diverse functional purpose.

2017 trends

For several consecutive seasons, modern style has been formed from the components of minimalism, high-tech and Scandinavian style. Almost all of them advocate conciseness and practicality in drawing up the image of the room. Often a complete rejection of the decor becomes the basis of the concept of creating an interior. Finding a “golden mean” between the desire to create a modern and stylish design and bringing comfort to your home is the task of the owners of houses and apartments who decided to create the interior on their own.

If last season, designers around the world advised us, if possible, to abandon the use of textiles for window decoration in living rooms. Indeed, when creating the most spacious (at least visually) and bright room, it is important not to clutter it with unnecessary objects, but also to abandon any surfaces that impede the spread of natural light. But there are many reasons for drapery window openings not only the thinnest, lightest tulle. In the bedroom, it is difficult to do without dense curtains even for those who do not live on the ground floor, and owners of private houses cannot do without textiles on the windows. In addition, to create a truly cozy (and not just fashionable) interior, home textiles are necessary.

Modern designers recommend using simple and concise solutions for window decoration. A thin white tulle in combination with plain blackout curtains is a win-win option for a room decorated in one of the variations of a modern style. In recent designs, it is difficult to find ruffles and frills, brushes and fringe on window paintings, even clips and lambrequins are simple and even strict. Layered execution of curtains is almost never found, even interiors in the neo-classic style are decorated with traditional straight curtains, but from high-quality fabrics.

The combination of roller blinds and traditional curtains is becoming the mainstream of this season. At the same time, it is possible to use fabrics of the same color for the execution of both components, as well as materials that differ in color and texture - it all depends on the interior of the room and your desire to make the drapery of windows an accent or organically fit into the overall picture of the room.

The combination of fabric blinds and direct curtains can also be used in rooms with windows of different sizes and configurations. For example, if your room has a balcony block and narrow windows (option for apartments) or several dormer-windows of different models (a variation for private households), you can use textiles in different modifications.

Straight curtains fold in folds from the ceiling to the floor, often partially lying on a horizontal surface. This is a prerequisite for a visual increase in the height of the room. Will your textile cloths be attached to a string hidden behind a suspended ceiling, or hang with strict folds on grommets strung on a cornice, but there should be no distance from the floor to the lower edge of the curtains.

Curtain Selection Criteria

Regardless of which models, colors and textures are considered fashionable this season, there is a small list of criteria for choosing decor for window openings. Before heading to the store or to the expanses of online resources, answer a few questions for yourself:

for which room the curtains are selected - the functional background of the room leaves an imprint on the choice of model, color and quality of paintings;
the location of the room relative to the cardinal points is a direct dependence of the level of natural light, the choice of density and color of the fabric;
the style of space design - modern style is concise and even strict, options on the theme of classics suggest a more luxurious design;
the color palette of the interior and your desire to make the curtains an accent or harmoniously fit into existing color schemes;
the choice of fabric for linens will depend on the financial capabilities and the level of care for the curtains that you can provide (for some, washing at home is important, others agree to dry cleaning for the sake of the beauty and naturalness of the textile);
There is a simple rule for choosing between plain and printed fabrics - if the walls of the room are decorated in the same color, then the curtains can be purchased with a pattern and vice versa - for the walls with patterns, plain curtains on the windows are suitable. But the rule is what is called not "carved in stone" and has its exceptions.

Color and print for modern curtains

To the delight of owners of apartments and houses planning to decorate their homes, the fashion for interior design is not as fleeting as the catwalk. New trends do not exclude previous ones and the design created today will be relevant for several years. There are many options for using color to create a harmonious, bright, original, or even innovative image of a room. With the help of color, we can create a certain atmosphere of space and such a decorative and functional finishing touch in the interior, such as window drapery, takes not the last place in this process.

Universal options

One of the most simple and therefore universal options for window decoration in the living room or bedroom is the use of light, pastel colors. Calm, bright swellings seem to dissolve in the overall picture of the interior, help create a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere for relaxation. After saturated with bright colors from the city street advertising, in such an atmosphere it is most pleasant to relax and rest.

Another universal solution is in the range of shades from white to black. The variety of shades of gray allows you to find "your" neutral, but at the same time noble shade, which will become, if not the main, but an important element of the interior of the bedroom or living room. Gray color can be contrast dark (graphite, wet asphalt) or silver, giving a gloss to the design of the room. In any case, this is an excellent option for those who have not yet become accustomed to creating original interiors and who do not risk using bright canvases or fabrics with a colorful print.

Another popular and practical color for curtains is brown and all its shades. Most often in modern design projects you can find beige shades, the color of milk chocolate, but there are also room designs with dark textiles, for example, in the color "dark chocolate". A warm color palette helps create a cozy atmosphere even in rooms located on the north side of buildings and with a low level of natural light.

Using plain bright curtains to create an accent in the interior is the most simple and effective way. Firstly, changing curtains is much easier than upholstery or carpet. Secondly, the material for curtains has such a diverse range of color solutions that everyone can find their own, perfectly pleasing to the eye, bright shade.

Variety of prints

If the walls in your room are decorated in neutral monophonic color schemes, then fabric for curtains can be selected with a print. Recently, the most popular geometric and abstract print. At the same time, it can be repeated (sometimes modified) in other textile interior items or represent the main emphasis of a room that attracts all eyes.

The strip is a print that appeared on fabrics so long ago that no one can give an exact date. But one thing is obvious - they will never stop using horizontal or vertical stripes on fabrics for drapery of walls. Horizontal stripes help create a visual increase in the room's width ...

A vertical strip on the curtains will help visually increase the height of the room, provided that the paintings will be located from the ceiling to the floor.

Floral, floral motifs in the colors of the curtains can be found in interiors decorated in the style of country, eclecticism and neo-classic. Monophonic walls of a neutral shade will become an ideal background for such canvases. In this case, the curtains automatically become accent elements that stand out against the general background, eye-catching. You should be guided by your own preferences. Replacing curtains is not difficult, but they are not acquired for one year either. Before buying, make sure that these images of flowers or any other plants you would like to observe in your bedroom or living room for the next few years.

How to combine the color scheme of curtains

One of the simplest, most universal and inexpensive ways to create a harmonious image of a room is to use one fabric (or the same color solutions in various prints or plain colors) on drapery curtains and decorative pillows. In the living room, this method is easy to apply to sofa cushions, in the bedroom - to the textile design of the bed. In this case, curtains and pillows can be accents of the interior or organically fit into the overall color scheme, the main thing is that as a result you get a balanced environment of the room.

In the bedroom and children's room, the design of window openings can be combined with the decoration of a sleeping place. This can be a bedspread, bedding, canopy or its compact imitation, used exclusively as a decor.

In the living room, the fabric on the windows can be combined with the upholstery of upholstered furniture - a sofa or armchairs, an ottoman, an ottoman. In the bedroom, as a companion to the curtains, the upholstery of the head of the bed or the same chairs, poufs, compact sofas, a small sofa can act. In the dining room, the curtains can harmonize in the color and texture of the upholstery of the chairs on the seats and backs.

A vivid pattern on window paintings can be "supported" by wall decor. It can be frames for photos, mirrors or paintings, artwork itself, panels or compositions of wall decor.

No less harmony can be achieved by combining the colors of window draperies with carpet. The picture may be different (or the canvas can be executed in a monophonic version), but the color schemes must match.

Curtains not only for windows

Not all rooms in our homes use curtains exclusively for drapery window openings. Creating canopies in the bedroom, fencing the sleeping and resting areas within the combined room, or isolating any other functional segment can be done with textile canvases. For example, in a studio apartment, the sleeping area needs to create a mobile partition for some protection and privacy. Curtains in this case are selected in accordance with the color palette of the combined room and rarely act as an accent element.