Curtains - this is not only a piece of decor, but also a functional element of the interior. In particular, dense curtains are designed for such purposes as protecting the room from excessive light, foreign views, the preservation of heat in the room and even some noise insulation. And sometimes thick curtains on the doorway serve for the partition, replacing our doors. How to make a choice, and what are the dense curtains - in our article.
Fabrics for heavy curtains
Usually such curtains are made of dense materials or fabrics in several layers. Most popular for thick curtains:
- Corduroy . Beautiful fabric, which due to its vertical paths visually increases the height of the ceiling. These curtains hardly pass light. Usually warm, soft and matte colors are used. Tight velvet curtains are appropriate in the bedroom or living room.
- Velvet and velor . These noble fabrics perfectly match the classic interior design of the living rooms, where gilding, modeling and other signs of noble style are present.
- Flax and cotton . Such classic fabrics are often used when sewing dense curtains in the kitchen, they are ideal for children's rooms. Designers like to use rough, untreated flax, which looks simply stunningly exquisite for all its "uncouthness." And dense light curtains made of cotton have a huge number of advantages, such as hypoallergenicity, air permeability, naturalness. For children all these features are extremely important.
- Atlas and silk . These glossy materials should be used in the interior with care, otherwise you risk creating a tasteless design. If there are many glossy surfaces in the house, curtains made of such fabrics can become excess. However, with a competent approach to building an interior, such curtains perfectly fit into the situation.
Models of thick curtains
In addition to fabrics, the way to sew curtains can differ. Let's consider the basic models:
- Japanese curtains . They are on-screen, with flat vertical canvases and rigid inserts from the top and bottom. They move apart like a blind in the direction from the center or unilaterally.
- Classic tight curtains . The most popular and common. It can be used absolutely for any rooms, up to dense curtains for a bathroom or a gazebo in the street. They have a lot of options for fastening - on hinges, ties, kuliske, eyelets. Quite popular are thick curtains with lambrequins, that is, with short frills over curtains.
- Roman tight curtains . When lifting such curtains, they are formed horizontal folds, which are superimposed on each other. Very nice and romantic curtains.
- Dense roller blinds . They look like a long canvas wound on a shaft. With the help of a special mechanism you can adjust their level.
