Combined curtains: features of the choice of fabric colors

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If you decide to change the design of your windows, you should pay attention to the combined curtains. They are made from fabrics of different colors or textures.

Such curtains are suitable for any room, they are able to completely transform the room. And most importantly - combined curtains are sold not only in specialized stores. They can be sewn independently from the remnants of fabric or old curtains.

How to choose combined curtains

Only one color is rarely used for room decoration. Most often, when decorating the premises, they follow these rules: the walls make light tones, the floor - a couple of shades darker, the ceiling - light or glossy. To make the interior more interesting and original, unusual combinations of shades are used.

Curtains play a very important role in the interior and can greatly affect the overall atmosphere in the room. By their shade and type of fabric, the placement on the windows and the presence of decorative details, the curtains should fully suit the chosen style of the room and serve as a harmonious complement to the color composition.

The combination of curtains will bring freshness and originality to the interior, as well as completely transform the room. There may be several reasons for using such curtains:

1. The desire to realize your favorite design idea or create your own design option.
2. You can create a design that allows you to easily modify the design of the room by using double-sided canvases, rearrangement of curtains and curtains, various applications of lambrequin or methods tying up.
3. The ability to use old curtains or leftover fabric to create new original curtains. However, do not use too small pieces of fabric so that the curtain does not turn into a patchwork.

If two colors are dominant in the room, two-color curtains can become a harmonious addition the chosen color scheme or to serve as a contrasting element, refreshing and revitalizing interior. Choosing the color of the fabric for the curtains, they are guided by the following principles:

• If they are used as an independent part of the decor, muted neutral colors are selected for them, for example, white, gray, sand, beige. Curtains of such shades will not catch the eye and stand out strongly in the general interior.
• Curtains can be contrasted, but this is a very risky decision. Such curtains will immediately attract attention, with their help it will be possible to create an unusual interior.
• If you do not want to take risks, it is better to use the most common option and hang two-tone canvases that will be in harmony with the shades available in the interior. Choosing the color of the curtains, you should focus on the shade of wallpaper, flooring and furniture upholstery.

Those who decide to sew them on their own should rely not only on their preferences, but also on the properties of some shades. If the shades and their combinations are chosen correctly, it will turn out not only to decorate the room, but also to hide certain defects of the room.

So, a fabric with vertical stripes will externally make the ceiling higher, and with horizontal stripes it will visually expand the room. Cold shades will help to visually make a small room bigger, and warm colors will give coziness to large rooms.

How the combination of curtains looks on the window can be seen in the photo.

How to successfully combine the colors of fabrics in one window

Different shades and their combinations can affect the mood, and therefore it is important to choose the right color scheme of the entire interior, including curtains. They are combined most often in this way:

• Red and burgundy are considered aggressive, therefore, they should not be used together. Red and gray or white will work best. Red also looks good along with warm shades.
• Beige shades are calm colors that give peace. They look good along with golden, pale blue and green.
• Brown and chocolate are warm colors and combine with almost any color.
• Lilac is a great option for the bedroom. It will look good with green red and yellow. This combination will create a mysterious and fabulous atmosphere in the room.
• Blue goes well with white. This combination is well suited for the kitchen and will give it freshness.
• Orange and yellow give joy and energize. They are good paired with red, white, green or blue.

How to combine? Different variations in the photo below will help you make a choice.

Combination of curtains for different rooms

There are different ways to combine curtain fabric depending on the type of room:

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  People spend the most time in living rooms. Here they receive guests, and spend family holidays, and all family members simply gather. That is why the living room should be cozy and comfortable, and the interior design should be set up for friendly communication. Combined curtains in the hall should not be strikingly overly bright patterns or inappropriate sharp combinations of colors. The classic way to design a window is to hang the curtains in black and the curtains in white. Such a choice will be appropriate in any interior. If you do not like the rigor of such a combination, you can soften it by hanging curtains in brown shades, and curtains - cream.

• For the bedroom, you can use the standard combination of dark dense curtains and light curtains, or you can create something more original. For example, design a room in the style of shabby chic or provence and hang two-color curtains in pastel or pink colors without the use of lambrequins, but with pickups of a suitable color. How these curtains look in the bedroom can be seen in the photo below.
• For the kitchen, it is important that the curtains are functional. Curtains look good to a window sill in light tones, combined with dark Roman curtains. Also one of the options is to hang on the window two canvases of different colors. For example, one canvas is white, and the second is blue. In the photo you can see the use of two-color curtains for the kitchen.
• Curtains of two types of fabric are perfect for decorating a nursery. Golden fabric in combination with blue will remind of the spring sky, and light yellow with green will remind of a summer meadow. Natural bright colors will create a good mood.

Video: a combination of two canvases and flowers

Photo: how two-tone fabrics are combined - view on the window