Curtains in the kitchen with a balcony door

Choosing the right curtains for the kitchen, where there is a balcony block, is not so simple and requires a scrupulous approach. It does not matter at all whether it will be curtains, hand-sewn or purchased ready-made. It is important to make the right decision, taking into account the style and configuration of the room and the house as a whole, the type of fabric used. So, let's analyze how to pick up the curtains in the kitchen with a balcony door.

Features and requirements for the design of the kitchen window with a balcony door

When choosing portieres, be sure to consider a number of specific points:

  • Free access to the balcony is a must. After all, according to statistics, a balcony in the kitchen is visited more often than from other rooms. Therefore, even at the planning stage of the purchase, choose curtains so as not to cling to them.
  • Loggia is a comfortable thing, but natural lighting reduces. Therefore, choose the color and material for curtains so that the room does not seem bleak.
  • An abundance of textiles on the windows of a small kitchen looks somewhat out of place. In addition, the fabric in the kitchen is quickly contaminated, and the tedious frequent washing will hardly make you happy.
  • Do not be lazy to study the composition of the selected matter. Natural textiles are difficult to clean, absorbs grease and dust. Synthetic fabrics are perfectly washable, but dangerous in terms of fire. Therefore, the best option are curtains of mixed fiber.
  • Pick up the model of curtains so that they are in harmony with the balcony door, forming a single composition.
  • If the plate is near the window, it is important that the distance from the plate to the curtains be at least 300 mm.
  • Try to find a balance between practicality and beauty, acting on the principle of "one not at the expense of the other."


    

We beat asymmetry

Asymmetry is one of the modern trends. By correctly beating it, you can create a unique kitchen window design. By combining different materials, colors and textures in the most bizarre way, you can create a unique design. Here are a few ideas to help you beautifully arrange the window:

  1. Dual Layer Kit. Use as a base layer tulle fabric. The upper layer is made of a translucent fabric, which is cut along an oblique line. From the balcony side, the curtain has a minimum length, but at the extreme point of the window it completely closes the opening.
  2. Multi-layer Japanese panels. The multicolored panels look especially unusual and stylish.
  3. Corner curtains.
  4. Rolled or roman curtains of different heights.
  5. Vertical blinds of various lengths, which are moved apart from the center to the sides.

Short or long curtains?

In a small kitchen or studio as curtains, it is best to use two narrow tulle canvases, without unnecessary drapes and folds. To provide access to the window sill, you can shorten the canvas, which is located above the window.

In close kitchen space, curtains with lifting systems are also appropriate: Roman blinds, shutters, blinds. They will not be thrown off by a draft, the fabric has a stain-resistant impregnation, the care of the material is extremely simple. In addition, you can adjust the level of natural light.

    

Types and fabrics

The main feature of the kitchen room is an aggressive environment. In this regard, the material from which the curtains are made, must necessarily be practical. The room is often ventilated, so contact with outdoor air cannot be avoided. Even if the kitchen is equipped with a good hood, textiles will actively absorb odors. Therefore, washing or cleaning curtains will have more often than in other rooms. So, we need materials that are extremely easy to clean. A good choice is a fabric with special impregnation that prevents the penetration of fat and moisture.

Tulle

It is a thin, translucent fabric that diffuses daylight and extinguishes light highlights. You can use one tulle fabric. At the same time, it is important that it moves along the eaves freely, creating access to the balcony. The curtains on the grommets are convenient in this respect. They create the impression of tidiness and move easily. The most familiar color is white. No less beautiful is the combination of two or several shades. Tulle is a fire hazardous material, so placing such curtains next to the stove is not the best solution.

Curtains

A classic combination for a kitchen that does not pretend to an exquisite design is a combination of light, elegant tulle with curtains of different lengths. A longer curtain is placed on the side, from the exit to the balcony. Interception for curtain fabric is required, since it will simplify the opening of the balcony door inside. Curtain length on the opposite side of the doorway just below the sill line. The original solution - drapes on the eaves, mounted at different heights.

Horizontal and vertical blinds

The principle of horizontal blinds is similar to roller blinds, but there is a significant drawback. The lamellas completely close the doorway of the window and the balcony door, so there is no possibility to make full use of the window sill. The basis of the design - vertically or horizontally oriented slats. Rotating around its axis, they regulate the penetration of light into the room. The material of the lamellas is different: thick fabric, metal, wood or plastic. Turning plates hide the kitchen from prying eyes, while not obstructing the air exchange.

It is worth paying attention to the vertical blinds. They are easy to maintain, do not lose color, are not deformed, are virtually silent. Due to the vertical arrangement of the slats, the height of the ceiling is visually increased. A good alternative to textile blinds is a curtain of fiberglass. The material does not support combustion, only melted, while not emitting any harmful compounds. The way to care for fiberglass products - dry cleaning.

Design solutions for color can be very different. It can be a monochromatic surface or lamellae with printed prints: patterns, ethno-ornaments, photo printing. Lamellas can be arranged in a single blade, stepwise or in the form of an arch. Blinds fit perfectly into the modern style, and in combination with the usual fabric curtain look organically in a classic interior.

Roll and roman curtains

Rolled curtains are the best fit for the design of the window opening. Canvases of various lengths can be used for windows and balconies. At the same time it is important that their texture is the same. With the help of roller blinds, you can easily adjust the flow of natural light, thanks to a special mechanism that twists the canvas onto the shaft. So that the draft does not blow the fabric, weighting and adaptations that determine the direction of movement are provided.

The contiguity to the glass in this design is quite dense, so access to the window sill is free. This is an excellent solution for small kitchens, where the window sill often serves the hostess as an additional work surface. The choice of shades, textures and sizes of roller blinds is very large. They are easy to maintain and install, which allows them to fit into the space of any kitchen.

Depending on the twisting method, there are ordinary and cassette roller shutters. In a conventional design, the web is wound onto a special shaft, while the textile roll is visible. The peculiarity of the cassette design is that the canvas, wrapped around a shaft, is hidden in a cylindrical cassette. Depending on the size, there are roll constructions both on the entire window opening and on a separate sash.

The roller blind looks great with a classic curtain. You can use a monochromatic fabric of different textures and shades or textiles with printed prints. Original looking photo printing. The minus of roller shutters is that with insufficient careful operation the fragile mechanism can be broken. They are recommended not to be washed, but cleaned with a mild soap and water solution.

Roman blind is a piece of textiles, which with the help of a special mechanism rises and falls (partially or completely). In the raised state, the canvas is folded with a horizontal "accordion". The stretched curtain closes the window opening completely or, alternatively, leaves the sill open. This option - for fans of concise rational design.

Lovers of ruches, he is hardly satisfied. Roman curtains have a disadvantage: the risk of breakage of the lifting system, as well as the fact that before washing you need to free the cloth from the guide system.

Austrian curtains - a kind of Roman. The difference between them is that the assemblies are not linear, but wavy. These curtains look great, but their cost is high. In addition, to care for them is quite difficult.

    

Bamboo constructions

Bamboo canvas has several advantages. It is dense, resistant to moisture, while it weighs a little and looks very original. Bamboo raw materials have been specially processed. It is durable, practical and looks very beautiful, creating an atmosphere of comfort and coziness.

Japanese panels

Japanese panels - one of the original and non-standard ways to design a kitchen window. Their main feature is an extremely laconic, minimalistic design. Fabric canvases are easy to move and extremely easy to clean. Decoration of the window with Japanese panels is appropriate in the spacious kitchen, designed in a modern style.

Kisey

The homeland of this material is the countries of the East with a hot climate. Kisey are curtains from the threads fastened among themselves in the top part. Kisseynaya curtain well obscures the room, while providing free air circulation. Kisei has different shades and textures of threads, it can be diluted with decorations made of beads, pompons or sequins. The fabric looks great in the kitchens, designed in the style of "classic" or "ethno".

Kisei visually increases the space, so thread curtains are a great solution for small and low kitchens, for example, in Khrushchev houses. You can combine the muslin curtain and with classic textiles. The color of the curtain can be monophonic. Gradient color transition or a combination of contrasting threads looks beautiful. Curtain curtain is practical and easy to clean. You can make it yourself, especially since you do not need to stitch and cut anything. Wash Kisey completely easy. To keep the threads from tangling, they are tied up in several places.

    

Knitted fabric

A curtain tied together or made to order is a real work of art. Moreover, one of the modern trends is original hand-made things in a rustic style. A short lambrequin, a neat curtain-cafe or a lace crocheted canvas are the solutions for the kitchen with a balcony. In a spacious room, three-dimensional crocheted products look good. Here you can experiment with the textures of threads and a combination of colors.

When choosing a knitted pattern, preference is given to plant and animal motifs, patterns with butterflies, flowers, fruits. The set tied in the same style looks beautiful: curtains, furniture covers (chairs, couch), napkin, tablecloth. The optimal shade range is white, cream, the color of unbleached yarn, pearl. White color creates an atmosphere of purity, the kitchen looks very elegant. Subdued shades of green, blue and olive are allowed.

Selection features

The criteria for choosing curtains for the kitchen with a door to the balcony are as follows:

  • Lighting. The kitchen with a balcony is lit worse than without it. Therefore, you should give preference to light materials of a light shade. The exception to this rule is large square kitchens, where dark curtains will only decorate the room, giving the impression of wealth and luxury.
  • Practicality. To provide access to the balcony, you will often have to move the canvas. Therefore, it must move freely along the eaves. The fabric itself should be sufficiently durable and durable.
  • The design of the heater. If it is not too aesthetic, it is advisable to hide it behind a curtain.
  • Planning, design style of the kitchen.

It is not necessary to stop attention on any type of curtains. Perhaps a combination of several varieties. For example, classic curtains with roller, corrugated, Roman curtains or blinds.

    

Under the styles of the interior

  1. The most traditional and win-win option, a kind of "classic of the genre" - curtains made of fabric. Natural linen, cotton, lace tulle are appropriate in small kitchens, made in the classical style, as well as Provence or country. Such innovations as corrugated, Austrian, Roman or roller blinds are not alien to classical design. They look great with familiar textiles.
  2. Chic organza and satin curtains look organic in empire or baroque style kitchens. In particular, if the kitchen room at the same time serves as a dining room or living room.
  3. Lambrequins of various geometric shapes are best associated with the interior of "modern" or "classic."
  4. The eco and ethno styles are perfectly matched with bamboo blinds or jute fiber wickerwork.
  5. Japanese panels, it is desirable to arrange the premises in the style of "hi-tech", "techno" or "minimalism".


    

Mounts and curtain rods

The curtains in the kitchen have to open-close often enough, so the curtain rods need to pick up high-strength. Ceiling strings are undesirable for a kitchen with a balcony, because they are short-lived and not very practical. According to the material of manufacture there are 3 types of eaves.

  • Metal - steel, copper, brass, aluminum. Metal goes well with glass or leather decor. Products of this series can be matte or shiny. Metal eaves with a color coating look original. The most expensive and unique metal cornices are wrought. They are made to order. The most courageous idea of ​​the client will be realized.
  • Plastic. This is a much more economical option. Plastic is a fairly durable and practical material, completely undemanding in care. Plastic eaves are issued with imitation of wood, a stone or metal.
  • Wood. For kitchen, such products are absolutely not suitable. The cost of wood products is quite high, and from contact with aggressive media, they quickly lose their original attractiveness. However, if wood is needed in the interior of the kitchen to maintain the overall style, it copes with its functions perfectly.

The length of the eaves, according to the rules, should protrude beyond the window opening on the left and right by 300 mm. In this case, the design of the window looks much more beautiful. Too long cornice is also impractical.

    

Eyelet Curtains

Eyelets are a simple and original mounting option. These are rings sewn directly into the fabric. Such curtains are very practical. Indeed, in order to break them, you need to really try. Cringles are the embodiment of conciseness and elegance. At the same time, they emphasize the texture of the material, form immaculate folds on the canvas.

For hanging thick curtains used metal rings. Plastic grommets are suitable for medium density textile curtains. If the fabric is light, then mounting on grommets will not work.

Accessories

Accessories - an important element of interior decoration. Kitchen curtains can be decorated with ribbons, tassels, clips. The specific decision depends on the taste preferences of the owners of the house. It is only important that the décor matches the specific styles and colors. With the help of accessories, you can decorate long canvases, give them a shape and give the appearance of curtains a special highlight.

  • For the smooth passage to the balcony using holders and holders. Holders are made of twisted cord, decorated with bows and ribbons. Materials manufacturing holders - metal, plastic or wood. The height of the holders is different, depending on the specific style of the kitchen.
  • To achieve a smooth passage to the balcony, you can use a steep interception. The same effect can be achieved using a lambrequin, made in the form of a scarf.

Accessories for curtains can be bought ready-made in a specialized store or do it yourself. The main thing - do not overload the interior of the kitchen and comply with the measure with the number of accessories.

    

Colors and patterns

To make the kitchen space look beautiful, the color of the curtains is chosen so that it matches the tone in which the walls are painted. Matching does not mean a complete identity of colors. Sometimes they beat the harmony of textures, neglecting a single color scheme. For a small kitchen the best option would be light curtains of monophonic fabric.

    

The influence of color on the mood of people is established long ago. Therefore, choosing the color of kitchen textiles, you need to take into account a number of features:

  • Shades of white visually increase the room. White color goes well with pastel tones: beige, pale blue or pinkish.
  • Yellow tones - sunny, positive, bright, contribute to the revitalization of the brain and the rapid awakening (what is needed in the morning).
  • The green tone is soothing, giving the impression of regularity and peace.
  • Blue and blue. In its pure form, these tones are quite cold, so it is advisable to use them with other shades that are warmer and brighter.
  • Фиолетовые оттенки нежелательно использовать "соло", поскольку они способствуют ухудшению настроения, вплоть до депрессивных состояний.
  • Красный цвет - слишком яркий и раздражающий. For kitchen textiles, muted tones are suitable: bordeaux, terracotta or reddish brown.

If you choose neutral tones textiles, it is advisable to compensate for some uniformity with expressive prints. If the walls are pasted wallpaper with a pattern, it is better to use plain textiles.

    

Designer Tips

To successfully arrange the window, combined with a balcony door, designers advise the following:

  • Choose the width of the curtains so that it fits the window and balcony aperture.
  • If the curtains are too long, think of weighting (it can be decorative items). This is necessary so that, in case of accidental draft, the fabric is not dangerously close to the slab.
  • Do not be afraid to experiment, combining materials of different shades and textures. Remember that the asymmetrical combination of a balcony door and a window is not a disadvantage, but an advantage. Unless, of course, correctly beat him.
  • The combination of colors, albeit contrasting, is wonderful. But in order not to slip into the most primitive kitsch, remember: the maximum number of colors in the tint color scheme of the interior is 3.
  • If you use fabrics of different textures, stick to the unity of colors.
  • To visually expand the kitchen, choose light materials: plain or with a small pattern.
  • If the walls are decorated in neutral colors, then bright, contrasting shades of textiles are appropriate. Conversely, the colored walls harmonize well with the curtains of muted tones.
  • If possible, the design of the curtains should include light control.
  • Choose easy-to-care materials that are easy to clean.
  • Arrange the furniture so that it does not obstruct the passage to the loggia.


    

Conclusion

When finalizing the design of the kitchen window, keep in mind that the operating mode of this room is very special. Fabrics that are chosen according to the “expensive-rich” principle quickly lose their attractiveness in the kitchen, turning into dust and grease collectors. Keep a balance between practicality and luxury. One should not be to the detriment of the other.

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