Choose curtains in the nursery: fabric, color, design, features

Children's room - A special room in the entire apartment. It is necessary to approach its arrangement with special trepidation and thoroughness, because the space in which the child grows affects his psyche, personality, but development processes. That is why it is very important to create harmonious interior children's room. One of the key details of any space is textiles, including and curtains: when choosing them, several key factors need to be weighed so that the curtains not only bring aesthetic pleasure, but also are safe for the child, easy to care for, etc.

Fabric and functionality

The main requirement that is put forward for the curtain material in the children's room is their environmental friendliness and safety for the baby’s health. In addition, they should not be very electrified, attracting dust, but should be easily washed, because in this room should always be clean, and children can stain the curtains during the games. All these requirements are fully consistent. such fabrics, as linen and cottonand from non-natural - viscose. To protect your child as much as possible from the negative effects of dust, pay attention to the curtains treated with special antistatic compounds: with them, the fabric does not attract dust particles, staying clean and safe longer.

In many magazines and in pictures with beautiful interiors, one can find children's rooms made in the style of the "little princess": on the windows there are multilayer curtains with lambrequins, and even a canopy over the bed. All these heavy constructions. Numerous draperies are not only not very appropriate in the children's room, but also can create additional problems for parents, because such a huge amount of fabric will collect a lot of dust, which means that it needs to be washed very often. Sometimes, parents who are busy caring for a small child, such frequent washing of huge curtains can be burdensome.

Choose curtains from quality fabric for a nursery, it’s very good, but remember that the fabric should not be too expensive, since children are children and at any time they can turn an elegant canvas into a space for drawing and the embodiment of their own fantasies.

When choosing curtains, you need to pay attention to room features. So, if the sun's rays are not very active and do not penetrate much into the room, it is better to use translucent fabrics that will perform a more decorative function than a protective one. The south side requires more powerful protection, and it will be necessary to provide for more dense canvases along with a transparent tulle, in order to obscure the room from the sun during lunch hours.

The size of the children's room itself and the window opening are also of great importance. Small windows can be decorated using roman or roller blindsthat will hardly take up space. If it seems to you that they look somehow lonely, then the window opening can be supplemented with classic curtains in the selected color scheme.

Special attention take the cornice: It must be very strong and durable. And even if the child decides to play with the curtains, hang on them, yank, etc., they must withstand all these mischief and not injure your child.

Color and design of curtains for children

If for a small child the curtains can be easily decorated with the image of cartoon and fairy-tale characters, in general, to your taste, then it is better to consult a teenager, since children at this age are more vulnerable and require treatment with them as equals. In addition, it must be remembered that the color of the curtains affects the psyche of the child: for example, very bright will only irritate, and very monotonous will be too boring, so it is important to find a middle ground, which will also take into account the character of the baby.

Nevertheless, it is worth remembering that the children's room, although it should not be too gray and plain, but drawings and colors that are too bright are inappropriate here: only the accents on the curtains can be bright, but not the whole canvas. When choosing a color, start from the prevailing interior of the room: if everything is done, for example, in a blue tone, then for curtains you can choose a pale blue color. Rooms where monochrome colors are diluted with the brighter color of the curtains, which become the highlight of the children's room, also look interesting. And, conversely, if there are so many different colors and shades in the room, then it is better to choose curtains that are as light and unobtrusive as possible. Curtains of pastel light shades are an ideal choice even when you doubt which color will fit better into the interior of a children's room.

Often for boys choose blue, blue and green curtains, and parents girls prefer pink, raspberry and pastel shades. You can be guided by this principle, but it is important to remember that when the child is 6-7 years old, the curtains will most likely have to be changed, and in this case it will already be necessary to consult with him, since at this age his own sense of style and taste begins to form .

Many parents often want to somehow unusual to design a nursery, and curtains can greatly help in this. In addition, it is thanks to the change of curtains in the future that you can turn a cute little girl’s room into a stylish teenager’s room.

The color and material of the curtains can be repeated in the design of another textile: pillows, bedspreads can be made in exactly the same style, turning the nursery into a stylish cozy nest. In this case, you will also make a huge contribution to the process of forming the child’s feelings of beauty.

Whatever color the curtains are chosen, they can always be decorate with additional elements. So, you can use clips, bright applications with Velcro, which will develop children's imagination: images of animals, the sun, cartoon characters, etc. You can also use elements that begin to glow slightly at night, playing the role of a night lamp and at the same time creating the illusion of a fairy tale. Such elements are also perfect in a space-style nursery.

Curtain hooks can be chosen in the form of holder toys: for example, a bunny or a teddy bear will enclose a curtain of curtains in its arms - unusual, fun and stylish. Even the fabric itself can already be painted with your favorite fairy-tale characters or a positive children's pattern. Another interesting option is to unusual design a lambrequin so that it has the shape of a flower, cloud, sun or something like that.

The curtains in the room for the girl can be decorated with bows, ruffles, figures of angels, butterflies, etc. For boys, geometric prints, abstractions, fantasy-style drawings, as well as universal drawings are great.

Types of curtains for children

In the children's room, you can actually use any options for curtains: it all depends on the size of the room, design ideas and your taste. So, the most common options for the nursery are:

• classic curtains: only curtains or curtains complemented by transparent tulle. Another element that may be in this traditional kit is a lambrequin. Classic curtains are very easy to operate, they are very simple to regulate the flow of room of light, and even a preschooler will cope with this, unlike curtains that open using some kind of mechanism. Lambrequin in the children's room is a continuous expanse for imagination. It can be made asymmetric, use interesting textures, sew a lining, etc. As a result, you can achieve an amazing effect, if, of course, the room allows the use of so many elements, and you are ready to look after them;
• curtains on grommets are a separate type of classic curtains, but in the context of a children's room it is better to consider them separately. It is this design option that the child will use most conveniently, and due to the special fastening on plastic or chrome rings on the fabric, spectacular folds are formed;
• austrian curtains - A good option for a child. They are very reminiscent of French curtains, only in the free state they form a straight canvas without numerous folds. French curtains themselves are unlikely to be appropriate in a child’s room. The Austrian version is quite interesting in operation and easy to operate: just pull the cord, as the canvas rises, forming several voluminous folds, and the length of the curtain can be adjusted at your own discretion. Such curtains are usually decorated with a floral pattern or abstraction, so that in any position they look attractive;
• roman and roller blinds perfect in a room in the style of minimalism, or if the space does not allow the use of more voluminous designs. Such curtains can be made either monophonic, but it is better to equip with some bright interesting pattern to add a twist to the interior. But keep in mind that only an older child will be able to cope with the mechanism of their opening / closing, so either be prepared to constantly regulate them yourself, or use it already in the room of a teenage child;
• jalousie will be a good option for a student who will personally personally at his discretion regulate the amount of light falling into his room. But so that the children's room is harmonious, except jalousie, the window opening will need to be decorated also with a translucent tulle. But it is not necessary to buy the most ordinary white aluminum blinds - you can opt for wooden, fabric, bright plastic models. By the way, on many of them you can apply any pattern or choose from the wide range that is offered;
• japanese curtains perfectly fit into the interior of a stylish teenager, and will look equally impressive both in the room of the girl and the boy. Do not forget that on the canvases of Japanese curtains you can apply any pattern, thereby complementing the concept of the entire children's room. Japanese curtains compare favorably with everyone else in the principle of their work: for example, they are attached to the guide at the top, they are long canvases that can be moved as you like, resulting in a continuous coating or an open window.

In conclusion

Curtains for a children's room should harmoniously combine several parameters: ease of operation, safety for the child and a beautiful appearance that harmoniously fits into the room. That is why the choice should be treated with special attention and responsibility, so that from the earliest years the baby admires the beautiful and does not suffer from toxic tissues, etc.