subject: How to Design Curtain [print this page] How to Design Curtain How to Design Curtain
Having personalized window is fun because we can do anything that we want with the window. Sometimes the designs that you can find in the market cannot fit what you want. If you want a nice window you can make it by your self. You just need to prepare the time and budget to have customized windows.
You can start with the design of the window's curtain if you do not want to change the windows that are already installed in the house. The elements of window design are line, texture, color, form, space, and material. You can choose the color first and then the material.
Color can set the mood of a room. Commonly people set the color of the curtain with the color of the room's wall. You can create cozy feeling by using peach and red color. Every color has different feeling that can be matched with the color of the room. You can bring lighter color for kids' room, soft color for bedroom, and many other colors for different rooms.
Line of the curtain also plays important role. You can have vertical lines for formal room. Horizontal lines are usually for casual room. You can feel easy and relaxed in this type of room. As for attractive room, you can bring diagonal lines curtain. It is not hard to emphasize the line. You can use borders, trims, bands, and contrast fabric to do that.
Get your sketchbook to draw the curtain and try to bring the picture into the window. If you thing that your sketch is not good enough, you can try to draw some more and try to match each one with the window.
Texture of the curtain is another point to be considered. The popular textures are linen, denim, chenille, smooth, moir, and others. Smooth and shiny textures are usually for formal room. If you have a home office, you can use smooth or shiny texture.
Basically, all aspects have to be considered in designing window curtain. All of the aspects can determine the feeling of a room. You should make a design first and try to bring the picture into the room. If you feel that the design is good enough, you can try to bring it into real world.
