Short curtains: a review of models up to the length of the window sill

More recently, it was believed that short curtains are suitable only for the kitchen and for the children's room. Modern designers have broken all the stereotypes and proposed new models that are suitable for the hallway and the living room. They harmoniously fit into the interior of any style, you just need to choose the right fabric and colors. Short curtains immediately became very popular.

Short curtains to the window sill in the design of an apartment or house say about the practicality of the owners, as well as the fact that they know how to combine elegance and convenience. It is advisable to use short curtains on the windows in small rooms.

Compared with other types of curtains, short have their advantages:

• they advantageously transform not only the window, but the whole room;
• provide free access to the window sill and the space under it;
• they are easy and convenient to remove, wash and iron;
• short curtains out of reach of domestic animals, which means that they will not be able to damage them;
• families with small children also have nothing to worry about, since babies will not be able to reach the curtains and tear them off, or just wipe their hands on them;
• the use of short curtains visually expands the space of the room;
• they do not prevent heat from radiators from entering the room;
• the manufacture of short products requires less cost;
• There are no problems with the acquisition of short curtains, as the trading network always provides various options for all sorts of colors and models.

Short curtains, despite the large selection in the shops, it is better to sew on a specific window. In this case, they will look perfect, because they will take into account all the parameters of this particular window opening.

As for the minuses of short curtains, there are quite a few of them:

• they look ugly on windows with a narrow opening and in rooms with low ceilings, the room in this case will become a kind of crypt;
• it is impossible to close the old radiator under the window with such curtains;
• in sight will remain cracks on the wall under the window, if any, and peeling sill;
• high cost of designer curtains.

For the bedroom, as for all rooms, an important role is played by the design of window openings. In this room we rest, calm down, gain strength before the working day. All the decor and design of the room should contribute to this. Curtains close the bright light from the street and contribute to a peaceful, sound sleep. Curtains for the bedroom do not always have to be massive and heavy. Sometimes the owners, for one reason or another, hang short curtains in the bedroom. They make the room in its own beautiful and cozy. Their use will save the family budget and increase free space in the bedroom space.

Modern design is constantly changing, offering all new options for the design of bedrooms with short curtains. Elements made of tulle, veil and other soft materials successfully win a place in the design of bedrooms.

To the interior of the room everything looked harmonious, listen to the advice of experts:

• the bedroom should be decorated with textiles, designed in a single color scheme;
• however, so that the bedroom does not become boring and faceless, do not decorate everything strictly in one color, let it be its different shades;
• for curtains, it is desirable to use thick fabrics to darken the room;
• in the bedroom it is not customary to hang the curtains of rich, bright colors, they have a stimulating effect on the human psyche and do not allow to fall asleep;
• You can experiment and use contrasting colors, but make sure that they are combined.

The living room is the place in the house where the whole family gathers to relax or receive guests. The living room is the hallmark of the house. To make a good impression, all the details of the interior, including the curtains, must be combined with each other in size, style, colors and other indicators. Choosing curtains in the living room - not an easy task.Wrong curtains, instead of decorating a room, can make it ugly.

First, consider the trend models of short curtains.

• Bamboo. This option is a godsend for allergy sufferers, because the curtains are made from environmentally friendly material - bamboo.
• Curtains-pleated. This model is very popular today, such curtains as fabric blinds look.
• "Color Block". The Color-block style involves the use of a palette of two or three pure colors. The canvases of these curtains are sewn from several bands. They differ in color, but they are organically combined both with each other and with the general interior of the living room.

Among other popular models are the following options.

• French curtains. Usually they are made of translucent fabrics: silk, satin, muslin, tulle. These exquisite touches transform the living room into a sophisticated and airy room.
• Roman curtains. When closed, they resemble screens. When they are lifted, they fold into even folds. Their design is simpler than that of the French.
• Austrian or Festoon. Represent one canvas. In its lower part there are scallops (semicircular folds).
• Roller blinds. The best option for such curtains is to combine short curtains with translucent curtains. Close such cloths only a glass part of a window aperture.

If you chose short curtains for your living room design, then pay special attention to the choice of their model. Short curtains for the living room will be acceptable if there are no radiators under the windows or if they are covered with beautiful decorative grilles. Short curtains in the living room will look good on the window, near which the sofa is located.

Curtains are an important detail not only of the bedroom, living room, kitchen, but also of the corridor (hall, hallway). It is from the entrance hall that they begin to get acquainted with the house and form an opinion about the nature of the owners and their tastes. Therefore, window openings should be adequately decorated. Curtains on the windows in the corridor need to find a beautiful and, importantly, functional.

The corridor is the place that is closest to the front door. Naturally, the hallway more than other rooms are exposed to dust. Therefore, massive curtains made of heavy fabrics will not fit windows in the corridor. Such options will act as excellent dust collectors and will quickly become dirty. Yes, and other materials will behave the same way.

The most practical type of curtains for the hallway and corridor are the blinds.

The advantages of these curtains are obvious:

• easy care;
• large selection of designs;
• a variety of materials from which they are made;
• color variations;
• the possibility of acquiring blinds from environmentally friendly material;
• availability of a trading network or custom-made both vertical and horizontal blinds.

Summarizing, we can conclude that all the proposed and considered options and models of short curtains have the right to exist. All of them are in demand now and are very popular.The main thing - to withstand the style of decoration, to observe the combination of colors and materials. With the ideas of registration of window openings for different rooms can be found by viewing photos with ready-made options for short curtains. Look for those models of curtains that will suit you, and remember that a short curtain will be a highlight of the interior of your house or apartment.

For information on how to choose short curtains and correctly fit them into the interior, see the following video.