Cornices for curtains for any interior

If you dig deep into the history of the origins of the cornice, it becomes clear that first of all it serves to hold the curtain, that is, carries the functional load. This is eventually cornices have become an integral part of the interior and brought decorative coloring in it.Their choice was a real challenge for the inexperienced user, because the variety of shapes and materials making up the eaves, makes study the whole market of this kind of window elements that give preference to one of them.But it does not matter, using the tips of our website "House of Dreams" you easily take the right decision.

Modern hidden cornices

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How to choose a cornice

Whatever kind of cornice you choose in the first place it must be reliable.Probably no one tempted by the prospect of waking up one screen backsliders holders curtains.Therefore, the beauty of beauty, and safety has not been canceled.

The next thing you need to pay attention, so it is the unity of the composition.If the ledge is the visible part of the interior, it should most accurately fit into it.For example, the wooden eaves without lush finish applied to classical interior, plastic moldings bright colors - for a high-tech style, forged with beautiful tips - for the Empire style, and metal with animalistic or floral motifs - for Art Nouveau.

hidden under the eaves ceiling

Eaves heavy curtains

also need to take into account the kind of curtains.For example, a thin string cornice not only withstand heavy drapes, but will not look logical to near black-out curtains.Surely you will want to hang curtains in addition to the still tulle, in which case you will come in handy two-row cornice and pelmet to be needed is an additional number of the hook, so you should pay attention to the triple holder.These nuances determine the choice in favor of one or another type of cornice, so before you go to the store, you need to consider the entire interior to the smallest detail, so that later it was not necessary to change the double eaves on a triple and a ceiling cornice on the wall.

Curtains hard lambrequins, the cornice

Choosing a ledge, you can also make some mistakes which distort the interior and emphasize its shortcomings.For example, if you hang the curtains on the window in exactly the width of a small room, it will seem even smaller.On the contrary, it is necessary to extend the ledge from wall to wall, hanging on his light, well-draped curtains, one can speak of the visual extension of the space in this case.

Hidden beneath the ceiling cornice photo

Another error concerns swags.Often in the Khrushchev and apartments in older buildings, where the window openings are not very large in size, hang curtains with lambrequins, the cornice is set just above the window.In this hard or soft pelmet occupies a large part of the upper half of the window, obscuring the room and making it darker.It is better to hang a curtain rod to the ceiling or to lift it above the window for some distance, then a harmonious position pelmet not prevent the penetration of sunlight.

Eaves for curtains with lambrequins

What are the cornices

• By way of mounting rails are the ceiling and wall
• Depending on the manufacturing material can be metallic highlight, wooden and plastic
• The configuration of release profile, baguette, eaves-string
• of the number of rows are single row, double row and three-row

Types eaves photo

Perhaps the most common - is a wooden eaves, they are most often decorate our homes and apartments.Conventional round eaves of wood suitable for almost any decor, but they are especially advantageous to combine a classic and rustic style.Typically, the color of the holder is chosen so that it coincides with a shade or floor doors.It is believed that it is possible to achieve the highest harmonic, in this case interior.

Metal aluminum moldings as well as stainless steel and brass, emphasize the individuality of style rooms, it will bring the share of the rigor and conciseness.While on the other hand, if you decorate a cornice shaped tip, it will lose its stiffness.In the round metal cornices hang curtains on rings or threaded into the eyelets.

Cornice for curtains Eyelets on

next type of holders - Forged cornices - attract attention with their originality and uniqueness.In most cases, they are made to order based on the wishes of customers.Depending on the subject of tips such holders organically look in the interiors of the Empire style, art nouveau, baroque, rococo, gothic.Such cornices can not be called at all concise, so they assume a lush interior and belong to the category of elite.

most democratic and costs are plastic moldings.They can be styled wood and come in various colors, so choose a holder for a modern or classic interior style of work will not make.

Highly specialized eaves

Flexible eaves photo

should be noted separately profiled flexible moldings, as they are quite popular in the contemporary design of the window.Their main advantage is that they can be bent in two planes, and this fact opens up more opportunities for design registration of the window opening.Such holders are attached to a curtain wall or the ceiling, and in most cases they are virtually invisible.But if you want to close the unsightly white plastic, the use pelmet or a decorative baguette bar.In this case, Framing cornice should be combined with the color gamut space, because the bar is a visible part of the interior.

«flexible» angular cornices - this is another kind of profile holders, which are used for bay windows and all kinds of niches.Also it can be used to emphasize the silhouette of the window opening, "wrapping" angle of the cornice of 90 ° to the wall.

to profile yet include cornices for Roman and Japanese curtains.This cornice is composed of several tracks (two to five) and curtains control system that requires a cord, cane or may even be automated.The fabric is attached to the rails by means of adhesive tape, allowing easy removal.

How to hang curtains, if the room ceilings

Curtain for suspended ceilings

Many people believe that after the installation of suspended ceilings curtains can be hung only with wall moldings.It's a delusion.When installing the ceiling can provide a place for hidden eaves, without bringing the ceiling to the walls.This will create the appearance that the curtains as if hanging from the ceiling.This option is one of the best and most beautiful.

The second option is to install a ceiling cornice for stretch ceiling on special mortgages that are hidden behind the ceiling and are invisible.And traditional third option - is to use wall moldings, which have nothing to do with the ceiling and attached to the wall above the window opening.

Finally talk about the process of fixing the curtains to the eaves.The most common hooks and rings for which the suspended fabric edge with pre-sewn braid with eyelets.They can also be attached with clips or simply threaded through the eyelets in the bar.

last tip: when you choose the cornices, then pay attention to the way for him slide hooks.If you have to make an effort to move a row of hooks, then hung curtains on them quickly will be ruined.