Lambrequins in the hall: new in design

The central place in any apartment is the hall. Here they receive guests, gather with the whole family to watch movies or socialize. That is why it is so important with taste and to arrange the living room as comfortably as possible. One of the key roles in the interior of the halls can be assigned to curtains, the lambrequins will become a stylish and harmonious decoration of them.

Lambrequin is a single or detached unit with portieres located in the upper part of the window along the length of the cornice. The beginning of this trend can be called the Renaissance period, when it was used to decorate the bed of rich people. The main function of this detail is to add beauty and comfort to the interior.

With the help of a lambrequin, you can easily hide the defects of the wall above the window or the window frame itself in its upper part. You can also hide behind it a multi-layered and unattractive curtain fixing system.With the help of this decor window, you can emphasize a strict, classic or other style of the room, as well as create your own unique project.

Modern designers offer a wide selection of pelmets for different interiors. The classification of these elements of the decor involves the division into three types:

• Hard Lambrequins made of dense, keeping the shape of the fabric. To add extra density, they are treated with flizelin or dublerin. Rigid models are well combined with classic curtains or tulle, in some designs they are combined with roller blinds and blinds.

A tough variety of pelmets is a gang. In this case, the fabric is stretched to a dense base of wood or sturdy plastic. Due to the function to maintain the original shape, hard lambrequins have different edges: these can be classic forms with straight edges and arches or any fantasy edge shapes.

Openwork lambrequin also has a hard base.Such models are cut decorative elements that are made using laser technology. Therefore, they are also called lambrequins with 3D effect.

For lovers of minimalism, designers offer angular lambrequins. They are made of solid non-woven base, on which the fabric of the required color is glued on top. Carved motifs of corner decorative elements will make a highlight in any interior.

• Soft lambrequins allow you to create a luxurious design of the window space, so they are popular. Soft ornaments for curtains can consist of a variety of draperies. Classic models are a straight cut of fabric, assembled on one side with tape.
• There are also combined lambrequins. With their help, it is possible to create original and harmonious design options for window space. And the fact that the combined lambrequins consist of two separate parts, facilitates the care of them.

Interesting to the interior of the window can make not only the appearance, but also the method of fastening decorative parts.

The lambrequins, difficult on the design, can consist of several decorative details. However, it is important not to overdo it. For a narrow window you should not choose massive elements. In any interior window decor should complement the overall picture, rather than drag all the attention to itself. There are several basic elements:

• Jabot called soft folds, which are located on one edge, and on the other edge - drop wavy fabric. The shape of isolated oblique, double and multi-layered toads. This item is easy sewing.
• Puff - a piece of fabric that is laced in a special way and therefore resembles a braided line. Usually such lambrequins are fixed on the eaves with a curtain cord and sewn from contrasting fabrics. Puff does not darken the room and is combined with translucent curtains.

• Swag - it is sagging in the form of an arc horizontal, less often vertical, folds. This fold element creates unusual combinations with other types.There are both symmetric models with one swagom in the middle, and asymmetrical, with an element shifted to one side.
• Polusvag or flip is most popular among the folds. The only difference from the previous element is that there is a small space in the transition between the arcs.

• A narrow section of fabric with vertical folds was called tie or bell. Perfectly complements the classic interiors with wide windows or arches.
• Kokilje called the double folds that go over one another. The middle of such a fold may be slightly elongated.

In addition to the folds, modern designers use a different decor. Often, fringe and various types of beads, ribbon edging, appliqué and festoons are used for this. The tape is sewn around the edge of the decorative element, which allows you to outline a clear border with curtains, especially if they are sewn from one fabric.

Lambrequins of dense and noble velvet-type fabrics are decorated with fringe, which is also sewn on the bottom. Usually the length of the fringe does not exceed the length of the lambrequin itself.Festoons are called decorative elements or stripes with a carved ornament in the form of leaves or flowers, teeth and geometric figures with downward-facing tops. The ornamental row can pass in one or in several levels depending on the width of the festoon.

Lambrequins come in different lengths and, depending on the model, can only cover the eaves, the wall above the window, or even part of the window itself.

For living rooms with ceilings below 3 meters, it is not recommended to use too wide or overloaded with pelvic lambrequins, as they will visually reduce the area of ​​the hall.

If the ceiling in the living room is 4 meters high or more, then you can choose models that cover the window by 20-30 cm. In some cases, the length of the lambrequins can reach half a meter. For standard ceilings, 30-40 cm is considered suitable.

One of the main issues in the selection of decorative parts for the living room window is the choice of material. It is especially relevant for those who order lambrequin sewing or sew it on their own. For sewing lambrequin, you can choose the same fabric from which window curtains are sewn. So the easiest way to create a harmonious and complete image of the window space.

Sometimes a decorative detail, on the contrary, is made of contrasting matter, but in this case the pelmet must be in harmony with the interior of the living room and not look fancy. For the interior in a classic style or baroque, it is better to select thick fabrics. Velvet or plush, satin and cotton, linen and jacquard are perfect. Such materials bring to the interior an atmosphere of a certain solemnity. And if you need to work with satin carefully, and velvet can stretch, then cotton and linen do not require much effort.

The color range of lambrequins should be selected in accordance with the prevailing palette of the entire living room interior. Even if the window space contrasts with the rest of the details, the chosen color should be dotted in the interior.

Today, manufacturers of textiles for window decor offer a wide range of colors of fabrics. The choice of color is an individual matter, but some stylistic features should be taken into account.

Today at the peak of popularity tough lambrequins. Stylish and simple models with minimal decor in a single scale will become a real boon for a modern living room. A simple geometry or a regular strip is acceptable as a print. For lovers of all unusual designers offer pelmets in the ensemble with curtains of chameleon fabric. Depending on the intensity of illumination, this fabric changes color, which will add to the place for receiving guests solemnity and mystery.

Novelty in window design - openwork lambrequins - enjoy unprecedented popularity, despite its decent price. Ornate patterns, made with the latest technology, will be a stylish decoration of the main room.

For classic interiors, designers offer an unusual idea. The models will be reproduced in the light, in which instead of a fold as a decor, alternation of matte and shiny fabric or other matter of different texture is used.

When designing the interior of the hall, lambrequins are given a final chord, they must complete and complete the overall picture of the room. Most often, this detail is combined with tulle or curtains of different models.

When decorating the window in the living room with curtains and lambrequin should take into account some of the nuances:

• The fabric of all elements of the window decor should have a similar texture.
• If you choose not the same fabric, then the color palette of all elements must be in harmony.
• When choosing all the details you need to follow the rules of proportion and symmetry, unless the asymmetry is not a thoughtful design move.

For a window with tulle, a lambrequin is simply necessary, otherwise the window space will be rather boring. For a harmonious composition should choose fabrics of different colors for these two elements. For the background, gentle tones are suitable, and a bright shade is given a central place.

Sometimes the composition is built on the contrast, and the air tulle is complemented by velvet dense decor. It will be interesting to look in a romantic living room with lace decoration in combination with a transparent curtain.

Pick up one or another lambrequin need for a specific living room with its interior.

In addition to the height of the ceilings and the color scheme corresponding to the entire interior, the following should be considered:

• For a small hall, luxurious decorations on windows with a lot of draperies will be inappropriate. In spacious living rooms, however, minimalism in the decor will not always be appropriate, and fringe and ribbons are welcome.
• If the wallpaper in the room has a pronounced print, then for the window should pick up plain fabrics.
• It is preferable to choose dark shades for spacious rooms on the sunny side, and light colors will visually increase the area of ​​a small hall and add warmth to a room devoid of sun.

To maintain the luxurious look of this element of decor it is necessary to properly care for it.

Dust on lambrequins is collected very quickly, so you should:

• Clean them regularly with a special nozzle for vacuuming.
• Scheduled at least twice a year, wash them by hand or in a typewriter on a delicate mode.
• Rigid models of lambrequins should be cleaned with a foam sponge with shampoo dissolved in cool water.

1. Lambrequins help create a luxurious and unusual composition in the living room with two windows.
2. Especially chic decor models can be found in the living room with a balcony.

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