How to choose curtains for a window with a balcony door?

Those who cannot boast of the presence of a balcony in the apartment, for all the voiced problems associated with it, can rightly reproach the owners of extra useful meters. There would be a balcony, but how to arrange it, you can always decide. And yet, the solution must be thoughtful and convincing, so that nothing confuses and does not force you to think about a better option. It is not always easy to do this in relation to curtains for a window with a door leading to the balcony - that is still an interior puzzle.

A balcony block is a priori an asymmetric structure, and when it is decorated with textiles, several problems are solved at once. First of all, you need to either remove the visual asymmetry, or somehow original to beat it. And for the door and window, you should think over a harmonious curtain composition, a single one. And also no one canceled free access to the door, which needs to be preserved. Some types of curtains fit this triune goal better, some worse, but there are enough options for consideration.

Thread curtains, or more correctly, thread curtains, are one of the best candidates for a balcony block. Kiseya looks beautiful, while at different times of the day creating new paintings in a combination of the threads themselves and the landscape outside the window. At dawn and dusk, the sun peeking through the threads will create interesting visual effects.

Light curtains are also suitable for window blocks, because a glazed balcony reduces the amount of light entering the room. Therefore, blackout curtains will only aggravate this problem, but light, airy curtains, on the contrary, will try to minimize it. They can be made sliding, which will make it easier to get onto the balcony, you can also pick them up in opposite directions.

Veils will also be a good option, because these curtains do not become a significant obstacle to the penetration of light into the room, they can be easily draped, they are perfectly washed and dry quickly.

A rarer choice for a balcony block, since they look cumbersome, it is difficult to create folds, and even the room should be such that sunlight is more than enough. Yet such heavy curtains take away some of the light. Fabrics need durable, non-problematic washing, which will happen not once a year, but more often.

The lambrequin cannot be lowered below the line of the balcony door, because otherwise its opening will always be with an obstacle. Usually, they decide to decorate the window in this way in rooms where the lambrequin and curtains fill the entire length of the wall with the window.

I don't want to talk about fashion and relevance, but lambrequins, indeed, have become that window decor that is little associated with modern trends. Often it is too lush, does not match the decor and repair, and therefore looks like a lost element.

The structure, consisting of vertical or horizontal plates, called lamellas, protects the space from the sun's rays. Those balconies that face the sunny side can only be reliably protected by blinds. They come in aluminum, fabric, plastic and even wood.

When dividing vertically, the blinds can be used on the balcony block, since it is convenient to move them apart. At the same time, when you want to let more sun into the room, most of the window remains "bare".

If a window with a balcony door is in the kitchen, this type of asymmetrical curtain is indeed often considered. Sometimes they are also called "country" and even "grandmother's curtains." A string cornice is drawn horizontally in the middle of the window and two curtains are fixed on it. But if the way it will look on a regular window does not cause any questions, then the added balcony door becomes, as it were, an unnecessary element.

In fact, you can beat the situation like this: make a lambrequin on the upper cornice, identical to the design of the curtains on the string cornice, and sew a curtain exclusively in the length and width of the balcony door. She will be able to close the entire door leaf if necessary. Yes, the asymmetry is very obvious, but with the right choice of fabric, color, and good drapery, the composition can turn out to be interesting.

Austrian curtains, admittedly, look somewhat pompous. They require an appropriate environment and will not look good in an ascetic room decor. They can reach the window sill or close it a little, they can reach the floor, but this option is more like an assembly hall and a concert room.

The curtain is self-sufficient, although it is often used in an ensemble together with curtains and lambrequins. However, she herself can be a lambrequin. But it is not easy to arrange it on the balcony block, because it will not work with a uniform length - in one place the curtain will be shorter, in another it will be longer, and it is difficult to promise complete harmony in general.

"Relatives" of Austrian curtains differ from their competitors in that the fold in them goes along the entire length, it cannot be disassembled into a straight canvas. When such curtains are hung on a window block, they are often made sliding in the center. But for most of the apartments with standard interior solutions, such window decor is redundant.

They are easy to install, they are a robust and convenient system, wear-resistant, easy to operate. On the window they look laconic, somewhere even strict. They are usually used on balcony blocks located on the sunny side of the house. Different canvases are installed on the window and on the door, so they will not interfere with the passage for sure.

Since now one of the most actively cited interior styles is japandi (a mixture of Scandinavian and Japanese), interest in Japanese curtains has grown significantly. These are large - in the entire window or in the entire balcony door - panels that are very easy to move and just as easy to clean. They are laconic in their geometry, they will not look ridiculous in a small room.

Design options, colors, prints are varied. In a bedroom made in calm and gentle colors, Japanese curtains can be a little brighter than the main space, and one more such overlapping element in the interior is enough to make it incredibly harmonious and at the same time simple.

This is also a popular option, especially in the case of a balcony block in the kitchen. Convenient to use, self-sufficient, they will not cause great difficulties in cleaning. Each part of the block has its own canvas, that is, it will not be difficult to move to the balcony. There are a lot of design options, and even just choosing such curtains is a pleasant and interesting activity. They are also used in the bedroom, in the living room, in the nursery. It is easy to adjust their position depending on the weather and the desired room lighting.

For an expressive transformation of a room, it is often enough to correctly arrange a window. And if this is a whole balcony block, the transformations will be even more noticeable.

Let's talk about modern curtain design.

• White curtains are both classics and trend at the same time. They are suitable for spaces that require maximum openness and airiness. They are also suitable where the living space is a light and accepting background for the bright colors of life, characters, personalities of the owners themselves. And they are also suitable for those who love seasonal decor, alterations, rearrangements, and cannot often change the general background for these decisions. White is neutral, it is like a blank canvas, that is why it is beautiful.

• Deep gray, but still not black - this is style and nobility, a detail needed to create a warm home cocoon. For those who do not like the abundance of light, prefer the coloristic depth and know how to enjoy it, draw energy from it, such a solution is suitable.

• There is no escape from the printed fabrics that create dynamics in the interior. The print is chosen carefully, since a lot depends on it in the interior. It should (not necessarily, but most often) be combined with something and, more importantly, not conflict with other printed elements.

• Striped curtains are a classic choice and are back in the forefront of fashion. A vertical strip is preferable, visually, it will also "stretch" a room with low ceilings. The strip is not as demanding on other interior elements as a flower or some kind of colorful pattern.

• Abstraction on a curtain canvas is not an uncommon case, and if it is geometrically difficult to find a companion for her in a room, then it is always real by colors. For example, if the room has a gray sofa, a blue carpet and white walls, all these three colors can be combined in curtains with an abstract pattern and loop the color scheme of the room.

You also need to be careful with warm and cold shades, which are better not to mix (not being confident in your design flair). It is easier to stick to only cold or only warm colors in the room.

It is also important where exactly the balcony block is located, in which room.

Here safety engineering comes to the fore. Curtains that can catch fire at any moment from the fire on the stove are initially taboo. Again, the style in which it was decided to decorate the kitchen is also important.

But the light tulle with a slit in the opening area of ​​the balcony door is far from practical in the kitchen. In no other room will the owners' hands be stained more often than in the kitchen, and they will have a chance to touch the tulle at least once a week. Therefore, filament curtains with a neutral color can be darker, more practical and more comfortable.

Dark curtains are also appropriate here if the room is mainly used only for sleeping. It is not always profitable to create a spacious light space here, because for someone the abundance of light interferes with sleep. And melatonin, as you know, is produced in the dark. If a room faces a well-lit part of the street, a busy center, for example, on a balcony or loggia, it is inside them, that blinds or roller shutters are often hung on the window. This helps to completely block out the light flux from the eyes of those who are resting in the bedroom.

The same option if the window unit is in a one-room apartment. The most representative room in a dwelling requires careful selection and visual assistants who will "expand" the space. A set with a lambrequin, as noted earlier, is leaving modern solutions, but light, background, light curtains made of natural fabrics, simple and concise in design, occupy leading places.

Children are especially sluggish, not always neat, therefore, you cannot always hang light and easily soiled curtains in their room. But the material of the curtains must be natural, available for frequent washing, and not a “dust collector”. And the method of sliding the curtains into two parts shouldn't be complicated either.

Children rarely like pleated curtains and other complex variations; they like a geometrically correct curtain with a pleasant, unobtrusive print, and a color that they like. If the room is combined with a loggia, the blinds option is also good.

Short and long, completely covering the frames and glass, light and not so - it is easy to get lost in this choice. And if you look at the examples that were solved either by the designers or by the owners as “excellent”, the choice becomes simpler.

Let's take a look at 10 balcony blocks with beautiful curtains.

• Calm color, linen scale, unobtrusive stripes, asymmetry - everything was decided correctly and discreetly. The material is lightweight, breathable, easy to wash, dries quickly. For a kitchen done in such moderate colors, this is a great idea.

• A Japanese variation, which, having dreamed up, can be applied on a typical balcony. The drawing is strict, clear, immediately organizes the space. Suitable for plain wallpaper in a calm range. The geometry of the furniture in this room must be correct, the furnishings must be laconic.

• Such black fabric curtains do not look alien or gloomy against the backdrop of a white background flooded with sunlight. They create the right contrast, that black and white magic in which it is pleasant to live, work, create.

• Nice curtain color, soothing, cozy - the sliding curtains in this bright kitchen seemed to be sold with her. They are not deaf, partially let through the sun's rays, streamline the geometry of the kitchen, add the necessary severity, just a little, but they do it expressively.

• The curtains suspended from the ceiling of a delicate shade are especially "friendly" with the sun, will play with different tones, overflows at dawn and dusk. The room is small, narrow, so this textile tenderness looks the most compromise in it.

• The curtain is not divided into two parts - it was decided to make it a single one and simply move it to one side or the other, which is also convenient. White lightweight material on a basic white background looks organic, does not require color, print or texture. Bleached linen, breathable and cozy, will do just for this type of window in a similar room. It is convenient to wash, such curtains dry quickly.

• Cool, refreshing, frosty colors will look great in a hot room that is flooded with sun. The curtains are sliding, first a blue veil, then denser beige curtains with a large blue and white print. An excellent set if you look at its relationship with other decorative elements of the room.

• A very interesting solution: the type of curtains is different, but the print, background, fabric are the same. But there is no standard balcony block, but if it happens in a private house, two windows in one room are not uncommon. And one of them is in the form of a door. Therefore, such a design will be relevant for such cases.

• Scandinavian style, simple, minimalist. Curtains are not always used, but they do exist in the concept of this relaxed home. They merge with his appearance, without drawing attention to themselves. All attention is given to light and air, the main decorators of this space.

• Filament curtains - no entry barriers, folds, layers, delicate and undemanding. And besides, they are still inexpensive for the most part.

Happy finds!