Tulle in the hall: types, choices and options in the interior

It's no secret that tulle gives windows a special aesthetic appeal. In the material of this article, we will tell you what types of tulle curtains are now in fashion, and also dwell on the nuances of choosing the best option, taking into account the stylistic solution of a particular room.

Every year at exhibitions of interior design, trends in fashionable dwelling are updated. This season tulle has not lost its popularity, but some types of fabric have become considered irrelevant. For example, stylists felt that the time for a solid veil and organza was over. Organza also received a red card because the trends today began to strive for an eco-friendly style.

The smooth veil will gradually fade from the windows of fashion boutiques. Designers believe that in terms of its external characteristics and expressiveness, it is largely inferior to textural materials. According to their assessment, she lacks elegance and some kind of drama, she is too predictable, has no "character".

Given the minimalism of the furniture, tulle needs additions that catch the eye. Tulle curtains, somewhat similar to the most delicate Chinese silk, will become relevant. It is important that they are weightless, have characteristic overflows, a chameleon effect, which implies a change in color and shine depending on the change of angle and lighting.

The change in shade is due to the crepe weave of the textile threads.This tulle allows you to create voluminous and deep folds, forming brutality or romance, based on the choice of a specific material. Stylish textiles with uneven warp threads are in fashion: they create the effect of a shower or sparks. In addition, fabric with knots is gaining popularity, which previously did not seem to stylists to be something special. Today, such tulle is in demand in ethnic style, it combines rustic and naturalness into a single whole.

In addition to these matters, in the center of attention was also textiles with a sparse plain weave. Outwardly, it is somewhat similar to linen, characterized by a certain uneven texture of the threads. It looks both rough and voluminous at the same time. The translucent imitation of flax successfully fits into the stylistics of not only modern interior design, but also vintage and ecological branches of the interior.

They become popular in the new season colors in the form of damask patterns and oriental exoticism. It is a combination of rustic textures and luxury, monograms, stripes, lattice on a translucent background. Today, the country style intends to subjugate the palace decor. As for the prints on the mesh, "flies", like on nylon, and rhombuses can be scattered over it.

Among other types of tulle, shimmering fabrics are worth noting. The following are the fashionable directions of the new season:

• mesh embroidery in the form of small bouquets, geometric patterns or large flowers;

• fibers with a reflective effect, woven into fabrics;

• the presence of a weighting tape or embroidery at the bottom of the panel;

• use for weighting tulle and static beads, rhinestones, sequins;

• the presence of scallops along the bottom edge of tulle curtains;

• combining smooth tulle with velvet or other dense textiles;

• the absence of other curtains when choosing a net tulle;

• the rule of drawing in combined models (if there is one on tulle, additional curtains should be monochromatic).

The new rule is the correct choice of components: tulle is not taken without taking into account the main curtains. For example, today it is customary to take silk tulle for heavy curtains. For lightweight panels with traditional weaving, options in the form of a mesh, matched to the tone, are suitable.

Curtains with tulle can be selected as an ensemble. If the tulle curtains are decorated with a damask pattern, there should be no pattern on the curtains. In this case, tulle is the dominant feature of the curtain design. These models should be used in the living room without any other panels, because they will simplify the interior design. Different types of matter and textures allow you to add not only romance to the interior composition, but also frivolity, a touch of vintage, austerity.

Tulle curtains for the living room can be varied. For example, products can be classified according to the method of production: matter is smooth and patterned. According to the type of yarn used, fabrics are woven from natural and synthetic yarns. In addition, in order to improve the quality and performance characteristics, tulle is also made from blended fibers.

In terms of length, the products are classified into 4 categories: short to the sill, just below the sill, classic, to the floor and creeping along the floor. In width, they are narrow or solid. In this case, one panel can cover both one and several living room windows (up to panoramic).

Besides, variations can be designed for conventional and bay windows... Products of the second type differ in the methods of fastening: the cornice for such windows can be solid or composite, including several elements with gaps between them, on which the curtains are not hung.According to the type of fastening, the models can be standard and hidden, their clamps can be eyelets, hinges, as well as a curtain tape. The shape can be both traditionally rectangular and arched, asymmetric-diagonal.

Despite the fact that today it is customary to strive for laconism and functionality, modern design ideas are limited only by the vision of style. For example, according to the type of cut, the tulle can be as follows:

• classic rectangular canvas;

• Austrian curtains with a draped bottom;

• French draped curtains with a different number of scallops;

• London curtains with their inherent high status;

• Roman, gathering in the same folds;

• pleated, gathering with an accordion;

• with a lambrequin of a soft or hard type;

• Japanese panels made of special textiles with a weighting agent.

By the type of design, the canvases can be laconic and decorated with a wide variety of decor. The print can also be different: embossed, embroidered, sewn on. The fabric can be classic, wrinkled, pleated. It can be mesh, cobweb, muslin, lace, rain. The decoration of certain varieties is photo printing.

Tulle in the hall is made from a variety of raw materials. In modern production, cotton, silk, linen, viscose threads, as well as polyester, polyamide and nylon threads are often used. The combination of natural and synthetic fibers makes it possible to obtain textiles that are resistant to ultraviolet radiation, wrinkling, deformation after washing or cleaning.

The most popular tulle materials today are: chiffon, mesh, muslin, viscose, cotton, tulle, nylon. Natural materials are valued for their environmental friendliness, they look great in the interior design of a living room of different styles. Unlike synthetic fabrics, they do not have the same strength. Such materials often shrink after washing.

Unlike them, synthetics are not so demanding in operationand. Often, these curtains are not only cheaper, but also more durable. They do not fade under the sun, are easier to iron, do not deform in the washing machine. Some of them (for example, the header) do not need to be ironed at all. Small folds are formed even at the stage of formation of the panel itself.

The parameters of a particular tulle depend on the size of the windows of a particular living room. Besides, the length and width of the panel is subject to the curtain design. For example, if the model provides for the formation of folds, the width of the tulle fabric can be 2 or even 3 times the width of the window opening. If the task of the tulle is to visually increase the window opening or the width of the walls, its width can be equal to the width of the wall plus the allowance for the formation of folds.

Depending on the dimensions of windows and cornices, the height can be 260, 280, 150 mm. The length of the curtains can be over 1 cm above the windowsill (before reaching its upper plane), 1.5-3 cm above floor level... There are options for curtains just below the windowsill, which are usually selected so as not to exceed the set by 10-15 cm.

Both those and other tulle curtains are considered short. If the cornice has stops, the width of the tulle is selected based on this nuance. Sometimes buyers do the calculations by counting the number of folds and the distance between them. For example, there can be 7 or more of them, the distance can be from 19 to 30 cm. If you don't want to lay folds, the width is selected approximately, doubling the width along the length of the eaves to the limiters.

The average width is 4–5 m. The width of individual varieties can reach up to 7.5 m. If the living room is located in a two-level house or apartment and has huge panoramic windows, measure the length from the height of the cornice to the desired level. Usually, these curtains are sewn to order, they are mostly simple and rectangular, they can be solid or paired, depending on the preferences of the owners of the home. The build factor is usually two.

The trends of the new season suggest turning to tonal combinations. For example, if tulle complements the main curtains, its color may be related to the shade of the selected curtains. In addition, it can repeat the color of the contours of the drawing on the curtains. As for the best color combinations, despite the fact that white has not lost its relevance, related contrasts are in priority.

Therefore, even white can give off the desired semitone. For example, a warm white tulle tone is suitable for beige curtains, snowy for bluish curtains, and almost bleached red for wine curtains. The focus is on models in ombre colors, which represent a smooth flow of color from one to another. Translucent white curtains with blue, blue, silver stripes look beautiful. Models with a grayish base and a contrasting pattern for it are popular.

Fashionable shades of tulle of this season are blue, beige, gray tones. Notable are the colors that combine lilac and gold shades, burgundy and bronze, white and bronze, silver and white, white and gold, milk. The pattern on the fabric can be either a color contrasting one or made in the same shade as the canvas itself. It can stand out against the background of the base due to its density (a denser pattern on a translucent background).

Having familiarized yourself with fashion trends and novelties of tulle color solutions for the living room, the question of choice arises. And if a lot of options are offered on store shelves, it's easy to get confused in their huge assortment. To buy not just the most beautiful and stylish curtains, you need to take into account a number of nuances. For example, initially it is necessary to determine the size and shape of the curtains, for which it is necessary to measure the cornices, as well as window openings with frames.

It is important to understand: will these curtains be an independent design element or an addition to curtains... If they are the basis of the curtain composition, you can select options with a pattern, embroidery, decor, which will favorably emphasize the interior, indicating that it belongs to a certain style.

However, immediately it is worth considering such a moment as the arrangement of furniture near the windows. For example, if a sofa or other upholstered furniture will be located right next to the window, models spreading along the floor can create a problem when trying to open the windows for ventilation. You can trip over long curtains, they can cause household or guests to fall. At the same time, short curtains in a spacious room can look lonely, as if, when creating the interior, the owners did not have enough money to buy fabric and had to limit themselves to canvases with a short length.

However, in this case, there may be some exceptions. For example, tulle curtains of a French or Austrian type with a length just below the windowsill on the windows will look very good. As for the choice of color, it is selected based on the background solution of the interior of a particular living room. According to the generally accepted rule of four shades, it should be related to one of them. Excessive variegation is unacceptable: it simplifies the interior, makes it boring and inexpressive.

If there are several windows in a room, it is often necessary to order curtains individually. In this case, you need to take matter from one roll, since different shades can be observed in different ones. If you want to buy a set of ready-made curtains, it is necessary to pay attention to the batch number (it must be uniform).

For some, practicality is important, so the type of weaving of threads cannot be disregarded. Despite the fact that different thicknesses of fibers give the tulle texture an originality, not every type of fabric will withstand long-term use. In pursuit of fashion trends, some manufacturers do not pay special attention to the quality of the weave of the fibers. Sometimes sparse weaving with accidental mechanical grazing leads to a violation of the integrity of the texture: hooks appear, sometimes threads are pulled out of the fabric.

If it is decided to hang the tulle with adjacent furniture, you will not be able to avoid touching it. Therefore, preference should be given to options with a denser weave. Such textiles do not tamp after washing, they are less prone to deformation along the warp and weft. Sometimes the solution is to revise the length: the buyer takes an option that will not cling to the furniture when airing the room, will not interfere with the operation of the hall.

Besides the fact that the tulle fabric should be practical, it is necessary to take into account specific tones that are appropriate in a particular style... For example, nothing will raise the status of the hall like light shades of the color palette. Pastel or whitewashed colors are considered special: for a long time, light colors were considered the privilege of the nobility. Tulle curtains in beige, milky tones decorate the living room windows and give it lightness.

If it initially seems uncomfortable, and even pasted over with dark wallpaper, you will have to "pull out" the lack of lighting with the right textiles. In addition to having to give up bright colors, it is important to choose a light and translucent material that will look right in the interior of the room. For example, for a color balance in a cold room, you will have to choose light tulle curtains in warm colors.

The compatibility of tulle with furnishing elements cannot be disregarded. It will look more harmonious in the living room if, for example, its print is repeated in the colors of sofa cushions, furniture upholstery, removable covers, and accent wall decoration. The canvas can be combined with furnishing elements with the color of the background, pattern, embroidery, decor. In addition, the decor can be repeated (say, approximately the same edging on covers, pillows and tulle).

The style of the interior decides a lot: it is often the curtains that become its expressive accents, decoration, completion of the interior composition. At the same time, the resources of the styles can differ radically.

• For style minimalism it is common to choose continuous-type canvases without any decor. As a rule, these are laconic rectangular tulle curtains without a pattern. Their main task is to hide the window from the penetration of sunlight. There should not be complex elements, folds, draperies: all this is superfluous, not characteristic of this style. Tulle can be synthetic or blended, matte or with a silky sheen. Its best decor can be eyelets.

• Classic style design is distinguished by pretentiousness and craving for special solemnity. The ideal option for decorating living room windows in classic, neoclassical and classicism styles will be canvases decorated with a velvet lambrequin. Draperies of dense matter can be varied: symmetrical or asymmetrical, decorated with swags, perkids of different sizes. Tulle to a velvet lambrequin can be patterned. For example, the basis of the pattern can be monograms, the bottom of the tulle can be embroidered.However, when choosing a curtain composition, it is necessary to choose the right hooks.

If there are too many decorations, the material will not look impressive. It is especially important to take this into account in the living room, the useful area of ​​which is limited. You need to create a curtain design in a classic style where there is room for this. Otherwise, part of the wall with curtains will seem disproportionately massive.

• Linen tulle curtains look great in some ethnic styles.... However, if the options for the Austrian, French and London types are suitable for classical styles, then it is more appropriate to use laconic rectangular panels. In the interior of the living room of the Arabian or Baroque style, you can also indicate belonging to the style by means of products of the Austrian or French cut.

• As for the oriental branches of design, everything here will depend on the specific type of style. For example, Chinese means the use of natural textiles, simplicity of form, models without folds and folds. There is no need for fastening to eyelets; you can hang curtains on a hidden cornice, both to the wall and to the ceiling.

• Country and Provence are distinguished by a certain rustic identity. Tulle curtains of these design directions should visually immerse the layman in the atmosphere of the old era. Considering that there was no technological decor before, textile hinges or a drawstring can become fasteners.

You can decorate the living room windows with tulle in different ways. Tulle on the living room windows can be solid single, paired symmetrical, unpaired. The decoration varies depending on the skill and sense of style of the decorator. For example, someone thinks that it is enough to hang curtains on the eyelets - and it is true, it looks stylish and impressive.

In other cases, stylists decorate the windows of the hall with whole compositions. In this case, the canvases can be double and even multi-layered. You can order a soft lambrequin made of elastic textile for tulle and throw it several times over the cornice. You can assemble translucent curtains into scallops by sewing ropes into them, or even a special rubber thread.

You can hang the curtains permanently, while they will not imply opening or closing. In this case, to give the desired shape, you can use various fasteners and grabs. If the living room windows are located in the attic, it will be possible to fix the rods across the window frames. It will hold the hanging material, not allowing it to spoil the appearance of the interior due to the tilt of the windows, which are located, in fact, on the roof.

You can fix weightless curtains and on special Velcro, hiding it under the plasterboard ceiling box. You can also hang paired tulle curtains crosswise. Tulle is also hung, forming draperies using grabs. In addition, you can alternate panels by purchasing monochromatic and patterned companions.

• Decorating the living room windows with classic tulle.

• The embodiment of the style of minimalism in a modern style.

• Combination of lightweight tulle with a dense lambrequin.

• Provencal living room decoration with transparent curtains.

• An example of accentuating the space of a room with short curtains.

• The use of tulle as a stylish accent of the interior of the hall.

• A modern approach to decorating the living room windows with tulle.

• An extraordinary solution in choosing a cut of transparent curtains.

• Airy tulle brings lightness and aesthetics to the interior.

• Tulle curtains as the completion of the interior composition of the hall.

For information on how to choose curtains, what size, color and style they should be, see the next video.