Balcony in a modern apartment no longer serves as a room for unnecessary things. From the balcony you can design a full room, create a unique interior in it. Curtains and tulle are an important element of the decor. They create a cozy atmosphere and protect against excessive sunlight on hot days.
How to choose curtains for a balcony
When selecting suitable curtains for a balcony or a loggia, pay attention to several parameters:
- Color. If you need to protect yourself from the sun, choose dark ones. To visually increase the area suitable light.
- Density. The thicker the canvas, the less light they let through.
- Functionality. Evaluate which of the types you are more comfortable to use, how much materials are suitable for the necessary interior of the balcony.
Classic
Usual curtains made of fabric or knitted fit well in the interior of the balcony or loggia. They are easy to pick up, because the market offers a variety of colors and textures. The undeniable advantage of classic curtains is that they do not require complex maintenance. If the surface of the fabric becomes dirty, just remove the curtains and wash. Fabric curtains do not heat up in the heat, they have good air capacity. To the decor did not hide the space, choose the length, as for the kitchen, so that only the window is closed.
Vertical or horizontal shutters
To avoid sacrificing space in favor of saving from the sun, hang the blinds on the balcony. Today, two types are known:
- horizontal;
- vertical.
Many owners of apartments have a natural question, which shutters are better on the balcony. If the room is small, choose horizontal - they are attached to each window leaf. In addition, with their help it is very convenient to adjust the supply of light: if you want to add quite a bit of lighting, simply turn the lever - the sun will penetrate through the cracks between the plates, and when you need to increase the supply of light, pull the rope - the blinds will go up. The decorative element can be plastic or aluminum, you can care for the design easily, you need to wipe the plate.
Louvre on the loggia can be hung and vertical. Their plates can be made of fabric, which will give comfort, and the veins will be made of plastic. Such designs are attached to the entire window, which creates the effect of classic curtains. They, like horizontal, can give light with varying degrees of power. Vertical blinds are easy to clean because their plates are wider. They are less polluted: in comparison with another kind( due to the vertical position) less dust accumulates on such blinds.
Curtains-pleated
This kind of curtains is very similar to horizontal blinds, but is made of fabric. In addition, they consist not of individual plates, but of folds of a single canvas. Plisset you can choose a variety of shades for any interior. An important advantage of curtains is their ability to take the form of any window, including triangular. Fabric for curtains of this type treated with a special solution against dust, so they are less polluted.
Roman blinds
In the lowered form of the Roman curtains represent a single flat cloth, when picked up grouped in accordion. From the entire range of shops you can choose curtains of different textures, density and colors. Each curtain closes one window leaf, so it is very convenient to create unusual combinations in the interior of a balcony or a loggia. They are suitable for window openings of any shape, so if the designs are rounded or with chamfered corners, Roman blinds will be an appropriate option.
Japanese
Japanese curtains look beautiful on a window with a balcony door or French window openings. Their design resembles the doors of the cabinet: they move apart sideways. Due to the fact that they consist of stretched fabric, you can create an interesting modern design in the interior of the living room and balcony. Japanese curtains look spectacular and relevant on large windows to the floor, do not take away space.
Roller
If you need to completely block the room from penetrating the sunlight, choose roller blinds on the balcony. A special feature of the design is the cloth wound on the roller. The roller blinds are easy to clean, you just have to wipe them with a damp cloth or a napkin. Picking up the curtains on the loggia or in the hall of a large area, as well as on a small balcony, stop the attention of the roll.
Where to buy and how much are
You can buy blinds or curtains on the balcony in specialized shops, on the Internet or on the market. The price for them is formed depending on the design of the curtains, material, place of purchase:
- Vertical blinds in the store can be bought at a price of 250 rubles per square meter.
- For horizontal it is necessary to pay more - their cost on the average from 700 rubles. Close to the price of blinds are classically curtains.
- The cost of rolled, pleated or Roman blinds of simple models on average - from 3000 rubles.
Methods of fastening curtains to the cornice
Different types of curtains on the balcony will require appropriate fasteners:
- Classic can be hung with strings, hooks or rings. The method of attachment depends on the type of cornice.
- Roman and roller blinds are attached using double-sided adhesive tape, Velcro or screws. The design should be placed on the frame, ceiling or double-glazed windows.
- Blinds are mounted on special fasteners, where the base bars are installed. The holding parts are screwed with screws to the frame of the window.
- Japanese curtains should be installed by specialists using a rail cornice, which will ensure the functioning of the sliding mechanism.
- The pleated structures are fixed with screws. If drilling is not desired, use special brackets.
How to sew curtains onto a balcony with your own hands
It is very convenient to make roller blinds yourself, for this, take the materials:
- fabric;Wood briquettes
- - 2 pieces;Screws-hooks - 3 pieces;
- ring-shaped screws - 5 pcs.;
- textile lace;
- scissors;
- centimeter;
- sewing accessories.
Sewing method:
- Use the centimeter to measure the dimensions of the window leaf. Mark the received values on the canvas. Add to the length of 10 cm, to the width - 3 cm on each side. Cut 2 such pieces.
- Strip the fabric strips to each other. Sew them on top and sides, get a bag.
- Turn out the fabric and sew it from the bottom. The resulting sheet iron iron.
- Place the fabric face down, measure from the top and bottom edge of 5 cm. Wrap the bars, which should be the same length as the window leaf, stitch the fabric around the marks.
- After retreating from the edge of the upper end of the bar about 10 cm, screw in 2 ring-shaped screws, then another pair - into the front end and one more, stepping 5 cm from the right to the center.
- Prepare 2 cords: the first one 3 times the length of the curtains, to the size of the second add another half the size of the curtains in length.
- Obtain the received cords on the upper rings, through the back surface of the curtains on the front, thread into the rings that are in front. Through the side screw, drag one rope and tie it to the second.
- Hook the hooks into the top of the window frame so that they are positioned in proportion to the rear rings on the bar. The third screw fix on either side of the frame, it will hold the rope, when the curtains are in a folded state.