Choosing and sewing curtains for a summer residence with your own hands
Modern summer cottages have long ceased to look like rickety temporary huts, hastily hammered together from improvised material. Today, even if they are small in size, they are pleasant, well-kept houses.
There are also large luxury country houses, the design of which is somewhat different from city apartments. It is all the more important to choose the right curtains for a country house, which will decorate it, emphasizing the good taste of the owners and providing comfort and coziness.
Features of the choice of country curtains (+ selection of ready-made curtains)
When choosing curtains for a country house, including ready-made ones, it is necessary to take into account the living conditions. In summer, the fabric will be exposed to significant exposure to sunlight and dust and quickly fade, losing its appearance, since outside the city in warm weather they prefer to keep the windows open.
Long, light curtains will “blow up” by the wind, increasing drafts. Heavy curtains made from expensive fabrics will also look out of place. The most convenient and practical will be short curtains.
The selection of style, texture, color scheme is important, therefore, to make the right choice and create maximum comfort, you need to choose fabric for curtains for any dacha, taking into account the peculiarities of the arrangement of a country house.
How to sew curtains for a summer residence with your own hands
Among the inhabitants of dacha villages there are many needleworkers who can sew curtains with their own hands. There are many ideas for their implementation. Turning to the possibilities of the Internet, on special sites you can find a photo and a description of the work performed. But, even without a lot of sewing experience, you can sew the curtains to the dacha yourself.
Design selection
The dacha does not involve hanging pretentious rich curtains with expensive trimmings, lambrequins and heavy frills. Living outside the city frees you from some of the conventions of city life and provides an opportunity for the imagination of home designers.
You can decorate the dacha room and curtains in various styles, but rural, country, Provence are perfect for suburban life.
- Rustic, style, Russian village style. It is simple, unsophisticated, it involves curtains to match the overall design of the room. Light natural materials such as cotton, chintz, linen will be appropriate. The drawing is the simplest: a strip, a cage, a floral ornament, a bright drawing depicting vegetables and fruits. The design is simple, made in the form of rectangles assembled on a string of a simple cornice made of wood.
Note! Linen curtains can be decorated with tie-backs with bows, which will add an additional element of comfort.
- Country style is close to Russian village style. But it is characterized by even greater simplicity and some roughness, combined with naturalness and naturalness. It is appropriate to use plain, dull, checkered fabrics, floral small ornaments.
- For a country interior in the Provence style, light air curtains are suitable only from natural fabrics of light colors, monochromatic or with floral patterns. They must necessarily match the color scheme of the room and be fixed on wooden or forged cornices. Single-color solutions from light fabrics are possible. Do-it-yourself curtains with lace will decorate the house. They are good in the bedroom, living room.
Each owner defines his own design priorities. Modern people who like urban minimalism can use high-tech style in the interior. Some prefer the vibrant Mediterranean style, while others prefer the austere cold Scandinavian style. In any case, it is important to have a sense of proportion when decorating the premises and to feel comfortable and pleasant in the country.
Choice of fabric
It is possible to choose fabric for the manufacture of country curtains, taking into account the peculiarities of the location of a country house. Regardless of the style, they must comply with certain parameters and be:
- practical;
- strong and durable;
- simple and easy to clean;
- easily fixed to the eaves.
Attention! The most practical in the country will be curtains made of natural materials, they do not accumulate dust, they are easy to wash and clean.
Sewing curtains
Sewing the simplest curtains is not difficult. It can be easily mastered by any housewife who wants to master the technique and sew curtains for the dacha with her own hands; numerous photos and original ideas of the masters will allow you to master the intricacies of the work in a short time.
For sewing, you will need a sewing machine, scissors, threads of the appropriate color, measuring tools.
The execution technique is simple:
- on the fabric of the selected format, a fold is made from one edge, where a cornice string or an elastic band will be threaded, if the curtain is made with assembly;
- the bottom edge is processed with an inlay or also with a hem stitch.
Decoration of products
Inserts from other materials, appliqué, lace, tie-backs in a contrasting color can be used as decorative elements. When using expensive materials, it is possible to decorate with brushes, lambrequins, and other decorative elements.
Where and how to hang the curtains correctly
The rules for hanging curtains in the country do not differ from the generally accepted ones and directly depend on its location, area, location of windows, illumination. If the windows face north, and even shaded by trees, it is better to hang them with tulle curtains that let warm air into the house and do not interfere with the passage of light.
If the house is on a sunny side, double curtains can be hung using a light curtain and heavy fabric. In brightly lit rooms "burning" from the sun, it is better to use cold colors: blue, green, neutral white. For a small room poorly lit by daylight, yellow, orange, pink, cream curtains are suitable.
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