Curtains add that extra charm to all your rooms in the house.

Curtains are among those decorative elements that can either pull a room together, or become a distracting element. Much like everything else you keep in your room, curtains also reflect your style and personality. You might not realize this but you are going to face a world of confusion when you step into the curtain-land. There are just too many designs in too many types of clothes.  Since the designs and decoration of curtains know no bounds, you must have a mental map laid out with the help of your interior designer before you sit visit a store.

You may want to clear out the general misconception that your curtain color should be solely based on the color of your wall. According to Rajiv from Da Interior De’cor, the curtains should be based on the flooring of the particular room. That being said you also don’t completely ignore your wall color.

Unlike in the past, home owners are more aware of the decor value of curtains. So, here are a few quick tips you will want to keep in mind when selecting curtains for different rooms:

  • Dining room

Have you noticed how restaurants’ conveniently hang red or maroon colored curtains in dining rooms? Even if they are not fully red, they tend to have red accents that is because the color red is said to make us more ravenous by increasing metabolism, which leaves us wanting to eat more food than what we originally intended.

You of course don’t want to be eating at home the way you eat at a restaurant all the time so let’s stick to cooler accent colors that soothes eyes and adds a sense of peace while you enjoy the warm and delicious homemade cooked placed on the dining table. The designs of your dining room curtains depend on the rod and hook designs.

  • Living room

Living rooms in general are multi-functional. The guests need to enjoy the space. And we can also need to be cognizant of the fact that you and the family indulge in various fun activities in the room. Because people stay in this room for longer periods of time, you will want this room to be a bit more formal.

If your living room is learns towards Asian or cultural look then bamboo blinds work the best. But if you have adopted a more contemporary look then you could opt for dual curtains. The net curtain is for letting in the natural light and the heavier one for privacy.

  • Bed room

This is your room and your significant other’s room (if you are married that is). Your primary focus in this room is comfort. Add cozy feel to your room put up warm colored curtains on the windows behind the   bed. However you will to opt for a cooler tone for your dominant window in order to wake up bright and fresh.

If you have dark flooring in your bedroom, warm colors should be your first choice, but to level it out, you may want a mixture or warm and cool colors.

  • Kids bedroom

Recently parents have been quite concerned about room decor and its effect on kids. As children are still growing up, you want everything in the room to encourage the “growth”. The same goes for curtains. Use light and bright colors to bring out the enthusiasm and excitement in children. Harmonize the room decor and the curtains. Do not hesitate to choose fun and bold patterns and prints your child wants.

  • Study room

You don your study room to have motivating, positive and uplifting colors.  As such opt for a double curtain on the brighter side of the color wheel. Do not shy away from choosing curtains with patterns for this room.

In order to let the creativity flow in to the fullest at your home, you and your children can also make DIY curtains at Da Interior De’cor in Kathmandu.