Soft lambrequin
The most common type of lambrequin is soft. It is the easiest to make, and also leaves a lot of room for imagination. A soft lambrequin is family comfort, home warmth, what makes a home attractive.
There are the following types of soft lambrequin:
A crossover is literally a part of a curtain thrown over the cornice, tied in a special way or decorated with something. This is a decoration that can be made right away, without any preparation.
Swag is a lambrequin known to almost everyone. These are the same parts of the curtains hanging in a semicircle, adding a certain solemnity, formality, and sophistication. It’s difficult to make a swag without a pattern, and you need to know how to sew a little.
Photos of ideas for beautiful design of lambrequins for the hall
If you are looking for curtains with a lambrequin for the living room, we have collected modern, interesting and bright ideas in the photo gallery. It is necessary to select a lambrequin based on the interior, size and lighting, as well as taking into account the personal tastes and preferences of the living room owners.
How to sew a hard lambrequin
The manufacture of a rigid lambrequin begins with calculations of the amount of fabric and frame elements, if any.
If the width of the finished product is half a meter, the fabric for the lambrequin will go twice half a meter and another four centimeters for allowances. If the formula is:
ОШ = 2 x ШЛ + 4
Where ОШ is the total width in cm, ШЛ is the width of the lambrequin.
When determining the length of the fabric cut, you should also add 3-4 cm for allowances.
TOP 6 tips on how to choose the right lambrequin
The design of the window depends on the interior of the kitchen. Everything matters: the size of the room, the height of the ceilings, the kitchen furniture, the color scheme of the furnishings.
Choosing a lambrequin correctly
Is a lambrequin noticeable in the kitchen?
If you think that window decoration will remain invisible to, for example, guests, then you are mistaken. Someone who comes into your kitchen may not pay attention to the color of the countertop and the appearance of the stove, but he will definitely glance at the window with the lambrequin. This leads to the conclusion that the design of the window opening cannot be neglected.
Make it visible to guests
In the kitchen, as in any room, everything should be harmonious. If you have a large set with spectacular surfaces, the window design must match - modesty will simply be inappropriate.
Conversely, an overly pretentious lambrequin in a modest interior can also become a dissonance.
Budget for a rich kitchen
Colors and shades
The color of the lambrequin is determined by the overall color scheme of the interior. Depending on whether the window should play the role of an accent, a suitable shade is selected.
The color depends on the interior color scheme
It can affect the visual perception of the entire kitchen and the window in particular. Depending on the embodiment, the window may appear larger or smaller, taller or wider.
The visualization of the window depends on it
Bright shades are perceived as more expressive; they can stand out in contrast against the background of neutral colors of walls and furniture.
By using light, neutral shades for the lambrequin and curtains, which are the same as the rest of the interior, you can get the “blurred boundaries” effect that has become popular in recent years.
To decorate or not to decorate
The decorations include the following accessories:
- ruffles;
- fringe;
- brushes;
- cords;
- beads;
- artificial flowers, etc.
Choose any accessory
Some models are so self-sufficient that they do not require additional decor - beautiful folds are enough.
How not to overdo it with sizes
What size should it be? Large width or length is not always a plus. The optimal width of the panel is considered to be no more than a quarter of the height of the curtain. The finished length is the size of the cornice.
Ideal size for kitchen window
Which form is better
Which shape is preferable for the kitchen? For a small kitchen, of course, simple. Since textiles here are washed much more often than in other rooms, the use of too large structures will be fraught with difficulties in caring for them.
Simple lambrequin - easy care
Hard ones can be recommended for large kitchens and those that are combined with a dining room or living room. In this case, the presence of a good hood becomes almost a mandatory requirement.
Tough for a large kitchen
The style of the room determines how the lambrequin will look. Only if it matches the style direction, it will become a fashionable accent that will emphasize the thoughtfulness of the interior.
Therefore, we move on to the next stage - selection for a specific style.
Selecting a lambrequin for a specific style
The interior style determines the window design
Almost any style can be used for the kitchen. But it must be combined with the design of the rest of the premises, meet the financial capabilities, internal needs of the family, be comfortable and beautiful.
Short lambrequin over the sink
Most often, one of three directions is selected for the kitchen:
1country;
2modern;
3traditional.
Country style kitchen window
The style of the kitchen can be with bright accents or completely in black and white. Traditional furniture is combined with warm shades of classic colors of curtains and lambrequins. The colors chosen are checkered, striped or plain material.
White kitchen with black accents
Country styles make it possible to embody a simple style of window decoration. These areas of interior design are natural, absorbing all the best from the ethnicity of America or Europe.
Country styles make it possible to embody a simple window design style
A lambrequin in the spirit of Slavic traditions can be decorated with folk-style embroidery or hemstitching. Light, lightweight natural fabrics will be very harmonious in the design of such a kitchen.
Provence styling allows you to choose plain fabrics in natural colors or with unobtrusive prints - small flowers.
Lambrequin in the spirit of Slavic traditions
Manufacturing algorithm
Preparing the pattern. For this you will need hard paper or cardboard, a pencil and scissors. The pattern must be full size.
Gluing bando and fabric. The fabric should be glued by smoothing the fabric from the middle to the sides. The seam allowances on the sides should be up to 1.5 cm. Only half of the finished element is glued.
- Fold the fabric. The lower part is superimposed on the previously glued part.
- Connecting two folded parts with pins.
- Sew the edge along the bottom and sides, the top part is not stitched yet.
- Trimming the excess.
- Make small notches on the bends of the lambrequin without damaging the seam.
- Turn out the lambrequin. For this reason, the top edge remained unstitched. Iron the curves.
- Iron seams.
- Secure the tape. We are talking about the tape with which the lambrequin will be hung on the cornice.
