Decorating an apartment in loft style
Nowadays, decorating your apartment in this design is quite an expensive pleasure. Although it would seem that you can create all this negligence without resorting to the help of experienced specialists, in a loft even small items have their place and are used for their intended purpose, so it is necessary to take special care when selecting accessories for this style.
But so that the apartment does not look like a warehouse, but only slightly resembles it, the necessary design details are used.
This style requires a large space that requires good lighting and ventilation, so large windows are important.
Until recently, blinds served as the main attribute, but time requires new ideas, so over time, curtains have become popular as an addition to a loft-style interior.
To create coziness in this cold style, designers choose from several types of curtains, photos of which you can see here.
Types of curtains for loft style
The choice of loft-style curtain models depends on the interior design and the shape of the window openings. For a long time, various types of blinds were used in the factory style. The direction of modern trends involves softening the cold loft style towards home warmth using other types of curtains:
- Japanese screen;
- Roman curtain;
- roller blinds;
- simple, straight woven fabric.
Loft-style curtains are made to order in accordance with the designer’s design and window size. You can make a simple, straight canvas yourself by finding the right material.
Japanese screens
Laconic and elegant screen curtains fully correspond to the Japanese mentality. The original purpose of the panels is to divide a large space into functional zones. Contemporaries found use for them on windows in loft interiors. A wide sheet of fabric moves along guides, like doors in wardrobes. For denser fabric, a small weight at the bottom is enough; the materials are light and thin and stretched over the frame.
Roman curtains
The history of the name of curtains goes back to ancient Rome; probably, the patricians knew a lot about comfort. Roman blinds in the loft style are perfect for the windows of the kitchen, living room, and bathroom. Raising (lowering) the curtain is carried out using a cord or chain, adjusting the lighting and forming beautiful, large folds.
Roller blinds
A piece of fabric attached to a roller on top of a window, which has the property of unwinding (twisting) using a mechanism, represents roller blinds or fabric roller blinds. The lifting mechanism is carried out manually, using a side chain device, or an automatic machine with a control panel is used.
Curtain material
Properly selected material will emphasize the features of the style, while giving the room coziness and comfort. It can be fabric, plastic, bamboo, thread, etc. The latest trend in curtain fashion is natural fabrics.
Fabrics for curtains
For curtains, both natural and synthetic fabrics are used with equal success. The bad manners in the loft are satin, silk, and lace.
Blackout
Made from light-proof fabric, blackout canvases can completely shade a room even on a bright, sunny day. They are the best material for decorating windows in a loft style.
Linen
Linen curtains are breathable, hygroscopic and hypoallergenic. They can be washed and ironed frequently without worrying about the strength of the fabric. Gathered on eyelets, they create a beautiful wave-like drapery.
Gozhka
3-layer dense fabric that protects well from the sun. It has a beautiful texture, the ability to hold its shape and drape perfectly.
Cotton
Durable natural fabric, not subject to electrification, resistant to high temperatures. For loft, choose only light colors that do not contain floral patterns or prints.
Taffeta
The shine of taffeta and its ability to create rigid folds are often used in original and fantasy loft interiors.
Tulle fabrics for curtains
They transmit light as much as possible, gently dispersing it. They give a feeling of plenty of air and free space.
Loft curtains in different rooms
Organza, silk, taffeta, cambric, and cotton are used to create curtains.
Initially, the premises of this design were solid (there were no divisions into the kitchen, room, living room) - a studio apartment, as it is now called, as a rule, it was divided by a sofa, wardrobe, table or using the same curtains. It depends on the style of furniture with which the curtains should be in harmony; ideally, of course, use light curtains.
Arched curtains (with a black print that resembles a painting) or floor-length tulle-type curtains, the length of which can be casually left lying on a wooden or stone floor, are perfect.
Bedroom
The sleeping area can be highlighted with a canopy; it will also serve as a screen while you sleep, you can pull the canopy over the bed, thereby separating it from the common room. If the ceiling has beams characteristic of a loft, then the canopy can be hung on one of them.
