Lilac curtains

The choice of color interior items is of great importance. I would like the atmosphere of the room to be relaxing and at the same time special. Take at least the curtains: they are a special focus of design, unobtrusively emphasizing the chosen idea of ​​design. If their color is unique and not beaten, and the tone is chosen correctly, the right atmosphere will be created. Lilac curtains - the actual decision, today they are in the center of attention of creative designers.

Color features

Lilac shade is unique. He enters the palette of purple, consisting of two strong colors: red and blue. This explains the inconsistency and complexity of color: it includes femininity and masculinity, restraint and a storm of emotions.

The lilac tone is multifaceted: due to the concentration of one of the two colors, even if diluted, the shade can be warm or cold, joyful or sad, inspiring to creativity or evoking despondency.This factor is necessarily taken into account when choosing curtains, so more often in the interior use a neutral tone, in which there is a balance of two colors. It gives a feeling of relaxation and peace.

This shade is multifaceted, like tones of purple inflorescences. The palette of colors includes dark lilac, light lilac tones with a pinkish, bluish, sometimes diluted red subtone.

Features and benefits

Lilac curtains are universal. This is a sought-after decorative element that is capable of bringing a sense of magic into the atmosphere and looks incredibly stylish. This shade adore creative and dreamy personality. More often it is the choice of women: men are extremely categorical in design in lilac tones, even if there is a lot of diluted blue in the shade.

In the design of the room, lilac curtains have their own nuances:

  • colors can not be much: choosing curtains in a lilac shade, you can not repeat it too often, because the excess tone will be annoying;
  • The curtains of lilac tones are not combined with every shade of color palette. The composition is subject to certain rules, otherwise the curtains can destroy the intended style;
  • if the tone is chosen correctly, he can relieve tensionassociated with breathing, suitable for asthmatics and residents of hot countries;
  • When buying, it is important to consider the compliance of the shade and area of ​​the room the more space, the richer the lilac tone should be;
  • colors for such curtains need to be selected carefullyto create a sense of light and air. You can use the color wheel contrasts or gamma to dilute shades of lilac;
  • this tone is not suitable for decorating older people, as it can cause depression;
  • Special attention should be paid to the curtain material: in most design ideas, it prevents the penetration of sunlight.

The figures below show the palette for the combination of lilac with contrasting colors (gamma for diluting shades of lilac) and the combination of lilac with neighboring shades.

In choosing textiles, experts advise to give preference to products made of muslin, organza, nylon, veils for curtains, flax, cotton and even dressed wool. The choice of fabric is unlimited: it can be light and airy, as well as dense materials.An interesting solution is the color and texture of the fabric (shiny, with shimmer, print, relief).

Lilac curtains have many advantages:

  • harmoniously fit into the design of the office, a special room for yoga or meditation;
  • have a wide palette of diluted undertones, allowing you to add a special mood to the style with a predominance of masculine or feminine;
  • There are laconic cut or multi-layer construction (for example, roll, Roman);
  • look elegant and graceful, giving the style of the room uniqueness and bringing freshness to the interior;
  • emphasize the special refined taste of the owner of the house, pointing to the nobility and aristocracy;
  • look beautiful both straight and with folds, folds, collected waves, (velvet curtains, the basics of heavy curtains);
  • successfully fit into a different style of decoration of the room;
  • they are an independent accent and are well combined with other shades of a color palette (monophonic and with a pattern);
  • suitable for any room of the apartment: good in the design of bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, halls, studio apartments and even on the loggia or balcony;
  • depending on the intensity of the selected tone, they can visually change the area of ​​space (important for small apartments);
  • are monophonic or with a print, echoes the shades of the available interior items;
  • depending on the chosen style, they are made of textiles of natural and synthetic origin;
  • differ in size, so they can be universal or model, designer, short or long;
  • can decorate the room of adults and children (mostly girls).

In addition, in the interior design with lilac curtains there are various additions to the curtains. These can be covers or capes on upholstered furniture from similar textiles, decorative sofa cushions, padded stools and much more than you can decorate a room by repeating a lilac shade or the texture of curtains.

Styles

Since the purple curtains are versatile and look good in a different style, their main task is the correct texture and design. With skillful choices, they will point out the idea of ​​the following styles:

  • Minimalism;
  • Neo-baroque;
  • Art Deco;
  • Arab;
  • Oriental;

Glamor;

Empire;

High tech.

In each case, lilac will be a soft accent that needs repetition through other interior items. It is necessary to use color carefully: if the curtains are long or voluminous, a couple of small things are enough (lampshade table lamp, a flower pot, picture frames, wallpaper patterns).

In the search for style you should not neglect the temperature of the color: it is not always warm and cold tones of lilac that look good together. The curtain design is subject to a particular room idea.

Color combination

According to experts from the sphere of interior design, lilac curtains have many opportunities for successful color harmony. The main palette is neutral. Gray, white and black paint - what you need. With the help of light colors you can fill the room with light without interrupting the design. Black color can give lilac brightness, so it is relevant, but should not dominate. Giving the light and emphasizing the peculiarity of the main color, it is important to leave the emphasis on lilac.

In addition to the classic colors, lilac curtains can be combined with beige, diluted with a sunny, brown tone. The main thing is to leave the advantage behind lilac: it is unacceptable to include in the design of screaming and poisonous paints a color palette that can destroy the tenderness and harmony of style.

This shade can be combined with itself: the game of contrasts of saturation and concentration of the subtone (for example, pink with lilac or fuchsia is quite a beautiful combination). Adding dark shades of color, we must not forget to dilute the two tones with a third, not included in the group of lilac. These colors include beige, sand, peach, apricot, honey, amber, cream color, as well as gold and silver.

Examples of color solutions for interior design, see the following video.

Design Ideas

Decorating windows with lilac curtains is a fascinating experience. You can feel like a real designer, taking the ideas of specialists as a basis and adding something special to them.

Bedroom

Nowhere are the light lilac curtains so beautiful, as in the bedroom. If the area of ​​the room is small enough, and you want to show its space, you can decorate the window with an asymmetric curtain with drapery in lilac tones, repeating the shade in the color of pillows or a small sofa. To prevent boredom, the texture of the materials of curtains, pillows, sofa upholstery should be different.

Fill the room with air will help the white color involved in the color of the ceiling, chandeliers, bed linen, sconces and fragments of the upholstery of the sofa. So that the room does not look dim, it is worth adding a dark gray tone, using it in the color of pastel linen, drawing a picture,the accent zone of the wall behind the sofa.

Kitchen dining room

Lilac curtains on the verge of fuchsia fit perfectly into the design of the kitchen-dining room. In this case, it is worth maintaining a shade lighter or even pale pink (with fresh flowers). If you do not want to zealous with color, you should soften the accents by adding silver-colored furniture (chairs, table), chandelier pattern, kitchen utensils, curtains. If the Minimalism style is chosen, it is better that the curtains are solid.

In the design of the windows of the kitchen with lilac curtains it is worth considering a few points:

  • if the kitchen area is small, it is better to pick up the curtains in white with a rich lilac pattern;
  • the light openwork tulle of the tender lilac color harmoniously looks in the kitchen interior;
  • green and lilac curtains - a good choice of component for the kitchen (it is worth supporting the tones with fresh flowers by placing them on the windowsill);
  • Without white, lilac will not be able to create a good atmosphere in the kitchen.

Nuances of the living room

Lilac curtains in the living room require careful selection in order not to shock themselves and guests with flashy decoration, but to show a unique style.When choosing portieres in the hall, it is worth bearing in mind that they should be expensive, as well as accessories for them. To demonstrate a special status, you need a thick pale lilac textile and two essential components of the status color combination: gray and brown shades.

Making the living room windows with lilac curtains should be considered: for ladies, it is worth adding pink to the design, if there is a man in the house - a gray is necessary, in a small room white or sunny.

Teenager's room

Bright, but at the same time soft design can be created by combining lilac shade with apricot. This choice will appeal to high school girls: the accent of the room will be designer curtains of a veil in a contrasting strip framed with purple edging. You can maintain shades of curtains with decorative pillows or a flower vase. According to the rule of composition of colors to lilac and apricot, two more tones should be added: brown and beige.

Since lilac in this case is dominant, it should be emphasized harmoniously by adding a light chair and stand, adding brightness with the help of a carpet, upholstery of a sofa or a vase.A contrasting pillow of dark green color will help bring a little chaos into the situation: it will indicate the personality of the character, emphasizing the joy of life.

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