Textile design not only gives the interior a characteristic image and a complete look, but can also create coziness or solemnity, emphasizing the severity or lightness of the chosen style. We talked with designer Svetlana Yurkova about textiles: how to choose them and what to pay attention to.
Svetlana Yurkova, interior designer : “The choice of textiles should include several basic criteria: the tasks that need to be solved with the help of textiles, the general proportions of the room, the style of the interior, the color of the decoration, furniture and much more. But first you need to decide on a budget for textiles, setting it at the very beginning of repairs and construction work.”
Think holistically. Textiles are always a combination of textures, colors and patterns. Let these characteristics of the fabric resonate with other details in the interior and with each other. A systematic and thoughtful view of textile decoration will help you avoid unnecessary impulse purchases.
Consider lighting. Remember that in certain lighting and in combination with different colors finishing textiles will behave differently. Therefore, to begin with, select several samples of suitable fabrics in the salon, and make the final decision on site.
Define functionality. Set utilitarian tasks in addition to purely decorative ones. For example, fabrics for curtains in a bedroom or living room with a home theater should absorb daylight due to the properties and design of the curtains, so when choosing a fabric, pay attention to the necessary functions.
Follow the classic rules. If you don’t feel like a decorator, follow proven techniques and rules for combinations and design. For example, there is an unspoken etiquette according to which there should be a lot of fabric on straight curtains (at least 2.5 times the length of the curtain rod). The distance from the floor to the bottom edge of the curtains should be no more than 2-3 cm! Or (if you like) the curtains can lie on the floor. In this case, the fabric must be soft and flexible. And curtains made of fabric that holds their shape should be strictly to the floor.
Reasonable savings. The choice of textiles is a matter of physical comfort and a cozy atmosphere. Choose expensive and pleasant fabrics for things that will not be actively used and will quickly deteriorate. For example, expensive and bright pillows on a sofa can be for decoration, and the lower background ones for convenience and use.
Any advice on choosing decor and textiles comes down to one thing general rule: don’t “jump in the face”, but approach the task intelligently, because this is directly related to the issue of your financial investments and the final result.
Curtains on the window, towels and potholders - this is a standard set of textiles that is found in every apartment. But you shouldn’t limit the use of fabrics to just these methods. Missing alternative opportunities to transform the interior with textiles is unacceptable. After all, such decor, accessible to everyone, looks unusually impressive.
1. Miniature but eye-catching curtains
Such curtains would be appropriate not only in the kitchen, but also in any room where the level of natural light is below average. Curtains decorate the interior, but do not block the path sun rays.
2. Spectacular panels instead of paintings
From remnants of fabrics that harmonize with each other, you can make unusual panels. Simply stretch the textile onto cardboard or a board and suitable size.
3. Cozy country style curtains
Old scarves and pieces of fabric can be given new life, using them as unusual curtains. Just tie them on the curtain rod.
4. Fabric accent wall
Accent wall, the design of which differs from other walls - great way revive the interior. The decor will become doubly original if you use it for decoration. fabric cloth, stretched over a large frame.
5. Patchwork carpet
Even a child can sew a colorful carpet from leftover textiles found in every home. This carpet will fit harmoniously into eclectic interior.
6. Fabric decoupage on furniture
Decoupage using textiles - simple, but effective way change old furniture. A cloth is placed on the primed surface and covered with a layer of PVA mixed with water. After drying, you need to apply several layers to the fabric. acrylic varnish.
7. Protection for open shelves
Many items standing in plain sight on open shelves create chaos in the interior. A simple way to organize your decor is to hang curtains that replace furniture facades.
8. Covers for many decorative pillows
Decorative pillows are an easy way to decorate your interior. To ensure that the pillows form a single composition, cover them with covers made of harmonizing fabrics.
9. Cozy headboard
An unusual headboard for a bed will make the bedroom interior individual. Making a headboard with your own hands is not difficult.
10. Sleeping under a canopy
Fabric canopy - classic way do sleeping area secluded and cozy. The canopy can be either translucent or made of thick fabric.
11. Unusual screen
A screen will help divide the living space into functional areas, and also hide them from prying eyes.
12. Clothes for the lamp
Regular lampshade old lamp easy to transform using decoupage. To make the interior look cohesive, make a lampshade from the same fabric as the curtains.
13. Original ceiling decoration
Curtains can be used for more than just window decoration. This is also a democratic way of zoning a room.
Once you are done decorating your home with textile elements, it’s time to start arranging personal plot. Continuing the topic -
The opinion that home textiles can only be represented by curtains and bed linen- incorrect. Fabrics can be present in the form of tablecloths, bedspreads, upholstery upholstered furniture, sofa cushions, napkins. By choosing the right home textiles, you can transform the room and even hide small flaws in the design and interior. When choosing fabrics for curtains, you need to take into account the location of the windows in relation to the cardinal directions. They should also match the texture and coloring of the rest of the textile elements in the room.
Textile design is of great importance for the living room, since it central room in an apartment or house. The main attention is paid to curtains, so they must be made of high-quality fabric; the presence of decorative elements in the form of tassels or fringe is acceptable. Curtains should match the colors soft upholstery furniture and sofa cushions.
In the bedroom, home textiles, in addition to curtains, are represented by bed linen and bedspreads; they should match each other’s colors. Better to hang it in the bedroom blackout curtains, which do not let in the bright sunlight. Bed linen should be chosen from natural fabrics - such as silk, cotton or linen. The colors depend on the taste of the residents.
For the kitchen, you can choose bright textiles, the main thing is that they are easy to wash and clean. In the kitchen, fabrics are present in the form of curtains, as well as aprons, potholders, and napkins. Textiles for the kitchen should be selected so that they can fill the room with comfort and warmth.
In a children's room, textiles should be bright and colorful; designs are selected taking into account the child's gender, age and preferences. Children's textiles must be natural and high quality.
Textiles are very important for the design of any interior, as they bring brightness. color accents and allows you to fill the room with an atmosphere of coziness and comfort.
Weightless organza, delicate tulle, colorful tulle, luxurious velvet - the simplest and most expensive luxury fabrics are presented in various trade enterprises. The use of fabrics of different textures and colors (for which elite and inexpensive fabrics from European manufacturers are excellent) will help to completely transform the interior of your apartment or house.
Exists a large number of options for textile finishing, and the specific choice of fabrics will depend on the general style solution interior In the event that you want to issue Vacation home in country style, you can pay attention to some techniques.
Furniture made of wood will become more comfortable, in addition, it will retain its properties longer. appearance, if you put on it special covers made of natural dense oak-colored fabrics. Pillows on a bench that match the covers in shade can create a feeling of comfort (such fabrics are sold today at the most reasonable prices).
The color center of such an interior may well be a tablecloth made with a bright ornament warm colors(elite Italian fabrics can be an excellent option for this), which can harmoniously combine with the pleasant glow of the fire of the Russian stove and candles in the candelabra.
A true rustic classic is the bedroom, which is decorated in pastel colors With big amount white. Details that create charm and comfort can be a soft cashmere blanket, a starched tablecloth, thick bedspreads with patterns, as well as light curtains made of elite organza or silk fabric. For anyone who wants to decorate their home in this way, there are now many opportunities to achieve living in a beautiful and cozy home.
Home textiles can be found in every home and in its different manifestations. Any interior is unthinkable without textiles. Without it, any room looks unfinished and boring. Carpet in the living room, curtains and curtains in all rooms, bedspreads and rugs on the sofa or bed, towels in the bathroom or kitchen - this is just a small part of where they are used beautiful textile products .
The minimum “gentleman's set” includes three terry towels: for body, face and legs. Quite often they are accompanied by a soft napkin for cosmetic procedures and a large bath sheet. As a rule, manufacturers offer sets in the same color scheme, so there are no problems with selection identical items should not arise. Store home bathroom textiles in small open shelves and racks - it looks stylish and allows you to control the availability of clean towels.
Home textiles for living room
Soft and fluffy rugs various shapes will allow you to fully enjoy water treatments. Agree, it’s much more pleasant to walk bare feet on thick pile than to feel the cold tiles. You can choose home textiles to match the rest of the decoration or play with contrast. Combinations of pastel shades and white look very interesting.
Little things dear to the heart, unnoticeable at first glance, create comfort in the house. Openwork napkins, embroidered kitchen towels, cozy blankets and bright pillow covers – home textiles set accents and makes the interior individual.
Let's take a closer look at textiles and the items where they are used. The living room is a place where, for example, unlike the kitchen, home textiles are used everywhere: as curtains and carpets, on the sofa and armchairs in the form of covers. On coffee table you can find a crocheted napkin.
Decorative pillows on the sofa are also textile products! Home textiles, especially in the living room, create additional comfort. Carpets on the floor and curtains greatly affect the acoustics of the room. Have you probably noticed that during renovations or moving, an echo forms in the rooms? If you put a rug on the floor and hang curtains, the room will become more comfortable visually and acoustically.
When buying home textiles, you should first of all pay attention to the fact that they are easy to care for and can be washed in washing machine. The most important quality textile accessories and decorative items is that, unlike pieces of furniture, curtains, pillowcases and bedspreads can be changed to new ones at any time if you are bored with the old ones.
Bedroom textiles
- Bed dress. At night without bedding for the bed - blankets and pillows - it would be uncomfortable for us to sleep. In addition, a blanket in a beautiful duvet cover warms and also decorates the bed.
- Mattress. Not only bedding, but also the mattress belongs to this category! The question of choosing a mattress is very important, since our well-being depends on its quality not only at night, but also in the following days.
- Bed sheets. Having bedding is not enough. For a blanket you need a duvet cover, for pillows - pillowcases, and for a mattress - a sheet. Bed linen, firstly, makes the accessories more pleasant to the touch and more aesthetically pleasing, and secondly, it is more hygienic and keeps the bedding clean longer. And don’t forget about the design and color of the bed linen, because the type of linen largely determines appearance beds and bedrooms in general, since the bed is its central element!
- Sheepskin rugs have become very popular recently. How nice it is to wake up in the morning and step your feet not on a cold floor, but on soft sheepskin and feel the warmth under your feet.
Bathroom textiles
The most important bathroom furnishings– these are, of course, towels, a bathrobe and a foot mat. Often a bathroom can look quite 'cool' due to the fact that it is tiled, so adding a little coziness and warmth to it is no easy task! However, if you decorate your bathroom with style and taste, you will probably never want to leave it again!
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Decorative textiles in the interior today are very diverse. It plays one of the main roles in the design and emphasizes the unique style of the house. In a modern interior, it performs not only an aesthetic (decorative) function. Hides shortcomings and emphasizes advantages. Its main advantage is the ability to play colors. The interior instantly comes to life when you enter it bright colors!
The use of contrasting colors, such as black and white, red and black, has always been popular. And textiles can additionally add texture - soft or hard, thereby emphasizing the character of the interior. But in any decoration, not only color combinations, but also patterns are important. Particularly popular today plant motifs. Floral prints are actively used in the interior, adding sensuality and tenderness to it.
Despite certain trends in the interior design industry, the fashion for original designer textiles has nevertheless penetrated into modern interiors. Artists use individual sketches to order and paint pillows, tablecloths, panels, curtains, and bedspreads. And today we can safely say that the main design trend in modern interiors is exclusive, unique in textiles.
The windows of any room are decorated with curtains. Depending on the interior style in which the room is decorated, you can choose light or heavy material, length to the floor or, for example, to the window sill - curtains can visually expand the space, but can create coziness if necessary closed room. The latter is especially true when it comes to rooms with a hearth - a stove, fireplace, decorative fire.
For kitchens they usually select light decorative mesh fabric where you can easily attach various decorations- this allows you to create a unique atmosphere in the room, and in no way affects the penetration of light.
In common areas and living rooms there are already for a long time Airy, lightweight curtains are relevant, but for bedrooms, thick, light-proof curtains are usually chosen. However, in any case, closed windows in the room, including the bedroom, should not burden the atmosphere.
By the way, heavy textured textiles are often used as partitions in rooms. Dense and weighty material can become indispensable when it comes to separating, say, a wardrobe.
We should not forget about an important part of our life - the part that we spend in our sleep. In order to ensure healthy, full sleep, you need to choose the right mattress, blankets, and pillows. And in order to ensure comfort while sleeping and waking up, you need to choose bedding very carefully, Special attention paying attention to color scheme. Psychologists have long been talking about the importance of color therapy in a person’s life - correctly selected colors can not only improve a person’s mood, but also have a positive impact on his well-being and health. Decorating a bedroom with textiles is no less important than buying a bed - the central detail of the bedroom interior. And, of course, when choosing this most important piece of furniture for the bedroom, you should not forget about the decoration for it - the bedspreads.
As for bed linen, buyers have long ceased to perceive it as “clothing” necessary for bedding. Today you can buy bed linen in various colors, from different materials, with unique designs. Silk sheets are still popular. Enough original solution may be the purchase of terry sheets - however, this one looks very beautiful material, may not suit you in terms of tactile sensations, so before purchasing terry bed linen, you should carefully weigh all the pros and cons of this purchase.
They cannot do without textiles and such, it would seem, exclusively functional rooms, like the bathroom and toilet - rugs for the bathroom and toilet can be soft and fluffy, or they can be hard, having a massage effect, but in any case, they are designed to make the environment in these rooms more attractive and cozy.
To summarize, I want to distinguish between functional and decorative roles textiles in the interior. So FUNCTIONAL:
1. Using textiles you can hide the imperfections of the room
2. Visual change of space (can expand, make higher, smaller)
3. Dividing space into zones
4. Comfortable stay when it comes to bed linen, decorative pillows and so on.
DECORATIVE:
1. The ability to give the interior the spirit of any era or design direction.
2. Creation unique style in the house
3. Introducing new colors and paints into the interior
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