Choosing your curtain color really shouldn’t be an afterthought. This is true whether you’re decorating a patio or a formal dining room. Usually you might pay less thought to outdoor or gazebo curtains because there’s less of a selection, especially ones that can be used with screened gazebos. The color palette should be determined by the exterior of your home such as using a striped sunshade with a cedar paneling for a beach look.
It’s really going to mess up your entire color palette if you don’t put thought into it. It’s usually the item that you add in last after you’ve done all the painting and bought the expensive furniture. Plus, getting rid of outdated curtains is one of the easiest ways to really update your room. I like to take out all curtains and wallpaper to really look at a clean slate and then determine which fabrics need to go and which ones can really stay.
A fun way to plan out your room is just to do it online. You can even use a site that isn’t made specifically for interior design like Polyvore. This is going to like to use a lot of different swatches and bring in paint colors. Plus, the great thing about that particular site is that you can even shop for some of the items that you’re using in your room, although this can hinder the planning process a little bit because you have to pay attention to your budget. Just getting this vision board in your brain will help you to see how all of the colors are going to relate to each other. This ensures that you don’t make a mistake when it comes to choosing drapery.
Determine how intense your wall color is. If you have a bright turquoise, for instance, then you probably want to go with a monochromatic look in the same color. You could also go with a deeper teal, but make sure that it’s quite rich such as just using a faux satin.
You also want to consider how much pattern you also have going on in your room. The one instance where you can really use a different pattern on your walls and your curtains is going to be more of the French country kind of look. However, if you’re working outside of this theme, then you probably just want to choose one or the other.
For instance, if you have a damask wallpaper in your space there’s nothing wrong with just going with a solid color of curtain. Plus, these are very easy to find ready made, which will save you a lot of money over going with custom varieties. Take all of these considerations into account to get the perfect pair of curtains.
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