Japanese style in window design

Contents:

• What we need to do?
• Making the Japanese curtains with his hands

Japanese culture - one of the most ancient and mysterious. All items of Japanese culture, in varying degrees, as if shrouded in mystery, a mystery and always have a philosophical subtext. Today it is very fashionable to carry a Japanese style in modern interior design. What is different from the traditional Japanese style European? Above all, this brevity, simplicity and elegance at the same time.

One of the areas is very fashionable decoration window openings Japanese curtains.

They are also called Japanese screens or panels. It is the perfect solution for spacious rooms with large windows "on the floor". What is the Japanese curtains? Perfectly smooth fabric cloth of various colors and textures, which are mounted on a special multi-level ledges, like vertical blinds. It should be noted that these curtains - not cheap, but still a good chance that the curtains that you buy in the store, will be "as Masha." Therefore, we suggest that you create Japanese curtains with his hands.

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What we need to do?

• Roulette. Measure the window opening width and length. Based on the width and length Calculate the amount of fabric you will need, given that the panel should go a little one after another. The standard for Japanese panels is 60 cm wide, but you can change it on your own. For example, if the width of the window opening of 2 m 80 cm, then you can use the 5 panels of 60 cm. The amount will 3m, of which 2 m 80 cm - width of the window, and 20 cm provide docked one canvas after another.
• Special cornice. It can be purchased at any hardware store. Eaves for Japanese curtains have several rows, typically from 2 to 5. Curtain on such ledges move right and left and can have different controlling mechanism. You can control each blade individually or in groups of paintings simultaneously. There are also computer-controlled cornices. This means that you can control your curtains by pressing the buttons on the remote. Such moldings are very comfortable, but it's worth noting that they are quite expensive and the drive will be some act of the cornice, which is not very aesthetically pleasing. More moldings are made of different materials. They can be light plastic and metal. The metal is usually designed for multi-level design, the heavier weight.

Selection of fabrics and textures

• Directly cloth. It can be any, it all depends on your personal preferences. It's worth noting that the traditional Japanese curtains are made from natural materials such as linen, cotton or silk. However, you can choose any you liked the fabric colors and textures, or a combination thereof. Appropriate to be transparent and light fabrics, thick and heavy, and even bamboo fabric or rice, Japanese straw and so. D.
• Special Velcro curtain. They can be purchased at any store specializing in the design window. The fact that the style of Japanese curtains abhors accessories such as loops, rings and other things. Japanese curtains are fastened directly to the eaves by means of Velcro.
• Weighting. Sold in the same place and Velcro at resemble fishing weights and serve to your curtains kept perfectly straight shape.

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Making the Japanese curtains with his hands

First of all, we recommend choosing the fabric roll width is 60 cm. This will save you from processing the side parts of your curtains. Otrez Measure the length and process the edges. Bottom Drawstring processed, and the top - osnorovyvaetsya. Conveniently osnorovku produce several paintings simultaneously. After that, the curtains should be well-ironed, they must be perfectly smooth. Bottom mount weighting.

Next, sew the Velcro. To start otutyuzhte Velcro shrink. Then lay out on the table face up, attach Velcro to the edge, secure with pins and stitched on the machine. Then wrap the Velcro on the wrong side, and lay the machine seam on the front side of the product. That's all, you have made the Japanese curtains with his hands.

It remains to hang your curtains on the window. Cornices are ceiling and wall. Before installation, you should determine whether your will not interfere with the ledge to open and close the window, clinging to the handle of the window and touch the battery. Length equal to the width of the cornice of the window plus a 30-40 cm. You will need a ruler and level. Draw a level horizontal line on the place where you will have a ledge. Using the screwdriver, screws and wall plugs, attach the brackets. Ensure that the brackets are arranged symmetrically with respect to the window. Usually I use two brackets, but if your curtains were very heavy, it is best to install a couple of extra. Then fix the cornice on brackets and align it against the window. Done.

On the ledge is already tough side Velcro. Attach them to your curtains and enjoy your own greatness - you did it.