How to do without curtains? 10 original ideas

Decorative screens

The patterned screen gives the atmosphere a special mood and becomes the main decoration of the room. Window screens are made of wood, metal or plastic, they are folding and sliding. This design successfully protects from prying eyes and dims sunlight.

Caring for decorative screens does not require much effort: it is enough to periodically clean them from dust.

In the photo - a bedroom in which the designer installed sliding grilles, duplicating the ornament on the walls in the interior.

Beads

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Previously, bead curtains were used to decorate interior aisles, but they look even more original as a decoration for a window opening.

When choosing strands from beads, you need to rely on the style of the room:

• for eclecticism and boho wood products are suitable,
• for a modern style - made of glass and crystal,
• for marine - seashells.

Beads on the windows make the atmosphere dynamic, weightless and cheerful.

Shutters

Wooden shutters have long been famous for their practicality and beauty: they can be used to completely darken a room or decorate the interior. Painted to match the walls, they look light and unobtrusive, and covered with bright paint become an accent point.

With the help of shutters, you can create the atmosphere of a country house, as well as get a spectacular design detail.

Live plants

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A window sill filled with flowers deprives the room of natural light, so it looks depressing. But green spaces can be an excellent window decor if you correctly position them along the opening.

Tropical and exotic will do, as well climbing plantsthat will look non-trivial and will frame the window beautifully over time.

Also, flowers can be placed on shelves distributed over the entire height of the window, hung on a railing or in special pots. In the kitchen, instead of ornamental plants, you can plant healthy greens.

Decorative painting of walls

This technique is suitable for owners of small windows, because the presence of curtains can only aggravate the situation and make them visually smaller. The easiest way to slightly tweak the aspect ratio - build up the window in white, complementing the composition with moldings.

Thanks to this budget trick, the window looks slightly elongated, and its tiny size is not striking.

Handmade

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To add personality to a room, you can turn to the creative side of your personality and decorate the window with homemade décor. These can be garlands, macrame, pom-poms on a thread and whole plot compositions. Such a window will definitely not leave anyone indifferent.

The third picture shows a DIY screen. To make it, you needed a wooden stretcher (you can take a ready-made frame or put it together yourself from the slats), as well as light lace or tulle. The screen does not take up much space and can be easily transferred to another room.

Stained glass

In modern interior design, stained glass art has long gained popularity and is not going to give up positions.A real stained glass window costs a lot and is made to order.

To make the window opening more sophisticated, you can apply stained glass painting, adding colored ornaments or floral themes. Self-adhesive tape with stained glass effect is also suitable. Such a window will look elegant and will not require curtains.

Film

One of the most practical ways to protect a window from prying eyes is to install frosted glass. But much cheaper and more functional - to stick a matte film, which is sold in different sizes and may have additions in the form of drawings, ornaments or transparent inserts.

Instead of a solid film, you can purchase stickers that partially cover the window.

Unusual slopes

If the room is on a high floor or there are no other houses opposite, you can leave the windows unadorned to ensure privacy. But so that the window opening does not look boring, it is enough to arrange the slopes using wood, paint or wallpaper. Contrasting elements will draw attention to the view outside the window, and will also become one of the most distinctive interior details.

Perforated roller shutters

Such designs are good not only for balconies: an extraordinary atmosphere can be created both in the bedroom and in the living room. The striking canvases with holes were created by the designer Ida Thonsgaard in Scandinavia: when closed, the dense curtain fabric protects from sunlight, creating a magical pattern on the walls and floor.

Roller shutters with detailing of each building look very impressive: in the dark they imitate the panorama of the night city and the starry sky.

Curtains are a solid and very cozy element of the interior, but if you dream of an interior "with character", traditional fabrics can be replaced in any way you like.