Curtain Buying Guide

Curtains allow you to have a fresh look in your home, control the amount of light in your rooms and have a measure of privacy. There are a lot of different types of curtains to choose from. Different modules from tiptop to ring top and vast amount of color to choose from. Going through a buying guide and consulting with store’s furnishing consultants is a good idea if you some want to regret later. There are loads of things to look in to when it comes to curtain buying but there are few essentials that will always remain the same. Measurement, color and a suitable style for the place you want the curtain for.
Color: most of the times your room and its content decides this factor. Or for some special occasions you will need some special colors. Going after the colors of your wall or your sofa is not a good idea. You should always think about the contrasting colors. If your sofas are check or striped than go for plain curtains. Curtains can make a bold statement in a room - try lush, deep reds or purples for romance, or opt for a darker shade of the room’s wall color. Suitable colors can cheer you up, make you feel working, after all it’s those colors you live with most of the time in your room. You can order a large sample of fabric and try it. This will provide you a good opportunity to know the color effect of the curtain during different time of a day and helps you decide which color you want and which you don’t. And this surely will help not to make a costly mistake.
Measurement: If you are ordering some curtains on your own after measurement than its okay but if you are going for readymade piece than measurement is very important. Take your measurement carefully. For this store’s furnishing consultants can come handy.
Lighting and warmth: curtains are for the control of light in your room too. They help you to control amount of light in your room. Is natural light your preference? Or is there a need for reducing the amount of sunlight to prevent fading and reduce energy costs. It’s you who knows how much light you need in your room. If you want a darkened room than you can go for thick and dark curtains that has inner linings of other dark fabric. If your room is not too bright than you should go for alight colored curtain which is slightly transparent which makes your room lightened and more cheerful. As for the warmth you should choose light and thin fabric for the summer time and thick dark curtains of whatever color that suits your room can help you put out the chilly winter.
Remember that curtains block-out the edges of windows, even when they’re open. To gain back those extra inches of light, choose a curtain rail that’s slightly longer than the window and your curtains will fall to the outside edge of the window.