Lambrequins for a children's room: examples with photos

History of appearance

Initially, this decorative element appeared during the Renaissance. They decorated the sleeping bed with it, attaching it above the bed like a canopy. Over time, this decoration was transferred to the windows. At that time, lambrequins were created from smooth fabrics, which were decorated with embroidery or fringe.

Currently, a lambrequin is a decorative strip used to decorate arches or openings in rooms.

For window openings, such products are made either together with curtains or separately.

Features and types

Parents’ wishes for arranging a children’s room do not always coincide with the children’s opinions. However, installing such a detail as a lambrequin in a room is always accompanied by admiration - both from a child and an adult.

The advantages of using lambrequins in a children's room can be characterized by the following points:

a large number of materials and production topics;
• different colors;
• visual expansion of space;
• the ability to hide any flaws (ceiling, windows);
• practicality;
• easy care.

One of the negative aspects is the cost. High-quality natural fabrics are quite expensive.

Lambrequins are divided into four types:

• Hard lambrequin. The most popular type used for children's bedrooms. This is due to the fact that such a decorative element is quite durable and very practical.

• Openwork. The production of such products occurs industrially, from two-layer fabrics.

• Soft.
• Combined. The last two types of lambrequins are quite similar to each other: they have many folds and additional decorative elements. However, their placement in a children's room is undesirable - due to the constant formation of dust on the folds.

It is worth noting the most popular lambrequin design - “scarf”. This structure is quite simple, it looks quite stylish and neat, and in a children's room it will not go unnoticed.

Decorating the lambrequins themselves is quite a tricky business. Many different decorative elements are used here: bell, swag, chill mold, ruffles and other equally interesting options.

Curtains for a girl's nursery

For newborns, the best solution would be to choose curtains in pastel shades of pink, turquoise, lilac, beige and cream. To add variety to the curtains, you can trim the outline with contrasting tape.

In a nursery for a girl under 8 years old, curtains with ties and light drapery are suitable, which will remind you of princesses and their kingdoms.

The color of the furniture and wall decoration should be taken into account; if the children's room is bright, then the curtains should be neutral and not attract attention with bright colors; it is recommended to use pastel translucent curtains.

In a child's nursery from 9 to 12 years old, curtains with a print, pattern and ornament (diamonds, polka dots, stripes) are suitable. The shape should not be complicated by ruffles; it is better to choose simple canvases or roller blinds.

Strong eyelets, clips and bow ties are suitable for the nursery. In terms of color, you should pay attention not only to pink and beige, but also to turquoise, purple and blue.

In the photo, the classic curtains in the nursery are combined in color with the hanging shelf. When using saturated colors, it is important to maintain a balance of shades.

Folds

One cannot help but highlight the peculiarity of lambrequins - folds. They come in several types:

• Jabot. They look like folds on one side, and like falling waves on the other. They are manufactured in several varieties, differing in style. The following options are distinguished: multi-layer, double, oblique.
• Swag. These are arcuate horizontal folds, often made with decorative elements.
• Transfer. Similar to a swag, but there is some space between the arcs.
• Bell (tie). It looks like fabric in the form of a narrow strip (with vertical folds).
• Coquille. Reminiscent of a double frill with counter folds.

How to make it yourself

Even without proper experience in sewing lambrequins, you can make chic curtains with decor for every taste and color, with a minimum of effort. They can be supplemented with designer decorative items and other elements, or they can be classic.

The manufacturing process consists of the following stages:

• Fixation on the cornice.
• Equipment on the upper belt part.
• Cutting fabric into a rectangle and finishing the edges.
• Perform accurate calculations of window sizes.

A decorative element such as a lambrequin will make the room really cozy and really beautiful. Such an insignificant detail, as it may seem at first, will play a special role in the child’s daily life. The fact is that the quality of lighting, and therefore the child’s daily routine, will directly depend on the proper design of the window.

Material

Lambrequins in a children's room perform two main functions: decoration and practicality. Therefore, when choosing the material from which this element can be made, you should pay attention to its qualities. Voile and tulle are the most popular materials for a children's room.

The veil (which includes silk, cotton and wool) is characterized by the following qualities:

• antistatic;
• no dust accumulation;
• excellent throughput for air and light.

Organza lambrequins are especially popular. A shiny or matte fabric covered with a pattern will look mesmerizing in any bedroom.

As for tulle, it also has a number of advantages:

• durability;
• has a dense structure;
• ease of operation;
• do not accumulate dust;
• affordable price.

In kitchen design

When decorating windows in the kitchen, you can use lambrequins of different types: both hard and soft. The first allows you to seamlessly decorate the top of the window, while hiding the cornice.

Rigid lambrequins come in a variety of shapes: oval, rectangular, square, etc. Such models are mounted under the ceiling, thereby covering the upper part of the tulle.

Soft lambrequins for kitchen windows have a special shape of fabric that gathers on the eaves in unusual folds. They also come in different varieties: puffs, ties and much more, it all depends on the size of your room and your flight of fancy.

Lighting plays a big role in the kitchen, so choose curtains and lambrequins made of a material that can easily let sunlight into the room.

If you are interested in the environmental friendliness of the material, then you should pay attention to natural fabrics - cotton, silk, bamboo, etc.

From a design point of view, calm tones are suitable for the kitchen. The combination of ethnic motifs and translucent fabrics looks beautiful. As you might guess, curtains in the kitchen will get dirty faster than in other rooms. Therefore, choose a material that is easy and pleasant to wash.

Color solutions

Lambrequins in a children's room are usually distinguished by the brightness of their colors and the combination of various details. The theme can be chosen based on the child’s preferences, as well as the overall design of the room. This could be a marine or automotive theme. An excellent option would be to decorate in the style of landscapes or plant and animal fauna.

Boys' and girls' rooms are different by definition. The richness of blue, blue, and light green shades are more typical for boys' rooms, while pink, yellow or orange are more popular with girls.

In a room where children of different sexes live, a neutral approach will definitely be required.

Talk to the kids about what design they would like best. Perhaps these will be heroes of your favorite fairy tales or cartoons, a starry sky with twinkling stars - the children will tell you. Complete the look with inserts of flowers, soft toys or applications in the form of clouds - the children will be delighted.

Curtains for a teenage boy's room: color solutions

Roman blinds in the interior of a boy’s children’s room

Inexpressive interiors are unlikely to interest a high school student, so we immediately discard the idea of ​​choosing curtains to match the walls. It would be correct to synchronize the window decoration with the textiles or upholstery of upholstered furniture in the room. You can start from the main color scheme. If the room is a riot of colors, then it is better to hang the curtains in pastel colors. In the case where the interior is neutral, bright curtains will add a certain charm to the atmosphere.

for a teenage boy's room, curtains should be easy to care for

Psychologists say that a teenage boy will choose curtains for his room without excesses and rather in natural shades. The priority colors will be khaki, ocher, green, as well as purple and blue shades. Less often, boys prefer orange and lingonberry.

Curtains for a teenage boy's room: several trendy ideas

bright curtains become the main accent in the interior of a teenager’s room

As already mentioned, the cute period for boys, when they were touched by images of fairy-tale characters and cute animals, is over. On the one hand, this is good. The window in the room can be decorated without any frills, almost in a minimalist style. Use roll structures. They fully meet all the requirements: minimal decor and convenient controls. The photo will tell you how to fit roller blinds into the decor of a teenage boy’s room.

Thick Roman blinds protect the room from sunlight

If the window needs to be made an accent area, give the green light to curtain designs with a rigid lambrequin. The top can have the simplest shape. To make it attractive, just paint the lambrequin with graffiti, paint it with pictures, place relevant inscriptions on the strip, or decorate it with an original photo print. Photos will tell your teenager how to decorate curtains in a unique way.

curtain design for a teenage boy's room

If the nursery has a themed interior, then it would be very nice for the print on the curtains to fit into the created environment. For a bedroom decorated in a marine style, you can order 3D curtains with images of the sea, tropical islands, and luxurious sailboats. A young man who is passionate about sports will love curtains depicting football players, balls, etc. A music lover will appreciate the image of sheet music or, say, electric guitars. Curtains for a teenage boy who dreams of conquering space can have a starry sky print.

the color of the curtains is several tones darker than the walls

When looking for suitable curtains for a teenager's bedroom, take into account the fact that the room is rarely tidy.

The walls in the room will probably be decorated with posters, and all free surfaces will be littered with “necessary” little things.

In this aspect, it is important not to complement the picture by hanging curtains with small patterns on the window

in this case, the curtains merge with the interior and are a single whole

And now the most important thing! Don’t forget to ask your child’s opinion about the curtains you like for a teenager’s room, because it’s not you who will have to live in the created environment. Do you remember what the main idea of ​​creating any interior is? The atmosphere in the room should be made comfortable for a specific person, and not for yourself

Tips for choosing

This issue should be treated with special attention, since the correct selection of lambrequins for a children's room guarantees a good mood and a positive attitude. The room will become saturated with bright colors, which will make it much more interesting.

Below are some tips for choosing lambrequins for a children's room:

• The owner of the room should like the lambrequins.
• Combinations of textures. Pay attention to how they fit into the overall picture. The color palette of the walls and textiles should be combined with the texture of the curtains, as well as lambrequins.

• Quality of material. Assess how well the quality of the material meets the necessary requirements, study the density of the fabric, the environmental friendliness of the material and its practicality.
• If the room is bright, with memorable colors, a good option would be to place lambrequins in calm tones in the children's bedroom - linen or chintz.
• Safety. One of the most important selection criteria should be the safety of the material from which the lambrequin is made. It must meet fire resistance standards, not collect dust and be hypoallergenic.
• Height of the decorative element. By choosing the required height of the lambrequin, you can not only regulate the supply of light in the room, but also ensure the aesthetic appearance of the window itself.

For an overview of one of the lambrequin options for a nursery, see the following video.

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General recommendations for choosing curtains for a boy’s room

Curtains in a children's room are designed to solve two main problems:

1. Protection of the room: from prying eyes, from too bright sunlight.
2. Interior decoration. Curtains often become the last decisive point in the design of a children's room, in compliance with the style of the room.

Light patterned curtains and a themed lambrequin will complement the children's room

Based on these two tasks assigned to curtains, designers give useful tips on choosing curtains for a teenager’s room:

1. The fabric must be durable and suitable for frequent “water procedures”. Surely the curtains in a boy’s room will have to be washed very often; not every fabric can withstand this.
2. The material should be in harmony with the style in which the entire room is designed.
3. The color of curtains for a little boy's room (up to five years old) should not be gray; this shade is better suited for teenagers.
4. The drawing must be selected taking into account the boy’s age: bunnies, plot pictures, simplified models of cars, cartoon characters are suitable for kids. Older boys and teenagers will be happy with images related to their favorite hobbies - football, karting, comic book characters, etc.
5. The length of the curtains should not interfere with the boys’ games; the best options are up to the window sill or above it.

When selecting fabric, it is necessary to take into account the following characteristics:

• environmental Safety;
• fabric density;
• the location of the room in relation to the cardinal points;
• age of the child;
• accessible control mechanism.

Natural fabric assortment is what you need to pay attention to when choosing curtains. Linen, natural silk, cotton are the most acceptable types of fabric for a boy’s nursery

The big advantage of natural materials is their minimal fire hazard; unlike synthetics, in an extreme situation (quite possible in the case of boys), they will not burst into flames like gunpowder.

Using natural materials, you can be sure of their safety for children's health

For the sunny side, curtains with a tight weave are best suited to protect the baby from bright light. Older boys will also like this choice because of the opportunity to organize movie shows in their room watching their favorite films or cartoons.

The shady location of the window involves the use of curtains in warm colors (yellow, red, orange) to minimize the lack of sunlight. It is better not to use luminescent colors in a boy’s nursery, as they excite the child’s nervous system.

In such a room with a lot of sunlight, you can do without heavy and thick curtains

The age requirement for curtain themes is required! Agree that in a teenage boy’s room, curtains with images of children’s toys and simple geometric colors will look inappropriate and even ridiculous.

Ease of operation of the curtain system is also an important factor when creating window treatments in a boy’s nursery. You should not choose curtains with complex manipulations and intricate designs. Not all boys will be able to cope with such devices, and it is unlikely that children will have the desire to be neat in maintaining window “covers”.

The design of the movement of curtains is as simple as possible, every child can handle it

Peculiarities

In the variety of lambrequins, 3 main groups can be distinguished:

1. Soft is tissue arranged in different ways. Lambrequin with drawstring is the simplest product of this group. It is a piece of fabric with braid or curtain tape sewn to the top edge of it. With its help you can form a variety of folds.
2. Rigid - have a solid base covered with fabric. The cornice is covered not only in front, but also on the sides. The base can be made of wood, plywood, non-woven fabric or dublerin.
3. Combined - combine elements on a solid base with draperies.

To hang soft lambrequins, use cornices with several guides: the decoration is located on a separate line. Products with a rigid base are attached to their own cornice strip or cornice with adhesive tape.

Soft lambrequins with complex draperies are beautiful, but impractical for a nursery. Dust accumulates in the folds, so the products will have to be washed at least 2 times a month. It is advisable to use simple options, with a small number of gathers, which are convenient to dry flat.

Such decorations should not be hung in the room of a child who suffers from asthma or allergy attacks.

The easiest way to care for a rigid structure is to simply collect dust with a damp cloth. Experts recommend using just such products to decorate a nursery. They come in both straight and unusual shapes: such a lambrequin will become the basis for a composition on a topic that is interesting to the child. It can be decorated, for example, with fabric appliqué, sparkles, and decorative cords.

In different styles

Window decoration allows you to more accurately work out the style of the interior. In a room with a laconic design, shiny fabrics and flowing draperies will look ridiculous, and vice versa.

Most appropriately, the abundance of folds will be combined with a palace style. A soft lambrequin can be made of thin or dense fabric, perhaps the same as the curtains. A solid model with wavy edges is also suitable. Openwork rigid structures look unusual. Combined with tulle curtains, they will transform an ordinary room into a princess's bedroom or an elf's hideout.

Bright large patterns will clash with folds, so a plain fabric is more suitable for draperies.

If the room is decorated in a classic style, then a lambrequin of any shape will look beautiful. This also applies to “village” destinations. The product can be plain or with a pattern. For classics, it is better to choose the first option or find a low-contrast geometric print. Calm natural colors and shades of white are suitable.

Interiors in Provence and country styles are devoid of severity. There is room for experimentation not only with shape, but also with color. Provence is more sophisticated and elegant, it often uses floral motifs and polka dots. Country style is characterized by checks and stripes.

For a child's room in a modern style, simple straight models are suitable. They can be rigid or made of fabric of any density. Both rich colors and muted ones will look good, it depends on the taste and temperament of the child. In any minimalist interiors, lambrequins with plot patterns and complex ornaments will not look excessive.

Curtains with lambrequin in the living room

Exactly the same as other accessories, curtains with lambrequins are made in different styles and directions.

Classic curtains in the living room involve the use of straight styles and fabrics with soft folds. In such an interior, lambrequins are tied on both sides with bows, laces and other accessories, which are often decorated in the color of the lambrequin. In most cases, such decorations are used together with tulle curtains.

Combining this style with other interior trends, you can use colorful and sophisticated curtains, despite the severity of the classics. It is also possible to combine these curtains with the following styles: Baroque, Victorian and Rococo.

Modernism is distinguished by its fluidity and dynamics. Heavy curtains are almost never used in this style. Too bright colors are also prohibited. Characteristic features of this style: various figures, drawings of unusual animals and curved lines.

In such an interior, only light fabrics in light colors are used. Folds and draperies are no exception.

High-tech curtains give the room ergonomics and comfort, which many other interior options cannot boast of. Both the canvas and the lambrequins in this case should not have too flashy accessories, because this is a simple and clear style. High-tech implies the use of clear lines in all aspects.