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Styling living rooms can be a daunting task once you get into it, since there are so many factors that play in the room's style and tone. Furniture, rug, decorative accents, and functional pieces may dominate your thought process up until the very end when you realize you forgot a key area: windows. Choosing curtains for living room windows isn't necessarily an easy task with so many options out there for curtain placement, sizes, pleats, color, patterns, and other aspects. If you're struggling with how to begin adding curtains to your living room, check out some of our cute living room curtain ideas.
With windows, glass walls, and glass doors that go all the way from floor to ceiling, you may be wondering how and where to hang your curtains. Fortunately, there are options for hanging curtains on ceiling rails. This simple choice will allow you to comfortably hang your curtains and avoid disrupting the beauty of the windows.
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Having your curtains colored to be almost identical to the walls is a fantastic way to have the benefits of curtains without breaking up the room's light and airy style. In this room's case, the light white/cream walls blend seamlessly into the curtains, and yet the curtains aren't lost in the shuffle. Instead, they are notable because of their soft texture, flowing fabric, and contribution to the room's tone.
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While neutral colored curtains are extremely popular for their versatility and ease of use, going with brightly colored curtains can set your room apart from others. This room masterfully pairs golden yellow curtains with the rest of the room's color palette, but it's not overwhelming since the use of yellow is restrained elsewhere in the room and the curtains are up against a white wall. Choosing colored curtains is a bold choice, but it can have a big payoff when done right.
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The color of your curtains can connect to more spaces than just the wall color. In this living room, you can see how the cream tones of the curtain show up elsewhere in the wall art, pillows, blanket, and rug. Specifically tying the curtain's color to the rug can really make your room feel consistent in its tone and style.
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Perhaps you are considering how to use curtains in a room with large, sprawling glass window walls. The key to adding curtains to these spaces is to scale them to the windows so the curtains aren't too small/short or too wide/long for the windows. Part of this balance is also ensuring that your windows are still on display as a key focal point, since they are such a huge part of the room's design.
Sheer curtains are popular in rooms where you want to add in a new, attractive texture but don't want to impede natural light from filling the room. Sheer curtains come in many different shades, so consider how sheer curtains can convey the proper tone and allow light into the room.
Although the windows of this living room are different from one another, they do fall into the same style with the panelling on them. To further tie the windows together and create a cohesive style, use the same style and size curtains on all the windows throughout the room.
If you're struggling with adding curtains to angled windows, rest assured that it is possible to add curtains and have them look nice! First, choose the point at which your curtains will hang. It should be at a standard curtain height to look natural. Next, turn it into an intentional focal point like this room does with the wood-toned blinds. These intentional steps will help you dress up your windows and make it a beautiful addition to the room instead of an awkward eyesore.
Aside from the obvious class and symmetry that comes from using panel pair curtains, the attachment style also impacts the curtains' tone. The grommet and eyelet curtains shown here are classy with their distribution of fabric whether they're displaying an open window or are closed up to darken the room. It may not seem like much, but these small details make a big difference in defining your room's tone.
Just because you have multiple sets of windows in a living room doesn't mean that you need curtains on each one. This living room shows that by having curtains along the side window but not in the bay windows behind the sofa. This curtainless setup allows you to avoid awkward angles and allows those bay windows to stand out. However, if you're concerned about those windows tying into the rest of the room, you can do what this homeowner did with consistent shades in all the windows of the room.
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If you want to make the most of the curtains themselves, consider hanging them at a standard height such at the top of the windows or directly above the window trim. That way, as your eye is drawn towards the light outside the window, your gaze will have less distance to travel to notice fine details like pleated curtains and ornate curtain rods.
Doubling up on your curtains can really create a stunning look. This minimalist elegant living room uses simple brown and white curtains along with sheer panels to create a full focal wall. Even with the whole wall being a point of interest, it doesn't feel heavy due to the light materials, sheer white curtains, and subtle draping on the floor. This look is a fabulous idea for any room since it is so easy to execute and has such stunning results.
The curtains in this room may not be subtle themselves with the tangerine orange hue, but they do have several subtle connections to the rest of the room. Incorporated within the curtains' design, there are fine stripes. This connects perfectly to some of the striped and geometric patterns in the rug and the shiplap on the walls. While you may not have this exact arrangement, you can follow the principle of tying your curtains' subtle design to the rest of the room in creative ways.
Many of the curtains thus far have stopped just at the floorline, but there is another gorgeous way to style curtains: by pooling them. Also called puddling, you can show this style by allowing some excess fabric from the curtains to form puddles along the floor. The typical amount to puddle at the end of the curtains ranges from 2-4 inches all the way to 6 -16 for more dense puddles.
Some prints simply stay in style throughout all the ages due to their timeless motifs and inspired imagery. Curtains like this floral set are excellent at highlighting vintage, country, farmhouse, and other styles that appreciate nature and traditional imagery. Even if this isn't your personal style, you can find curtains out there that do show off patterns to add visual interest to your windows and round out your style.
Damask patterns are another timeless design that has many variations and iterations throughout different interior design styles. In this room, you can see how the damask pattern neatly ties into the rug's color scheme and design to create a cohesive theme. Once again, regardless of whether this is your style or not, there is a lesson to take away from this: using a patterned curtain set is a great opportunity to tie to the designs in your rug and other accents.
Since there are so many options out there for dressing up living rooms with curtains, there's definitely a way to hang them and use them in your living room to create a look unique to you. Whether you're looking for light and airy curtains or dark and dramatic ones, you have now seen some of our favorite living room curtain ideas in action. Now, it's your turn to create your personal style and find that perfect set of curtains for your unique living room.
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