Curtain Basics

Do you have a lot of people living in your home, and each room can get crowded quickly as they congregate. If you need people to clear out quickly in key areas of the house, then red curtains will surely help you along. Red inspires a faster heart rate, which gets the blood pumping and people moving. The one down side is that it also increases ones appetite. Using the this color with a mix of black and gold may be your best bet to not overwhelm the rest of the décor in the area you intend to install them.

Red gingham curtains are a great addition to any kitchen, as they are light, bright and airy. If want to bring up your kitchen curtain design a notch. Then eyelet curtains with your red-checkered design, and a white curtain rod takes your window treatment to the level of an awe inducing wow! Having a matching tablecloth on your breakfast table, and matching cup or dishtowels will bring everything together and cement your theme. In addition, the installation of the drapery will be easy as they curtain rod will only require a clip on either side of the window.

Red Curtains

Red kitchen curtains with popular designs as farm animals will be a favorite amount visitors and small children in the home. Giving you a country theme, that may transport you back to the summers that you spent on your grandmother’s farm. Be sure and install hooks in middle of each side of the window frame, so you can install tie backs to let the sun in the morning. For complete privacy from your neighbors at night, then a white roller shade will be an important option to keep eyes where they belong.

Try and fight the urge to install red curtains in the living room, foyer, or bedrooms as these are areas that people come to relax and calm themselves from their long day. Since this is a color that needs to be used with reservation, try getting swatches from your local drapery store, and fabric store. The fabric store will many variation of red curtain fabric to choose from, but will require you to make your own window curtains. Optionally you can hire a local seamstress to make your custom drapes for you. Then just buy the curtain hardware that will accentuate your new window coverings to have a successful and less stressful but heart racing new look in your home.