Making a room bigger usually isn’t an easy task – unless you hire someone to undertake significant renovations. However, you can make a room appear larger simply through the clever use of curtains. While we all dream of large, open, stylish spaces, it’s not always possible. You might be surprised to learn that hanging curtains in smaller areas can make your room look and feel significantly larger.
Here are Vision Décor’s top three tips on how curtains can create the illusion of more space.
GO HIGH – SERIOUSLY HIGH
Hanging your curtain well above your window sill gives the illusion of more height, making the room feel more spacious. Just make sure your curtains touch the ground! Mounting curtain rods or tracks closer to the ceiling is something many interior designers and decorators do to create a more relaxed room with more space. Long hanging and draping curtains instantly elongates a room and makes the windows seem larger than they are. Long, neutral, coloured sheer curtains can have the same effect.
VERTICAL PRINTS AND TEXTURES
When viewed against a neutral palette, strong prints and patterns which contain vertical elements such as stripes, will work to draw your attention upwards to the ceiling and make a room look bigger. Subtle textures which run up the curtains can deliver the same result if you’re not a fan of strong prints. Do avoid horizontal prints as these can have the opposite effect, making your room feel smaller and overcrowded.
Vision Décor has a wide range of curtain fabrics is available, allowing you to choose the perfect material for your curtains.
GO WIDE
Another great optical illusion is to install your curtain rod or track well past the edges of the window sill. This allows you to pull the curtains open as far as possible exposing as much of the window as possible and making the window look wider. Opening up all the windows also allows the room to be flooded with as much of the beautiful natural Perth light as possible, making the room feel light and spacious.
This tip is even better if you have a beautiful back garden, as it creates a natural frame for a stunning backdrop.
Hopefully, these tips have provided you with some inspiration on ways to hang your curtains to make a room appear larger. Vision Décor stock a wide range of blinds and curtains in Perth, WA. Whether you’re looking for floor-to-ceiling curtains or sleek and stylish blinds, we have a style to suit your home.
From stunning curtains and sheers to custom-made Plantation shutters, Roman blinds, and security doors, Vision Décor is your one-stop window dressing shop in Perth. Choose Vision Décor for all your curtain and sheer window dressing in Perth
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