Japanese curtains in the interior and when zoning the room

Space isolation is most often needed in one-room studio apartments or densely populated apartments, even with a large number of rooms. The best solution when isolating space is to use curtains. This is due to the fact that when using curtains or curtains, there is no need to redevelop the room, so zoning with Japanese curtains is the best way out.

Benefits of zoning curtains

As already mentioned, the use of curtains during zoning has more advantages than zoning with stationary walls or partitions. The first and main plus is much lower costs, further - the lack of the need for redevelopment, repair and ease of assembly of the structure. Anyway, a curtain wall can be assembled independently.

Zoning Classification:

• Partial or complete.
• Temporary or permanent.
• Decorative or functional.

With the help of such a partition, you can fence off the nursery, arrange a separate office for work and simply divide the room into functional zones.

However, there is another application - decorative, when Japanese curtains are not used for zoning the room, that is, dividing the room into zones is only a secondary task, and the primary task is to decorate the apartment.

What are Japanese curtains?

The Japanese have always been famous for their minimalism both in culture and in the interior and decor. And the curtains were no exception. They can be used as in zoning, and just on windows, walls, niches and even instead of doors. The use of traditional curtains will bring coziness and sophistication, which is just perfect for lovers of simplicity and spaciousness in the interior.

Japanese curtains are sliding panels made of smooth fabric, having a small width and similar from a distance to a screen or screen. They are attached with the help of a cornice; they move around the window like a screen. Due to the presence of a weighting agent, they will always remain straight.

Installation and Care

You can even install them yourself, care does not differ mainly from other types of curtains. You can choose the perfect option for any room, no matter whether it is a hall, living room, bedroom or even a kitchen. They differ from each other in color, texture, the presence or absence of traditional Japanese ornaments: bamboo, hieroglyphs, samurai, sakura and so on.

If we talk about the installation of such curtains, then the ideal option would be to use them on stained-glass windows or on the windows of the balcony, which are quite large. Thanks to this, they will add even more space and light to the room. In their manufacture only natural materials are used: silk, bamboo, cotton and some others.

Color options

The traditional color options are pink, beige, white and blue. Most often, there are models with Japanese ornaments and drawings, but you can also find plain curtains. In addition, you can make them to order with any necessary pattern. Curtains are also decorated with thread laces or braid.

Thanks to such a huge variety of colors, you can use them in absolutely any design option, because they will fit into any interior with the right texture, color and pattern.Very successful are models that combine elements with greater and less permeability to light, so that the pattern on them becomes even more beautiful and aesthetic.

Since the roller blinds scatter the light rather softly, they are often used in loft-style designs. Especially successful in this style are white panels that gently transmit light from a window or balcony to the kitchen or hall. Such blinds allow not to darken the room too much, while making it more spacious and light, but also protecting it from getting too bright light, making it soft and pleasant to the eyes.

Advantages of using Japanese curtains:

• A huge variety of options and colors.
• Easy to install and move if necessary.
• Easy to clean, as they do not absorb dust.
• You can include in the system of "smart home".
• Can be used for zoning the room.

Curtain design

Due to the fact that for the most part, Japanese panels have a dim color and pattern, they create an indescribable feeling of comfort in the room, but at the same time they perform not only an aesthetic function, but can also be useful from an ergonomic point of view.

In their design, they are somewhat similar to blinds, however, they do not have a turning function, and by themselves they are heavier and denser. The system is controlled by a cord, in which there is a one-way (sometimes central) extension.

The curtains function according to a special overlapping principle, that is, the rolls move in different directions along the cornice, so you can choose how many curtain rods will be in the final version, so you can create unique versions of the curtain design and construction.

Use in zoning

Zoning of the room with Japanese panels occurs when the kitchen is separated from the rest of the space in the studio apartments, the apartment is divided into a work room and a recreation area, and so on. Their use in such situations is explained by the fact that they have the same function in traditional Japanese houses, therefore, even if the curtains are installed in the doorways, they will not look ridiculous or out of place.

However, they are most effective in spacious rooms where there are large windows, because this option of the apartment will allow you to use zoning on a flexible ledge to highlight a play area for children or a separate place for reading or work. The more space in the apartment initially, the more space visually obtained when using curtains.

In the design of the kitchen

For many housewives, it is the kitchen that is a reflection of the soul and inner mood. Here people have breakfast, lunch, dinner, cook food, therefore it is here that there should be curtains of the highest quality and easy to clean fabrics, with a simple and concise, but at the same time, not outstripped from the rest of the interior design. A small kitchen is best suited for small panels of translucent fabric that add space and a sense of freedom and spaciousness. And the color is best used in warm shades: yellow, red and pink.

Curtains in the living room

In many apartments, the living room is the “face” of the entire apartment, therefore it needs to be decorated in brighter colors than other rooms. Although you can use a combination of bright and pastel colors, for example: a transparent pastel middle and brighter opaque panels at the edges. But it is better not to use such a model in apartments where windows or a balcony face the south side, because in this case the curtains will not be able to fulfill their main function - they will not protect the room from bright sunlight.

Another option is to use Japanese curtains in the living room interior for zoning. With their help, you can create a relaxation area, separate the workplace or make a small reading corner. You can even use a flexible cornice so that the separated area does not get too much out of the interior of the rest of the room.

In the interior of the bedroom

The bedroom is a room in which it is necessary to create the most intimate atmosphere, shrouded in twilight and dim lighting. Not all textures and colors are suitable for this purpose. The most commonly used curtains are made in pastel colors and dark shades. You can choose models that will be combined not only with the interior as a whole, but also with a bedspread and pillows. The bamboo curtains look pretty nice in the bedroom.