9 Important Tips on How to Choose Curtains

Flame Stitch. There’s a definite retro appeal to flame stitch design—it was very popular in the 1970s. The pattern is a closely spaced series of flame-like, jagged lines. Unlike chevron, flame stitch’s zigs and zags are usually thin and can vary in height.

The most common types of curtain fabric are cotton, silk, linen, polyester, velvet, acrylic, rayon, brocade, lace and voile.

A Guide to the Most Common Fabric Patterns Used in Interior…

1. Basketweave. Designed to resemble the crisscross weave of a basket, basketweave patterns are either woven or printed onto a fabric to create a symmetrical effect.
2. Brocade.
3. Checkered.
4. Chevron.
5. Chinoiserie.
6. Chintz.
7. Damask.
8. Ditsy.

Plaid/Checkered: A fabric with varying bars or stripes of color (sometimes in varying thicknesses) that cross at right angles, also sometimes called tartan. It is traditionally wool or cotton and features both vertical and horizontal bands of color.

1. #1: Difference between curtains and drapes.
2. #2: Pick out the right fabric.
3. #3: The choice of colour can make or break the look.
4. #4: Choosing between prints and solids.
5. #5: Selecting the ideal length.
6. #6: Measuring the width.
7. #7: Trims and accessories.

When it comes to material, linen, silk, faux silk and velvet are the best choices to use for window treatments since they tend to hang the best, says Guercio. “Faux silk tends to be the most durable,” she says. And in a particularly sunny room, faux silk doesn’t deteriorate as quickly as real silk.

Checkered One of the most popular and instantly recognizable patterns on the market, checked, or checkered, fabrics feature a simple checkerboard-style design with alternating colored squares.

Some color combinations that were hugely popular were bright green and blue, black and white, yellow and white, pink and purple, yellow and orange, yellow and green and pink and green. Red, black and white were used together to create a color scheme with a huge impact. Flowers were a big hit in bathrooms and bedrooms.

A bright yellow linoleum floor would have been considered very fashionable, as well as hot pink or neon green wall-to-wall carpeting. Lighting was innovative and new design solutions included the lava lamp, arc floor lamp in chrome and large, white globe lamps. Chrome and plastic were the most popular materials for lighting.

Pair Large Original 70s Curtains. Peter Hall “Candida” Heals Moygashel 230 cms (92″) long 226 cms (90″) wide Original 70s floral cotton sateen single curtain /light upholstery fabric. Blue Lavendar Dahlia. 2.08 m x 118 cms. 2.3 yards x 46″

The general look was bright, sunshiny and Mod. The Jetsons were on television and their influence was felt in 1970s home décor. The most modern homes looked more like space capsules. But even the more modest homes saw the 1970s influence with pops of bright color and plastic and vinyl furnishings.