20 living room curtain ideas that will add a luxurious touch to any room- A360 Architects

Our living room curtain ideas range from simple, elegant pencil pleat curtains and subtle trims to eye-catching curtain rods and wild colors...

Living room curtain ideas may not sound like the most important design aspect of your room, but they deserve so much more attention than we often give them. The right curtains are not only practical, providing privacy, warmth and the ability to change the amount of light coming in, but they also round out a room. They can also accentuate the height of a room, make a room look larger, make a room feel cozier, add color, pattern and texture 

So get inspired by these beautiful living room curtains and choose a design that will really enhance your space.

1.BLEND IN LIVING ROOM CURTAINS 

Curtains complete a living room - and a modern approach is to match them tonally with the walls. Choose a fabric that complements your living room's existing color scheme for a truly unified and enveloping look. Navy blue linen in this blue living room helps pull the space together.

If you choose a fabric that is just a few shades darker than the colour, you will get a layered and gorgeous look. Once in a while, a mixture of the two also works.

You can also have ideas for living room curtains that match the wallpaper, like here with curtains colored at the same height as the color stripe on the walls.

2. CREATE A CLEAN LOOK WITH A PELMET

A pelmet is a decorative, often padded, board placed over a window to cover the curtain rod or fixtures. It frames those pink curtains in this stylish grey living room, adding texture and contrast.

3. OR GET PLAYFUL WITH PELMETS

Turner Pocock, the design duo known for turning traditional treatments on their heads, is a big fan of using them in their designs. when we use pelmets, we still try to keep a touch of modernity. We use simple shapes with light-footed, interesting embellishments," explains Emma Pocock.

A statement fabric was used here to bring in pattern and color, and to balance out the blues and yellows in this otherwise fairly neutral living room.

4. ADD TEXTURE WITH A DECORATIVE TRIM

Whether you've full-length drapes or a fabric Roman shade, adding a decorative border or pattern can make all the difference in turning a simple window treatment into a feature in your living room. This is ideal if you're working with a very simple color palette, as seen in this blue living room. It's those textures and little details that make the room interesting.

5. KEEP IT SIMPLE WITH A ROMAN BLIND

Roman blinds are the perfect alternative to curtains in the living room if you are working with recessed windows where there is no room for curtains that bunch on either side of the window pane. Roman shades can create a very streamlined look, and are perfect for a small living room when you want to avoid anything heavy around the windows to let in as much light as possible. 

6. LAYER MULTIPLE LIVING ROOM CURTAIN IDEAS

Create a cozy ambiance by double-decorating the windows of your living room. A Roman shade made of fabric provides privacy in the evening hours, while curtains on either side frame the window. Finishing with a trim at the top creates a clean and uncluttered look. a favorite trick of mine is to combine window decorations and curtains. Don't be afraid to add blinds to your windows and then layer them with floor length curtains.

7. ADD OPULENCE WITH TIE-BACK CURTAINS

Roman blinds can add volume and a regal look. They are traditionally crescent shaped and made of stiff cotton fabric called 'buckram' with a light batting and a decorative fabric. There are also versions made of metal or wood, which are attached directly to the wall, or you can simply use a decorative cord.

8. HANG INTERNAL CURTAINS FOR EXTRA COZINESS

Indoor curtains are also a great way to zone rooms, separate areas and create privacy when needed. So do not just hang them on windows. Hang curtains over glass partitions, archways and doorways to make a living room feel more intimate, and if you are dealing with an open space, separate it from the rest of the room 

9. USE LIVING ROOM CURTAINS TO ADD TEXTURE TO WALLS

These lush satin curtains are inspiring in more ways than one. First, they add lasting texture to this room because they hang in front of the walls rather than the windows. Second, the goblet pleat is a style we do not see often.

Chalice pleats are a detailed heading where the fabric is stuffed and folded to create an opening at the top that looks like a 'goblet' or "wine glass". To make the goblet pleats look full and round, they need to be shaped with interfacing. They can be hung on a rail or rod.

And finally, we love the layered look achieved by hanging a painting in front of the fabric. All these bold ideas for living room curtains have paid off.

10. GO FOR AN ON TREND CAFE CURTAIN

For windows that have a top half and a bottom half, you might consider this living room curtain idea, draping the bottom half for privacy, but leaving the top half exposed to let in more light.

11. CHOOSE A SIMPLE PINCH PLEAT

In pinch pleat curtains, the pencil pleats are grouped together in clusters of two or more pleats to create a more decorative heading. This works with most types of fabric, but keep in mind that the more pleats, the more fabric is needed, increasing the cost of the finished curtains.

Pencil or pinch pleats are the most traditional curtain fabric and go well with all types of tracks and rods and look nice with both solid and patterned fabrics 

12. GO EXTRA LONG 

If you want to create dramatic volume but tiebacks aren't your thing, you can modify this idea for living room curtains and use an extra long fabric that bundles at the bottom. It's not easy to pull off this look, but when the fabric bundles in the right way, the effect is beautiful.

13. PICK SHEER LIVING ROOM CURTAINS FOR A SOFTER LOOK

If you prefer something minimalist, light and casual, you'll find that a living room feels light and airy while still providing enough privacy during the day.

Interior designer favors sheer curtains for living rooms. How to really upgrade your living space is to choose a medium weight fabric that's both sheer to diffuse daylight and cozy at night to soften the darkness. I always recommend rechargeable, battery-powered electric opening and closing mechanisms to enjoy luxurious comfort.'

14. PACK A PUNCH WITH PATTERN 

Curtains are a really easy way to add a bold print to your living room without taking up as much space as, say, wallpaper or a large piece of art. The designer of this living room created a Palm Springs-inspired look with acrylic curtain rods, curtains with tropical palm tree motifs and colorful furniture.

15. ADD A WHIMSICAL TOUCH WITH QUIRKY TIE -BACK

If you're looking for something fancy, you can add some extra pizzazz with a tie back... As if this curtain fabric wasn't exciting enough, the designer added a string of fake bananas to add humor to her tropical scheme.

16. FILL A BAY WINDOW 

This curtain rod bends to fit perfectly around the corners of the bay window. But instead of just one pair of curtains across the entire track, this bay window has three pairs of curtains so that one pair frames each window pane.

17. DON'T LET CURTAINS INTERRUPT THE VIEW

For rooms where a window stretches from wall to wall, you can bend the curtain track inward so you can pull the curtain all the way to the side and have an uninterrupted view.

18. GO DOUBLE HEIGHT FOR AN ELEGANT FEEL

Have a double-height ceiling? Accentuate it with double height curtains. The extra fabric adds volume, drama and grandeur. Plus, this is a great look for a small living room because if you go floor to ceiling instead of just letting the curtains hang around a window, the room will look bigger and more lofty 

19. ADD AN ACCENT COLOR WITH LIVING ROOM CURTAINS

This living room has eye-catching curtains in a bold color that give the room a vibrant energy. In this case, they also set the color scheme for the entire room. Again, the effect isn't as dramatic as a completely turquoise wall, but it's still very impressive, albeit in a more subtle way 

20. LET CURTAINS FADE INTO THE ROOM

For curtains that fade into the background and let the furniture and accessories do the talking, choose something plain and simple.