Best Kitchen Curtain Ideas In 2017

Pretty Pattern

In a kitchen using simple style and a mostly white colour palette, a splash of pattern may add personality. "Help framework a beautiful view using a valance mounted above the window. This ikat-patterned cloth, Bansuri in Slate, has a rich neutral which adds interest to the white cupboards," says the manufacturer.

Tailored Alternative

"When planning a kitchen design, putting the sink below a window is a great alternative," says designer Karen Sealy. "Having a nice view can make washing the dishes or prepping food much more pleasurable." In this space she given shutters to fill out the room style. "Using shutters is a low-maintenance alternative to drapery that still controls mild levels and views," she states.

Kitchen Designers Toronto

Cheery Ikat

In a Charlotte, North Carolina, home, designer Lindsey Coral Harper created a Roman shade in the same cloth as the kitchen sofa, Thom Filicia's Prospect in Shadow for Kravet, to take the ikat pattern across the room.

Exotic Element

"Fabric shades are like great artwork: They transform a space and its inhabitants," says Kara Roberts, Director of Merchandising for Smith & Noble, the manufacturer of the Moroccan-style shades shown here. Flat Roman shades lie flat when lowered, creating and fold up at the very top when lifted.

Black and White

"I wanted it to seem somewhat boring and more like a wise butler's pantry," designer Lilly Bunn claims of this New York City kitchen. The Roman shade is made from Holland & Sherry's Belfour linen, and the current cabinets are painted Benjamin Moore Aura in Black.

Barely There

If you wish to filter light and enhance the appearance of your kitchen window -- but do not need anything heavy or opaque, consider using a cloth with a loose ribbon, like linen, such as. Here, designer Annette English complemented the look of the room with softly cloth.

Twice as Nice

For the ultimate in flexibility, consider shades that may be raised and lowered from the top or bottom as needed. "These simple and glossy shades by Kirsch can fall down from the top or elevated up from the ground to allow you to control the opinion or the sunlight as needed," states the merchant.