Provence is one of the most authentic styles. It perfectly captures the atmosphere of the south of France with its sun-drenched lavender fields and rustic gingerbread houses.
Curtains in the Provence style should bring an atmosphere of warmth and rustic simplicity into the interior; they should not impede the penetration of light, but only slightly muffle and diffuse it.
Outwardly apparent simple details Provence style must actually obey the strict laws of style. So, when sewing curtains, you must follow the following rules:
A simple cut does not provide for monotony. These can be Roman blinds, English, classic. Curtains that are attached to the cornice with eyelets, wide loops or ribbons look good. The most difficult thing that can be is a light pleated design that does not weigh down the curtain. A photo of curtains in the Provence style gives a better idea of all their options.
The colors have already been mentioned above: plain pastel shades or fabrics with small floral patterns, checks, stripes. Subject decor is allowed - scenes from village life, Provençal landscapes, still lifes of vegetables, fruits and flowers.
As decoration, you can use a curtain trim made from thin cotton threads, or sew homemade lace along the bottom.
To convey the authenticity of the style, you cannot use synthetic fabrics for curtains in the Provence style. It allows only natural fabrics: cotton, linen, and, moreover, rough processing.
Light shades of Provençal pastels will complement bright but calm tones. The basis should be milky white, cream, light beige, light gray. But it’s better not to use white at all, as it will stand out from the general palette of warm colors.
Shades of purple and pink are used as bright spots, which have a common name - lavender, light green, delicate yellow, orange, blue. These are the only ones cool color, which will not spoil the povance.
When choosing curtains in the Provence style, they take into account which room they will be intended for.
Living room. Provençal style does not involve pomp and circumstance. Prostate and elegance are her highlight. And more will help create it blackout curtains golden or olive and weightless tulle. Lavender and terracotta are suitable additions.
The bedroom is a room where an atmosphere of calm and relaxation should reign. And milky white, light cream, very light salad and pale blue will help you create it.
Children's room. Provence is more suitable for a girl's room, but for a boy it is too delicate. All variations of floral motifs are welcome in this case, as is lace trim at the bottom edge.
Kitchen. Provence is most often used to decorate the interior of kitchens. Here you can hang the simplest curtains, reminiscent of those that hung in village houses our grandmothers. They really loved the “cheerful sitchik”. Checks and stripes or a fruit and flower still life would be such fun motifs.
The hallway often needs bright light. Therefore, dark curtains have no place here. And soft green or olive shades are ideal.
Curtains for a Provence style bathroom can be in different colors sea wave, turquoise or light beige. The most appropriate cut of Roman blinds.
The curtain rods should fit perfectly with the curtains themselves. They should also emphasize the provincial style. It may be a forged cornice, but without a metallic cold shine.
It can be painted in Provence style tones: sky blue, beige. Great option– wooden cylindrical cornice to match the wooden floor. It can be decorated with sidewalls made using the wood carving technique.
If you want something original, then a tree branch can be used instead of a cornice. Of course, processed and ennobled.
So, curtains in the Provence style should bring lightness and elegance to the interior, but not impede the penetration sunlight.
The romantic Provencal style seems to be created for cozy interiors, in which rustic simplicity is surprisingly combined with the famous French sophistication and grace. An important role in stylistic design textiles play - tablecloths, covers and pillows for furniture, carpets and, of course, curtains for windows and doorways. Therefore, we will consider in detail how to choose Provence style curtains for the kitchen. Or maybe you want to decorate the room with handmade items?
Provence is considered a type of country - rustic style, which is characterized by natural materials and deliberate simplicity of forms. But French origins have left their mark on stylistic nuances that should be taken into account when choosing curtain designs:
Advice! In pursuit of originality, it is important not to overdo it with the amount of varied decor. Let it be an element of one type (for example, a large bow, paired garters or several identical colors), but truly unique and bright.
Curtains for the kitchen in Provence style
You can make an impressive decor for curtains in the Provence style with your own hands
Delicate olive curtains in an ensemble with a floral curtain and lambrequin
Despite a large number of textiles, the interior looks harmonious and airy
Important! The purpose of decorating a room in the Provence style is to create a cozy interior filled with sunlight and air, but diluted with refreshing cool notes.
For a traditional rustic interior, it is recommended to use only natural fabrics - printed chintz, cotton, cambric or fine linen. In the modern interpretation of the style, Provence is more acceptable practical materials with the addition of synthetics, for example, organza, crepe chiffon, polyester with viscose or cotton. Such curtains are easy to care for, they practically do not fade in the sun and absorb less cooking odors, soot and greasy deposits (compared to natural fibers).
Printed chintz curtains with elegant chocolate piping and tiebacks
Cotton with polyamide additive
As for the color palette, just remember the pastoral paintings with views of Provence. All shades reminiscent of the sea, endless lavender fields, warm rays of the sun, green meadows and blooming herbs have become the “calling card” of the style. Therefore, you can safely choose textiles in any of these colors in a monochrome tone or with a pattern against a neutral background. But keep in mind that "clean" White color rarely used, it is better to replace it with light, but more warm shades– soft yellow, pearl gray or creamy.
Samples of “Provencal” textiles:
Interesting! After traveling through Provence, Van Gogh, fascinated by the riot of natural colors and unique Mediterranean landscapes, admitted in a letter to his brother that only here he realized how multifaceted color is. It was then that he created his famous masterpieces “The Red Vineyards of Arles”, “The Sower at Sunset”, “Olive Grove”, “Wheat Field under a Stormy Sky”, “Field of Poppies”. If you are planning to decorate a Provencal interior with photo curtains, you can take any of the artist’s colorful paintings as a basis.
Photocurtains with Van Gogh’s painting “Wheat Field with Cypress Trees”
Typical patterns for textiles in the Provence style:
Small floral print – classic Provencal style
Floral patterns can become an accent element for the kitchen
Grape leaves on a white background refresh the interior, and white ruffles give the window an elegant look
Short curtains in a rustic style
Roosters – a themed print for a French interior
Important! If patterned wallpaper was used to decorate the walls, it is better to choose plain curtains so that the interior does not look too colorful. And vice versa - if the walls are decorated in a monochrome design, curtains combined with other textiles can become a colorful highlight of the decor.
An interesting combination - printed wallpaper, plain curtains and striped frame
To create a cozy interior in Provencal style, you can use any type of curtains - classic curtains, Roman, roller, Austrian, English and, of course, French models. The main condition is to find a middle ground between simplicity and elegance in the cut and abandon massive and voluminous designs that “complicate” the situation.
Tips for choosing curtain designs:
Short curtains for small window
Cafe curtains in a Provencal interior
Hourglass is good for windows with narrow sashes
Another non-standard use of curtains in the Provence style is draping furniture. This can be the same “hourglass” or ordinary rectangular pieces of fabric hidden behind the glass of a buffet or kitchen cabinets. Curtains can also replace individual doors on lower cabinets or be used for draping niches and shelving. The purpose of such decor is not only to decorate the interior, but also to hide the contents of numerous cabinets, because frosted glass is completely uncharacteristic of rustic interiors.
Textile fronts in a Provencal kitchen
Curtains behind glass are a beautiful and functional decor:
In interiors with a “rustic” slant, textiles are valued self made. And since most models of Provencal curtains are quite simple to make, they can be sewn (and, if desired, crocheted) yourself. The main thing is to choose the right textiles that perfectly complement the color scheme and design of the kitchen.
To calculate the required amount of material for work, it is important to decide in advance on the model and size of future curtains, and then measure the length of the cornice and the width of the window opening. To make it easier to come up with your own curtain design in the Provence style, we offer photos of several simple curtains for inspiration.
Curtains in Provence style
To do correct measurements, please note the following nuances:
Advice! Decorative elements can be bought in a store along with other accessories or made with your own hands.
In addition to the selected fabric, prepare matching threads, sharp scissors, a long ruler, a sewing machine, curtain tape, tape for finishing edges, pins and needles. We're ready to start!
Sequence of work:
Pattern pattern for a simple curtain for a kitchen in Provence style
Advice! For ruffles, frills and lambrequins, the width is chosen arbitrarily, but the length must be at least 2 times the size of the cornice, otherwise beautiful folds will not be created.
On a note! Provence curtains can be attached either to standard hooks or eyelets, or to use textile garter loops, which you can easily make yourself from narrow pieces of fabric or buy ready-made - with buttons, Velcro or snaps.
Textile loops seem to be created for the Provence style
To give finished curtains a unique look, you can continue your creative experiments by creating original tiebacks with your own hands. Their purpose is to decorate the interior and hold the curtains open.
On a note! To simplify the process, you can buy the simplest garters or magnetic ribbons in the store and sew beads, multi-colored buttons, fabric flowers and other decorative elements on them.
Ideas to create unique decor with your own hands:
Narrow openwork strips can be crocheted or bought ready-made cuts in the store. With their help, elegant folds are formed on the curtains, allowing access to sunlight into the kitchen. For harmonious combination With the main textile, you can also choose a narrow braid to match one of the bright elements of the curtain and pass it through the lace.
Curtain with lace trim and tieback
Openwork curtain tie made of organza
To decorate curtains with an intricately woven tieback, you will need batting (to add volume), rings or buckles for fastening, and several strips of fabric. You can use scraps left over from sewing curtains or play with contrast by choosing bright textiles. Next, the batting needs to be twisted into long tight rolls, wrapped in fabric and braided so that the seams are inside. The braid is secured with a buckle and hung on a hook screwed into the wall.
Braided garter looks great on mesh curtains
If the curtain is represented by one solid piece of fabric, you can design it like a Roman or Austrian curtains. To do this, you will need several pieces of tape or braid, and the length of each fragment should be 2 times the length of the canvas. Then the ribbons are thrown over the cornice and tied at the bottom of the gathered curtain with knots or flirty bows.
Using ribbons you can easily give an ordinary curtain a stylish look
Flowers are an integral attribute of the Provence style. Decorating curtains with fabric roses will be an excellent themed decor. To make a flower using the popular Japanese “kanzashi” technique, you will need a satin ribbon or a piece of fabric, a burner (candle, lighter, soldering iron) for processing the edges, scissors, tweezers and glue.
Squares of the same size are cut out of satin (the size depends on the size of the future rose, for example, for a small flower, squares with a side of 5-6 cm are sufficient). The cuts are folded into “petals” in a special way, the edges are burned so that the threads do not unravel, then they are fixed with glue. The resulting blanks are sequentially assembled into a bud, stitched or glued.
The name of the style “Provence” translates as “province”, “village”, and it seems to personify the romantic and so simple hinterland of France. The interior in the direction of "Provence" is dusty colors and laconic flowing shapes, it is a lot of textiles and various decorative elements that transform kitchen space your home at its best cozy place in the world.
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A distinctive feature of the French "Provence" is the use natural materials for creating furniture and decorative items, and especially elegant and light fabric textures can complement and diversify the interior of the kitchen. Use pastel shades as the main ones, giving priority to “powdery” shades and muted colors with a “burnout” effect. Kitchen accessories in the Provence style are always natural colors and restrained shapes with additional delicate decor.
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Curtains in the Provence style for the kitchen differ from accessories of other interior trends and have their own advantages, which we will talk about in the section.
By the way, along with the simplicity of the cut, the “Provence” style uses more “interesting” versions of curtains with several layers, each of which does not have too much length.
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The main rule for the color of curtains in the “Provence” format is tenderness and unobtrusiveness. “Provence” itself is soft and romantic, so all items of provincial French interior should be in harmony with each other and create something light and airy. As for the kitchen, pastel-colored textiles with small floral patterns or wide vertical stripes, which create a contrast to the main background. Often meets small cell or any other pattern that is original in its design and unobtrusive, soft, made on a plain natural base.
Kitchen curtains are used not only to decorate windows: this piece of furniture is often hung on open shelves, chests of drawers or drawers, which allows you to create original design rooms and hide their contents from prying eyes.
In "Provence" there is a place for large drawing on a textile basis - curtains. With such a bold choice, think about the right combination curtain design and overall kitchen concept; if the pattern is contrasting and not similar to the traditional “rustic” format, take care of the length of the curtains - it should be minimal and barely cover the windows so as not to overload the overall design of the room. By the way, to add a special charm, forget about proportions and feel free to combine the length and width of the curtains: let one pair be shorter than the other.
The “Provence” and “country” styles are original in that they allow you to combine incompatible items, or use interior items for purposes other than their intended purpose. Small curtains will be relevant for open shelves or cupboards: they will add charm to your kitchen and allow you to protect kitchen utensils from view. It’s easy to make such curtains with your own hands: attach a couple of pieces of fabric in the Provence style to a thin wire and secure the structure to a chest of drawers or sideboard - a high-quality and designer item is ready.
It’s amazing how laconic a light plain fabric or material with an unobtrusive floral print looks on a vertical glass surface: it’s easy to decorate a glass chest of drawers or tabletop with natural fabric, creating another closed storage space in your own kitchen.
To create the most romantic and fashionable style in the kitchen interior we must not forget that there are various ways curtain fastenings. Each type of fastening will make the interior even more elegant or original:
There is a metal cornice in the Provence interior. Let this piece of furniture be simple and concise, thin in volume and high-quality in execution. Traditionally, French-style curtains cover the main part of the curtain rod, but their length usually does not extend to the floor.
Curtains in the Provence style not only create coziness, but also form a recognizable romantic design in a rustic spirit
Combined option window decorations: Roman blinds and short curtains in Provence style Provence with its peace, regularity, fragrant lavender, picturesque nature and the bright sun is reflected in the motifs of the curtains in the spirit of southern France. Hence the characteristic style-forming color scheme - muted, as if faded, aged.
1. Floral pattern, image of bouquets of wildflowers, fruits, rural landscapes, checkered or narrow stripe print.
Combine different variants drawings At the same time, it is important that the design is unobtrusive, soft, and does not draw attention to itself. In Provence, the main thing is overall harmony without contrasting transitions.
2. The presence of decorative elements - ribbons, ties, beautiful tiebacks, fringe, tassels, flounces, borders, embroidery, cutwork lace, bows, braid.
It is better to choose Provence style curtains for the kitchen with only one decorative element. This way the interior will retain its lightness and will not be overloaded.
3. Natural fabrics of certain types - cotton, linen, chintz. But I can also find curtains made of chiffon or organza.
Organza curtains in Provence style 
Curtains made of cotton fabric 4. Muted and dusty colors. The recognizable palette of Provence is beige, creamy, blue, ash pink, olive, lilac, blue.
To create a style, these checkered country curtains are suitable 5. Lightness, airiness, good drapery of curtains on windows, doors and other pieces of furniture.
6. Predominantly short length of curtains, often reaching only to the window sill or to the middle of the window. If you need long curtains, it is better to choose light, translucent fabrics.
7. Characteristic methods fastenings - on hinges, clothespin hooks, telescopic cornice on the doors or on a regular fishing line stretched horizontally.
You can sew curtains in Provence style yourself. For a simple and clear DIY sewing master class, watch the video:
Textile decoration in Provence is used not only in the design of window space, but also in the decor of chests of drawers, sideboards, display cases with services, etc.
Light curtains made from fabrics such as chintz, cotton or linen will let light through and are perfect for a Provence-style kitchen. This shade is universal and especially good for small kitchens.
Long curtains are suitable for decorating a balcony block.
To make such curtains look more interesting, it is enough to accompany them with a decorative element - a colored clamp with tassels, for example.
Another good option for a kitchen with a small area or one that already has active decor. For the Provence style, short curtains attached to a fishing line stretched horizontally along the window are especially successful.
Hung on a window sash on a thin cornice or attached to a fishing line with clothespins, such textiles immediately convey the atmosphere of the countryside.
This is the most typical element in country style design, of which Provence is a variation.
For such short and light options, almost any design is suitable - floral, with landscapes, checkered or striped.
These are, as a rule, short curtains attached to the top and bottom of the cornice directly on the window sashes. They are easy to move and can be assembled into an hourglass shape using a beautiful ribbon.
Combined design with stained glass organza curtains and cotton curtains Long curtains are also possible for decorating an exit to the courtyard in a country house or country house, or for decorating an exit to a balcony in an apartment.
In order for such curtains to acquire the romance necessary for Provence, it is necessary to lifting mechanism in the form of ribbons. In some stores you can already find ready-made options with manual length adjustment.
Lace curtains look unusual and can be the result of your own creativity if your hobby is crocheting.
Not too pompous, simple cut, with simple drapery and slightly gathered. Can be combined with light plain translucent curtains or tulle made of translucent fabric. Lambrequin can also act as an independent element in window decoration.
Linen does not drape well, but is very wear-resistant and does not require careful ironing. Look good linen fabrics in Roman and roller blinds.
Linen with the addition of synthetics is softer and can drape. This semi-natural fabric will look great in regular curtains or cafe curtains.
It is also important to take into account the features of the room: in a kitchen with a lack of sunlight, with windows facing north or on the shady side, warm-colored curtains will help compensate for the lack of warmth. Cool blues or light blues will create balance in a room with south-facing windows.
Buy curtains made of fabric with the addition of synthetics. This material is more wear-resistant and will retain its attractive appearance longer.
