Country Kitchen Curtains
If there’s one style of room that will really suffer for lack of kitchen curtains it’s a country style kitchen. Whereas contemporary kitchens with their shiny stainless steel surfaces and high gloss doors look fantastic with sleek blinds, something so simple will not do justice to a kitchen which is meant to be the heart of the country home (or at least look as if it is).
If you are looking for country kitchen curtains, don’t worry about finding what you need. You will be spoiled for choice as most designs of curtains for the kitchen are suitable for this style of room and they are the easiest type to find. Typical kitchen curtain fabric is adorned with all sorts of images that shout “country”.
You will find apple kitchen curtains which remind you of orchards and over-filled fruit bowls and you can find them to tone in with every color from the bright green granny smiths type apples which go with fresh bright shades to more rustic colors which are great with a natural colored room and wooden units.
Rooster kitchen curtains may not be for you but there's plenty of choice
You will find rooster kitchen curtains which remind you of a country farm yard and are very effective at extending the country theme. These are generally in natural and rustic colors too – great with your wooden cabinets and cream color scheme.
If you prefer curtains without images of fruit and farmyard you can evoke a country feeling by using very simple floral fabrics. Gingham kitchen curtains are a great choice too for this kind of kitchen.
If you prefer, you can make your own curtains with any suitable fabric. You should find many prints and patterns which will be suitable including the typical country farmyard and fruit images. Just make sure that the fabric you choose is washable. (Kitchen curtains attract grease and dirt from the steamy atmosphere of the kitchen and will need frequent laundering). Also wash and press the fabric before you make up the curtains. Cotton fabrics which are most suitable for kitchen curtains may be subject to shrinkage of up to 10%. If you wash the fabric (and any lining fabric you will use) future shrinkage will not cause a problem.
Although ruffled curtains and simple swag valances lend themselves well to the country look, do remember the requirement for frequent laundering and keep things fairly simple whether you make or buy your curtains.
One simple style of curtain suitable for the kitchen is the cafe style. Cafe curtains cover the lower half of the window allowing you to easily look out and enjoy a lot of natural light while affording you quite a bit of privacy. For a country kitchen choose a simple gingham or chintz floral fabric to stay in keeping with the theme. Large pictures of farmyard animals, sunflowers and fruit bowls don’t work so well with cafe style curtains.
As for colors, it is mainly natural tones which suit country kitchens – all shades of cream, green and yellow can work well depending on the color of your walls and cabinets. Yellow, I think, is especially good in a kitchen as it is found in every shade in nature from bright lemon yellow to dark mustard. My bright yellow kitchen curtains always remind me of sunshine and summer even on the blackest winter day in my north facing kitchen.
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I’m looking to order 3 separate kitchen curtain sizes (country style). The big window is 50Lx36W. Th smaller windows are 38Lx26W and 37Lx35W. Do you measure for exact sizes or come as close as possible to the actual size windows?
If you are buying ready made kitchen curtains you can only get them for standard size windows. I would go for a size slightly wider than the actual window if there is no exact match as you can always gather the curtain slightly more on the curtain rod. If if there is no size close to one or two of your windows, then custom kitchen curtains are the best option to get all three windows looking good as if one curtain is very gathered and the others are not so much it will look odd.
Jan