Having a balcony in the kitchen is considered a big plus – after all, you can have tea parties there in the open air, especially in the summer. However, the question arises: how to decorate the window and door? Are curtains needed? To understand this, let’s look at the different options.
1. Thick curtains
The simplest and most traditional option is to hang thick curtains and tulle. It is better to choose mixed or synthetic fabrics that wash well and retain their original appearance for a long time. Preference should be given to designs with a small amount of decorative elements and embroidery, as dirt often accumulates in them. When choosing curtains for a kitchen with a balcony door, you can use the photo as a guide.
2. Symmetry or asymmetry?
The classic option remains a combination of transparent and dense fabrics. Tulle can completely cover the window and balcony door; A non-standard solution would be an asymmetrical curtain that completely follows the contours of the frame. Thick fabric will play a light-protective and decorative role if matched to the tone of the furniture or as a bright accent in the room.
Long curtains are suitable if you need to hide an unsightly radiator under the windowsill. It is better to mount them directly under the ceiling – this way the height will seem larger, especially if we are talking about an elongated space. It is better to choose a light fabric color – it visually enlarges the kitchen.
If the kitchen is square, then long curtains look good too. In such a room you can use dark fabrics in combination with light ones, or deep shades. The main thing is to hang the curtains on such fasteners that they move easily and access to the balcony has no restrictions.
3. Roman curtains
Such models can be hung if you don’t mind that the panels on the window and door will be of different lengths. The doors must open freely inward when the fabric on them is folded. If desired, you can make the canvases the same length – either to the floor or to the end of the glazed part of the balcony door. This model of curtains allows you to develop different designs for the kitchen with a balcony door.
4. Plastic, aluminum, wood
Horizontal blinds come with plastic, aluminum, or wooden slats. Unfortunately, plastic quickly breaks down and does not provide good protection from the heat in the summer. The best options are aluminum models (they are lightweight, when closed they do not allow light to pass through and protect from the summer heat) or wooden ones (they protect even better from the heat, but due to their heavy weight they are attached to the ceiling). Plastic and aluminum blinds can be installed on the window sash or inside the frame. Well, if such options are not suitable, they can be installed on the back side of the window. True, then you will have to open everything in the reverse order – first the door or window, and then the blinds.
5. Stripes from top to bottom
Vertical blinds create a special style, but have a drawback: even with a small gust of wind, they flutter strongly, creating noise interference. This can cause irritation and also pose a danger, especially if there are heating appliances or a gas stove next to the balcony door. In addition, such models “eat up” space due to wide slats and mounting to the ceiling. Therefore, this design is more suitable for windows with narrow slopes and sills.
6. Roller blinds
Rolled models are good because the rolled canvas can be fixed at any height, which means it will be easy to regulate the degree of natural light. Such curtains look perfect in a kitchen with a balcony, are easy to install, do not “eat up” space, and the color scheme and pattern design can be easily matched to any interior, as confirmed by the photo.
7. Japanese style canvases
Adherents of minimalism and new technologies will certainly pay attention to Japanese curtains. Essentially, these are textile panels that are attached at the top of the cornice and move along it like sliding doors. A composition assembled from textile panels with different colors and patterns looks very advantageous. These models can be combined with roll ones by ordering both from the same material.
8. Light, dense, horizontal
Sometimes having only light and dense curtains seems insufficient. Then horizontal blinds are also placed on the window opening. What does this give? The answer is simple: the ability to regulate the flow of natural light. Transparent curtains easily transmit the sun’s rays, and curtains completely reflect them. Blinds allow you to find a middle ground – make the lighting brighter or dimmer.
9. Folds along and across
Roman blinds look beautiful in combination with a regular curtain. This curtain design is suitable for a kitchen with a balcony if the window cannot be covered with one curtain – for example, when the radiator is slightly offset in relation to the window sill. The fabric can be assembled using a beautiful clamp: the resulting folds will soften the impression of the right corners of the room.
10. Complex combinations
When you want something non-standard, you can combine different models of curtains. True, it will be difficult to do this on your own, so it is better to trust a professional designer. Classic combinations with beautiful drapery, a composition of light and dense fabrics with Roman blinds, intricately assembled canvases with a lambrequin – there are many beautiful options!
11. Tulle and nothing more
Or maybe a beautiful panorama opens from your window and there are no neighbors’ eyes? Then you can get by with just tulle. An elegant fabric pattern will decorate the balcony door, and tiebacks will add sophistication. This design is suitable if the kitchen does not get too hot in the summer.
Before going out to the balcony, you can build a bar counter. It’s a pleasure to admire the impressive panorama “from above” at any time! Well, in case of bright sun, it is still better to provide thick curtains.
12. Blinds on the balcony
Sometimes it seems that light tulle is enough. But time passes, and it becomes clear that it does not protect from the heat, lets in bright light, and there is no place for thick curtains. In this case, you can install blinds on the balcony. It is better to choose aluminum or wooden lamellas, which do not heat up, do not transmit light, and are more durable compared to plastic ones.
13. Window as part of the interior
What to do if the window configuration does not allow you to choose a suitable design? There is only one thing left to do – leave everything as it is! Let the window frame be an integral part of the interior, and let the brightness of sunlight be controlled by tulle, blinds, or other curtain models that decorate the balcony glazing.
14. No curtains at all
This option is also possible! If your kitchen has access to a balcony surrounded by greenery, and you are not afraid of interested glances from your neighbors.
There you can dim the lighting, and then what is happening inside the room will be almost invisible from the street.
The balcony can become a favorite place for spending leisure time – you just need to decorate it with taste: arrange soft poufs, armchairs, and a coffee table; arrange a dining area or even a bar counter, hang curtains in the kitchen with a balcony door, not forgetting the rules of interior design. Fresh flowers are a must! Look at the photo: maybe some ideas will inspire you.
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