Plastic windows have long ceased to be an attribute of office interiors. Today they are used both in old Khrushchev and Stalin buildings, and in modern new buildings. But so that such glazing does not introduce dissonance into the atmosphere home comfort, you need to be able to choose the right curtains for your living space plastic windows.
Designers go to all kinds of tricks to make plastic windows look homely: they install the usual vents, add frames. But if the windows in your apartment still resemble office windows, curtains will help correct the situation. Ordinary floor-length curtains and tulle curtains on high cornices do not harmonize with such glazing. Needed here matching curtains for plastic windows that will not violate the laws of aesthetics.
To decorate your plastic windows according to last word in design, you should pay attention to the following types of curtains:
- Corrugated curtains– also known as “Pleated curtains”. The fabric with an antistatic coating is collected like an accordion when you need to roll up the curtain and let sunlight into the room. Depending on the design, the window can be opened slightly either from the bottom or from the top.
- Roman blinds- when unfolded, they are a straight piece of fabric, but when you need to open the window glass, starting from the bottom edge, they gather into beautiful horizontal deep folds. It is quite possible to sew such a design yourself with your own hands.
- Roller blinds– perfect for both living rooms, and for the kitchen or balcony. They are made of fabric and fastened with Velcro or brackets.
There are open and closed views roller blinds. Open ones are fabric twisted into a dense roller, which is placed directly above the window. When closed and folded, they are hidden in a special cassette and are practically invisible.
Closed roller blinds for plastic windows (video)
Types of sun blinds on plastic windows
For owners of apartments whose windows face south, topical issue is the choice of curtains that serve as reliable protection against getting into the room sun rays in hot weather summer days. Such products are subject to increased requirements.
Exists special kind roller blinds "blackout", which does not allow light to pass through
In particular, they should be:
- Made from high-quality fabric that will not fade in the sun;
- Reflect the sun's rays to protect the apartment not only from bright light, but also from the heat in hot weather.
For this purpose, those who prefer roller blinds need to choose a product made from heat-resistant and light-proof blackout material. This fabric ensures comfortable sleep even in white nights, as it is capable of blocking the sun's rays up to 100%.
A popular option for plastic windows are day-night sunshades, also known as zebra shades. They are easy to recognize by distinctive feature- an unusual design in which transparent horizontal stripes alternate with opaque lamellas. Due to this, you can adjust the level of penetration of bright sunlight into the room, up to complete shading of the room.
Blinds are effective in combating the bright scorching sun. IN home interior Blinds with wooden slats or horizontal stripes of fabric will fit well.
Original appearance plastic windows will be given multi-textured blinds with vertical slats. Combinations of wood, fabric, plastic, and metal allow you to create unique compositions that will become a unique highlight of the interior. Such products are often complemented with lambrequins.
Features of fastening for curtains on plastic windows
Curtains for plastic windows do not have the usual hooks or loops, and they do not use eyelets. Therefore, such curtains cannot be hung on ordinary curtain rods or threaded through baguettes. To attach roller blinds or blinds, it will be necessary to mount the structure directly on the plastic profile.
There are different installation methods.
For curtains on the window fixation can be used:
- Latches;
- Self-tapping screws;
- Brackets;
- Liquid nails;
- Double sided tape.
Each method has both its tangible advantages and some disadvantages. Self-tapping screws and brackets, if used carelessly, will break the tightness of the plastic window, but they hold the heavy structure well. It is recommended to attach lightweight curtains with Velcro. Using liquid nails for installation will make it difficult to replace old curtains with new ones in the future. The latches are not suitable for all types of structures, but they cling directly to the window sash and are easy to replace open roller blinds with.
How to attach curtains to plastic windows with your own hands
The most popular type of fastening of common roller blinds, suitable for a plastic window, is fixing directly on the window. To avoid drilling unnecessary holes in the profile, it is recommended to use removable latches that can be attached directly to the sash.
For this:
- It is necessary to first degrease the junction of the plastic and the latch.
- Cut to suitable size double sided tape, which will securely fasten the latch and the window sash.
- On installed latches secure the movable shaft holders.
- Between them install a shaft with curtain fabric.
- Attach a spike with a gear for the chain mechanism to the shaft.
How to install roller blinds on a plastic window (video)
There is no need to doubt whether a plastic window will fit into your home interior. Modern market is filled with proposals that are designed to decorate this type of glazing in the best possible way both in residential high-rise buildings and country houses. And attaching curtains to a plastic window is not difficult if you know some of the subtleties of such installation.
Curtains for plastic windows (photo)
One of modern methods One of the ways to insulate your home and protect it from street noise is the use of plastic windows. In addition to unconditional functionality and practicality, they are highly aesthetic. Agree that an apartment equipped with plastic window structures, looks stylish and well-groomed. But no matter how practical plastic windows are, they do not protect the room from the hot rays of the sun. Of course, during the winter cold you should not cover your windows with thick curtains, but in the summer, this issue becomes more relevant. Therefore, you need to choose curtains that would decorate the room, and at the same time, reliably hide it from the excessively bright sun.
Types of solar curtains
- In the form of film.
- Blinds.
- Roller blinds.
- Panel structures.
- Thick curtains.
- Pleated curtains.
Each of these products reliably protects the room from excessively bright sun. But in order not to make a mistake in choosing and decorate the window beautifully, practical curtain, it is necessary to study the characteristics of each model.
Sun protection film
Today, this is one of the cheapest ways to protect an apartment from bright sunlight. The film is produced in different colors and sizes, and can be supplemented with an aluminum layer. Aluminum-based films not only protect the room from the hot sun, but also retain heat in the room in winter period. The film fits tightly to the window glass, so it does not interfere with the functionality of the structure and, most importantly, does not reduce transparency and visibility from inside. The curtain film is attached directly to the moistened plastic glass from the room side and smoothed with a dry, soft cloth.
Roller blinds
Curtain film is not always a rational solution to the problem of excessive sunlight. Due to the peculiarities of the interior design or stylistic nuances, films on the windows in the apartment look very ridiculous. In these cases, it is recommended to choose other types of solar curtains. A practical and relatively inexpensive option is to use blinds. These products are manufactured in different sizes, have different colors, which makes it easy to choose suitable model to a specific interior design option. Blinds can be vertical or horizontal, made from natural or artificial fabrics. The main advantage is the ability to regulate the amount of sunlight entering the apartment.
Recently, pleated blinds have been increasingly used. They are made of pleated double-sided material. One side of the structure is intended for daytime use - it lets in more light. And the second, made of thick fabric, is for darkening the room at night.
No less common are the sun-protective fabric roller blinds in the photo. These are beautiful, practical products that reliably hide the room from excessive sun, prying eyes and decorate the interior design. If the apartment faces the sunny side, it makes sense to order blinds made of blackout fabric. This is a material of increased density, the outer part of which reflects the sun's rays. This ensures that the room is completely darkened. Blackout fabric is widely used for sewing horizontal fabric blinds and cassette roller blinds.
Features of solar curtains
As a rule, high-quality curtains used to protect an apartment from sunlight have a special coating. They have dirt-repellent and antistatic properties. Such products do not require special care. If you decorate plastic windows with fabric roller blinds, then in addition to protection from the sun, you can maintain a favorable temperature throughout the year. Regardless of temperature regime outdoors, solar curtains maintain a comfortable indoor climate. This is ensured thanks to a special layer that does not let cold or heat emanating from the glass into the room.
Selection rules
In order for the sun curtain to reliably hide the room from excessive sunlight, you must follow the rules for choosing this product:
- Exact match to window dimensions.
- High quality sun protection product.
- Fabric curtains must be made from blackout material.
- Sufficient density of the product.
- High quality fastening system.
When choosing a solar curtain, you should remember that its dimensions should not be smaller than the dimensions of the window glass. If the curtain does not cover the entire area of the glass, then protection from sunlight will be minimal.
Thus, choosing a curtain that will reliably hide the room from excessive sunlight is quite easy. By choosing a product with sufficient material density, reliable fastening and suitable sizes, pay attention to external attractiveness. Since curtains are an integral part of the interior design of an apartment, their appearance should be in harmony with the overall design of the rooms.
How to protect yourself from the scorching sun with the arrival of spring? The desired spring-summer season is coming, and the beauty of the most exquisite curtains fades and risks scorching under the rays of the merciless sun, especially unbearable in the southern regions. What to do if the royal grandeur of the curtains chosen with such difficulty for the interior is brought down by the hot summer rays? Of course, choose sun curtains that will reliably protect the premises from overheating on such days.
The variety of types of curtains is great, a wide variety of materials are produced that can help realize our different ideas to create an individual style in the interior. Only it all looks good provided there is neutral lighting, even fill light. The summer sun makes its own adjustments.
In this article, we’ll look at what sunscreen curtains for apartment windows are, technological innovations that will help slightly adjust the interior without fundamentally changing the created design, or innovations that are worth purchasing initially, especially for windows on the south side in warm latitudes.
Sun curtains
Curtains for windows from the sun not so long ago were successfully replaced by simply thick, dark curtains, good quality curtains that on a bright day could simply be curtained to hide from the midday sun. In general, any thick curtains would cope with this function even now, however, it is not by chance that people are looking for special curtains.
Quality modern materials inferior to the previous ones, so you need to take into account that two years of operation under the weak ozone layer of the current time will lead to outside curtains are in disrepair. It is necessary either to use special technological fabrics, or to create additional protection for those curtains that play a decorative role in the interior.
An additional saving layer can be a specially sewn lining, white or neutral-colored roller blinds, or protective film on the surface of the window glass.
Shading styles
Sew or purchase curtains from the “shading” category for a very sunny room or kitchen. Choose the style of curtains that is as “closed” as possible: curtains draped in a fold, sufficient to cover the entire window when curtained, with a lambrequin in the upper part.
If tiebacks are sewn to the curtains, this will help to further darken a room, for example a bedroom, on a bright sunny day. That is, the curtains are almost curtained, but are separated by tiebacks in different directions - so the light comes mainly from the lower part of the window.
Other successful shading styles include:
- Roman blinds,
- roll,
- French curtains (awnings),
- Austrian (London curtain).
If you pull these types of curtains down, they should cover the entire window up to the sill. Sometimes French curtains are enough, or white medium-thick fabric, and the curtains can be left the same as your favorite curtains, but replacing the tulle with a French curtain will help protect you from the sun to a much greater extent.
Sunscreen fabric products
Among the innovations in the production of curtains is the widespread use of polyester in the composition of the fabric, which makes the curtains more wear-resistant, resistant to fading and fiber destruction under the influence of ultraviolet radiation.
Direct-to-use innovation – fabric Blackout, the very name of which speaks for itself - the structure of the fabric helps to completely block sunlight.
The three-layer fabric, under two outer, light layers, contains a dark middle, the threads of which are woven in the direction opposite to the outer weave. A piece of such fabric, covering the window opening without gaps, completely cuts off the penetration of light from the outside. A complete immersion in darkness is created.
From more expensive types of blackout fabric, roller blinds, Roman, or Japanese (for panoramic windows in height). Fabrics using the same technology, but less expensive due to structural features, can be used for sewing full-length curtains, drapes, and functional curtains.
How to protect the curtains themselves from fading
You need to take care not only of yourself, hiding from the scorching rays behind the curtains, but also of the curtains themselves. A simple technique that is becoming popular now is curtain lining. You can sew it yourself from inexpensive material, attach it to the main fabric with Velcro, and remove it for washing as needed, but more often than washing the main curtains.
Sun blinds
Blinds were originally created specifically as a sun protection device and became widespread in Central European latitudes. Horizontal thin slats of the blinds are rotated in such a way that the rays of the sun falling tangentially from above onto the glass are cut off, but reflected and diffused light enters through the horizontal strips-holes. With blinds, the room will be light, but not sunny.
Horizontal blinds for internal sun protection
Now available for sale, in a wide price range you can choose horizontal blinds, the slats of which are made of plastic, aluminum, or wood. Wooden blinds, as a rule, come with wide slats - for connoisseurs of natural material, this circumstance will not be a hindrance.
But for optimal choice In terms of price and design, you can pay attention to aluminum or plastic models, including those made in a “wood” design. 
The blind canvas is fixed above the window opening, and when assembled it becomes almost invisible - which is convenient if you want to leave the window decoration with curtains and lambrequins.
That is, blinds can be successfully integrated into most design solutions for window design, in addition, they are convenient and extremely durable.
Vertical blinds - both curtains and shelter from the sun
No model of blinds has received this widespread in Russian society, as vertical fabric models. The following advantages contribute to this:
It can be said that vertical blinds more suitable for the Russian mentality. The fabric of the lamellas also has varying degrees of resistance to fading and lasts quite a long time, subject to proper handling (dry cleaning instead of washing, etc.)
Roller blinds
Today - the most convenient and beautiful design window sashes for protection from the sun. The cassette with the canvas is located on the plastic window frame, it is practically invisible, the roller blind canvas itself closes the sash exactly according to its dimensions, which makes this type of curtain almost an independent design.
Roller blinds can be successfully complemented with lambrequins, curtains, drapes, Roman or Austrian blinds. It's inexpensive, sold in different size ranges. There is almost no need to create custom roller blinds, since you can choose one of the offered standard sizes.
Metal exterior blinds
As protection from the sun, metal blinds are suitable for really hot latitudes, for private homes, while at the same time providing external protection against burglary. The thickness of the metal of external blinds removes heat from the window, keeping the indoor temperature cool in the summer and preventing some of the heat from escaping in the winter.
With such blinds there is no need to use any internal devices, thanks to which you can create the most impeccable and authentic interior design. 
Sun control film for windows
An innovative product - sun protection film curtains for windows, contains a thin internal metal coating, thanks to which it really looks smooth, does not wrinkle, and does not spoil the plane of the glass. You need to apply the finished stickers to a previously prepared surface that has been washed and degreased; we recommend that you follow the instructions.
This aid looks good, noticeably shades the room, and even removes some of the heat. By the way, the outside can make the window opaque, which is very convenient.
Foil, regular foil
A cheap anti-crisis remedy, surprisingly widely used in cities Central Russia. It doesn’t look aesthetically pleasing, and nothing can be added or taken away from it. The view from the inside is depressing, and from the outside the facades of the buildings indicate that they did not come better times.
Additional sun protection devices:
How to protect open balcony when its design and appearance are actually an end in itself? An awning is a curtain-visor, the task of which is to create a small roof over a door, window, or balcony. In the same way, the longer the canopy, set at an angle of almost 90 degrees, the more light is cut off from the window, while maintaining the entire view of the landscape outside the window.
Great for cafes, shops on the ground floors of buildings, picturesque balconies and patios (on any floor). Marquises come from Italy, and in these parts they will remind one of this sunny country.
So, sun curtains for windows are a product category that is quite rich in variety; you can choose something optimal for different needs - starting with a sun canopy attached to the windows, continuing with ultra-modern blackout fabric, ending with blinds. Whoever hates all this can get by beautiful curtain, for example in rustic style. But more about this in other articles on our website.
Curtains are products that serve not only as an addition to the overall design of the room. They are often used to protect against sunlight. Selecting such products is a very complex process. Sun shades can be difficult to find high quality To prevent the fabric from fading, there was a simple fastening. Let's take a closer look at the characteristics of such products.
Many people are familiar with how scorching and merciless the sun can be in the summer. Therefore, with the onset of heat, people run to stores and try to find thick curtains that do not allow light to pass through. The modern market is currently simply overcrowded with the products presented, so it is very difficult to choose the right option for sunscreen curtains. What curtains can really provide protection from the scorching rays of the sun?
The best solar curtains
In the current situation, only specially manufactured sun protection systems can solve this issue. Why are they named?
It’s just typical for them certain series advantages that ordinary curtains and curtains do not have. There are three types of the most reliable and well-known light protection systems:
- Blinds. Today, this version of sunscreen curtains is no longer the plastic strips that decorate office windows. For the manufacture of modern blinds you can use various materials. Wooden blinds have a beautiful and original look. Fabric ones are popular roller blinds on plastic windows. you can see the prices. In the photo - solar curtains for the windows:
- Roller blinds- innovative products. Their design is presented in the form of a roll of fabric that fits tightly to the glass. The main advantage of this type of product is the unlimited number of patterns and colors that can be used in the manufacturing process. For this reason, anyone can choose their ideal option for your premises. Lightproof blackout roller blinds are in demand. In the photo - solar curtains for the apartment windows:
- Pleated curtains– sun protection products provided reliable protection in the case where the window shape is non-standard. Beautiful and original pleating of the material allows such products to have a stunning look in almost any form. There is a wide range of pleated curtains in Leroy Merlin.
Varieties
A wide range of sunscreen curtains allows us to distinguish the following types:
Italian, Roman, Austrian, French, pleated, London, Japanese.
Italian
This type of product is great solution for decorating tall windows in the bedroom, corridor and hall. At the same time, the design of these rooms should be made in classic style.
The design of such curtains is a combination of two large panels of fabric. They are fastened diagonally, so they do not move apart completely. The place of fastening must be disguised with a brush or bow.
Austrian
The presented products are used as protection from sunlight in living rooms and halls designed in a classic style. Such curtains give the room lightness and romance.
The fabric is collected from below into lush scalloped structures thanks to cords. That is why Austrian curtains are called lifting curtains. From the inside, the cords pass through loops or rings, resulting in a whole system. Silk, cambric, polyester, and airy voile fabrics are used to produce such products.
French
Curtains of this variety are very popular when installed on the windows of theaters, libraries, and reception halls. This demand is due to the pomp they bring.
The design of French products is almost similar to that of Austrian ones. The only difference between them is that the collection of the former occurs not only at the bottom, but throughout the entire height. As a result, it is possible to obtain a cascade of individual components. The material for the production of French curtains is similar to the fabrics used in the manufacture of Austrian ones.
Roman
In the photo - solar curtains for plastic windows:
T what type of products can be used indoors various styles and is universal. The price of Roman blinds depends on the type of material, which is unlimited.
Pleated
The presented variety of curtains is an excellent option for windows with a non-standard shape. They can be folded horizontally and at an angle. Their regulation is carried out using cords.
The use of such products is allowed for rooms designed in a classic style with a hint of oriental or country style.
London
It is advisable to purchase such products if their installation will be carried out in the kitchen. Their design provides for a cascade of garlands of folds, which are fixed using ribbons.
Production involves the use of calm fabrics with patterns characteristic of England.
Japanese
This option of sun protection products can protect from direct sunlight and views.
The design consists of a canvas stretched over a frame. This type of curtain goes well with a room designed in Japanese or modern style, with a hint of minimalism. You can see more photos of Japanese curtain panels.
Materials
When choosing solar curtains, it is very important has the material from which they are made. If the room is decorated in a high-tech style, then products made from a veil will look inexpressive. When the living room is crowded with a model, a drapery curtain with numerous drapery and fittings will be a great addition. Distinguish the following types fabrics that are actively used in the production of sunscreen curtains:
Manufacturers
All manufacturers modern curtains They are trying to create high-quality products to protect against sun rays. There are a huge number of such manufacturing companies today; let’s look at the most popular ones.
Curtains from Semplex-Uni
This company produces the following models:
Sun curtains are necessary product, thanks to which you can not only complement the overall interior, but also protect your room from the influence of sunlight. The purchase of curtains must be carried out taking into account all requirements. The fabric from which they are made must not fade, must be dense and simply have a beautiful appearance.
A variety of curtains vary in their various sun protection properties. Initially, you should choose whether your curtains will diffuse sunlight or help achieve complete blackout. In this article we will tell you about the ability to protect a room with curtains from sweltering sunlight, mainly in the warm half of the year.
Sun curtains for apartment windows
Many people resort to curtains to protect the room from the sun's rays, using special sun protection materials. Usually a person has curtains and curtains hanging at home. Curtains represent an intermediate link between this kind of product, since they are made from translucent materials. They are denser in material than curtains, but at the same time they are lighter for curtains. These sunshades basically look like roller shades. roll structures, which can also be covered with regular curtains.
Sun curtains do a good job of protecting the room from direct rays of the sun, while manufacturers use dark material. They also have a decorative and aesthetic function. The materials from which such curtains are made are usually fabric, but very diverse.
The main functions that solar curtains perform include:
- dispersion and protection from sunlight;
- dimming the shine of windows;
- protection from prying eyes from the street;
- decorativeness.
Foil
Do-it-yourself gluing of foil on the window
When people shield their windows from the hot activity of the sun, they resort to foil. Covering the window with foil can effectively reflect sunlight. Foil can be purchased at any grocery store, supermarket or market. The foil is usually secured with tape. This is an option that would be perfect for indoor curtains, but it certainly won’t add any aesthetic effect.
Sun control film for windows
Sticking sun protection film with your own hands
In addition to foil, which can reflect light, you can consider a window protection option such as sun-protection curtain film. Her distinctive feature is the ability to tint a window, protecting in this way furniture, wallpaper and flowers from the scorching rays of the sun. It can be used both in the warm season and in the cold season. The film not only reflects light, but also heat. The film will be able to protect you from prying eyes from the outside, but only during the day. In the evening, you will still need to use thick curtains.
It is very easy to attach such a tape with your own hands, but you need to be very careful, since the material from which it is made is very fragile.
- First you need to thoroughly wash the window, then degrease it;
- After this, the glass is wetted sweet water, then wait 15 minutes. Next, you can begin gluing the film to the surface, and you need to carefully straighten it using foam rubber or a soft napkin.
There is another method, which boils down to taking a canvas with a length greater than that of the window by two or three centimeters, after which it is glued to the frame with tape. You can also use buttons or a stapler for this.
From light shading to complete darkness
For light protection from the sun's light, use:
- Blinds. There are horizontal and vertical views these products. Moreover, they are made from both synthetic and natural materials. Their main distinguishing ability should be the adjustment of the incoming light. What is characteristic is that even when lowered, the blinds are able to transmit sunlight by sifting it. Other variations in characteristics will depend mainly on the material used in the design of the blinds.
Blinds in the photo
- Bamboo blinds. These products have a high aesthetic charm, which can allow them to look great in most decorations. The softness of light transmission is suitable precisely for those who do not want to seriously darken the windows, but prefer to remain elusive to strangers from the outside world.
Bamboo blinds perfectly block light, but do not completely darken the room
- Pleated blinds. These blinds are new. What can be said about pleated material is that it does an excellent job of scattering light. Day-night models include two types of fabric materials - transparent and thicker.
Pleated blinds in the photo
- Marquises. If they want to hide from the sun's rays without blocking the view from the window, people usually look at awnings. These are external canopies that consist of acrylic material impregnated with Teflon, which allows them not to get wet or dirty. Awnings are mounted on the outside above the opening of a door or window. The design is such that it will be possible to adjust the angle of the visor; in some models the width changes. Typically, awnings are installed not only on private houses, but also on balconies.
Typical awnings for windows. Remote controlled systems
To completely darken the following things will go:
- Lightproof fabric. If your home faces south, you will need a better and more intense sun protection system. Therefore, we recommend that you pay attention to blackout materials. These are materials that are designed specifically to actively reflect light and even insulate sound. Blackout will darken your room as much as possible. This fabric is used in the manufacture horizontal blinds, as well as roller cassette curtains.
Lightproof fabric:
- Roller shutters. These systems are a mixture of conventional shutters and roller blinds. They are mounted both inside and outside the house. On the side the slats are fixed to aluminum profile, which can create maximum protection for the room from the glare of the sun. When installing these products with your own hands from the outside, additional protection of the glass from mechanical damage, in addition, thermal insulation is enhanced. Roller shutters can also be equipped remote control, with which they can be adjusted, raising or lowering to the desired height.
Roller shutters in the photo
- Cassette roller blinds. The quality of protection from the sun's rays will depend on the design of your curtains. Cassette models have some advantages. Horizontal cassettes are attached directly to the glass unit, which creates a somewhat hermetic structure that does not allow light to pass through the sides. This qualitatively enhances the sun protection function. Using roller blinds you can also achieve a total eclipse, which is suitable if film screenings or presentations are planned in the room.
Typical cassette roller blinds
In conclusion, we can say that there are a huge number of options and variations of curtains and various systems, which are different both in quality and in functions. You need to choose the curtains that will suit your needs.