Brown window curtains may seem like a good idea, but you may be afraid that they might not be fashionable according to today’s interior design trends. Try not to worry, because even brown can go with different color schemes. As long as the colors blend and light and dark browns are balanced, brown curtains will add to your room nicely.
Curtains in any shade of brown may also look good if the room has a neutral color scheme in natural shades. These colors are sometimes in various shades that resemble sand or wood or maybe wheat, and the color brown is often seen in nature, so it will be a good match.
Here are some things to be careful with when picking out brown curtains. Window curtains usually take up a wide area, especially when you have them drawn shut. If you pick a solid color you should make sure that they have some sort of texture as well. This way you won’t be staring at a sea of flat brown fabric. You may like such fabrics as velvet, or damask, or one with a noticeable weave pattern. If the texture is not as noticeable as you would like, you may also choose curtains that have a pattern. The pattern should be in a slightly lighter shade than the main color of the curtains, and should also blend well so stay within the brown family. For example, you might choose milk chocolate and espresso or caramel with dark brown.
Another thing to be careful about would be to make sure that the curtains aren’t the only thing in the room that is brown. This is especially true if you have curtains in a very dark shade of brown. Try to balance out the darkness of the color with other items such as furniture accents or maybe a throw pillow here and there. This way, when people come into the room they won’t feel like the curtains are jumping out at them and dominating the room.
If brown is your favorite color and you want to go a little crazy but still be trendy in an interior designer’s eyes, you could pick out a pattern for your curtains and then develop a color scheme for the whole room based on it.
