Style With These Top Curtains Design Trends For Your Home

According to Malaysia’s Design King, Eric Leong, style isn’t the only factor that should influence your room’s designs:

“First thing first: the needs and the practicality. Don’t just blindly follow the design trends, as you are the one who is going to live in your house and use it daily; hence, it must be practical and reflect your lifestyle.”

He also advises homeowners to not limit their possibilities to one trend too quickly. Take your time to look through Pinterest and create a catalogue of style possibilities. Once you have constructed your dream home through models of inspiration, it would be so much easier to determine exactly what you want for your home. 

Now, let’s start exploring the possibilities of each curtain design trend!

You can use more than one pattern in your curtains! For example, in layered curtains, you can pair curved patterned fabrics with curtains designed with geometric shapes. The fluidity of curves and the rigidness of sharp shapes creates a balanced juxtaposition that elevates each other’s design and makes an attractive pair of feature curtains. 

If you want your curtains to elevate a room’s design instead, use scaled-back and subtle patterns. Interior Designer Danielle Rollins personally recommends playing with textures as they are a perfect way to introduce soft and welcoming subtle patterns into your home. 

Modern Vintage also gets its sense of character by taking its rich history patterns from far-flung places and times like the 2000s, 1990s, 1970s and 1950s. Fun, elaborate designs, such as Arabic patterns and floral patterns, will bring the vacation mood right into your home. 

“Over the last year, we have seen a big shift from cooler tones towards softer and warmer shades, helping us to create cosy spaces within our homes. Neutrals and warm tones help us to create calming and restful schemes, working particularly well for bedrooms and living rooms, spaces where we seek peace and comfort.” - Ruth Moothershead, Little Greene.

Aside from the deep rich reds, cool oceanic dark blues like Aqua and Lapis lazuli are rising in popularity because they are great backdrops for artworks and paintings. Off-yellows with mellow tones like Honey and gold are also gaining popularity, but they can be hard to pair. If you want glowing yellow curtains, pair them with leafy greens, serene blues or rich bronze. 

As our societies are growing more environmentally conscious, adding a few plants at home is a great environmental contribution to reducing carbon emissions.

When it comes to curtains, we first recommend using natural materials such as cotton, linen, flax and silk. While the same appearance can be found in polyester alternatives, it doesn’t have the fluidity and authentic texture you may be looking for. If you want to keep your windows open to let the sunlight stream into your home, use some cotton or hemp rope as a tieback. 

Nature-themed patterns are another great way to bring life into your curtains, but don’t limit yourselves to florals. You can also use patterns with leaf and tree motifs, graphic vines and maybe a few birds. These patterns are an excellent way to bring an exciting and soft touch into your home. However, if you want something more classic and subtler, try natural textures like rock, bark, and fur.

If you want plain coloured curtains, Pistachio and Dark Chocolate brown mesh well with natural elements. As Mottershead puts it, “Pistachio provides soft sophistication - it contains complex pigmentation, significantly more than just blue and yellow, adding to its allure”. In contrast, dark chocolate brown has a dramatic effect that makes the room stand out overall. 

You can also add trims or curtain linings to give your plain curtains an elaborate touch. Try using a textured cloth or a graphic design in the linings to bring more intriguing into your curtain fabrics.

These beautiful accessories can be easily found on online platforms like Shopee or Lazada, or you can make them yourselves. Imagine using a pastel-coloured yarn tieback made by your children! You can even use different accessories for different occasions, like a red rope for Chinese New Year or a white lace with emerald and ruby jewel stickers for Christmas.

With these lovely details, your curtains can transform your space into your own with your own chic and personalised style.