Best Curtain Kitchen Ideas In 2017

Cheery Ikat

At a Charlotte, North Carolina, home, designer Lindsey Coral Harper created a Roman shade in the same fabric as the kitchen sofa, Thom Filicia's Prospect in Shadow for Kravet, to carry the ikat pattern across the room.

Striped Shade

"I never met with a stripe I did not like," says designer Sheila Bridges, that picked Osborne & Little's Killarney, embroidered with white ovals, for the kitchen Roman colour.

Pretty Pattern

In a kitchen using easy style and a mostly white colour palette, a dab of pattern can add personality. "Help framework a beautiful view with a valance mounted over the window. This ikat-patterned cloth, Bansuri in Slate, has a rich neutral which adds interest to the white cabinets," says the maker.

Formal Effect

Designer Robin Baron gave this tasteful country kitchen that the perfect finishing touch with an ornate scalloped valance over the sink. "I always say 'amazing layout is in the details' and this gorgeous valance is a perfect example," says Baron. "I used the detail of iron pins to create the dramatic pleating in lieu of a conventional rod and embellished the classic linen floral fabric with tassel trim, and fitting tape, giving importance and weight for the country-inspired valance."

Toronto Kitchens

French Accent

When they built an older family house with French architectural details, kitchen designers Marvin Daniel and Brian Pilgrim of KDW Home desired to provide it an open and airy look that still sensed in keeping with the fashion of the home. Shades in a French fabric added only the Old World accent the space required.

Black and White

"I wanted it to look somewhat boring and more like a wise butler's pantry," designer Lilly Bunn says of this New York City kitchen. The Roman shade is created from Holland & Sherry's Belfour linen, and the current cabinets are painted Benjamin Moore Aura in Black.

Twice as Nice

For the ultimate in flexibility, consider shades which can be raised and lowered from the top or bottom as necessary. "These simple and glossy shades by Kirsch can drop down from the surface or elevated up from the bottom to allow you to command the opinion or the sunlight as required," states the merchant.