Over time, the familiar home environment can get pretty boring. And a person inevitably begins to want to bring something new, stylish and original into the home interior. Fortunately, this can be achieved with just a few accessories correctly. And one of the wonderful ideological solutions in this regard can rightfully be considered bead curtains.
Even forty years ago, such curtains were a rather modest product. But today they represent unusual, airy decorative elements that can truly surprise and delight a person. Beaded curtains are used not only for the home. They can be found in the decoration of restaurants, shops, casinos, beauty salons, etc. There is a huge variety of bead curtains. And if you also consider yourself to be lovers of exclusive gizmos, then you can try to make such curtains with your own hands.
In order to create curtains from beads, you have to stock up on a large number of beads, beads rather large compared to it, fishing line and a bar made of plastic or wood. Your room with air curtains made of beads will be able to radically transform. An atmosphere of joy and lightness will settle in it. And the festive mood will not leave you.
Designers see beaded curtains as another important functional moment. If you have them, you can avoid installing a rather massive screen. It is also not necessary to build a special partition in order to select separate zones within the same room. Beaded curtains will perfectly cope with all these tasks.
And even if you want to visually make the space more voluminous, then curtains made of beads will be wonderful helpers for you. The process of making curtains from beads involves a number of successive stages. In the beginning, you should find about five thousand beads. Their diameter can vary from two to eight millimeters. Of course, the amount of "consumable" can be different. It depends on the size of the opening in the room that you want to decorate with a bead curtain. Various experiments with the shape of beads and their size are welcome. It is recommended that you form a clear idea in your head in advance about exactly how your curtain should look based on the results of the work. The beginning of work is due to the creation of a special drawing-diagram on paper.
Bead curtains can be simple, when beads of the same color and size are simply descended on the threads-lines. But in such a curtain it is possible to provide for some kind of ornament or pattern. Experienced craftsmen in this way can even create a whole panel or a picture that will be as if alive if such a curtain moves. If before you have not had to make curtains from beads, then try the simplest option first. For curtains with a pattern or pattern, it is recommended to choose rather large beads. After all, such an activity can take a long time. And if the beads turn out to be very small, then creating a curtain can turn into a real routine.
Be sure to observe the optimal distance between the "stripes" of such a curtain. If the curtain is with a pattern, then the distance should be minimal, otherwise the pattern will be difficult to trace. And if you see your curtain only as identical beads hanging down from top to bottom, then the distance between them can be left larger. Having decided on the general scheme, proceed to cutting the fishing line. The length of a curtain made of beads can be equal along the entire bottom, or form something like a beautiful wave. Of course, the second option is more difficult to execute. Here it is required to ensure a smooth transition from one line to the next. But having made the correct measurements, you will certainly cope with such a task. In this case, it is better to fix the cut line directly to the bar in order to avoid confusion in the future. To do this, holes are drilled in the plank itself, taking into account the distance that you have chosen for your curtain as optimal. Thread each line through the hole provided for it. You can simply fasten it at one end by tying several knots in succession. Or, for greater reliability, you can fix the nodes with glue. Then you just have to put the beads on the line. Of course, this should be done from below.
It is recommended to put on metal crepes after each of the beads, which are convenient to squeeze with pliers. Thanks to the metal crepes, you can leave characteristic gaps between the beads. This will make your curtain as a whole look more impressive and interesting. In addition, metal crepes will serve as a kind of insurance. If the thread of the curtain accidentally breaks, then the beads in the presence of crepes will not be able to randomly scatter on the floor. Beaded curtains are very popular with many people. However, they do not dare to engage in their own production due to the fact that they believe that this is an extremely time-consuming and complicated business. But in reality, making a medium-sized curtain will only take you a few hours. Instead, you will be able to enjoy the most beautiful reflections of your curtains every day.
