If plans are afoot to change the looks of the house then the top priority goes to focusing on curtains made of silk. In the fabric industry this is the most sought after fibre. Generally silk curtains were the prerogative of the wealthy few. With the demand having gone up, the costs of curtains made from pure silk have jumped up to be priced at thousands of pounds.
Thus often it is absolutely beyond one’s reach to put up real silk curtains. This has led manufacturers to invent a new type of fabric that contains polyester – faux silk. Although real silk is irreplaceable, faux silk can somewhat come close to it.
Curtains made from faux silk show up the same shine, the colors and even the sensitiveness of raw silk. Real silk curtains are difficult to maintain – hassles in washing and cleaning these. They have to be dry washed. Moreover it is challenging to protect the big curtains sporting designs from the ravages of the sun and other types of wear and tear damages. Pure silk material tends to wrinkle easily and simple ironing is not of much help.
Ready to hand faux silk curtains can be washed and dried easily. These can also be ironed on the reverse side with a typical iron run on minimum temperature. This tilts the balance in favour of faux silk curtains.
Right across the globe manufacturers are producing curtains made from faux silk containing multiple designs. The list of these is given below.
The various types are perforated or eyelet curtains, the embellished ones and the taffeta as well as dupion curtains. The latest favourite among the ready-to-hang curtains are the eyelet ones. These come in various shades – striking reds, pink, green and black. Dupion curtains focus on a shimmering surface and are best for those who do not much care for anything that is shiny. Taffeta curtains resemble satin fabric – being smoother, lacking in texture but having a unique shimmer. Recently because of falling demand one can pick up taffeta, mix it up with organza voile and customize beautiful curtains.
The voiles in faux silk are similar to organza voile but a little bit thicker. These reflect more sunlight in the places where they are hung up. Currently eyelet faux silk voiles are available in four shades – red, cream, white and black. The thickness of organza voile is dissimilar to that of faux silk voiles and so these are suitable for places that require more light during daytime. These are also manufactured against a silky background.
Currently embroidered silk curtains are also available. A pintuck curtain in cream or brown with a heading of pencil fold is one of the latest designs.
Demand for faux silk, voiles and organza curtains has been rising because of increasing popularity. Since these ready-to-hang faux silk curtains are modestly price and available in various trends there is little chance of popularity levels going down.
Being a realtor I would tell my client to start designing their homes keeping in mind faux silk curtains that are affordable, available and awesome enough to change the entire complexion of the interiors.
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