Ancient history teaches us that human beings have always come up with ways to completely block, or at least hinder openings to a building using some sort of treatment. The latter stages of the sixteenth century saw Medieval England coming up with an ingenious solution in the form of curtains to replace wooden shutters, but still stop air, light, dirt, etc. moving into buildings, unchecked, through the windows.
They started to thread a number of panels that were made out of leather, onto the iron rods on the windows. Slowly, the wooden shutters which were arguably the only type of window treatment until then were phased out. After leather panels were introduced on windows in England, Elizabeth I's reign saw the heavy import of numerous fabrics like velvet and damask.
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In the present day, there has been the birth of the "Shower Curtain", which blocks the water from spilling over all parts of your bathroom, from your shower. The concept of a "Curtain” is quite broad. The screen or the drape that is used in a theatre to differentiate the audience from the stage, or functions as the backdrop (the movable screen) is also known as a "Curtain".
The Different Functions of Curtains
One of the biggest things in life that this modern age has made us give up is privacy in our lives. This digital age of smartphones and the internet has given everyone the power to record anything and then post it, without any hassle, on the web for everyone to see. Curtains at least make sure that people from outside will not be able to look into our personal spaces and bother us in our private lives.
In the present day, curtains have become one of the most important factors when choosing a house to buy and/or renovating your house. Blocking light from passing through, be it at the time of night to help the people inside to sleep, or whatever, is maybe the most obvious function of a Curtain. As a result, they are often also referred to as "Draperies".
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How They Help in Improving Your Home?
They have evolved a whole lot from the olden days and now are found in a plethora of different shapes and sizes. In fact, the fabric material used for their making can be selected by the end buyer of the curtain, along with the colour and/or pattern they want. This allows the customer to specify the exact requirements that will help accentuate the beauty and functionality of his/her home to the fullest extent.
Now, whenever you have to incorporate something new into your own home, it is preferable to garner as much information on it as possible, to make an informed choice as to which one would be a perfect fit. Curtains should be no different Everyone of these can be separated from each other on the basis of noise absorption, light hindrance, clean-ability, ease of use, fire retardant, dirt resistance, life span, etc.
They can be operated by hand, which is the general occurrence. However, there are now curtains that can be flipped open just at the push of a button (remote-controlled). In fact, they can also be segregated on the basis of the type of window you have, it needs to fit the size and shape of your window perfectly and should not be so heavy that the material the wall is made of, cannot hold its weight.
So, there are a lot of pieces of information that need to be taken into account while selecting the correct curtains for your house, once installed it can completely elevate the whole aesthetic beauty of your house. They even help to maintain the tide and the flow of light (preferably natural) to and from the house.