How neat and beautiful the window of your apartment will look like a large extent depends on which cornice you prefer. It is important that the curtains are combined with the selected mount for them and vice versa, and the bar should not be knocked out of the general style of the interior. So what varieties of cornices exist?
Cornice is necessary to fix curtains, blinds or curtains. Its components: bar, hooks, tips and fasteners. Fasteners for curtains can be conditionally divided into several groups, namely baguette, profile, forged, as well as strings and round. Let us dwell on each species in more detail.
Round cornices are the most universal option and therefore the most used. Approach any interior. Are consisting of one, two or three pipes. Most often made of metal, plastic or wood, however, other materials are used, for example, artificial stone. Each material, of course, has its own disadvantages and advantages, but the most popular are wooden planks: they fit into absolutely any interior and serve for a long time.
String cornices instead of pipes include strings. Of the advantages: such mounts for curtains do not attract excessive attention, look neat. But there is a significant drawback: heavy curtains string cornice simply cannot withstand.
Aluminum (profile) strips can have the most different shape, for example, an arch or bay window. This becomes possible due to the flexibility and lightness of the material from which these cornices are made. Another important advantage: they look quite harmonious in any interior, and with the help of a change in the form of the bar, you can give the interior the features of a certain style.
Baguette cornices can be of different shapes, color and size, single-row, two- or three-row. In the front row of such a mount there is usually a Velcro, to which the lambrequin is attached. Baget cornice is an ideal solution for creating a unique style in the interior of your apartment.
Forged cornices are usually made to order, as they are not too popular and very expensive. At the same time, they look especially gorgeous, but they are not suitable for any interior. Are single, double, triple, with strings and with pipes.
Now you know the main advantages and disadvantages of each type of cornice, but the choice remains only for you. We hope you take into account our recommendations, and the mount for your curtains will last you for many years!