Add a touch of luxury to your bathroom with custom made Curtains.

Here are some tips on how to add luxury to your bathrooms with designer curtains.

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Many interior designers specialise in decorating bathrooms for this very purpose, making the zone feel like a relaxing escape from reality by installing lavish bathtubs, hanging soft towels, lighting scented candles and keeping bath salts and petals beside the tub.

But there’s another element to completing the look that is often overlooked: designer Curtains. Hanging by the window behind the tub, or beside the vanity, your bathroom Curtains can bring class, elegance and sophistication to the space to make it feel more like a ‘room’ instead of an amenity.

Here’s some tips for using custom made Curtains to do this job.

Use custom made curtains as an accent colour.

White is by no means the only hue to use in a bathroom, despite it being one of the most common palettes for a loo. Inject a pop of colour into the neutral tones of white, cream or grey by picking Curtain fabric in vibrant hues. Red is a classic exemplar, instantly drawing the eye in towards the tone.

Echo the Curtain colour in other focal points dotted throughout the bathroom, such as decorative objects, towels, rugs, toothbrush and soap stands, or shelving cabinets.

Complement the tub with curtain fabric.

Spend time on any interior website, be it Elle Decor or Houzz, and you’ll notice the trend of enormous tubs propping up. These bathtubs run the gamut from vintage versions with ornate clawed feet contrasting against otherwise sleek, modern bathrooms, or hyper-minimalist ceramic tubs making a statement in contemporary bathrooms lined in shiny marble tiles.

Pick Curtains in a complementary style. For example, antique aesthetics can be evoked through floral curtain fabric. An alternative is to use Baroque-inspired regal pattern.

Having said that, don’t underestimate the power of a Sheer Curtain in a warm colour such as orange or red. Light filtering through the fabric will reflect the hue across the bathroom, immersing the space in a whimsical light that creates ambiance and mood.

Try a botanic print to achieve a mystical atmosphere in your bathroom. It would look fantastic behind a green potted plant, as the red-and-green complementary colours will naturally offer harmony.

Choose curtains that embrace the current organic trend.

A leading aesthetic in bathroom design right now is to mesh organic wooden elements with glass, steel and tile. Woven baskets, timber panelling, weathered wood shelves are all considered the creme de la creme of green interior design for bathrooms. Succulents and other indoor plants complete the earthy, natural look.

This style is in many ways influenced by the international drive towards sustainability and valuing green building methods. Not to mention, organic aesthetics are beautiful – indeed, as the father of organic architecture and revered architect Frank Lloyd Wright put it:

“Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in organic simplicity.”

It’s this raw, natural simplicity that makes the incorporation of wood into bathroom spaces so pleasing. An idyllic way to stay on trend is by evoking the wooden-texture through your choice of Curtain fabric. A richly textured polyester material can fit the bill perfectly.