Stylish Apartment Therapy Kitchen Curtains for Modern Kitchens

Kitchen curtains are a functional and decorative element, enhancing both privacy and style in your cooking and dining space. From café-style half-curtains to full-length drapes, they come in various designs to suit rustic, modern, or farmhouse aesthetics. Lightweight fabrics like cotton or linen allow natural light while offering a degree of seclusion. Many kitchen curtains feature easy-to-clean materials, resistant to grease and moisture. Patterns such as gingham, florals, or solids can complement cabinetry and backsplashes, tying the room’s decor together. Whether for a cozy breakfast nook or a sleek contemporary kitchen, curtains add warmth and personality.

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For those fortunate enough to have a window in your kitchen (something I, alas, am not), curtains are a terrific way to add personality and color. Sunny, citrus colors work particularly well if you’re looking for an accent color, but a novelty print—like the hand-printed anchor curtains above—will really get people talking.Related: Tea Towels as Curtains: Bright and Simple(Images: 1. Design*Sponge; 2. Apartment Therapy; 3. Bethany Nauert; 4. Kyle Fre
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Kitchens decorated with an eye to the past bring us back to simpler times, when cheerful colors and playful patterns dominated the domestic scene. Whether your interest in a retro kitchen stems from an affinity for all things vintage, or from, say, fond memories of a grandparent’s home, the look can be easily put together today, thanks to myriad modern products that harken back to bygone eras. Here, browse ten elements that introduce the best design of yesterday to your kitchen today.

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Name: Margaux Rust, Drew Daniels, Juniper and Gypsy Location: Echo Park; Los Angeles, California Size: 1000 square feet Years lived in: Rented 1 year We first got a peek at Margaux and Drew’s home during their House Call last fall, but since then they’ve already rearranged and refreshed their space (as they often do). The house was built around 1910, when the neighborhood was filling up with large Arts and Crafts or Victorian homes.

Vintage Camper Rehab

You have to see the antique mantel repurposed from an 1800s farmhouse.

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Decorate your kitchen windows beautifully with the Commonwealth Home Fashions Hydrangea Window Swag Valance. This swag valance features layered, embroidered petals that create a hydrangea floral motif that adds a spring time touch to your space.

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Name: Mark, Charmaine, Alexandra (8), Mateo (5) and Sabrina (19 months)Location: New Berlin, WisconsinSize: 2,600 square feetYears lived in: 3 years; owned Three years ago, Charmaine and Mark wrote Apartment Therapy to ask readers’ advice about painting the oak trim in their recently purchased home.The home had beautiful bones, but with all that wood, it was looking a bit too dated for their tastes.

DIY and crafts

Name: Joanna and Kevin Miller Location: Toronto, Ontario Size: 800 square feet Years lived in: 7 months; Rented Joanna and Kevin met through their passion for swing dancing. Kevin is a musician (you will see his instruments displayed throughout the apartment) and Joanna is a designer and decorator. When she’s not dreaming up new ideas for her own space, Joanna works at Home Smith, a local interior design boutique in Toronto’s Roncesvalles neighborhood.