In the summer months when the sun (hopefully) pours through your windows filling your room with light and warmth it can be hard to know what color drapes to have up. If you do live in a warmer climate it does pay to swap out heavier drapes for lighter ones as you don't want to block the light or for your existing scheme to look out of season. When seasons change it's a good time to anyway, so adding a lighterweight version for the summer is a good idea.
As a general rule of thumb, lighter colors reflect sunlight whereas dark colors absorb it – and can therefore make a room feel warmer than you may like. One of our most asked questions is what are best for summer – so we asked our experts for their top tips below and there's some lovely choices. It's often said that light and airy is the way to go when it comes to summer living – this works for both interiors and what we wear.
But it's also about what suits your scheme. We have a look at some fabulous options below that will help you choose which color are best for summer whichever room you want to upgrade. There's nothing lovelier than seeing pretty voile curtains blowing gently in a summer breeze, and white is perhaps the most obvious color to choose.
It's easy to see why – light and airy – and takes up very little visual space in a room. Fabrics to consider are lace, muslin, cotton and the perennial favorite – linen, but a lightweight version. 'Hanging some crisp white French linen up at the windows will set the.
