Novel Who made a mistake Author Tuan Anh in 1926 describes a house in Cho Don area (the area around the crossroads of Vo Van Tan – Cach Mang Thang Tam) as follows: “Like the other house in Cho Don, in the showroom cleaning and decorating. On the wall, there are locket-elk qualifications, and the ground is lined with a beautiful cotton carpet. That house divided into three rooms, in the bedroom with iron beds, velvet mattresses, embroidered pillows, silk (sheets). “Next to the dining room, in the middle of the table, there was a long table covered with pure white carpet. On either side of the wall there were two glass cabinets, one containing all kinds of western wine, the glass and dishes were all silver inlaid crystals. Eat. Any canned food, everything has “. “In the living room is full of embroidered chickens and chairs. In addition to the entrance door, there is a small chair for an ivory pair, the middle table has a copper vase with many kinds of delicate flowers, and the two sides of the cliff are stone-shaped, bronze, The statues of artifacts are considered very beautiful ”. This house with such dense furnishings, must be of the upper class, powerful or large merchant. Furniture influences the Western style of display, but is still oriental, sophisticated with cotton rugs, velvet mattresses, silk, silver-inlaid crystal cups. 1950s living room, furnished in antique style. Documentary photo of TG More pure, the residence of a writer, around the early 1930s on Espagne Street (now Le Thanh Ton). Here is the layout of the room: “Classic lamp (electric) lighting. The room was very neatly tidied, the two sides had a rocking chair, and one side had a typewriter. Outside, there is a polished ebony bench and a very beautiful pedicure chair. Standing (inside) inside, looking at the left wall is a picture of Saint Gandhi, the right hand side has a picture of Ton Dat Tien, in the middle is hanging a very large graphic and picture of Phan Tay Ho ”. To a girl’s house, not hers, but a gift from her lover, lying on Mac Mahon Street (now Nam Ky Khoi Nghia): “That house has two (two floors), divided into living room, bedroom, The dining room was very distinctive. In front of the house is a small, spilled yard, with a very beautiful cotton tub and some very beautiful ornamental pots. Behind the house is a garden, strangely cool … The grass is planted like a mattress, under the tree is a bench. Department of that house, the capital of a professor went to the West to sell for sixty thousand dong ”. To the house of a gangster girl on La Grande de la Liraye street (now Dien Bien Phu): “The house is very beautiful, with a bed of chickens, there are many Chinese paintings … The house passed another house. . Two or three little girls and an old woman gathered to pack her clothes, and brought water to wash her face. Also elegant, not so hustle and flashy. That is the home decoration scene before 1945 in Saigon by writer Buu Dinh described in the novel Fall Moon Fragment published in the newspaper Tan Van women number 83 in 1931.

On the market there are many types of curtains to serve the different needs of home and office work. Photo: Thanh Luan

New trend

In the house, the types of curtains, bed sheets, pillows, blankets, tablecloths … are called soft furniture. These products have a mission to help the house become softer and more harmonious. Like other furniture products, curtains market is equally active. Ms. Vuong Hai Van (Dao Tan street, Ba Dinh, Hanoi) said that her family has just renewed the whole curtain of the door system for the house at the beginning of the year. Before that, when researching the market and listening to consulting, she knew that the prominent trend of using curtains this year was to take the industrial style, the rawness of construction materials as a key factor in the philosophy of design. next. However, in addition to changing to a new style, she also pays special attention to the material of the curtains. Accordingly, the curtain just has to keep heat, good heat insulation, just suitable for fashion trends, but also suitable for feng shui. “I choose the material curtain to resist heat and cold because the weather in the North has a clear differentiation in weather. Besides, when choosing curtain products, the design, the color must be suitable for the weather. the landlord’s destiny “- shared Ms. Vuong Hai Van.
Sharing the same point of view, Ms. Dong Thu Ha (Van Quan Street, Ha Dong, Hanoi) is choosing curtains for a newly purchased apartment, said that the trend of designing curtains in 2021 reminiscent of the industrial production space. , gives a strong, personality atmosphere. But in the product selection process, she also paid special attention to the materials. “If the room tends to be classic, neoclassical, I use single-layer curtains with materials such as brocade, brocade … For places with freshness, youth, personality will use double-layer curtains. (with thin chiffon layer for cushioning), the material must be fluffy, thin and light “- Ms. Dong Thu Ha said.
In addition, with the trend of environmental awareness and action becoming increasingly important, curtain designers also pay attention to using environmentally friendly materials and colors. It is the trend of ascending the throne with rainbow blinds, using less area, flexible lighting adjustments as you like. In addition, many products of wooden blinds or wooden blinds are also chosen by a large number of consumers.
Price match
Mr. Nguyen The Huu, owner of a curtain factory in Mao Dien craft village (Nam Dinh province), said that this year, many styles of curtain design from previous years were “revived”. Most of customers are young families who are interested in the rainbow curtain product line (pull the rope up – down), because the operation is simple when installing and maintaining. In addition, it is possible to install a mechanism for smart curtains to work synchronously with the home equipment system. And middle-aged customers often choose nostalgia, fabric curtains are chosen to enhance the luxury of the room, but require very high versatility, as well as weather, so they still prefer. curtain type with one color, pattern sink, open and close horizontally.
The owner of Vina Curtain Furniture Company Vu ​​Ngoc Anh said that in 2021, besides some new design styles, the current curtain price is not much change. Enterprises, factory owners still calculate the selling price by the horizontal meter, consumers can choose the price according to each different material. For example, burlap costing from 100,000 – 150,000 VND / m2 or more high-quality materials such as brocade fabric, roman fabric also has many types to choose from from 200,000 to 400,000 VND / m2, more advanced is imported from Korea. Nation, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore … has the price from 600,000 – 900,000 VND / m2. “Depending on the demand and design of the house, consumers can choose materials and different prices. But in my opinion, for low-rise buildings, townhouses and villas, choose dark materials that bring elegance and courtesy. For an apartment building, you should choose light-colored materials to create a larger space ”- Mr. Vu Ngoc Anh said.
Experts recommend that, when choosing to buy curtains, consumers should carefully learn about the brand, product quality as well as reliable selling locations. Along with that, each family should choose curtain products to suit their overall layout and color to create harmony for their home.

Recently, enterprises producing curtains have encountered difficulties in importing raw materials, most of raw materials imported from China have been stopped because of the restriction on border clearance due to the impact of Covid-19 epidemic. Along with that, the domestic market has a slow consumption rate, but it is forecasted that consumption will recover from now until the end of the year, thanks to the recovery of the construction and real estate industries.

Craftsman Mao Dien (Nam Dinh) Nguyen The Huu