“The best candidates are transitional hallways––spaces that lead guests from one area to another rather than serve as ...

From simple sheers to lavish silk-embroidered panels, draperies are so much more than window dressing. They can shape a room’s personality and ground its design style. Fashion colors, patterns and a ...

While they may often be an afterthought, curtains can make or break a room. “Nothing can close off a space or take away from its brilliant design like the incorrect choice of window treatments,” says ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Windows are intimidating. Leave them bare and a place looks naked. Overdecorate them and your best ...

A home with lots of natural light is wonderful, but if you find yourself overheating in a midday sunbeam or making extended eye contact with your next-door neighbor, it might be time to buy curtains.

While we would much rather be a little too warm than too cold, the hot weather can cause our homes to overheat and become totally unbearable, and often our windows are the culprit. It's during the ...

Jaclyn Banash, owner of Urban Dwellings Design in Kansas City, had these drapes custom made for her home in Leawood. mct photo After more than a decade, draperies are finally getting their curtain ...

Curtains are great for privacy and light-blocking, but they don't necessarily keep UV rays out while also letting light in.

Do you say drapes, draperies or curtains? We had a reader say that drapes is not the correct term in the design world, that it carries a bit of a taint. According to the website , there is a ...