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The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Curtains are such a seemingly complex part of home decorating ...

Curtains are such a seemingly complex part of home decorating that there is a whole encyclopedia (by Merrick & Day, spanning 384 pages) dedicated to techniques and terminology. The default for many of ...

I’m scurrying around the house tidying up, which gives me away. “Expecting someone?” asks DC, who is leaving for work. I was almost in the clear. “Yes,” I say, hoping that will suffice. (When speaking ...