Pleated cafe curtains on brass rods and rings. - Gerenme/Getty Images Like most designers and homeowners out there, you've probably succumbed to the quaint charms of the French-style cafe curtains.

Like most designers and homeowners out there, you've probably succumbed to the quaint charms of the French-style cafe ...

It might sound like a simple enough task, but there’s a learning curve when it comes to how to hang curtains. Though it’s easy to think you’ve mastered it, something that takes up so much wall real ...

Choosing the right curtains depends on the window and room's dimensions and the curtains' purpose. Ideally, curtains should be hung three to six inches above the window trim and just reach the floor.

These breezy half curtains are turning up in bathrooms, entryways, and beyond. Window treatments appear in nearly every room in the house, but the kitchen has long been neglected, thanks to airflow ...