Curtains are often a focal point of a room but do you know how to measure curtains correctly? Window dressings bring style, character and warmth to a home, as well as offering privacy and the ability ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I can’t work out how to get curtains looking nice without it costing hundreds of pounds. Can you help? I was ...