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Door curtains are brilliant for ‘winterising’ your doors, especially now we’re all trying to save energy. Velvet is a great fabric for this purpose, and you can interline it to add even more warmth. Doors are high usage areas so use a dark fabric to prevent dirt from showing up too easily, and add puddling of 35mm for a light bounce to help block the draft without too much drag.

Consider using a recess bracket to maximise stacking space for the curtain at the side.

Do add decorative trims to curtains and blinds

Pompoms, embroidered borders, or simply having the leading edge trimmed in a block colour can be great ways to add design flair to your windows.

You end up with something totally unique and bespoke to you, and you can also jazz up cheaper plain fabrics with a decorative trim. As a practical consideration, these are great features to add to curtains on a hand-drawn track or pole as they can hide any smudge marks from hands that might appear on the edges.

Don’t use heavy hardware or heavy curtain materials on walls that can’t support them

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