Cafe curtains can work well in the right spaces, such as charming kitchens or cutesy kids’ spaces. Skip cafe curtains if you’re aiming for an elevated, chic aesthetic; they tend to feel more casual.

A well-decorated kitchen should have pretty curtains on the windows. Martha Stewart has a great way to make your own curtains ...

Cafe curtains add charm and privacy to a space without fully covering a window. Sarah Hargrave of The Collective uses them often in her designs, such as this one. Nathan Schroder Photography It’s ...

Café curtains, in the minds of some, are a true a relic of the past. Associated with the homespun, at times kitschy aesthetic of the late 20th century – particularly popular in the 1980s and '90s – it ...

Choosing window treatments can be such a hard decision, so when deciding, you have to first think about function, practically and what look you want for your room. The kitchen is one such room, and ...

Turning the pillowcases into curtains ended up being an extremely simple no-sew DIY. “I didn’t have to do any alterations ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Among the artisanal treasures on display at Villa Borsani, the resplendent family home conceived by the Italian ...

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 ...