Curtains 101

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Although windows are a natural home for curtains, a room can benefit from the same soft expanse of fabric in other places. Here, designers suggest some of their favorite unexpected uses.

"When you really need to change a room, put curtains around the perimeter of the room, and then use tiebacks for all the openings-doorways, windows, bookcases. You can use draperies to flank columns or a mirrored wall to create symmetry where it doesn't exist." - William Diamond