Refurbishing or decorating a home can be an expensive and time-consuming process. Usually, the time taken for redecorating a home is at least a few weeks and can even last for months. While refurbishing our homes, we change the entire furniture, the colours of the walls, but often neglect our windows and rarely think of changing the window coverings.

Windows are present in most homes and serve as a source of fresh air. They also allow us to view and enjoy the beautiful and scenic outside view. They do not require much attention like other household items but if left uncared for they make the entire home look untidy.

An inexpensive and simple way of decorating your windows is with curtains. Curtains have been the ideal window covering in most homes for many centuries. They are available in a wide variety of styles, colours, patterns and fabrics and are a perfect decorative accessory.

Some of the different types of curtains available are:

Cafe curtains
These curtains are ideal for living rooms and bedrooms and are often teamed with other curtains. They cover only half the window and are short, providing a high level of privacy in the bedroom.

Shirred curtains
With this type of curtain, the fabric is threaded at the top and bottom through curtain rods. They are perfect for huge rooms.

Tie back curtains
As the name suggests, this type of curtain is generally tied at the lower end using a ribbon, decorative sleeve or cord.