How to Hang Curtains the Way an Interior Designer Would — To Balance, Blur Lines, and Bring Impact to a Room

Large, double-height modern living room with curved beige sofa, stone and timber coffee table, large black framed windows with layered block out and sheer curtains.

Interior designers know that curtains are so much more than just a finishing touch. The right window treatments have the power to make a room feel brighter, taller, or softer. They can provide privacy and flexibility, or add a pop of color and a layer of pattern that completely changes how a space looks.

This year, sculptural forms and color-drenching are just two of the top curtain trends on our radar. But it’s not just the look of the curtains that matters, it's the execution that sets an interior designer's approach apart — from building drapes into a room’s architecture to dedicating a whole wall to a curtain, it’s the how as much as the what that makes all the difference.