This Wabi-Sabi Curtain Trend Makes Dressing Your Windows Look Way Less Intimidating — "It's About the Honesty of Materials"

A wood-panelled living room with a curved, gray sofa and a matching bubble accent chair. There is an organically shaped coffee table in the center of the room and a window with rustic linen curtains. .

With a maximalist aesthetic and eclectically curated spaces making a comeback, leaving your windows bare is no longer an option. Tacking on a textile instantly warms your room and brings life to even the smallest corners. But elevating your window's wardrobe doesn't have to mean dressing them in pooling, thick velvet — sleek wabi-sabi curtains bring definition without the fuss.

True to the wabi-sabi aesthetic, this style of curtain manifests in rustic fabrics, like linen and cotton, and embraces imperfection with exposed, even fraying edges and natural, textured materials. "I don’t think of it as a strict curtain trend so much as a shift in attitude when it comes to decorating," explains designer James Gomez, creative director of Yarn Collective. "People are looking for interiors that feel authentic and calm, and fabrics play a big part in that."