Curtains, shades and blinds serve both a practical and decorative purpose in a home. But these decor staples can be deceptively difficult to navigate. Who among us hasn’t had questions about how to ...

A home with lots of natural light is wonderful, but if you find yourself overheating in a midday sunbeam or making extended eye contact with your next-door neighbor, it might be time to buy curtains.

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 ...