From the striped cabinet curtains seen in Michelle Dockery’s Victorian London home (reminiscent of 1800s-era kitchens) to the “modesty curtains” that cover up a sliver of window in AD100 designer ...

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.