Before you rearrange the living room (again!), read this first so you won’t make the same design mistakes again. Learn how to turn your “Don’t” into a “Do!”

Don’t hang floor-length curtains level with the top of the window.

Hang curtains close to the ceiling for the illusion of greater ceiling and window height. Width-wise, curtains should just cover the frame to create the look of wider, grander windows.

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