Co-ordinated tableware, bed linen and curtains can enhance the aesthetic appeal of your home.

• Well-made, expensive curtains look poor if they are too short for the window, or lack fullness. Lining silk or muslin is cheap. Use material generously to make luxuriously full curtains.
  
  
• Fabric leftover from pattern matching can be used for tie-backs, trims or cushions.
  
  
• When hanging a curtain with rings or tab-headings, leave one at the outer edge to hang beyond the pole bracket - to hold the curtain in place.
  
  
• Use coins instead of draper's lead to weigh down the hems of light curtains - vary the coins according to the weight of the fabric.
  
  
• Choose a good blind cord when making your blinds - cheaper versions will wear out more quickly.
  
  
• Soak very dirty curtains in cold water before washing.
  
  
• Unfasten gathering cords and pull curtains flat before washing.
  
  
• Mark hook positions on curtains with a tiny dab of nail varnish.
  
  
• Label your curtains, with coloured thread from left to right; one long stitch for window number one and so on round the room. This will save time when putting the curtains back again, after cleaning.

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