Many moons ago, we hung curtains in our living room.  We have 10-ft high ceilings, so it was challenging enough just to find curtains that were long enough!  The panels we use are the “Vivan” curtains from Ikea.  They are cheap, too, which is awesome!  Anyway, when we first hung our curtains they looked like this:

before

In the last month or so, I have come to realize that pretty much every decorator with any clout recommends hanging curtains “high and wide.”  So, my sweet hubs obliged to my request, crazy as it sounded (“You want to rehang curtains that are already there?”), and rehung the curtains. 

Here is what they look like now (please ignore the ugly shade, off-centered couch, and the fact that we still have not painted the walls or trim):

after

It really makes a big difference in the room.  The windows look much bigger and the room feels airy!

So the next time you’re hanging curtains… hang ’em high, and hang ’em wide!