Curtain trends: 8 creative ways to dress your drapes in 2025

Kitchens are becoming cosier, warmer spaces, and this nostalgic option would fit in perfectly. With minimal DIY skills, you can install a metal rail and use clip-on curtain hooks to attach a favourite fabric. It's great for hiding clutter and you can easily change it when you want to update the look.

Pictured: The Real Shaker laundry room, painted in Refectory Red furniture paint, both deVOL. Curtains in Abraham Moon Reflection Camel wool fabric, Foy & Co

Make an impact by hanging curtains from floor to ceiling and extend them beyond the window or door to the edges of the room. Ready-made curtains are often the cheapest option (unless you're handy with a sewing machine) and tracks can be cut to size and fixed flush to the ceiling for a neat finish.

Pictured: Scribble ready-made curtain, Anton Black Square dining table, Whistler Auburn side chair, Veep sideboard, Harry Auburn table lamp, Striped stoneware vase, Paper Shade, Border Wool Rug, all John Lewis & Partners

How lovely to say goodnight, draw the curtains and shut the world out – it's easy to see why these cosy bed nooks are becoming more popular. A pelmet in a matching print not only acts as a decorative addition, but will also neatly conceal the curtain track or pole.

Pictured: Henry Holland Blenets Mini in Chocolate/Check, Harlequin

For a quick DIY transformation, nothing could be easier than adding some personal style with cupboard curtains. Choose a thin fabric that will hang well and pleat easily and attach to the inside of an open-panelled (or glass-fronted) cupboard door with Velcro, small tacks or a café rod.

Pictured: Interior Design by Barlow & Barlow

It's not easy to change the look of a bathroom; once tiles are up they tend to stay. But an undersink skirt offers an easy way to add a splash of colour and pattern. For a no-sew method to shortening fabric, fold it to the length required, then iron a crease and apply an iron-on adhesive to keep it in place.

Pictured: Pink Pradena floor tiles, Bert & May. Interior design by Barlow & Barlow

A relatively inexpensive way to create zones within a space is to use floor-to-ceiling curtains – a more flexible option than partition walls, doors and sliding panels. When fixing a pole to the ceiling, try to mount the brackets into the ceiling’s joists to help support the weight.

Pictured: Wiggle Edge, floral and tile towels, Scallop Wiggle bath mat, Heritage shaped bath mat, all George Home

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