What do I need to know about curtains?

It occurred to me the other day that I have very rarely, almost never, talked about window dressings. Or, for the sake of this post, curtains. That's partly, actually mostly, because I don't have any, so it's not something I think about and partly because when I started this blog - way back in 2012, which is like last century in internet terms, we were in the full throes of everything Scandi and pared back minimal interiors.

image by andrew jonathan design bepsoke curtains hung to the ceiling

So I have blinds on every window and that is that. But the times are they are changing - as they tend to do. And while I will never have curtains in my bay window because I need the space at the sides for furniture -  and a big heavy pair of  curtains taking up valuable living space is not the right solution for that room - I am starting to look at the bedrooms and wonder if a curtain mightn't be a rather lovely cosy idea.