Choosing a fabric to make curtains is a fundamental part of achieving a complete unique interior design style. There many different fabric styles and textures which enable curtains to be made for every room in the home. Heavier weight fabrics such as damasks and jacquards can also be used to make curtains and cushion covers, for the more adventurous chairs and stools can be rejuvenated and given a new lease of life when recovered with new fabric.

In order to harmonise a room the curtain fabric chosen should provide both efficiency and practicality as well as a coordinating or contrasting the colour scheme. All weights of curtain fabric are available in a variety of plain and patterned colours.

Handmade patchwork curtain fabric provides a cottage feel which is clean and bright, patchwork fabrics are ideal for use in a nursery when made in crisp pastel colours. Alternatively a cottage atmosphere can be created by using floral fabrics which radiate natural flowers and plants. For a contemporary cottage look fabric which has large designs with skeleton outlines of leaves and flower blooms and petals look striking against plain walls. Patchwork curtain fabric which has two completely different material textures such as taffeta and chenille provides both a visually appealing and tactile curtain.

Many fabrics are reversible which offers a professional look from both inside and outside of the home. These reversible fabrics are ideal for people who prefer not to have a blind or net curtain.

High quality woven chenille curtain fabric offers a good amount of heat insulation and when lined this quality can be increased. A curtain lining fabric should be used on all curtains as this does not only help prevent the fabric from fading in the sun but also helps the curtain to hang correctly. Blackout linings are the perfect solution to prevent unwanted light from entering a room.

Vertically striped curtain fabric are an ideal way to provide the illusion of height to a room as the eye is drawn down the stripes, when teamed with coordinating scatter cushions made with horizontal striped fabric a room can have a very contemporary feel.

One of the most recent fashion trends in window dressings is to have curtain which are made with eye-let headings, the eye-lets being covered with metal rings. Fabrics such as faux suede or faux leather can be used to make this style of curtain or a band of faux suede in a contrasting colour can be teamed with a completely different weight of fabric to achieve a really modern look.

Sheer curtain fabric such as voile, faux silk or hessian are a great way to cover a window to provide much needed privacy and to help retain the privacy at night, when the interior light is switched on, many of these delicate fabrics can be lined with conventional curtain ling or blackout lining.

A whole host of traditional woven damask fabric in a vast array of colours are widely available. The distinct overall patterning remain a very popular choice of curtain fabric in a traditional style home. The weight of this popular fabric is perfect for making curtains and soft furnishings for living and sleeping areas.