Some rooms just inherently crave that sense of romance and poetry that comes from a little bit of flowing fabric, and that's where decorating with sheer curtains can help. What was once an empty wall ...

Pleated cafe curtains on brass rods and rings. - Gerenme/Getty Images Like most designers and homeowners out there, you've probably succumbed to the quaint charms of the French-style cafe curtains.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I can’t work out how to get curtains looking nice without it costing hundreds of pounds. Can you help? I was ...