Give yourself plenty of room, particularly when dealing with floor-length curtains.

I ran to the floor-length curtains before the huge window of my bedroom and flung them open.

"Come here, Oliver," she said, guiding him over to the window, parting the ebony floor-length curtains more.

He was about to cross to the wardrobe, when his eye caught a slight movement of the heavy floor-length curtains over to his right.

Floor-length curtains, generally, will add sophistication and, with a crisp, hand pinch pleated heading, will suit a formal background.

Ms. Campbell's designs - which often feature floral chintzes, painted furniture, horticultural prints and floor-length curtains - are already familiar in Britain.

Floor-length curtains which hug the curve present a beautiful flow of fabric, and can be drawn back to the sides of the window to expose the sweeping curve during the daytime.

Seated beneath a standard lamp, glass in hand, impressionist art on the wall and thick floor-length curtains closed against the night, he found it possible to believe he was almost anywhere but where he really was.