Last, I’m not about to write off ready-made curtains. The designer Eva Sonaike, who joined me on our panel at the FT Weekend Festival, made a good point: if you don’t have the budget for ...

reminding me how much better custom drapes are than ready-made curtains. Before you decide I'm a drapes snob, understand I have some ready-made solid color silk curtain panels in my home.

After just a few years, Kyocera became home to over 8000 square feet of green curtains at 19 locations. The functional foliage is guided by netting, placed over the walls at an angle appropriate ...