We turned to an interior designer to get the 411 on blackout curtains, and we rounded up the 8 best ones to shop — all right here. For when you want an accent, but don't want the light on.

Creative consultant and textile designer Rosanna Falconer introduced curtains in her bathroom, and it wasn't just for the aesthetic. 'They are much more forgiving to frequent use than heavy doors.

One evening, fashion designer Alexandra Hartmann was walking down a street in her native Paris when she spotted a pair of old curtains -- abandoned in front of a hotel in the city's Belleville ...

The sustainable French brand Hôtel takes discarded drapes from Paris hotels and turns them into one-of-a-kind jackets.

We're so used to hearing the terms architect, interior designer and interior decorator that we often forget exactly what each ...