by Colordrift
Sasha sheer curtains in linen on clip rings, framing a bright window beside a grey armchair, a palm and a white side table

The life of a curtain.

Choose by light

On the cover · Sasha, linen

The Life of a Curtain

It starts as a print on a studio table, becomes cloth, finds its window, and lives there through bright mornings, nap times and movie nights, until the season turns. Seven chapters, from the Colordrift studio in Brooklyn to your window.

Close-up of the Golden Leaves print: slender sprigs of leaves in gold foil on a natural ground

Chapter 01

Design

It begins as a print. Leaves, lattices, stripes, a flash of foil.

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The hem of a Fairfax Blue panel turned back to show its white blackout backing

Chapter 02

Make

A woven face, a print or a foil, and on the darkest styles, a back that stops the light.

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Black Alona curtains at a tall window

Chapter 03

Choose

Start with the room and its light. Then pick your step on the ladder.

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Ivory Fairfax curtains on grommets at a white window

Chapter 04

Measure

A tape, two numbers, and a decision about where the hem should fall.

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Sasha Linen sheers hung from clip rings in a bright room

Chapter 05

Hang

Height changes everything. Hang it higher and the window grows with it.

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Navy Hayden blackout curtains in a calm room with a lamp and a side table

Chapter 06

Live with it

Rest. Nap time. Movie night. A curtain earns its place every evening.

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Taupe Morgan room darkening curtains at a black-framed window

Chapter 07

Refresh

Seasons turn and rooms change. Swap a colour and the window starts again.

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01 Design · 02 Make

A window is the first thing a room says.

The collection reads like a pattern book. Leaves through Golden Leaves, Alona Leaves and Carmel Leaves. Lattices through Trellis, Alona Lattice and Luna Lattice. Stripes through Ticking Stripe and Pleated Stripe. Then the quiet solids, Fairfax, Paloma, Hayden and Chelsea, that let a room do the talking.

Every design is created in our Colordrift studio in Brooklyn.

Textured weaves (Fairfax, Dover), jacquards (Carmel Leaves, Orion), embroidery (Leaf Embroidery Sheer), and foil for shine: gold on Golden Leaves, silver on Marquee Grey.

See the collections
Close-up of the Trellis print: a white ogee lattice on a woven natural ground
Trellis · Natural
Macro of Marquee Grey with a silver foil pattern
Marquee · Grey with silver foil
Close-up of the Beekman Magnet Closure fabric, a fine textured weave in a charcoal tone

Chapter 02 · Make, up close

Close enough to see the weave.

Beekman Magnet Closure · fabric

The hem of an ivory Fairfax panel turned back to show the white back behind the woven face
The backOn Fairfax, a white back sits behind the woven face. Turn the hem and you can see it. Fairfax
Close-up of the metal grommets along the top of a white Paloma panel on a rod
The headerMetal grommets that slide straight onto the rod. Paloma
Flat close-up of the Golden Leaves fabric: sprigs of leaves in gold foil on a natural ground
The foilSprigs of leaves in gold foil on a natural ground. Golden Leaves

Choose by Light

East-facing bedroom? Nursery? A sunny living room that only needs softening? Start with the room, then pick your step.

Sasha sheers in linen at a window, daylight through the weaveSheer & Light FilteringLets the day in, softly Navy Chelsea room darkening curtains at a window beside an armchairRoom DarkeningLight control and privacy Black Hayden blackout curtains at a window, a wood dresser and an armchairBlackoutFor a calm, private room Grey Paloma 100% blackout curtains at a window in a furnished room100% BlackoutFor bedrooms and media rooms

The Collections

Twenty-seven styles, by light level.

Lights Out measuring guide: measure width from finial to finial and length from the top of the rod; sill and floor lengths; a panel count table and a fullness guide

Chapter 04 · Measure

Measure once.

  • WidthMeasure the rod from finial to finial.
  • LengthFrom the top of the rod to where you want the curtain to end. Sill length touches the sill; floor length dusts the floor. Add 1–3 in. for a puddle.
  • FullnessWindow width × 1.5. For a more generous look, × 2, using more panels.
63in.84in.95in.108in.
How many panels
Window widthYou will need
Up to 29 in.1 panel
30–39 in.2 panels
40–48 in.2–3 panels
49–72 in.3–4 panels
73–96 in.4–5 panels
97–120 in.5–6 panels
121–144 in.6–7 panels
Lights Out guide for hanging curtains: dramatic style 2 inches from the ceiling or 12 inches above the window; classic style 3 to 6 inches above the window; puddle or floating hems

Chapter 05 · Hang

Hang it right.

  • ClassicRod 3–6 in. above the window.
  • Dramatic2 in. below the ceiling, or 12 in. above the window.
  • FloatingHem 1–3 in. above the floor, brushing it.
  • PuddleHem 1–3 in. on the floor.

Many styles hang from metal grommets that slide straight onto the rod; some come with clip rings.

Navy Hayden blackout curtains in a calm room with a lamp and a side table

Chapter 06 · Live with it

Darker when you want it.
Open when you don't.

Bedrooms, nurseries, media rooms and guest rooms: the rooms that need to be dark on cue.

Hayden · Blue · Blackout

Same Window, New Mood

From Paloma White to Paloma Black, from Fairfax Ivory to Fairfax Blue. Swap a colour, swap a step on the ladder, and the window starts again.

Alona colour range: Ivory, Natural, Soft Green, Gray and Black
Alona · five colours
Paloma colour range: Natural, White, Gray and Black
Paloma · four colours
Fairfax colour range
Fairfax · four colours
  1. 1 Nov 2026The clocks go back. A season for blackout in the bedroom.
  2. DecemberGuest rooms fill up for the holidays.
  3. New YearA fresh start for the bedroom.
  4. 14 Mar 2027The clocks go forward: a case for light filtering and sheers.
Fairfax Blue panel hanging from brushed nickel grommets on a rod
Fairfax · Blue

Where to buy

Find it at The Home Depot

Lights Out is sold only at The Home Depot. In store, look for the wrap.

Shop Lights Out at homedepot.com

Each style at The Home Depot

Savoy and Summit are in stores only: ask at The Home Depot.