Shortly after I moved to North Carolina, I picked up a pair of curtains for our master bedroom and my sweet new husband hung them for me. About two weeks later, I hated them.

To prevent the same mistake when we moved the second time, I started out using basic white curtains I’ve had for years. It helped me figure out what I wanted – something light and breezy mainly for aesthetics, or something a little more heavy duty to actually help with sunlight and/or privacy.

We still have two sets of windows that I’m trying to figure out {one is in our living room like a faux french door and the other in our kitchen} but the rooms that have curtains feel so much more put together!

Do you have any basics that you rely on?