Best dressed windows: Trends and tips

Pole position

If you've treated yourself to some new curtains, why not re-dress your window frame with a stylish new decorative curtain rod and finials. Choose from brushed satin, burnished brass or black. Also try tiebacks and holdbacks, which have become a feature in their own right. Both will look fabulous with this season's floral fabrics and wallpapers.

Cream distressed curtain poles, £70; pencil pleat curtains in Nadia Cranberry, £35 per m, all Laura Ashley