Our ultimate curtain buying guide features the different curtain types and vast options you can choose from for any room in your home.

There are many types of curtains for the home because, frankly, millions of people use curtains! While their primary purpose is to block out light (with perhaps the exception of a shower curtain), they have other uses – namely in the form of adding decorative accents to a room.

They can be purely decorative, such as faux silk drapes or a translucent lace curtain – or they can be functional, as in the case of a blackout curtain designed specifically to block all light.

However, you don’t have to choose between function and style; there are plenty of different types of curtains for the home that combine functionality with gorgeous aesthetics. You just need to know what to look for.