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There are a handful of products interior designers use again and again because they’re just that good. In this series, we ask a pro to share a current holy grail item.
Color-drenching is having a moment. According to Houzz’s 2025 summer trends report, searches for head-to-toe monochromatic rooms are up 325 percent compared to this same time last year. One trick to nailing the look is painting your ceiling, trim, and walls the same hue. But there is another detail that’ll bring it all together: coordinating curtains.
The final look is super luxe-looking, but that doesn’t have to be reflected on your credit card statement. In fact, Amazon carries the perfect velvet drapes for the job—they come in 23 shades and they’re backed by a pro. “I’ve purchased these curtains in nearly every color,” says Nicole Colin, the designer behind Illinois-based firm Coco Design & Build Co. Specifically, she loves the sage option because it’s a close match to Farrow & Ball’s Card Room Green, “making it easy to create a cohesive, well-designed space,” she adds.
The two-panel pack currently comes in six different lengths going all the way up to 120 inches long and there are three hanging styles no matter what size you choose (rod pocket, back tab, and pinch pleat—Colin’s favorite). While not advertised as blackout curtains, the maker, Miulee, touts that the fabric blocks 80 percent of sunlight. The best part: most of them are in the $50 range. “While the velvet isn’t as luxurious as premium options, the quality is impressive for the price, making these a fantastic find,” adds Colin.
For the installation pictured above, Colin added stiff pleat tape on top of the rod pockets to make them a little more formal looking. Her process? Measure and cut the tape to match the width of the curtain panel, pin it along the top edge on the back side (making sure it’s straight and evenly placed), and then sew the tape in place with a straight stitch—”nothing fancy, just a secure line across the top and bottom edges of the tape,” she says. Once it’s attached, you can use drapery hooks or rings to hang the panel. “The tape helps create those beautiful, even pleats that make the curtain fall more gracefully, instantly giving it a higher-end feel,” says Colin.
Inspired by the designer’s urge to pair this Amazon find with a coordinating wall color, we couldn’t help but ID a few other combos that just might hit. Picture the Dusty Rose drapes with Benjamin Moore’s Genuine Pink; Stone Blue with Little Greene’s Etruria; or Mustard Yellow with Portola’s Ceremony. These curtains were made for your windows, but they’ll do right by your walls, too.
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