This H&M Home Find Is the Very First Thing I Bought for My New Apartment

The rich color is very of-the-moment.
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bedroom with brown curtains
Photography by Adrian Gaut

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I don’t yet have a mattress for guests to sleep on or a living room rug, but my new apartment is already feeling super cozy because of one key purchase I made from H&M Home: brown bouclé curtains. I had been keeping tabs on the brand’s drapery options for awhile now because, as a renter, window treatments are the last thing I want to splurge on. When I saw these extra-wide, nubby dark brown panels, I dropped all the breezy linen options I was looking at on Zara Home and Amazon and added two packs to my cart instantly. 

While the rich, chocolate color felt very of-the-moment, the main draw for me were the dimensions. The window in my guest bedroom where I planned to hang these curtains is 94 inches high and 86 inches wide. Following the tried-and-true rule that your drapes should be mounted four to six inches above the window frame and still kiss the floor, these were perfect. 

H&M Home Bouclé Curtain Panel

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Single-Pack Wide Bouclé Curtain Panel

$119
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While I thought they looked luxe on the site, I was even more impressed when they showed up. The bouclé fabric (made from 100 percent recycled polyester) is super soft and heavy. I was also pleased with the subtle level of texture and that a little bit of sunlight can still filter through the panels during the day. 

The only thing that gave me any sort of pause? The price. A single pack typically retails for $119, so after shipping my purchase rang in around $220.

A bigger win for my budget was buying Twopages’s $70 Jaylon Curtain Rod in the long size; it spans up to 140 inches. I opted for the adjustable hardware in brass to add another layer of warmth to our guest space, which is turning out to be so inviting, I might end up switching bedrooms altogether. 

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Lydia Geisel

Home Editor

Lydia Geisel has been on the editorial team at Domino since 2017. Today, she writes and edits home and renovation stories, including house tours, before and afters, and DIYs, and leads our design news coverage. She lives in New York City.