What’s the difference between a curtain and a drape?
Depends on who you talk to. In our opinion, there isn’t a great deal of difference today, although by definition the word drapery is traditionally something that “drapes” over a rod and is purely decorative. In the 1800’s curtains became popular in middle-class homes as an insulating barrier to the cold in the winter and heat in the summer. They were different from the stationary and decorative draperies of higher-class homes because they could be pulled shut against the cold night air. As you can imagine, it was around this time the curtain rod industry took off.
