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A home with lots of natural light is wonderful, but if you find yourself overheating in a midday sunbeam or making extended eye contact with your next-door neighbor, it might be time to buy curtains.

Growing up, you may have been told that things aren't always black and white; and it turns out that embrace of the proverbial gray area is an important lesson to keep in mind for your curtains as well ...