Cafe curtains originated in the small restaurants and bars of Europe. They covered only half of the window giving the diners and patrons some privacy, while allowing the natural light into the space.

Used in these cafes, these short curtains became known as cafe curtains.Today cafe curtains and kitchen tier curtains are often used synonymously. Shorter tier curtains come 24", 30" 36" and even 45" lengths and can be used to cover the lower half of your window. If you like a lot of light into your room, cafe tier curtains leave you with the option of having your top window cleat and uncluttered. They can be double hung, where you hang 1 pair of cafe tiers on top and the 2nd on the lower half of your window. This is called a tier on tier cafe curtain treatment. More often a valance or swag is hung above the cafe tier curtain to finish off the window treatment. With today's multitude of fabrics and prints cafe or tier curtains can be used in more rooms than just the kitchen. Cafe tiers are great for any small window in your bath, den,living room, bedroom, kids room,laundry room or even garage. Just use your imagination, find a color, fabric, or print you like and create a stylish window treatment using cafe and tier curtains.