The net curtain is set to make a return to fashion for the sake of safety, not aesthetics.
Their demise has turned the average front room into a shop window for burglars, according to a survey by NOP conducted on behalf of NIG.
The survey found that a "surprising" 58% failed to close the curtains when they leave to go on holiday.
Now Backchat thinks thieves will think twice about targeting properties with net curtains. The neighbours may be looking out from behind theirs.