Curtains

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Curtains are a great addition to any home and are easy to install yourself. Why waste money paying expensive installation costs when you can install professionally made curtains yourself.

High quality DIY curtains are an excellent way to elevate your home, increase privacy and also improve thermal efficiency in your home.

Styles of curtains

There are 4 main styles of curtains

1. Sheer curtains
   Sheer curtains allow daylight in and provide daytime privacy making them a beautiful addition to rooms that face public areas like the street or even shared driveways. They offer partial views during.
   Sheer curtains allow for beautiful diffused and create a gentle flowing effect, while adding a stunning organic texture to any room.
   Sheer curtains also reduce glare of TVs.
2. Blackout curtains
   Blackout curtains don’t allow any daylight through and offer complete privacy day and night.
   Blackout curtains are an amazing choice for bedrooms.
3. Lined curtains
   As the name suggests, lined curtains are our sheer curtain range but with a blackout lining stitched on.
   This means you can have the visual impact of a sheer curtain with the added functionality of a blackout curtain. This also means you can use a single material in every room of the house, even when your functionality requirements differ.
4. Curved curtains
   Curved curtains have a track that goes around a curved or curtain. It is an elegant and practical solution to corner windows that adds continuity and flow instead of a disjointed experience. Curved curtains are a unique and practical way to elevate a room.

S-Fold or Pleated curtains

The choice of “heading” for also has an impact on the overall stye or aesthetic of your curtains. At Shadey, we offer a choice of four styles which are sure to suit any room.

1. S-Fold
   S-fold curtains are a popular and contemporary style that suits homes from any period. This style creates an elegant S at the top of the curtain that flow all the way to the bottom, creating uniform lines that draw the eye up.
2. Triple Pinch Pleat
   Triple pinch pleat curtains are a more traditional style. These have pleats at the bottom of the header that are pinched every 3 pleats into groups.
3. Double Pinch Pleat
   These are similar to triple pinch pleats but pinched together every 3 pleats.
4. Pencil Pleat
   As the name suggests, pencil pleat curtains have very thin pleats. These are not grouped together but uniform across the width of the curtain.

S-Fold Curtains – The Most Popular Curtains

S-Fold curtains have become the most popular style of curtain over the last few years. This is because s-fold curtains are a timeless option that look great in both period and contemporary homes.

The most popular way to install S-fold curtains is floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall. This way, the curtain creates a seamless appearance across the wall, making the room seem wider and taller.

Your room will appear taller due to the design of the S-fold curtains which draws the eyes up to the full height of the room.

Benefits of curtains

Curtains have had a come back in the past few years. The textures and designs available now are not your Grandma’s drapes. But it’s not just their stunning appearance that have helped curtains make a comeback. Here are our favourite benefits of adding curtains to a room.

Curtains create a design feature

Modern curtains help to make a room feel bigger while adding softness and texture. While they achieve this in any room, rooms with stone, tiles or polished concrete will especially benefit from the addition of textured window furnishings like curtains. We recommend a linen-blend or linen-look curtain to add organic textures and to soften natural light for a serene home.
When installed wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling (across the entire span of a wall) they have an amazing optical illusion that tricks you into thinking the room is bigger.

Control light

With modern open-plan living areas becoming more common, so are large windows in these areas. Natural light is amazing, but can cause havoc on your TV viewing experience. Sheer curtains in your living area will soften natural light and reduce glare on your TV.

But it’s the bedroom where curtains can have the biggest impact. Blackout curtains, particularly when installed floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall, have one of the most complete light removal abilities of all window furnishings.

Maintain Privacy

Adding privacy to your home feels like a practical job, but with curtains you can have this purely functional objective have an elegant finish.

Sheer curtains offer daytime privacy while still maintaining partial views making them an amazing choice for any public areas like rooms facing the street or onto shared driveways.

Thermal insulation

Blockout curtains can help with keeping your home warm in winter and cool in summer. In summer a blockout curtain will reduce both convection and radiant heat by blocking the sun’s rays from entering your room, while in winter they can stop draughts and create an extra layer of protection.

To maximise this impact, installing curtains wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling is best to ensure you minimise gaps.

Made to measure curtains for a perfect fit

One of our favourite ways to install curtains is wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling and the only way to achieve this is with made-to-measure curtains

Even when using a wall-mounted curtain, you want to the correct balance for how high to hang the curtains and while maintaining the perfect sweep material across of the floor and there’s simply no way to do this without having your curtains made to measure.

5 Year Warranty on Curtains

At Shadey we offer an extra long 5 year warranty on all of our made-to-measure curtains for peace of mind for years to come.

Wide selection of fabrics and styles

We have a large choice of fabrics that are suited to both traditional and new homes, with lighter colours for bright rooms and darker fabrics when you want to create a moody abode.

Request samples to see how our range of fabrics and colours will look in your home. If a premium fabric is out of your budget, we can also help select a ‘dupe’ so you can get the look for less.

DIY Curtain installation

It’s so easy to install your own curtains – once you try it you’ll wonder why you ever considered paying someone to do it for you. Just follow our easy to follow guides for a stress free curtain installation.

Best curtains for each room

The best curtain for each room will depending on what the room is used for and what you’re trying to achieve.

Curtains for bedrooms

Blackout curtains are the most popular curtains used in bedrooms. Blackout curtains block the most light and provide day and night privacy.

However if you prefer the look of sheer curtains then there are two options that will suit a bedroom.

The first is a lined curtain where a blackout backing is stitched to a line curtain. This is a great option if you want to have the same curtains in every room but switch between blackout and sheer.

Another popular option is to have a blackout roller blind, with a sheer curtain in front. This option allows natural light in while maintaining daytime privacy, and gives the ability to lower the roller blind for nighttime privacy.

Curtains for living rooms

Sheer curtains are a popular option for living rooms. A full wall of curtains can make a room feel larger, and the texture adds visual softness which is particularly useful in your living spaces has hard surfaces like stone, tile or polished concrete.

They’re also a fantastic addition to rooms with TVs because they can help reduce the glare on TV screens without having to sit in complete darkness during the day.

Sheer curtains allow natural light in while reducing the sun’s rays which means your flooring and furniture will last longer.