Category Archives: Case Studies

Made to measure curtains for juliet balconies

Some blogs take a bit of careful consideration to put together. Others knock on the door persistently – crying to be released into the blogosphere.  Previously it’s been requests from our customers about voile roman blinds that came into this category, but this week it’s the curtaining predicaments raised by juliet balconies that have been [...]

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Curtain solutions for apartment bedrooms

OK, so we’ve had a look at window treatments for apartment sitting rooms/ living spaces – but what about the bedroom? Some of the same rules apply.. others don’t. On the one hand the curtains need to be functional (blackout immediately springs to mind) but aesthetic considerations are clearly still key, and as with any [...]

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Made to Measure Curtains and Blinds for Apartment Windows

This is the first blog in our series investigating the best way to dress the windows of your city style apartment. In this blog we’re going to tackle the living space/ sitting room area by reference to a recent customer case study, and in subsequent blogs we’ll move onto the sleeping areas – because each [...]

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Curtains and Blinds for Canary Wharf style developments

Stunning locations…Pan Peninsula Square, Canary Wharf is a typical example of the new build residential developments that have sprung up around London and other large cities around the UK in the last decade. The sophisticated architecture with its sleek lines and floor to ceiling aluminium framed windows creates a living space that is as stunning [...]

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Staircase Curtains

One of our customers has a beautiful barn conversion in the heart of the Cotswolds.
She’s recently refurbished a wing for B&B guests, and came up with the idea of hanging a curtain across the staircase to give guests staying in the upstairs part of the wing privacy from the rest of the house.
Privacy and practicality [...]

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Gathered Curtains made to measure using Extra Deep Pencil Pleat Tape

Gathered curtains with a difference: A customer recently came to us with a very specific brief. A designer friend had suggested she have her curtains made with a gathered heading comprising 6 inch (145mm) pencil pleat tape set approx 3 inches (75mm) below the top of her curtains, to give the desired look for the [...]

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We salute the Silent Gliss Panel Glide System

With their sleek, minimalist lines sliding panel systems fit a certain contemporary brief, and not everyone knows about them – so here’s a little bit of information for the uninitiated:
What is a Panel Glide System? It’s a series of fabric panels that are attached by velcro to a series of tracks that slide along a [...]

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Made to Measure Curtains for Bay Windows – taking on the ultimate challenge!

A customer got in contact with us before Christmas. Three years ago they had shutters installed in the sitting room of their West London house. Now shutters are great for privacy, but they aren’t very cosy in the evenings – and this was literally the case here, because our customers sash windows aren’t double glazed. [...]

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A Hard Pelmet that no longer fits the brief!

The Customer is Always Right!
Um, we’ve got a slight problem, I shouted down the corridor. “Oh dear, what’s that?” asked my client from downstairs? As she came into the room (her newly decorated twins’ bedroom) I explained the problem. “Well, I’m afraid you didn’t tell me you were installing a fitted wardrobe next to the [...]

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Roman Blinds for Sloping Ceilings

It’s always a dilemna. The new loft/ barn conversion is finally finished. You turn your mind to soft furnishings and suddenly wonder how on earth you’re going to cover that new velux window in your sloping ceiling.
Now don’t get me wrong. Velux and other manufacturers do some wonderful blinds (pleated/ roller/ venetian) that fit effortlessly [...]

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