We seem to have tackled quite a few curved bay windows recently – templating them for everything from poles through to lath and fascias. In this case, some friends approached us to make curtains for a large (6 metre wide), compound curved bay window in their bedroom. A bay of this size needs to be templated because ...
So often we are asked to produce curtains that are exquisitely pristine, both in terms of their crease-less folds, and beautifully crisp pleats. And you can understand why, because hand made, lined and interlined curtains in fabrics ranging from £60 to £150 per metre are expensive, and so our clients expect perfection for their money. So ...
Gilded Bed Tester – a very bespoke brief! Our client presented us with a tear sheet from one of the home interest glossies. She was scrupulously restoring her early 19th century Grade II listed hall, and had found a look that captured the very essence of what she wanted for her the master bedroom – ...
It was a slightly challenging brief from our interior design client. “Charlie, how do we incorporate a sheer curtain into the elliptical window in the master ensuite, to give our client a little privacy, during the day?” We were all anxious not to hide the unusual and rather beguiling shape of the window – as ...
It’s great when an old friend gets in touch – the icing on the cake is when a curtain conundrum has given them an excuse to pick up the phone! So a short trip down the M5 to beautiful Cheltenham revealed the problem. The old roman blinds in the Sitting Room bay windows of ...
On a recent home consultation we were advising our client of the various ways of spanning a 4 metre recess in their drawing room. Client had recently removed the fussy pelmets they had inherited when they had bought the property – a stunning mansion nestled in the Northamptonshire countryside, and they were keen to replace them ...
When you’re planning home renovations or starting from scratch with a new build, it’s easy to get mired in the detail of the build – through tireless meetings with architects, builders and contractors. With money seemingly leaving your pocket like water through a sieve, the tendency is to leave soft furnishings right until the end. But ...
A London client recently got in touch with us for help with soft furnishings for their gorgeous Tudor cottage in the heart of Surrey. Old buildings present a host of challenges. Single glazed windows (normally protected by Listed status) and wattle and daub walls that are to draught like water is to a sieve in ...
I have to say this one tested us a bit! Our client living in the suburbs of Bath wanted to introduce curtains to her conservatory, to create a warmer, cosier environment in a room that serves as a toddler’s playroom by day and doubles up as a lovely dining area by night. The conservatory was ...
The bifold door phenomenon is now embedded in every sophisticated architect’s brief when it comes to designing uber chic, contemporary kitchen and living room spaces, and in recent blogs on bifold doors we’ve discussed the various benefits of these innovative systems. However talk to any bifold door manufacturer, and they will tell you that, with this ...
