When planning curtains and blinds for an entire home, it is tempting to begin with a list of products and features. Motorised blinds throughout, sheers in every room or matching treatments on every window can create consistency, but they may not reflect how the household will actually use each space.

Some projects are straightforward. Others begin with sheets of paper spread across the showroom floor.

For a recent workspace project with Saint Social and AKI Design, we needed to create a custom radial curtain track to form a separate seating area within the space.

Because of the size and shape, it wasn’t possible for it to be transported in one piece. It required a full-size template, careful coordination with the designer and a precise installation to keep the curve consistent.

The finished result looked simple, but a lot of planning happened before the curtains ever went up.

Now that you've decided on curtains as a window furnishing for your home, it's time to choose the right curtain fabric. With a huge array of design, colour and textures available, customers have more choice than ever to add individual personality to their curtains. Each fabric has different properties, and consideration of the function, durability and aesthetic appearance are all crucial to...