Villa curtains measured room by room across the house

A villa is not twenty separate curtain decisions. It is one scheme that has to hold together as you walk through it, made of rooms that each want something different. Doing it window by window as the mood takes you is how a house ends up looking like four houses. We measure the whole villa in one visit and quote it room by room, so you can see what each room costs and stage the work if you want to. Most clients do the reception rooms and the master bedroom first, then the rest. What changes from room to room: the majlis and the formal reception want weight and structure, usually triple pinch pleat or goblet pleat in velvet, jacquard or heavy linen, lined to protect the fabric through the day. Bedrooms want blackout, ceiling-fixed, with proper overlap, and a sheer in front if the room is used in the daytime. The family living area wants two layers, because it is in use from morning to night. Kitchens and bathrooms want a blind rather than a curtain. Stairwell and double-height glazing wants a motorised track, because nothing else is safe to reach. What should stay the same: the fabric family, the heading in rooms that are visible from each other, and the track type. That is what makes a house read as one house. Dubai villas bring their own problems. Double-height windows need engineered tracks and interlining so a four-metre drop still hangs in a straight column. West elevations fade fabric faster than any other, so mid-tones and good lining matter more there. Large sliding doors onto a terrace need the stack to clear the glass completely, or you lose the view you paid for.