Whether you know what you want or want to be inspired, we’ll help you achieve your perfect made-to-measure curtains.
Made-to-measure curtains are a great way to introduce colour, pattern and texture into a room and, when carefully designed, can help balance and accentuate a room’s proportions in line with your vision.
Made-to-measure curtains are made from scratch for your window, rather than bought in a standard size and adjusted to fit. We measure the window ourselves, you choose the fabric, lining, heading and hardware, and every pair is cut, sewn and finished by hand in our West London workroom to those exact measurements. The result suits the window, the room and the way you live in it: the right drop to the floor or the sill, the right fullness for the heading, the right track or pole for the wall, and a lining that does what you need it to do – whether that’s blackout for a bedroom, thermal for a draughty sash or something light and decorative for a sitting room.
Ready-made curtains come in a handful of widths and drops and, usually, one heading style. Made-to-measure curtains come in any width, any drop, nine heading styles, thousands of fabrics and every lining – and they are fitted by the people who made them.
Whether you are an interior designer or a proud homeowner, we’re here to give you the confidence to bring your vision to life. We’ve delivered projects for the most demanding of clients with our usual enthusiasm and joy.
We pride ourselves on being an inspiring and supportive guide, bringing confidence and peace of mind to your choices.
Curtains are one of the most traditionally used window dressings. They are currently experiencing a resurgence in popularity as we crave the softer and more luxurious feeling. Made-to-measure curtains also bring style and design loveliness to a room as well as a range of practical benefits such as keeping light out and heat in.
You can make a feature of a beautiful window or view, or help to disguise a not-so-nice view. We also love the versatility of curtains, which are often the go-to solution for the trickiest windows.
Our extensive network of high-quality fabric suppliers means we can offer an almost limitless range of colours, patterns, textures, fabrics, trimmings, and accessories. You can see every type of curtain we make, from pinch pleat to wave and blackout to sheer.
If you are wondering what all of this costs, we are open about it. Our how we price curtains and blinds page shows bespoke curtains from £900, along with what more than thirty recent projects across London and the Home Counties actually came to.
Add warmth and luxury
Bring colour, pattern and texture
Make a feature of a beautiful window or view
Individualise your curtains with fixings, headings and trims
We work with all the major manufacturers and smaller independent fabric designers, and the range we offer is breathtaking – indeed, it could be overwhelming.
Don’t worry; we will guide you to fabrics that suit your home and colour scheme. We will gladly talk you through the different types of fabric and their suitability. We can also help with trimmings, braids and tie-backs to make your curtains truly unique.
Your chance to add a unique flair
Customise your curtains with a heading to suit your style. Headings gather and determine the fullness of the curtain and are another exciting design option.
Headings vary from traditional to contemporary – from pencil to pinch to wave.
The practical part
Curtain linings protect the fabric from sunlight, dust, and general wear and tear. They also provide extra body, help the fabric drape nicely and offer benefits such as black-out and thermal insulation.
More style options as well as motorisation possibilities
When it comes to curtain hardware, we utilise the perfect option from among myriad solutions to create your ideal look and function: From tracks to poles, to pelmets and covered laths and fascias, there are many great options.
Curtain tracks or poles: which is right for your home?
It depends on the window and on how long you want the curtains to last. For a standard window in a rented flat, ready-made curtains are the sensible choice. For a bay, a tall Victorian sash, a floor-to-ceiling window in a new-build flat, or any room where you want blackout that genuinely works, made-to-measure is the difference between curtains that fit and curtains that very nearly fit.
| Ready-made | Made to measure by Katherine Brown | |
|---|---|---|
| Sizes | Fixed widths and drops, so hemming is often needed | Any width and any drop, measured by us at your home |
| Headings | Usually eyelet or pencil pleat | Nine styles, from pencil pleat to wave and pinch pleat |
| Fabric | Whatever the range offers | Major mills and independent designers, with samples brought to your home |
| Lining | Standard or none | Standard, blackout, thermal or interlined, chosen for the room |
| Hardware | Bought separately | Track, pole, covered lath or pelmet specified and fitted as part of the job |
| Bays and awkward windows | Rarely fit well | Bent tracks, shaped pelmets and hand-finished returns |
| Fitting | You | Our fitters, who hang and dress the curtains |
| Lifespan | A few years | Made to last, and relined or altered as rooms change |
The honest answer on cost: our bespoke curtains start from £900 per window and typically come to £2,000 to £3,000 per window with the track and fitting. Our pricing page shows what more than thirty recent projects actually came to, and our guide to what drives the cost explains where the money goes. If you are weighing up the two routes, working with a curtain designer compared with buying online goes into more detail.
Most projects follow the same five steps, and you will know the price before anything is made. It starts with a design visit at your home, anywhere in London or Surrey, where we measure every window, look at the light, the radiators and the wall space, and talk through fabrics and headings with samples in the room. You then receive a detailed, itemised estimate. Once you are happy with it, the fabric is ordered and your curtains are made in our workroom, and our fitters install the hardware, hang the curtains and dress them.
We take all the time it takes to understand your needs, guide you through the options, and perfectly capture your vision.
We believe in complete transparency and provide detailed itemised estimates from the start, and will work with you to get the best results with your budget.
We present inspiring ideas, fabrics, trimmings and colour combinations, helping you see possibilities you may not have considered – creating fabulous, not average, interiors.
Our experienced and dedicated craftspeople lovingly create each item by hand, using the best quality materials and equipment.
Our trusted fitters work to the highest standards to ensure the perfect fit and function for years to come.
Every project is different, so the most useful thing we can show you is what real ones came to. A single pair of living room curtains in Chiswick on an uncorded track came to £4,500. Blackout curtains for a nursery and guest bedroom in Barnes came to £5,500. Curtains on a covered lath and fascia with a Roman blind in Chiswick, all in Romo, came to £6,300. Three rooms in South Hampstead – a master bedroom, living room and hall – came to £17,200, and curtains in James Hare silk with Samuel & Sons trims across eight rooms in Kensington came to £30,500. Our pricing page lists more than thirty of these, with the fabrics used and the month each was finished.
Our bespoke curtains start from £900 per window and typically come to £2,000 to £3,000 per window including the track and fitting. Most of our projects come in between £2,000 and £25,000, and a typical multi-room project is around £6,500. Every figure on our pricing page comes from a real project we designed, made and fitted, and you receive an itemised estimate before anything is made.
Yes. Every project starts with a design visit at your home, anywhere in London or Surrey. We measure each window ourselves, so you never need to measure or work out fabric quantities. If you are curious about the method, our guide to measuring for curtains and blinds explains how we do it.
Nine, from pencil pleat and double or triple pinch pleat to goblet, cartridge, wave and eyelet. The heading changes the fullness, the way the curtain stacks back and the hardware it needs, so we help you choose one that suits the fabric, the window and the look you are after.
Yes, and the lining does the work. A blackout lining blocks the light whatever the face fabric, and a thermal or interlined curtain keeps a draughty room warmer. For genuine blackout in a bedroom we pair blackout-lined curtains with a corded track and a covered lath or pelmet, so no light escapes over the top.
Yes. Hardware is part of every job. We specify the track, pole, covered lath or pelmet that suits the window, including bent tracks for bays and corded or motorised systems, and our fitters install it, hang the curtains and dress them.
Yes, and they are some of our favourite projects. Curved and bay windows are measured and templated individually, then fitted with bent tracks, shaped pelmets and hand-finished returns. On a recent Notting Hill house every window on the front elevation was curved, so each one was templated and given made-to-measure double poles for its sheer and lined curtains.
London and Surrey, with local pages for Barnes, Battersea, Belgravia, Chelsea, Chiswick, Clapham, Fulham, Hampstead, Islington, Kensington, Kew, Notting Hill, Wandsworth, West London and Surrey. We also take on projects further afield; recent work includes the Cotswolds, Windsor and a country house in Nottinghamshire.
Every pair is designed at your home, made in our West London workroom and fitted by us, for homes in Barnes, Battersea, Belgravia, Chelsea, Chiswick, Clapham, Fulham, Hampstead, Islington, Kensington, Kew, Notting Hill, Wandsworth, West London and Surrey. Find your area on the areas we cover page.
