Browse Forums Windows & Doors Re: Right windows coverings 4Jan 27, 2014 9:31 pm Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Re: Right windows coverings 5Jan 27, 2014 10:16 pm EmyN I disagree with the sheer curtains being old fashioned, they are all the rage now if done nicely. I think heavy curtains are actually old fashioned! And this is why I said its personal preference. To me they evoke every ugly rental property I ever lived in that typically had them paired with metal Venetian blinds or bone coloured holland blinds with tassels at the bottom and dangly cords on them that terminated in a crocheted look circular pull. lol At least the ones you posted didn't have a lace border, but still, they make me shudder. Very 70's. But each to their own! Completed a knock down and rebuild in northern Melbourne. Handover completed 27/09/2013 and now moved in. Re: Right windows coverings 6Jan 27, 2014 11:02 pm Bluesuede I'd also recommend you get a pelmet over the top to eradicate any light spillage at the top. +1 to that, and the pelmet also help with insulation of the window as well, as it traps all the window pane heat gain/loss behind the curtain, i.e. doesn't provide a bottom to top or vice versa circulation of air. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Right windows coverings 7Jan 27, 2014 11:21 pm Definitely a matter of individual taste. Meanwhile I guess curtains to the ceiling wouldn't need a pelmet (for heat reasons)? Interesting... Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Hi there I'm looking for a independent company for a expert report on my blinds ,sheers & plantation shutters I'm in Melbourne 0 1842 I'm putting a new floor in my kitchen, slate flagging on a standard concrete slab. I have allowed for a bed thickness of up to 20mm to accommodate the different… 0 15146 They using concrete or timber sleepers? Timber or steel uprights? Any drainage behind sleeper? 3 2786 |