How to Create a Designer Look with Sheer Curtains

By Zephyr and Stone

Window furnishings play a crucial role in creating a designer look in your home. They are an extension of the design and tie a space together. Choosing window furnishings as part of your overall finish selection ensures you create a cohesive space that is considered and flows seamlessly.

Scandinavian dinning room and kitchen with kitchen island bench and dining table with black stools — Zephyr and Stone • Scandi House Open plan Living, Dining and Kitchen

Window Furnishing

When designing our latest project, we needed to select a window furnishing that would provide privacy in the large open-plan living areas, whilst still maintaining a light and airy feel. Being located on the sunny Gold Coast, these townhouses feature North facing large decks with stacker doors and multiple large windows and louvres that border the space. Sheer curtains were the perfect solution, as they allow filtered light to enter the room and also add movement due to the cross breezes within the space.

Scandinavian dining room with wooden floor and round wooden dining table with chairs — Zephyr and Stone • Scandi House Dining Area

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Choosing Materials

We took our building material samples into a Victory Blinds showroom, and selected a stunning polyester fabric for our sheer curtains in the colour ‘Bali Pearl’. These white sheer curtains worked perfectly in both of our colour schemes and resulted in bright and airy spaces. The fabric had a texture which we loved, whilst still being semi-transparent.

Zephyr and Stone • Scandinavian House Material Samples — Zephyr and Stone • Scandi House Material Samples

We also selected block out roller blinds for all bedrooms and the media room. The roller blinds would provide full privacy and sun block out and sit discreetly behind the sheer curtains, within the window frame.

Zephyr and Stone • Melbourne Luxe Townhouse Material Samples

We opted for a fine line track, which is slimline and ceiling mounted. Our sheers were hung in an ‘S Fold’ or ‘Wave Fold’ profile, for a luxurious designer look. We curved the fineline track around corners for a soft, continuous effect. We love the tailored look of hemmed sheers, so opted for a 10cm hem. Our sheers were installed wall to wall and floor to ceiling for a luxe feel.

Zephyr and Stone • Melbourne Luxe Townhouse Dining Room with black dining table and black floor rug — Zephyr and Stone • Melbourne Luxe Townhouse Dining Room

Zephyr and Stone • Melbourne Luxe Townhouse Living Room with black living room furniture — Zephyr and Stone • Melbourne Luxe Townhouse Living Room

We also installed sheers in the master bedrooms to add a beautiful softness, privacy and texture. We motorised the roller blinds concealed behind, for the ultimate in usability and luxury. We love the way sheers give a bedroom a luxurious hotel feel. They help create a space that truly feels like a retreat.

Zephyr and Stone • Scandinavian Master Bedroom with vj wall panelling and white sheer curtains and grey floor rug — Zephyr and Stone • Scandi House Master Bedroom

Zephyr and Stone • Scandinavian Master Bedroom with white sheer curtains and vj wall panelling and grey carpeting — Zephyr and Stone • Scandi House Master Bedroom

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Zephyr and Stone7 February 2019Zephyr and Stonecurtains, sheer curtains, window funishings, windows, home design, home planning, reno, renovation, new build, buildingComment