Why Choose Double Curtains

Why Double Curtains?

Combining blockout curtains and sheer curtains is a great way to achieve both privacy and light control in a room. Blockout curtains are designed to keep out light and provide privacy, while sheer curtains are light and airy, allowing natural light to filter through while still providing some degree of privacy.

How To Buy Double Curtains

We have put together our most popular pairs of blockout and sheer curtains to make it super easy to buy double curtains. Simply choose your favourite combination and customise the finish - we'll take care of the rest! If you're unsure which to choose, you can always order free samples first.

When customising double curtains, you have a few decisions to make:

Colour Selection

Consider your finished combination of colour and texture when choosing curtains. Popular options are often matching tone and texture, or you may want to choose blockouts in a solid colour or dark shade, while pairing the sheers can be a lighter or muted colour.

Expert tip: you can find some of our popular combinations here.

Opening

For this decision we recommend you think about how the curtains are going to stack when not in use! You will have the option of selecting different openings for each curtain (eg. you may want to have your sheer open all the way to the left and have your blockout open in the centre). The majority of customers will however select the same opening for both curtains for uniformity! If you have any questions reach out to the team for advice.
Learn more about opening styles here.

Front or Back

When installing your curtains, you need to decide whether to place your sheer or blockout at the front. This also comes down to personal preference. Our standard approach is placing the sheer at the front for easier access and to highlight your feature fabric. This placement also puts the blockout closest to the window, maximising the blockout effect!
If you plan to have your sheer always drawn across the window, you might choose to put the blockout at the front as this will be the only curtain you're opening/closing.

Heading Type

Ultimately, the choice is up to you! Although, we generally recommend S-fold for your sheer curtain (installed in front) and Pencil Pleat for your blockout curtain (installed at the back).
This will ensure that your curtains don't protrude too far into the room while still getting a designer-look at the front for your sheers and ultimate blockout at the back.

Your heading choice will need to take into consideration the fixing position of your tracks! A pencil pleat curtain takes up the least amount of room, so if you're limited on space these might be a better option for you. If you're mounting face-fix, we do not recommend two s-fold curtains as the projection puts extra strain on the brackets/fixing points.

• S-fold/S-fold requires 220-250mm of clearance
• Pencil Pleat/Pencil Pleat requires 180-200mm of clearance
• S-fold/Pencil Pleat requires 200-230mm of clearance

Expert tip: if you're installing without enough clearance, your curtains will "drag" on each other when you're opening/closing (eg. when you open one, the other might drag and come along with it!)

Face Fix or Top Fix

If installing top fix, you will receive two separate sets of tracks and brackets to attach the tracks individually to the ceiling.
If installing face fix, we will provide two tracks and a double bracket to be attached to the wall!
Read this article to help make this decision or learn more about top fix vs face fix here.

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