Projects
Lady Vista
This was a challenging project carried out by Sue Whimster Curtains in August 2008. London based Interior designer, Christina Fallah, who has worked with Sue on projects, in Knightsbridge, Notting Hill Gate and Hampstead, approached Sue Whimster Curtains to work on a boat refurbishment.
Lady Vista is a vintage yacht moored in Penzance, Cornwall. The job specification involved finding window treatments suitable for sea fairing conditions ensuring that the designs were able to tolerate rough seas. Sue and her fitter travelled from London to Cornwall to 'come up with' ideas, along with Christina and her team, that would work on a yacht that spends several months sailing the world. Together they came up with perfect solutions for the unusual shaped slanting windows. Curtains, Roman blinds, roller blinds and shutters were used and all fitted to ensure that they were able to withstand movement. Coordinating accessories such as cushions and bed throws were added to great effect. Sue completed the job within a very tight schedule and both Christina and her clients were delighted.
London Penthouse
Sue Whimster Curtains was contacted by Charlotte Robb, of Lawson Robb Interiors, to help with curtains and soft furnishings for a Penthouse apartment in the heart of Kensington. Having worked with Sue on several projects in South Kensington, Hyde Park, Richmond, Bayswater, Notting Hill, Knightsbridge, Wimbledon and Regents Park they were confident that she would be able to help.
The specification included upholstered pelmets, bed throws, cushions, curtains & electric blinds, as well as the dressings for a four-poster bed. The floor to ceiling headboards had to be made on site by Sue's skilled fitters, as access to the apartment was restricted. It would not have been possible to deliver the headboards assembled. Sue also supplied Perspex poles that complimented the lined and interlined silk curtains beautifully. The most difficult task was to make-up a set of curtains that were over 4.50 metres long and 4.00 metres wide. The logistics of having them fitted involved hiring a builder's tower. The project was finished within schedule and Lawson Robb and their client were thrilled with the out come.