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Mar

Castlenau, Barnes

The refurbishment of an imposing Victorian Villa, positioned on one of the most prestigious boulevards in Barnes, is one of the latest projects undertaken by the newly established, Studio III. A boutique London-based interior design studio, founded by passionate, creative and...
09
Jan

Q&A with Sue Whimster – by Laura Campbell

In this Q&A Sue gives her essential tips on choosing curtains for an old or historical interior.   Q: What are the main points to consider when planning curtains for an older property or country house? Sue: There are three key points.  The proportions of...
19
Jul

GP & J Baker by Laura Campbell

With the largest privately owned textile archive in the world, it’s no surprise that GP & J Baker is one of our top fabric suppliers. Based in Chelsea Harbour’s Design Centre, the company that also produces wallpaper, furniture and trimmings, is an obvious go-to source for...
18
Apr

Sue’s Curtain Making talk at KLC Design School Chelsea April 2022

Sue’s KLC School of Design talks by Laura Campbell  For over 15 years Sue has been giving talks about professional curtain-making and soft furnishings to interior design students at KLC School of Design, based in Chelsea Harbour. As blinds, curtains and cushions are key, if...
09
Dec

Romo’s Linara Fabric

One of the biggest dilemmas clients are faced with when choosing blinds and curtains is fabric. With so much to consider – be it colour scheme, pattern, style, finish and weight – it can be hard to know where to start. A plain shade is often the simplest solution...
24
Mar

Oath Home and Sustainability

  Sue Whimster Curtains Ltd is excited to announce that we are now working with Oath Home (Offcuts Assisting the Homeless). Oath Home is a sustainable, luxury furnishings company that uses fabric offcuts to produce high-end soft furnishings. What makes this company unique is...
21
Apr

House by Victoria Cator

We were lucky enough to  work on this beautiful property for Victoria Cator. We helped with window dressings, soft furnishings, bed dressings and headboard upholstery.  Various fabrics and trims were used in the project including Manuel Canovas, George Spencer...
Graphenstone Sustainable Paints
12
Nov

Graphenstone Ecological Paints

Using environmentally friendly products is a great way to reduce our carbon footprint and help uphold our role as custodians of the planet. The principles and ideals of using sustainable and recycled materials and renewable energy is nothing new. We’ve been seeing more and more...
08
Oct

Holland Park, London

We worked directly with the customer on this beautiful period property in Holland Park.  We dressed windows in various rooms with both contemporary style blinds and more traditional pleated curtains with fabric covered laths.   A wide variety of fabrics were used to...
Child Safety for Blinds
15
Jul

Child Safety and Blinds

Since 2004 there have been 33 child/toddler deaths in the UK due to young children being accidentally strangled within window blind cords. Unfortunately control chains and blind cords were creating hazardous loops that proved fatal in some cases. This is a frightening statistic....