Hay Interiors is a long-established Perth curtain maker in Nedlands — the next suburb over from Shenton Park. We’ve been making curtains for Perth homes since 1969, and Shenton Park’s leafy streets, renovated cottages and new apartment developments are about as local as our work gets.
Curtains and Roman blinds are made by hand in our workroom; roller blinds, cellular blinds and shutters are made or imported to our exact specification by trusted specialists. You deal with the maker from first measure to final fit.
Shenton Park is a suburb of workers’ cottages and Federation homes that have been loved back to life — high ceilings, timber floors, and rooms whose proportions reward window treatments made to measure rather than bought to fit. Original cottage windows are often smaller and closer-set than modern glazing, and getting the drop, fullness and heading right is the difference between curtains that grace a room and curtains that crowd it. Traditional lined curtains, tailored pelmets and neat Roman blinds all suit these homes; where a renovation has opened the back of a cottage into a light-filled living space, soft sheer curtains layered with blockout curtains carry the scheme through to the new wing. Annie’s heritage training means the period rooms get treated with the respect they deserve — see our heritage curtains page.
From Shenton Park, our Stirling Highway workroom is a five-minute drive — close enough that having curtains made feels like dealing with a neighbourhood tradesperson rather than a company. Call into the showroom and workroom on the way past to browse full-width curtain fabrics in natural light, take samples home to test against your walls that same afternoon, and bring them back just as easily. When it’s time to measure, quote or fit, we’re around the corner rather than across the city — and the same goes for any adjustment after your curtains have settled in. Few Perth suburbs are closer to a genuine curtain workroom than Shenton Park.
A recent project on Thorburn Way shows the other side of the suburb. In a brand-new Shenton Park apartment, the owner wanted treatments to suit the clean, contemporary feel of the space while managing light and privacy. Annie recommended beautifully made sheers — soft, light-filtering panels that let daylight flow through while screening the interior — made in our workroom to the exact measurements of the apartment’s glazing. New apartments are a genuine speciality: with the redevelopment of the old hospital site bringing a wave of new apartment living to Shenton Park, we understand large glazing, balcony doors, strata considerations and the privacy-and-light balance apartment life demands. Motorised curtains on quality Acmeda and Somfy systems suit wide or hard-to-reach windows perfectly.
Shenton Park’s tree canopy and parkland — Lake Jualbup at its heart — give the suburb a softer, greener light than most of Perth, and it changes how fabrics behave. Rooms shaded by mature trees can afford lighter, more open weaves than a west-facing wall in a treeless street; rooms that do catch full afternoon sun still need fabrics chosen for UV and fade resistance so they hold their colour for years. This is exactly what an in-home consultation is for: Annie assesses each room’s real light, at the times of day you actually live in it, and recommends from a brand-agnostic fabric library — Warwick, Nettex, Charles Parsons and more — rather than steering you to a single supplier’s range.
“I highly recommend Hay Interiors. Annie was extremely professional, showed up on time and with solutions for a number of ‘problem’ windows requiring curtains. The end result is that we couldn’t be happier. The results are amazing. We wouldn’t have ended up with the same outcome if we’d gone with one of the bigger named businesses. I believe that we received a personalised service – were offered greater variety in materials, but guided with Annie’s expert eye to a fabric that matched the colour and style of our home. Thank you!” — Denise G
Read more genuine feedback on our reviews page.
Our showroom and workroom are just five minutes from Shenton Park, on Stirling Highway in Nedlands — with parking on site. You can explore hundreds of fabric samples, see finished examples, and often watch work happening in the attached workroom. Annie or a member of the team is always happy to talk through possibilities and answer questions.
Alternatively, we can arrange an in-home consultation at a time that suits you. This has the advantage of enabling us to consider your actual windows and provide advice on the best window dressings for your space.
Either way, you will receive honest, expert guidance focused entirely on what is right for your windows and your home.
We look forward to helping you create window furnishings you will love for many years to come.
Soft sheer curtains work beautifully for daytime light and privacy, layered with blockout curtains or roller blinds for evenings. Annie tailors the specification to each apartment’s glazing, aspect and how you live in it — including the new developments on the old hospital site.
Yes — smaller, closer-set period windows are where made-to-measure really matters. Annie gets the drop, fullness and heading proportions right for cottage rooms, so the treatment graces the window rather than overwhelming it.
Five minutes — our showroom and workroom are on Stirling Highway in neighbouring Nedlands. You’re welcome to visit, or Annie can come to your Shenton Park home for a free consultation.
Yes — in-home consultations are free and without obligation, and being next door, we can usually visit quickly.
