Hay Interiors is a long-established Perth curtain maker based just five minutes away. We’ve been making curtains in Perth since 1969, and Claremont — with its mix of gracious character homes, quality renovations and premium new apartments — is home ground for us.
Whatever your windows need, everything we sell, we make or expertly source, and the person who advises you is the person who oversees the making.
Claremont is one of Perth’s most distinctive suburbs, and its housing tells the story. The streets between Stirling Highway and the river hold some of the western suburbs’ loveliest Federation and character homes — high ceilings, generous proportions, timber floors, and original windows that deserve better than off-the-shelf treatments. Around Bay View Terrace and the Claremont Quarter, quality renovations blend period fronts with light-filled contemporary extensions. And near the station and along the highway, premium apartment developments have brought a new kind of living to the suburb — floor-to-ceiling glazing, balcony doors and open-plan spaces.
Each of these homes needs something different from its windows, and that’s exactly where a maker with genuine range excels. A one-size showroom solution rarely flatters a Federation front room or solves a west-facing apartment wall of glass. Annie’s approach begins with the home itself — its era, its proportions, its light — and works from there.
Book a free in-home consultation in Claremont – call (08) 9386 1986
Annie will visit your home, assess your windows and light, and give honest advice on what genuinely works.
Being five minutes away matters in practical ways. You can visit our Nedlands showroom and workroom to explore hundreds of fabrics in natural light — and often watch curtains being made while you’re there, which tells you more about our standards than any brochure. Annie can be at your Claremont home quickly for a consultation, and returning a fabric sample or checking a detail doesn’t mean crossing the city.
It also matters after installation. If anything ever needs adjusting — a track tuned, a hem revisited after floors are changed — we’re around the corner. Claremont clients often tell us this closeness, and dealing directly with the maker rather than a sales chain, is what made the difference.
For Claremont’s period homes, Annie draws on her heritage training — her work in England included heritage houses and museums — to create sympathetic treatments that honour the architecture. Traditional lined curtains with pinch or goblet pleat curtain headings, tailored pelmets that conceal modern tracks while keeping period character, and decorative styles few Perth makers still offer – see our heritage curtains. Original single-glazed windows also benefit practically: a properly lined and interlined curtain adds real insulation and quietness to rooms that older glass leaves exposed.
For renovated homes with contemporary extensions, the challenge is often continuity — treatments that respect the period front while suiting the modern rear. Because everything is made in our workroom, Annie can carry a fabric, colour or detail through both, so the whole home feels considered rather than divided. Soft sheer curtains work beautifully in light-filled extensions, layered with blockout where bedrooms need darkness.
Hay Interiors consider ourselves specialists in window furnishings for apartments, and Claremont’s newer developments are exactly the kind of project we do well. We’ve dressed apartments in the Grove complex and similar developments — where large glazing, balcony doors, strata considerations and the interplay of light and privacy all call for tailored solutions rather than off-the-shelf products.
Apartment work rewards experience. Tracks need to suit ceiling details and glazing lines; motorised curtains make wide spans and high glass effortless; sheers give daytime privacy without sacrificing light or the outlook; and where traffic or rail noise intrudes — a real consideration near the station and highway — our acoustic curtains, through our exclusive Western Australian acoustic fabric partnership, make a measurable difference. Annie tailors each solution to the apartment and how you live in it.
“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 — offered greater variety in materials, but guided with Annie’s expert eye to a fabric that matched the colour and style of our home.” — Denise G
Read more genuine feedback on our reviews page.
Our showroom and workroom are just five minutes from Claremont on Stirling Highway, Nedlands. 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.
Traditional lined curtains, tailored pelmets and period-appropriate headings suit Claremont’s Federation and character homes beautifully. Annie’s heritage training in England means she understands the proportions and detailing these homes deserve — she’ll advise in your home, where the architecture can guide the choice.
Yes — apartments are a speciality of ours. We’ve completed projects in Claremont’s newer developments including the Grove complex, handling large glazing, balcony doors, strata requirements and motorisation, with acoustic options where traffic or rail noise is a factor.
About five minutes — our showroom and workroom are on Stirling Highway in neighbouring Nedlands. You’re welcome to visit, or Annie can come to your Claremont home for a free consultation.
Yes — in-home consultations are free and without obligation. Annie visits your home, assesses the light and windows, and gives honest, expert advice.
