Hay Interiors is a long-established Perth curtain maker based in Nedlands, a few minutes’ drive from Subiaco. We’ve been making curtains for Perth homes since 1969, and Subiaco — with its Federation streetscapes, quality renovations and thriving apartment scene — is a suburb we work in constantly.
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.
Subiaco’s streetscape is one of Perth’s most characterful: Federation and Edwardian homes with verandas, high ceilings and leadlight sit alongside considered renovations and a growing apartment scene around the station and Rokeby Road. That variety is exactly where a genuine workroom earns its keep. For period rooms, traditional treatments done properly — lined and interlined curtains with pinch or goblet headings, tailored pelmets, and decorative styles such as swags & tails for the grandest spaces — bring out the architecture rather than fighting it. Annie’s heritage training in England included heritage houses and museums, and it shows in the proportions; see our heritage curtains page for more. For renovations and contemporary extensions, layered sheer curtains and blockout curtains give clean lines with proper light control.
Plenty of window furnishing companies will sell to Subiaco. Very few make anything nearby. Our workroom sits on Stirling Highway in Nedlands, a few minutes down Hampden Road from Subiaco — close enough that visiting the showroom and workroom to see full-width curtain fabrics in natural light is an easy detour, not an expedition. Measurements are taken by the people responsible for the result, and if anything needs a tweak once your curtains have settled in, we’re nearby and it gets done promptly. Distance sounds like a small thing until you’ve dealt with a supplier whose workroom is interstate.
Three recent jobs show the suburb’s range. In a Subiaco townhouse, we dressed an upstairs bedroom with a French door — an awkward window that needed a treatment working with the door, not against it — with a classic lined solution that suits the architecture and gives real privacy. For an apartment near the train station where rail and traffic noise was the client’s main concern, we made acoustic curtains through our exclusive Western Australian acoustic fabric partnership — a wool acoustic and blockout layer finished with a soft sheer, so the room gained quiet without losing its lightness. And in another Subiaco apartment, beautifully made sheers paired with neat roller blinds gave a clean, practical result for busy modern living.
Subiaco’s energy is the reason people live here, but apartments and homes near the station, Roberts Road or Rokeby Road know its soundtrack too. As the exclusive Western Australian partner of Australia’s leading acoustic fabric supplier, we offer acoustic treatments that make a measurable difference — up to a 10dB reduction in perceived sound level, which the ear hears as roughly half the noise. They look like beautifully made curtains, because that’s what they are; the acoustics are built into the fabric and the making. For bedrooms facing the rail line or living rooms above the café strip, it’s one of the most practical investments a Subiaco home can make. Motorised curtains on quality Acmeda and Somfy systems complete the picture for large or hard-to-reach glazing.
“Beautifully made curtains and blinds from Hay Interiors. Annie is a joy to work with – she suggested window treatments, and suitable materials and then executed the curtains and blinds beautifully. We are very happy with the work and would recommend to anyone looking for quality window furnishings.” — Tracey B, Subiaco
Read more genuine feedback on our reviews page.
Our showroom and workroom are just a few minutes from Subiaco, on Stirling Highway in Nedlands — straight down Hampden Road, 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.
Yes — as the exclusive WA partner of Australia’s leading acoustic fabric supplier, our acoustic curtains deliver up to a 10dB reduction in perceived sound level, which the ear hears as roughly half the noise. They’re one of the most effective single improvements for apartments and homes near the station or busy streets.
Yes — Subiaco’s mix of period homes and contemporary apartments is exactly where our range shows. Annie moves comfortably between traditional heritage treatments and clean modern solutions, all made or specified through our Nedlands workroom.
Yes – alongside homes, we dress restaurants, cafés, salons, offices and consulting rooms, and take on larger commercial fit-outs. Acoustic treatments are a real asset in busy hospitality spaces. See our commercial curtains and blinds page for more.
Yes — in-home consultations are free and without obligation, and being a few minutes away, we can usually visit quickly.
