Hay Interiors is a long-established Perth curtain maker based a few minutes from Swanbourne in Nedlands. We’ve been making custom made curtains for Perth homes since 1969, and Swanbourne — from the old village cottages near the station to substantial new builds toward the coast — sits right in our home patch.
Our workroom makes curtains and Roman blinds by hand; roller blinds, cellular blinds and shutters come from trusted specialists working to our exact specification. Advice, making and fitting all sit with the same people, start to finish.
Swanbourne runs from charming older cottages and character homes around the station village to generous family residences and confident new builds nearer the coast — and each end of the suburb asks different things of its windows. Cottage rooms suit treatments scaled to their proportions: neat Roman blinds, traditional lined curtains and tailored pelmets that respect period detail (Annie’s heritage curtains training covers exactly this). Newer homes tend toward wide glazing, sliding stackers and double-height voids, where layered sheer curtains and blockout curtains — with motorised curtains on quality Acmeda and Somfy systems for the big or high spans — give clean lines and genuine control.
Nedlands sits directly beside Swanbourne, which makes us close to the most local curtain workroom you could ask for. Call into the showroom and workroom on Stirling Highway to handle full-width curtain fabrics in person, then take samples home the same day to judge them against your walls and your light — the only test that really counts. Being one suburb away also means quoting, measuring and fitting move quickly, and if a track ever needs adjusting or a hem relaxing after installation, it’s a five-minute trip for us, not a service ticket in a queue.
A recent Swanbourne new build shows how a proper consultation shapes the result. The owners were dressing their whole home for the first time — living areas, bedrooms, different aspects and different needs. Soft sheers now filter the light in the living spaces while keeping their openness; the bedrooms got blockout for complete darkness and privacy. Every piece was made in our workroom to each window’s exact measurements and coordinated across the home, so the result reads as one considered scheme rather than a room-by-room accumulation. With new builds we like to engage early where possible — getting track provisions, ceiling details and stack allowances right on the plans beats working around them later.
This close to the ocean, western light is Swanbourne’s great luxury and its great fabric-killer. Afternoon sun off the coast is intense, and the wrong fabric will fade, yellow or slacken within a few seasons. Annie specifies accordingly: UV-stable weaves and colours that hold, linings that take the punishment so the face fabric doesn’t have to, and sunscreen roller blinds where glare control matters without losing the view. Because we’re brand-agnostic — drawing on Warwick, Nettex, Charles Parsons and more rather than one supplier’s range — the recommendation is driven by what survives your windows, not by what’s on quota this month.
“Annie is an absolute joy to work with. We had a new build and needed a number of different sheer and blockout combinations, including a double height sheer. Annie made some great suggestions and we are thrilled with the end result. Highly recommended.” — Eliza C, Swanbourne
Read more genuine feedback on our reviews page.
Our showroom and workroom are just minutes from Swanbourne, on Stirling Highway in neighbouring 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.
Yes — new builds are a particular strength. Annie engages early where possible so track provisions and ceiling details are right from the start, and coordinates treatments across the whole home for a cohesive result.
Fabrics with strong UV and fade resistance are essential this close to the coast. Annie recommends weaves, colours and linings that hold up under intense western sun — a key consideration for coastal-facing and west-facing rooms.
Just minutes — our showroom and workroom are on Stirling Highway in neighbouring Nedlands. You’re welcome to visit and take fabric samples home, or Annie can come to you for a free consultation.
Yes — in-home consultations are free and without obligation, and being next door, Annie can usually visit quickly.
