Products / Our tips for selecting the correct window treatment

The best thing you can do before making any window treatment decisions is know your options. The reality is that you have the choice of soft furnishings, external venetians, external shutters, plantation shutters, Roman blinds, roller blinds, venetian blinds, and awnings. Each comes with their own suite of benefits, from natural light control to durability. Understanding what you’re after functionally (not just aesthetically) will be a big determining factor for the window treatment you choose.

Products / How to open your home to the perfect shutters

When it comes to designing a space, window furnishings have traditionally been an afterthought. However, the reality is that they’re a stylish addition that can bring a sense of beauty and functionality to any space. All you have to do is choose the right ones.

Products / SHADES’ favourite sheer fabrics this season

When it comes time to pick your curtain material, you’re faced with an important choice: sheer or blockout?

Products / We Wish You A Merry Christmas (From SHADES)

We made it! 2021 was a year that brought challenges for many businesses and individuals.
But rain, hail, shine (or earth quake) SHADES has felt supported by their Directors, staff, suppliers and clients.

Products / Curtain headings to look out for in 2022

If there’s one thing that determines the overall look of your curtains, other than the fabric, it’s the heading (also known as the pleated bit at the top). Curtain headings don’t just influence your interior aesthetic, they determine how the fabric falls, how it stacks and how it folds

Products / Meet our lovely local partners (who could use some lockdown love)

Every business needs good friends, and over the last 30 years, SHADES has teamed up with a bunch of fantastic Melbourne suppliers, builders, designers and makers, many of whom have stuck around year after year, project after project.

Products / Projects / The home that feels like a “white linen shirt”

Every once in a while we’re brought in on a project that’s a bit different. More ambitious. More technical. With a bigger scope than your average four-bedroom home. Collis was that kind of project: a light-filled family house, designed by Webster Architecture & Interiors.

Products / Projects / A glimpse behind the curtain at Witchery Bondi

Welcome to a store that’s more than a little luxe. A brick and mortar paradise of pastels in Sydney’s Bondi Junction, home to seasonal fashions and colour coordinated racks. And as if the threads aren’t already stunning enough, this beauty is now fit out with perfect curtains courtesy of yours truly.

Products / Projects / A peak inside our latest residential project…

One of the perks of our job is getting to step inside some truly beautiful houses. The sort of properties you usually see on Pinterest boards, where architecture, furnishing and design all kind of fuse together, and guests just stand in the foyer with their jaws hanging open.

Our latest residential project was this kind of house.

Products / Social / Outdoor dining in a COVID world

When the Victorian government announced the new COVID-safe outdoor dining precincts in the CBD, local hospitality businesses breathed a sigh of relief. But thoughts quickly turned to logistics. Where were all these people going to sit? How would traffic be affected? And how would we keep people safe from wind, rain and Melbourne’s classic 28 seasons in one day?