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.

Interviews / Social / Maddy’s first Mother’s Day

If you’re the type to coo and swoon over ridiculously cute pictures of other people’s newborn babies, brace yourself. The SHADES family just welcomed its newest member. And she’s very, very small.

Social / Meet the new faces at SHADES

It’s always an exciting time when we get to welcome new members to the SHADES family. Our people are our biggest asset, and we make a point of only hiring the best, the brightest and the friendliest. Today, we’d like to introduce two new faces.

Social / Grilling the ultimate toastie with Maker & Monger and Peter Bouchier

As part of our re-brand from A/P Shutter & Blinds and Shades in Hawthorn to SHADES, we decided to send out Christmas hams to all our loyal customers. We figured 2020 wasn’t much fun for anyone, and receiving a giant Christmas ham in the mail, courtesy of Toorak’s famous Peter Bouchier, would put a smile on a few faces out there. We also wanted to show-off our spiffy new name and branding.

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?

Social / A new look for a new SHADES

Shades in Hawthorn has always been a family business, and it’s hard to say goodbye to your family. We didn’t want to sacrifice what made both companies special. But in the end, we decided it was time to bring the two businesses together under one name, and one brand: SHADES.