Curtains at Casa e Jardim - made ‘in-house’ to exacting standards.

We also make Roman and Roller Blinds

If there is a single item that truly 'pulls' an interior scheme together it is the curtains. A well dressed window brings colour, warmth and life to a room.
In addition to the obvious benefits of privacy and insulation, curtains can be used to define an interiors character. When closed, curtains are a dominant upholstery feature. When open they transition the interior to the exterior.

C&J founder Louise Pullin has been making curtains for over 25 years.
From the early days of sub-contracting our curtain making we have evolved a team of specialists that now makes curtain production a fundamental part of our business.

Casa e Jardim produce beautifully designed hand made curtains, blinds and accessories.
We offer free, no obligation quotes for projects of any size. Residential and Commercial.
We make a personal site visit for measuring...
...we fabricate the furnishings in-house...
...and we fit ourselves.

Ana and Margarida will guide you through window dressing possibilities and provide you with a competitively priced detailed project.
Isabel and her team will fabricate your curtains and blinds to the highest possible standard.
Edward and Fausto will fit your tracks and hang your curtains in a clean & professional manner.

Voile curtains in waves. Lined Roman blind

Lined curtains in waves. Lined Roman blind

In this example there is a fireplace close to the window surround. Here we have used a single curtain that pulls with a cord to one side only. This makes door access easier, avoids the curtain being 'pulled' outside if windy and, in particular, keeps the curtain fabric away from a potentially hot fire.

Choose your fabrics from our extensive range of hangers and samples in our dedicated showroom fabric area.
We supply all makes of fabrics including the Romo group labels, Spanish technical fabrics like Crevin and Portuguese manufactures like Elastron.

If you are unable to visit the shop we can work at a distance. Liaising by email we will make a visit to your property for assessment and measuring and produce a no obligation quotation.

We also make fabric repairs, re-line existing curtains, and upholster any type of interior or exterior furnishings.
As a compliment to curtains, or as an alternative window dressing solution we also make Roman blinds and supply and fit roller blinds.

Choose from thousands of quality branded fabrics from cottons and linens to technical polyesters.

Our defining style; Deep waved curtains, track or rail support, deep hem, expert installation.

We make everything in the basement atelier at our shop

We make all of our own cushions, bed-spreads and exterior upholstery in house. Our highly talented girls are passionate about creating the highest quality furnishings for your Algarve home.

The C&J Paradigm:

Hang curtains high above the window. Make curtains a statement. Make it a bold one.
A proper deep hem defines a well made curtain.
2 ½ - To cover the required width with a good 'depth' of fabric, forming a curtain that hangs nicely and with 'weight', the calculation for fabric is required width x 2 ½. There should be no cutting corners in this standard value for a quality curtain.
Pattern repeat and layout. A fundamental in curtain making but often over-looked or cost-cut. Careful pattern repeat and pattern/pleat coordination is rudimentary. With careful calculation fabric wastage will be minimal.

Combining Window Dressings

There are many ways to 'dress' your windows. Many houses and apartments are equipped with shutters for security. These may be in the form of folding doors or mechanised roll down. A good solution in such circumstances is a simple voile. Useful during the day for sun filtering or privacy, and decorative at night.

A rather dated multi-dressing solution is with the use of twin poles or tracks. Typically a back-out curtain on the back pole/track and a lighter weight voile on the front pole/track.

A more contemporary solution to the double pole is to combine a curtain with a roller blind. The roller blind can be with shade fabric or black out fabric. The curtain can be anything from a simple voile to a fully lined curtain.

Our highly talented team created the most exacting of solutions using double dressings.
In the example depicted we have used a roller shade blind that creates privacy and reduces sunlight during the day. At night a beautifully made waved lined curtain on a classy black track is pulled across on a cord.
The mechanism and roller of the blind is carefully fitted concealed behind the black track to create a simple and stunning visual.

The Type of Curtain

Curtains can be catagorized in 4 main types:

Voiles - A light weight fabric, often semi-transparent. Ideal to add privacy and keep out strong sun. Often combined with a blind or second curtain.
Unlined Curtains - Usually in a fabric with more 'weight' than a voile. Provides a more substantial window covering.
Lined Curtains - Any fabric can be lined to give more weight and a black-out or dim-out lining can be considered.
Interlining - A secondary lining of light-weight material between the main fabric and lining. Adds body and helps the curtain hang.

The Type of Heading

Typically decorative the heading is a hand-sewn or applied tape to which the curtains is attached to the pole.
Eyelets
A metal ring in the curtain heading that is threaded on to a pole. A very popular style in the '80, and '90's now somewhat out of fashion. At C&J we rarely recommend eyelets but we still make them occasionally to the highest standard.
Pleated
The classic pleated look comes in number of forms, pencil, double, triple... A useful header type for general use.
Goblets
The classic traditional 'heavy' curtain heading. Goblets need to be hand made and sewn so they are about intensive.
Waved
90% of the curtains we make at C&J feature a waved heading and are hung from a track. The contemporary solution for any style of fabric.

French Pleats Example

Whilst most of the curtains we make use a waved heading tape we do still make curtains with a French pleat.
This more traditional look still has its place in farmhouses and older renovated properties with Algarvean character.

We still use a track in preference to the very dated rings or eyelets.
In the example opposite the track is embedded into a pole and gives a traditional look, yet glides beautifully.

The Type of Support

The type of support chosen is partly dictated by the curtain heading. Traditional wooden curtain poles have been largely superseded by metal poles which in turn have now been replaced by tracks.

The Required Length

Purely a matter of personal choice. Typically curtains are hung from between ½ to 1 cm off the floor. Voiles and light weight curtains are sometimes allowed to lay lightly on the floor. Rarely but dramatically we make curtains that lay fully 5 - 10 cm on the floor.