Custom Pelmets

A pelmet is often the detail that decides whether a window treatment looks finished or not quite there. It hides the hardware, closes the light gaps at the top of the window and pulls curtains, blinds and sheers together into one considered look, rather than three separate treatments doing their own thing.

We've been designing and building custom pelmets for Sydney homes for over 30 years, from simple upholstered boxes to elaborate shaped designs. Below we've covered what a pelmet actually is, why it's worth considering and what it costs.

 

What is a pelmet?

A pelmet is a framework covering that hangs over the top of your blinds or curtains. It can be as simple and plain as you like, or cut and shaped with swags and tails, pleated and padded in almost any fabric.

Custom Upholstered Pelmets start from $1200.

 

Why choose a custom pelmet?

A custom pelmet hides the mechanisms of your blinds and curtains, as well as the tracks. It also means you're not limited to one layer of window covering, you could have a blind, some sheers and a statement bespoke fabric all hanging from the same window, with the hardware for each layer hidden behind a pelmet made specially to allow for it. The result is a totally neat finish.

 

What are the benefits of a pelmet?

• Blocks out light and stops light drift, ideal if you want a truly darkened room.
• Useful in children's bedrooms, especially through long summer evenings of daylight.
• Traps warm air in colder climates, creating a barrier between the curtains and the windowpane.
• Raises the visual height of a window by letting you hang curtains higher, handy when there's a big gap to the ceiling.
• Disguises windows of different heights by introducing a uniform pelmet line across a room.

 

Do I need a pelmet with my curtains and blinds?

Not always, but it's worth asking. Chrissie says pelmets have a reputation for feeling old fashioned that they don't really deserve, in her experience a pelmet adds a genuine streamlining effect to a well-considered interior, especially one that's already invested in custom window furnishings. Pelmets can set the tone for the whole room, and if you want to add movement and a bit of drama, swags, faux blinds or a carved, stained or gilded timber pelmet are all on the table, it's really only limited by your imagination.

If you would like to consider a pelmet for your window furnishings we would love to help you find the perfect solution that will work perfectly with your existing décor of the room in question. Just pick up the phone and contact one of the friendly and experienced interior specialists for a chat, complete our custom make enquiry form below or visit your nearest No Chintz Sydney fabric store to discuss your custom pelmet needs:

• Mosman: Shop 6, 1-5 Mandolong Road, Mosman NSW 2088 - Phone: (02) 9969 7509
• Woollahra: 123 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra NSW 2025 - Phone: (02) 9386 4800
• Willoughby: 509 Willoughby Road, Willoughby NSW 2068 - Phone: (02) 9958 0257

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