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Specifying Curtains, Wallpaper and Rugs for a Villa

The finishes that make a villa feel considered are also the ones most exposed to the climate. These guides go through the specification decisions behind motorised curtains, skylight blinds, bespoke drapery, wallpaper and fine rugs.

Floor-to-ceiling layered curtains in grey botanical and plain cream on a ceiling-mounted track

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01Motorised Curtains for a Villa: What to Decide Before the PlasterThe motor is the easy part. What makes motorised curtains work for twenty years is decided months earlier, when the walls are still open and the ceiling is still a drawing.
02Skylight Blinds: Taming the Heat and Glare From Overhead GlassA skylight is the hottest window in the house and the hardest to reach. Blinds for it have to fight gravity, work without a ladder and survive the monsoon.
03Luxury Wallpaper in a Humid Home: Which Papers Survive the MonsoonFine wallpaper is made from materials that respond to moisture. In a house that spends four months above 85 per cent humidity, the wall and the paste matter as much as the paper.
04Hand-Knotted Rugs: How They Are Made, Valued and Kept in HumidityA hand-knotted rug can outlive the house it was bought for. In a humid climate that depends on understanding how it is built and what the monsoon does to wool and silk.
05Designer Curtains, Properly Made: What Separates Bespoke WorkThe fabric is what people choose. The fullness, the heading, the lining, the hem and the track are what they live with, and they are where properly made curtains part company with the rest.

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Specifying Curtains, Wallpaper and Rugs for a Villa

Planning motorised curtains

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Specifying Curtains, Wallpaper and Rugs for a Villa

Planning motorised curtains

Blinds for skylights

Luxury wallpaper in humidity

Hand-knotted rugs

How bespoke curtains are made

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