Fabric & Lining
How the fabric falls, filters light and works with its lining affects both appearance and performance.
Curtains by CCBD
Curtains, made for the way you live.
Fabric, lining and heading affect how a curtain falls and filters light. We consider them alongside the track position and window proportions before making the curtain.
CCBD has been designing, specifying and installing custom curtains for Sydney homes since 2003.
Curtains in the room
Begin with the room, not the fabric book.
Light, privacy, architecture and the way a room is used should be understood before the curtain is specified. A sheer may soften daylight beautifully in one room, while another needs lining, stronger solar protection or layered treatments.
What makes a curtain work
Fabric, heading, lining and fit
Heading & Fullness
The heading determines how the curtain forms; fullness determines whether the finished treatment feels generous or under-resolved.
Track & Stack
Track position and stack-back influence the architecture of the window and how much of the view remains open.
Proportion & Finish
Length, returns, overlap and floor clearance are resolved for the individual window and room.
Curtain options
Explore curtain options
Sheer Curtains
Soft daylight and privacy without closing the room away.
Blockout Curtains
Greater light control, privacy and a more substantial layered treatment.
Double Curtains
Sheer and lined curtains combined for flexible light, privacy and finish.
Motorised Curtains
Motorisation considered as part of the track and curtain specification.
S-Fold Curtains by CCBD
The modern curtain, properly made.
Explore S-Fold Curtains ↗S-fold has become a natural choice for contemporary Sydney interiors. Its continuous wave gives a curtain softness without decorative fuss, making it particularly suited to large windows, full-height glazing and open-plan rooms.
What looks simple depends on getting several things right: the fabric, fullness, wave spacing, track position, finished drop and the space allowed for the curtain to stack.
The visual rhythm
Why S-fold works so well.
Soft, Continuous Lines
The curtain falls in a calm, repeating rhythm rather than a series of formal pleats.
Made for Large Windows
Particularly effective across wide openings, sliding doors and full-height glazing.
Beautiful in Sheers
Light passing through a sheer makes the shape and texture of the fold part of the room.
20+ Years of Curtain Making
A simple fold leaves nowhere to hide.
S-fold has very little decoration to disguise the making. The eye reads the curtain as one continuous surface, so cutting, seams, heading, side hems and finished length all need to work together.
With more than 20 years in custom window furnishings, CCBD approaches an S-fold as a made-to-measure textile product—not simply fabric attached to a track.
Tailored Construction
Cut, sewn and balanced as a complete curtain.
The behaviour of the finished curtain begins at the cutting table. Fabric direction, joins, pattern placement, heading, side hems and bottom finish are considered together so the curtain hangs as one balanced piece.
This becomes especially important with wide S-fold curtains, where small inconsistencies can repeat across the entire window.
Shape & Finishing
When the fabric allows, we set the wave.
For suitable fabrics, controlled heat-setting can help establish a cleaner, more consistent S-fold from heading to hem and improve the way the curtain returns to its intended shape after opening and closing.
Not every fabric should be treated in the same way. Fibre content, weave, coating, texture and the fabric supplier’s care requirements are considered before heat-setting is used.
CCBD Workroom StudyControlled shaping & finishing[CCBD WORKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY REQUIRED]
Fabric behaviour
Not every fabric wants to make the same wave.
A fine sheer may form a light, precise wave. A textured linen-look fabric can produce something softer and more relaxed. A heavier decorative fabric changes the depth, stack and movement again.
We select the construction around the fabric rather than forcing every fabric into the same formula.At home in Sydney
Where S-fold works best.
Contemporary Homes
Clean architecture and full-height windows.
Sydney Apartments
Softens large areas of glass without visually crowding the room.
Open-plan Living
Allows a long curtain run to become part of the architecture.
Bedrooms
Beautiful as a sheer layer, or combined with a separate room-darkening treatment where required.
Measurement & Installation
Small installation decisions become everyday differences.
Track position, projection, stack-back and finished drop determine how the curtain relates to the window long after installation day.
We resolve these details during measure and specification—not after the curtain has been made.
Questions & answers
Useful questions before choosing curtains.
Should curtains touch the floor?
It depends on the fabric, floor and way the room is used. A precise clearance is practical beside doors and on frequently cleaned floors. A soft break can suit a more relaxed decorative curtain, but it is a deliberate finish that needs more care—not a substitute for accurate measurement.
Do I need sheer and blockout curtains together?
Not in every room. A double treatment is useful when you want filtered daylight and daytime screening from the sheer, then stronger privacy or room darkening from the lined curtain. The track space, total stack and the order of the layers should be planned together.
Which curtain heading is right for my room?
S-fold creates a calm, continuous rhythm and works well across contemporary glazing. Pinch pleats give a more tailored top and suit both classic and formal rooms. Fabric behaviour, available stack space, track type and the surrounding architecture should guide the choice.
Can curtains be motorised?
Possibly, after the curtain weight, heading, track position and fixing conditions are assessed. Some existing curtains can work with a compatible motorised track; others need changes to the heading or hardware. Access to power or a suitable charging arrangement must also be resolved.
Continue exploring
Consider the next part of the room.
Your next step
Bring us the window.
We’ll work through the possibilities.
Share room photographs, approximate dimensions or plans, and tell us what you would like to change. We’ll help work through the light, privacy, fabric and practical requirements before recommending the right treatment.
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