A Curtain Change is All It Takes
How to Choose Curtains: Fabrics, Sizes & Styles for Every Room
Fall the deep curtains, delicate the weave, fair the thread.
- Hilda Doolittle
Picking the Right Curtain — Made Easy
1. Pick Your Fabric & Print
When choosing curtains, consider the room, your existing colours and decor, and what you need them to do — filter light softly, block it out entirely, add a bold print to a kids' room, or bring a refined look to the living room or study. The fabric you pick determines everything else.
Treeline White Sheers
Classic White Sheers
Light, cotton and breezy — three qualities that define a great sheer curtain. Let morning light filter softly through the weave while the print does the work in the room.
Featuring screen-printed geometric and floral designs in a khari style — white-on-white on cotton voile fabric. These work beautifully as simple tab-top cotton curtains or as standalone panels, and are light enough to layer with a heavier drape.
Printed Sheers
Our printed sheer curtains are made from light-as-air cotton and mul fabrics with graphic outlines and chiaroscuro patterns that play beautifully with natural light. A softer choice than heavy drapes — perfect for living rooms, dining areas and verandahs.
From garden florals and lush foliage to abstract mountain motifs — each Freedom Tree sheer carries a story. Browse the full range to find what speaks to your space.
Montane Summer Green Sheers
Wilderness Song Cotton Curtains
Cotton Curtains
Illustrative and graphic prints on weightier cotton sheeting — ideal for light control in the bedroom or making a bold statement in the living room or study. These are our most versatile curtains for living room and bedroom use.
A wide range of screen-printed designs on cotton sheeting. As less light passes through this heavier fabric, it's well suited to bedrooms and family rooms — and works beautifully as roman blinds or blackout curtains. See our full cotton curtain fabric range for fabric-only ordering.
Heavy Cotton Drapes & Blinds
For rooms where you need real light control and insulation, our drapes and blinds are the answer. Made from thick, durable cotton, they provide a warm, layered look — perfect for bedrooms, home offices and any room where you want to block the light and noise out.
Available in a wide range of Freedom Tree prints, colours and weaves, these heavy drapes are stitched to order in your preferred size — door-length, floor-length or custom. Pair them with a sheer panel for a layered, finished look.
Para Para Cotton Drapes
2. Measure Your Windows
Measuring for curtains doesn't have to be complicated — but getting it wrong means wasted fabric. Call us with your window dimensions and our team will calculate the exact yardage you need. No window is too large, too small or too oddly shaped.
Loose Weave Beige Cotton Curtain And Blinds
Standard Curtain Sizes
For most sheer curtains and cotton curtains, you can select a standard stitched size directly from our website — ready to hang with no alterations needed.
Choose from: window curtains (5 ft), floor-length curtains (7 ft) — ideal for most rooms — and 9-foot curtains for high-ceiling rooms and double-height windows.
Order Curtain Fabric by the Metre
For custom lengths, non-standard windows or if you want to stitch your own, all our curtain fabrics are available by the metre.
All our fabrics are a generous 58 inches wide — nearly 5 feet — so one panel comfortably covers a door-sized window. You'll need less fabric overall, which makes custom curtains more affordable than you'd expect.
Resting Lion Cotton Fabric
3. Style Your Curtains
Curtains, panels or blinds — the choice depends on how much light control you need and the look you're going for. Draw-back curtains work beautifully in living rooms and bedrooms; roller blinds offer a cleaner, more minimal finish for kitchens, bathrooms and smaller windows.
Common Curtain Styles
Cotton Blinds - Roller Blinds
Cotton Curtains with Rings
Curtains Headers (Available from Freedom Tree)
Curtain Header Options & Loop Styles
Our standard stitched curtains come with curtain tabs that fit most standard curtain rods, and we offer a variety of header options for different room and channel confirgurations.
You can also pick from our alternative header options directly from our website when ordering.
For non-removable rods, channel tracks or any other window setup, reach out to us — our team will guide you to the right header style and stitching solution.
Need your curtains stitched? We offer free stitching on custom orders — just call us.
ASK AN EXPERT
Our design advisers are here to help — whether you're choosing between fabric types, figuring out your measurements or deciding on header styles. Visit us in-store or reach out online and we'll take it from there.
Shop Curtains & Sheers On Sale
Sheers & Cotton Curtains — Up to 50% Off
Explore our curtain sale — sheers, cotton curtains and heavy drapes at up to 50% off. A curated range of prints, colours and fabric weights to refresh any room in your home.
