Fabrics (Curtains): decorative functionality

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Windows are an integral part of your home’s architecture. They allow you to view the world outside, enabling all-important natural light and fresh air to enter, but sometimes this needs to be controlled in order to create a comfortable living environment. Curtains are not only decorative but also serve as cross-ventilation, insulation, noise control and light control – and provide a way for the household to create privacy from the outside. Aesthetically, curtains can make a room look taller, more spacious and homely, and it is always a good idea to leave it to the professionals when it comes to hanging curtains, so you achieve the perfect finished look.

Opposite Page The Manhattan Garden from Création Baumann’s Joy of Life collection depicts wild blossoms and foliage digitally printed on a transparent flame-retardant polyester fabric. Available from Cortidea on the Mijas Road and in Urbanización Marbella Real (www.cortidea.es) and Arte del Lusso in San Pedro de Alcántara (www.artedellusso.es).

Alexander’s luxurious new sheer range features sophisticated geometric patterns and fil coupé detailing. Mark Alexander is available from Cortidea on the Mijas Road and in Urb. Marbella Real (www.cortidea.es), Casasola Decor located just after the Torre Real exit in Marbella (www.casasoladecor.com), and Alison Bethell-Collins Interior Design situated in Avda. del Mediterráneo, San Pedro de Alcántara (www.alisonbethellcollins.com).

Osborne & Little’s Sketchbook comes in two colourways, and depicts chrysanthemums, trumpet flower heads, leaves and seed pods that are embroidered on a sheer linen with a delicate slub. Osborne & Little is available from Cortidea on the Mijas Road and in Urb. Marbella Real (www.cortidea.es), Casasola Decor situated just after the Torre Real exit in Marbella (www.casasoladecor.com) and Arte del Lusso in San Pedro de Alcántara (www.artedellusso.es).

The new Baya collection from Larsen is made from 80 per cent linen and 20 per cent acrylic, and has an intriguing veined pattern that comes in two colour options. Larsen is available from Alison Bethell-Collins Interior Design in Avda. del Mediterráneo, San Pedro de Alcántara (www.alisonbethellcollins.com).

The stunning Maidstone fabric from JAB Anstoetz is made from 100 per cent cotton, with a subtle heart motif in tranquil green/blue colourway, perfect for curtains this spring. JAB is available from Darch & Co Design Studio in CC Sotomarket in Sotogrande (www.darchandco.com), Cortidea on the Mijas Road and in Urbanización Marbella Real (www.cortidea.es), Casasola Decor situated just after the Torre Real exit in Marbella (www.casasoladecor.com) and Arte del Lusso in San Pedro de Alcántara (www.artedellusso.es).

Callisto luxury collection from Today Interiors comprises six designs, shown here in their Planet/ Graphite version. Callisto is suitable for upholstery, curtains and soft furnishings. Today Interiors is available from Casasola Decor, situated just after the Torre Real exit in Marbella (www.casasoladecor.com) and Arte del Lusso in San Pedro de Alcántara (www.artedellusso.es).

Dedar’s Romeo & Giulietta is a precious silk velvet with a lustrous pile and sheen, very soft-to-thetouch, and ideal for upholstery purposes and for draping. Dedar is available through Alison Bethell-Collins Interior Design in Avenida del Mediterráneo, San Pedro de Alcántara (www.alisonbethellcollins.com).

The Potier de Provence from Misia Paris’s new Terre des Ocres collection has a reversible carbon-black and ivory cotton jacquard, and celebrates traditional artistic craftspeople from Provence such as potters, masons and ceramicists. Misia Paris is available from GC Studio in Centro Comercial Camoján Corner in Marbella (www.gc-studio.es) and Alison Bethell-Collins Interior Design in Avenida del Mediterráneo in San Pedro de Alcántara (www.alisonbethellcollins.com).