Voiles & Nets

Voiles and nets solve one of the most common problems we hear about: you want plenty of daylight, but you don’t want everyone walking past to see straight into your front room. A sheer layer at the window blurs the view from outside while still letting the light pour in. It’s a simple fix that suits the terraced streets and ground-floor flats found right across Birmingham, where front windows often sit just a few steps from the pavement.

Like everything we supply, our voiles and nets are made to measure. Sheer fabric looks best when it’s generously full and the hem sits at just the right height. Off-the-shelf panels rarely manage both, especially on bay windows and wide frames.

Voiles, nets or both?

The two are closely related, but they do slightly different jobs.

• Voiles are soft, floaty sheers that hang like curtains from a pole or track. They can run to the floor or stop at the sill, and you can draw them back when you want a clear view. They’re often hung behind a heavier pair of made-to-measure curtains on a double pole or track.
• Nets hang inside the recess, close to the glass, on a slim rod. Full-height nets cover the whole pane, while café nets cover just the lower half, keeping your privacy at street level and leaving the top of the window open to the sky.

Some homes use both: café nets in a front bay, with voiles and curtains on the windows of the rooms behind.

The honest bit about privacy

Voiles and nets work because it’s usually brighter outside than in during the day. Once the sun goes down and your lights are on, that reverses, and people can see in again. So most voiles are partnered with curtains or a blind for the evening.

If you’d rather have one product that does both jobs, take a look at our day and night blinds. They have alternating sheer and solid stripes that you can line up for a soft, filtered view or for privacy, all in a single blind.

Where voiles and nets work well

• Front rooms facing the street, where you want to sit by the window without feeling on show.
• Bay windows, where a sheer layer keeps the widest window in the room feeling bright and open. Our curtain poles and tracks page explains how we handle the shape.
• Bedrooms and bathrooms overlooked by houses behind, where you want daylight without being seen.
• Sunny rooms, where a sheer layer takes the glare off strong afternoon light while leaving the room bright.

How it works

1. Get in touch. Phone or WhatsApp 07902 945533, or fill in our quote form. We’ll call you back within 24 hours to book a visit at a time that suits you.
2. We visit with sheers to try. We hold samples up at your window so you can see how much light each one lets through, then measure up and check how the voile will sit alongside any curtains or blinds. It’s free, with no obligation.
3. Your voiles and nets are made. Each one is cut and finished to your measurements.
4. Fitted and hung. We fit any rods, poles or tracks needed and hang everything so it falls evenly. Fitting is included in your quote.

Getting the balance right between privacy and light is easier when you can see the fabric at your own window. With 20 years of experience across Birmingham and the West Midlands, our fitters can show you what works on your street, in your room, at the time of day you use it most.