Our Services

Blinds
We provide a full 'Made to Measure' blind service and are happy to discuss your needs. For full details, including how to successfully measure your windows, please use our measurement guide.
Lighting
We are stockist of
Dar Lighting
Eglo Lighting
Parker &
Jenny Worrall
How to find us.
We`re based in the really pleasant and friendly village of Tiptree approx 20 minutes from Chelmsford, 15 minutes from Colchester where we have thousands of fabric samples for you to browse at your leisure, conveniently we're right next to a carpet shop so matching carpets to your curtain samples isn’t a problem.
Expert staff..
We`ll happily make you a cup of tea while you're looking, our advise is free and, between us, we have over 100 years of soft furnishing experience; actually our newest member has only been in the industry 28 years but we think he`s promising!
Furniture
We are able to offer a range of occasional chairs, stools and storage boxes from Stuart Jones, one of the very few British companies still making furniture over here so please help us support them, they also make a range of headboards and bedside tables you can link to their website to see the complete range we have some samples in the shop and as its been really popular we will be getting more. You can choose to use their fabrics or choose from the other ranges in the shop, its lovely you need to see it.
Opening Hours
Monday to Saturday
09.00 - 17.00

A warm welcome from Eleanor - proprietor of The Curtain House.

A warm welcome from Eleanor Cook

Welcome to our website, thanks for looking in. I imagine if you're looking for curtains, soft furnishings or lights in the Essex area you’ve visited loads of sites all offering a high standard of personal service, a large selection of fabrics, etc etc etc. And they probably all will, but, now you’ve found us, relax, get a cup of tea or glass of wine and enjoy having a look around our site, we will try to take all the stress out of your soft furnishing needs.

We opened in September 2006 born out of the very sad closure of Bolingbroke and Wenley in Chelmsford. I as the Soft Furnishing Department Manager decided I couldn’t think of anything I liked doing more, so, with the support of suppliers and friends, decided to open my own shop and take some of the B & W staff with me, so here we are we`ve had an amazing start meeting some lovely new customers and are now branching out with our website, so hope you like it, please let me have your comments if you have the time.

 

Our range & services

We have a free measuring and estimating service, our fitter will come to your home, he even takes his shoes off before entering, and advise you on the best window dressing, track or pole for your window, he carries with him a large curtain and blinds style book which includes swags tails and pelmets, and, catalogues of poles and tracks so you can go through them with him all without any obligation. For those of you who like to make your own curtains we can also work out the quantities and supply you with just the fabric and linings from any of our ranges. You can download a measure sheet to help us work out these for you, or bring in for us to work out the made up curtain prices.

Inside the shop

There are lots of other services we offer including lampshades made to order, re upholstery, loose covers, blinds of all descriptions including outdoor awnings and canopies but to be honest I`ll run out of space and you`ll get bored reading it so I hope that I have given you a taste of what we can do if you have any questions you can either email us via the contact form, ring us at the above number or better still come and say hello, you will be assured of a friendly welcome.

Thanks for your interest,
We look forward to meeting you

Eleanor Signature

Quality curtains and blinds