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Refresh your room with easy to hang curtains

Not just a home essential to control light and provide some privacy, curtains form a significant part of your room's decor. With our wide range of curtain types, colours, styles and linings, Dunelm is the best place to find something to suit your tastes and needs.

Curtain Headers

Modern style, Hung using a series of metal rings along the top edge, Suitable for curtain poles only, Our range: 400 products with a choice of colours, patterns and linings

Eyelet Curtains

Traditional style, Top edge can be gathered using strings, Hung using hooks or rings, Suitable for curtain tracks and poles, our range: 200 products with a choice of colours, patterns and linings

Pencil Pleat

Swap between different heading styles - Can be used as pencil pleat, slot top or hidden tab top - Suitable for curtain tracks and poles

Multi Header

Usually featured on voile and net curtains - Hung using one long pocket along the top edge - Suitable for curtain poles only

Slot Top

Hung using fabric loops along the top edge - Suitable for curtain poles only - Fabric loops show off statement curtain poles

Tab Top

Curtain Linings

Blocks light fully and reduces noise, making them ideal for bedrooms - Keeps rooms cool in summer, warm in winter - Our range: Over 5 collections with more than 150 colour and style options

Blackout

Thick or specially coated linings - Maximum insulation, ideal for cold months - Can help to reduce energy bills - Draught-proof - Our range: Over 90 colour and style options

Thermal Curtains

An extra layer of fabric is added between curtain front and lining - Provides extra insulation - Adds fullness to thinner, lighter curtains

Interlined

A layer of fabric is added behind the main fabric of the curtain - Thicker and fuller than unlined curtains - Protects curtain from fading - Only blackout lined curtains will block light fully

Lined

Often sheer in appearance - Lighter and more airy, ideal for summer

Unlined

Readymade or Made To Measure?

Standard curtain sizes (cm): Widths 117, 168, 228 x Lengths 137, 182, 228

Ready Made

Curtains, blinds, shutters and accessories - Choice of over 3000 fabrics - Unlimited sizes, made to fit your window perfectly

Made To Measure

Although sometimes available in extended widths and drops, our ready made curtains come in standard sizes. If your window measurements fall outside of our standard size range, our Made To Measure service offers the flexibility to get a perfect fit, no matter what your window dimensions.

Other Curtain Types

Sold as a single curtain - Can offer thermal insulation, block light and exclude draughts - Eyelet or pencil pleat in a choice of styles and colours

Door Curtains

Great for daytime privacy while letting in light - Available in eyelet, tab top and slot top header types - Voile fabric also available in 1m widths in a range of lengths

Voiles & Net Curtains

Dunelm Curtain Collections

Each of our curtain collections focuses on one design or pattern, and showcases it in a range of colours and matching accessories, making it easy to create a complete look. Choose from pencil pleat or eyelet headers and different linings in 19 styles of curtain.

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Curtains Buying Guide

Refresh your room with easy to hang curtains

Curtain Headers

Curtain Linings

Readymade or Made To Measure?

Other Curtain Types

Dunelm Curtain Collections

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