Hello, if you are the owner of a dolls house, you will know just how difficult it is to find good curtains, other than the sometimes tiny 'scraps' of lace tied with a bow!

Well, we are Curtains-Petite and we make and sell our dolls house curtains world wide. We have a huge range of styles, colours, all of which can be custom made to your specific measurements.

Ray and I have been making our curtains for over four years now after what started as a hobby for my own house. One evening I decided to have a look on the internet for some curtains for my own house.and I looked.and I looked.and I looked!! Nothing!! Only the aforementioned 'scrap of net'!!

So, I decided to have a go at making them myself and I must admit our first efforts were quite successful!! 

Our son then suggested we open an Ebay account and put some up for auction..the rest is history!! We soon discovered there was a niche in the market for good quality curtains.

Some of our curtains are made in Laura Ashley fabrics which are always popular, plus nets, blinds, door curtains, French door curtains..the list goes on. We are also always open to suggestions! So far we have made drapes not only for houses, but pubs, a funeral parlour!!, a wonderful lighthouse!! And dare I say it.a house of ill repute!! We also make various sizes, including Cindy, Triang, Lundby, 1.24th as well as 1.12th scale.

We undertake commissions and are also willing to make up customer's own fabrics should they wish.


We have recently introduced miniature curtains for Radio Controlled model trucks, mainly Tamiya Scania!! Again, sales have gone all around the world!! We make the cab and bunk curtains and also the mattress to match! In 1.24th and 1.14th scales, plus custom made.


You can find us at www.curtains-petite.co.uk (where we offer free Postage and Packing), or in our Ebay shop, www.stores.ebay.co.uk/Curtains-Petite


We were profiled in the Dolls House World Magazine in December's issue where we offered a competition to win 10 pairs of our curtains! And also appeared in the Dollshouse' Magazine, February edition where we ran a similar competiton. This April edition of Dollshouse' Magazine we had a half page profile where they describes Curtains-Petite as 'having cornered the market for dolls house curtains'!!



    petitecurtains - for your dolls houses - Guide for measuring



Hello, this is our guide to help you in choosing/measuring your for dolls house curtains. We have an extensive range available in standard sizes, plus all our curtains can be made to measure. There are many dolls houses available, not only 1.12th, 1.24th, 1.16th sizes but you would be surprised just how many have 'odd' sized windows too!

Our curtains are made on a flat pelmet with hook and loop tabs for extremely easy fixing and removal. The best way to measure for your 1.12th curtains as a rule, is to add on 1/4" each side of the frame, then 1/8" above the frame.....the length of the curtains from top of the pelmet to the hemline is your personal choice,

Swag effect with tied nets

Obviously for the smaller scales, i.e. 1.24th/1.16th,  the measuring would have to be scaled down to a size you would be happy with for the finished curtains.

Inside Bay Curtains - floor length

Our bay window curtains are fixed onto a flexible pelmet. The measuring for this needs to be done with a soft tape measure so you can measure from the beginning of the window recess, bending the tape as you go around the bay...to the other end of the recess. This will give you the overall width of bay curtains needed. As for the drop, this would depend on whether you want them to be floor length, sill length (if you have a window sill in your bay) or just below sill length. Again, your personal choice, however if you do have a window sill, floor length would obviously not be suitable. You would not need to add on the extra at the top of the pelmet...the measurements needed are from top of pelmet to bottom of curtains.

Outside Bay curtains or Patio/French Door Curtains

Our outside bay curtains are measured across the opening of the bay recess, again, adding on the little extra each side, and at the top of the pelmet. These curtains are also used for the patio door curtains. If they are needed for this then the measuring is slightly different in that they would need to be higher in order for the doors to be able to open so do bear this in mind when measuring.

Dormer window size curtains                      

The measuring for the dormer window size curtains is the same principle unless they are going into a recessed dormer, in which case specific measurements need to be taken. Always best to measure twice to be sure!! The curtain needs to fit nicely....but not too tightly into the recess.

Blinds

The measuring for blinds is simple...again, slightly over the size of the window frame, from the top of the window frame, then down the to where you are happy with the length, Our standard size is 2 1/2" long but again, all window frames are different!

We hope this guide has been helpful to you and look forward to welcoming you to our website.

www.curtains-petite.co.uk