Can anyone help with curtain advise please?!?!?

DannyMcD



Joined: 12/02/2010
Posts: 13

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 14:14

Hi everyone,

could really do with some advise!

We are furnishing our new house in Lapta and have a few problems getting decent curtains at decent prices.

Have just been quoted over £3000 which is way beyond our budget and we are running out of time.

Does anyone know of any curtain makers that our reasonable and that can be trusted?

Would be grateful of any advise/ help at all.



Cheers

danny & leanne

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 14:17

Curtain shop, opposite Astro, Girne. Mention your recommendation from C44.



Richard

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 14:30

mermaid fabrics

Panchocat


Joined: 29/11/2009
Posts: 1333

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 15:09

We were very disappointed with the Curtain Shop. Our curtains had to go back to them 3 times.

First they came to us with the curtains unlined, the invoice was quoted for lined curtains, and very crooked hems. Next they came back lined and machined crookedly down the leading edge, then they returned them again with the lady who made them, they had a hem on the leading edge but the machining which had been unpicked had been left in and they still had crooked hems! To this day I hate them and the hems are still uneven.

I personally would never use the Curtain Shop again, I would use Huseyn's mother at Mermaid fabrics whose curtains I have seen in friends houses and they are far superior to ours. Or as mentioned above Hay Hay whose work I have also seen.

tracy


Joined: 08/09/2007
Posts: 390

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 17:07

Curtain shop ask for Huseyin they are very reasonable (in my opinion)

Just done my friends and they look great, we are having ours fitted in April this year

Very happy with all the work I have seen him do!

Tracy

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 17:30

Mermaid fabrics have a great range with prices to suit every pocket. No mess with installation and always ready on time.

Welcome to lovely Lapta Danny and Leeanne,' home of lots of Scots.' (take it you are Scottish with a name like that)



Chris

DannyMcD



Joined: 12/02/2010
Posts: 13

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 18:25

Thank you for this! Will be emailing for a few quotes! And yes, I'm from Scotland and Leanne is from Southern England! We only fight when the Rugby is on!!!

liz w



Joined: 09/10/2008
Posts: 270

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 18:42

Hi Danny,



We went into nicosia in december and took our measurements ,we went into the lanes and there are a few curtain makers there. The one we used made our curtains complete with hooks for 100lira and they were ready in a couple of hours!! one curtain was 4 mts wide and one was 3mts and they were 104ins long and they are a perfect fit for our windows..



We would not go anywhere else now.



Liz

onestop


Joined: 31/10/2009
Posts: 214

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 19:27

Danny McD

Please contact Sure Home Services:

Example costs: £1500 for a 3 bed villa, selection of lined curtains and blinds ( blackout in bedroom). Happy to show you some of our work in the Lapta area. Generally measure to fit 1-2 weeks.

info@surecyprus.com



http://www.surecyprus.com

Biker



Joined: 11/01/2008
Posts: 396

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 21:34

Where is mermaid fabrics guys?

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 21:51

Info here - http://mermaidfabrics-trnc.com/index.php

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 22:01

Dannymcd,

Mail me off board,

Paul.

Lemtich



Joined: 15/02/2007
Posts: 1487

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 23:18

These curtain folks ought to pull themselves together!



Lem

Arthur


Joined: 04/11/2008
Posts: 687

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 23:24

Bugger you Lemtich- you spoilt my Doctor Doctor joke!

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 23:29

Mermaid - good service.

Lemtich



Joined: 15/02/2007
Posts: 1487

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 23:35

My Irish mate in Lapta decided to iron his curtains...













He fell out the window!



Lem

tonyhickey



Joined: 13/06/2007
Posts: 413

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 00:07

Hi Danny and Leanne We purchased our curtains and blinds from the curtain shop and we paid £600 for a two bedroom apartment on Crystal Bay Marina and we would highly recommend them. Tony.

Sazna


Joined: 12/09/2009
Posts: 1177

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 20:21

ikea !!!! Just bought five pairs for 39 Euros each have to iron bottom to fit windows comes with full instructions very easy if a little time consuming but great value imo

decanddyl


Joined: 17/01/2009
Posts: 792

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 21:21

We used the curtain shop fantastic blinds !!

Curtain rails ok walls broken, rails not in securely, hold backs in wrong place,

drilled through electric cable and curtains hems wrong length

Otherwise great work !!!!!!

Please don't be influenced by us !! make your own mistakes



Cathy/Scottish Ged/English = (British)

PeppaPig


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 89

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 22:02

we've always used the curtain shop. had none of the problems mentioned above. Once one of the curtains was the wrong length, but was taken away and redone within a day. Can't remember exactly, but think we paid about £800 for all of the house, including black out on kids room.

Panchocat


Joined: 29/11/2009
Posts: 1333

Message Posted:
19/02/2010 09:55

That's great for you PeppaPig but my post 4 and decanddyl's posting above shows that perfection isn't always guaranteed at the Curtain Shop! Let each speak as they find!! I certainly won't use them or recommend them to anyone.

Liv84


Joined: 14/09/2009
Posts: 69

Message Posted:
19/02/2010 10:03

place called homedecor, it is opposite of big Hürdeniz fish market, just after main roundabout in kyrenia.