I live and work in West Sussex with my family. When I'm not making curtains, you'll often find me socialising with friends, practising yoga and, when the mood takes me, flying around a pole at a pole fitness class (not a curtain pole, though). I grew up with a feel for fabric and a passion for design, but I also knew I wanted to work directly with people.
That desire led me to a happy and successful career as a therapy radiographer in the NHS. Dressing Rooms is about more than curtains and fabrics - it's about homes, spaces and design. I'll visit your home personally, not just to measure, but to get a feel for your space, your needs and your vision.
That desire led me to a happy and successful career as a therapy radiographer in the NHS. Dressing Rooms is about more than curtains and fabrics - it's about homes, spaces and design. I'll visit your home personally, not just to measure, but to get a feel for your space, your needs and your vision.
Services
Dressing Rooms designs and makes by hand curtains, blinds and accessories in our West Sussex studio. Every project is individual, with designs, fittings and finishing made just for you and your home. We'll start with a free consultation in your home, where we'll find out what your vision is and how we can help you realise it.
We design, hand make and fit bespoke curtains and soft furnishings that perfectly match your vision and lifestyle. Completely redesigning your home? Want to freshen up a tired or dated look? Whether you know exactly what you want, or you need help to make your ideas pop, we'll join you in your project.
Every Dressing Rooms curtain is handmade to your exact specifications, to fit your style and space. Karen provides an amazing service and is very talented - she's just wonderful and we are really happy with the solution she came up with for our front door. Before Karen made and fitted our curtain that is attached to our front door (so no problems opening/closing it), we had cold air coming in through the glass and small gap at the bottom.
A made-to-measure blind fits your window - and your style - perfectly, with no cutting, fiddling or compromise. We would like to thank Karen Rainford of Dressing Rooms for her excellent work in dressing eleven windows and a bed-head over the past six months.
She provided a clear quotation, answered numerous queries with great patience, was flexible and innovative in her approach to our ideas, paid good attention to detail, dealt with any hiccups promptly and kept to her original quote.We are very pleased with the actual workmanship and hanging of the curtains and blinds as well as the fitting of the poles tracks and bed-head.
She provided a clear quotation, answered numerous queries with great patience, was flexible and innovative in her approach to our ideas, paid good attention to detail, dealt with any hiccups promptly and kept to her original quote.We are very pleased with the actual workmanship and hanging of the curtains and blinds as well as the fitting of the poles tracks and bed-head.
We'll advise you on the options that will fit your space and design preferences and help you choose them alongside your curtains. Suppliers we use include Silent Gliss, Forrest, Bradley Collection, Hunter & Hyland and Cameron Fuller.
My recent experience with Dressing Rooms has been very positive, I felt that Karen listened to what I wanted & gave excellent advice on how to achieve it, the quality and construction of my curtains are superb and I would happily recommend the company to my friends.
My recent experience with Dressing Rooms has been very positive, I felt that Karen listened to what I wanted & gave excellent advice on how to achieve it, the quality and construction of my curtains are superb and I would happily recommend the company to my friends.
Reviews (4)
Meghan Fenn
Jun 17, 2019
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Karen provides an amazing service and is very talented - she's just wonderful and we are really happy with the solution she came up with for our front door. Before Karen made and fitted our curtain that is attached to our front door (so no problems opening/closing it), we had cold air coming in through the glass and small gap at the bottom. We didn't want a huge thick curtain that made opening and closing the door a pain and also wanted something that looked nice. Karen's solution is perfect! We love the fabric and the look of it and most importantly, we finally have a much warmer house!! Highly
Sarah Alexander
Nov 11, 2018
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Nicola B.
Sep 05, 2018
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David Babington-Smith
Jul 04, 2018
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If you need curtains made by a high-quality and reliable person, then I definitely recommend Karen. She did a brilliant job in my new house in Ealing. It was quite a large task. Karen was great from the beginning, helping me to choose the right fabric - and everything she made up fitted perfectly. Before I met Karen I had made to order curtain blinds from John Lewis. Although the quality of material was good, nothing quite fitted correctly. So if you are thinking of getting new curtains, definitely go for a pro.
