Curtain.lt guides
Practical guides for the windows in your home
Articles on measuring, fabrics, light control and the most common mistakes, so you can decide with confidence.
The curtain guide
A complete guide to curtains: made to measure or ready-made, sheer and blackout, fabrics and how they fall, how an order runs, and what suits each room.
Curtain heading types
How wave, pencil pleat, pinch pleat and eyelet headings differ, how much fabric each needs, and which one needs a ceiling track.
Types of window dressings
Curtains, roman blinds, roller blinds, blinds and poles compared by function and by room, with common mistakes and when to use two together.
How to choose curtains
Choose curtains by room, lining, fullness, heading and track, with guide prices per metre and the mistakes that most often lead to a wrong order.
How to hang curtains
Hang curtains on a pole in seven steps: tools, marking, plasterboard fixings, checking the level, and the mistakes that matter most.
How to measure windows for curtains
Width, drop, track length and fullness: how to measure a window yourself, the mistakes to avoid, and when to have it measured for you.
Layering sheer and lined curtains
How sheer and lined curtains differ, why sheers give no privacy at night, how a double track layers both, and what each costs per metre.
Window dressings compared
Curtains, blinds, roller blinds, roman blinds and pleated blinds compared on twelve points, with typical prices, verdicts by room and child safety.
How to fit roller blinds
How to fit roller blinds on a uPVC window frame, in the recess or on the wall: measuring at three points, fixing, chain safety and fixing without drilling.
How to fit a curtain track
Measuring, bracket spacing, fixings for concrete, brick and plasterboard, and eight steps to fit a curtain pole or track, with the commonest mistakes.
Curtain track types compared
Ceiling, recessed, wall-fixed and electric curtain tracks compared by interior, heading, blackout need and price per metre, with fitting steps.
Day and night roman blind prices
What a day and night roman blind costs: making per m², mechanism by width, fabric and fitting, with a worked example of about €480 for one window.
Wooden blinds: real wood or faux
Basswood from €56/m², faux wood from €48/m²: four tests for choosing between them, slat widths from 25 to 65 mm and the largest sizes.
Motorised roman blinds
Battery or wired motor, Somfy or Brel, control and automation, and when motorised roman blinds pay off. A manual blind cannot be converted to electric.
The best curtains
Made-to-measure curtains against web-shop and network suppliers: fabric origin, how they are made, measuring and warranty, with common questions answered.
The best curtain tracks
Ceiling aluminium tracks compared with wall poles and web-shop tracks, with answers on plasterboard, radiators and electric tracks.
The best roller blinds
Cassette, day and night and blackout roller blinds compared on fit, warranty and fitting, with answers on drilling, kitchens and energy.
The best roman blinds
Roman blinds compared on making, removable fabric and care, with answers on washing, double blinds, lead times and fabrics for families.
The best blinds
Wooden, aluminium and vertical blinds compared, with answers on bathrooms, offices, cleaning wooden blinds and motorising blinds.
Roller blinds for children's rooms
Which roller blinds suit a child's room: blackout for sleep, cordless or motorised for EN 13120 safety, and prices from €45 by window size.
Blackout curtain fabrics compared
Six blackout fabrics compared by light blocking, care, texture and price per metre, with the room each suits and what one window costs with making.
The cost of curtain measuring
Measuring is free in Vilnius, and in Kaunas and Klaipėda on orders of €200 or more; elsewhere the visit is paid. What a visit includes.
The cost of curtains with fitting
What curtains with fitting cost in 2026: five quote components, four levels from about €160 for a standard window, and room-by-room examples.
Choosing a curtain pole or track
Ceiling or wall-fixed, single or double, tube or track: six questions to answer before buying a curtain pole or track, with a quick table and diameters.
When to choose roman blinds
Roman blinds suit small rooms, recess windows and windows with furniture or a radiator below. Compared with curtains: stack height, linings and fabrics.
Roman blinds for kitchens
Choosing roman blinds for a kitchen: fabrics that resist grease and damp, measuring, safety under EN 13120, prices from €90 and five common mistakes.
Venetian or roller blinds?
Slatted blinds and roller blinds compared on light control, privacy, care and price, with advice for a bedroom, kitchen, living room and bathroom.
Blinds or curtains?
Venetian blinds, vertical blinds or curtains compared on twelve points, with a verdict for six rooms, layered options, EN 13120 safety and prices.
Roller blinds or curtains?
Roller blinds or curtains? A ten-point comparison, verdicts for six rooms, layered options, prices from €35 and the five mistakes we see most often.
Roman blinds for bedrooms
Roman blinds for a bedroom: blackout fabrics, side channels, chain, cordless or motorised mechanisms, prices from €110 and the five mistakes to avoid.
Roman or roller blinds for a kitchen?
Roman blinds or roller blinds above the hob and sink: an eight-point comparison, grease-resistant fabrics, hob distance, EN 13120 safety and prices.
Curtain care
Washing, steaming, linen, blackout and stain removal: how to look after curtains and stop them shrinking, with care for each of our fabrics.
Are electric curtain tracks worth it?
Electric curtain tracks from €170 per metre: battery or wired motor, remote, app and voice control, a full price example and who benefits most.
Recessed curtain tracks
How deep and high a ceiling recess for a curtain track should be, where the LED strip and the motor cable go, and what to tell the plasterboard fitters.
Motorised curtains in a smart home
Cable or battery, a Wi-Fi hub, voice control and scenes: what to decide during a renovation so motorised curtains work with your smart home.
Vertical blinds: 89 mm or 127 mm
When to choose vertical blinds, which louvre width suits your window and what decides the price: a practical guide with comparison tables.
Pleated blinds
How pleated blinds differ from roller blinds, how top-down/bottom-up works, and what pleated blinds for roof and awkward windows cost.
How to choose kitchen curtains
Damp-resistant fabrics, short lengths and fitting by the hob: a practical guide to choosing curtains for a kitchen window.
Measuring a curtain recess
Recess depth by heading (10–25 cm), track length, fitting height and a checklist for the plasterboard fitters, to settle before the ceiling is closed.
Curtains for awkward windows
Curtains and blinds for tall lofts, sloping attic windows and trapezoid windows: fixings, measuring on site, pleated blinds and what to expect.
Sheer curtain fabrics and care
How voile, net sheer, organza and linen differ in light, privacy and care, with washing steps and a price guide per metre.
Curtain length and fullness
Floor-length, pooled or to the sill: how to choose curtain length, and how much fullness each heading needs (1.5×, 2×, 2.5×), with a table.
Measuring and fitting roman blinds
Fitting a roman blind in the window recess or on the wall above it: how to measure, the stack height rule, and what the price covers.
Curtain lining types
How standard, blackout, dim-out and thermal curtain linings differ, when a curtain needs one, and what each lining costs.
Vertical blind prices
Vertical blinds from €39/m². How to choose between 89 mm and 127 mm louvres, how to work out stack-back, fabric against PVC, and care.
Curtain draping
What curtain draping is, how it differs from heading tape, which fabrics need it, how to do it at home and what professional draping costs.
Terrace curtains for wind
Which outdoor fabric stands up to the weather, how to fix curtains against wind with eyelets at the top and bottom, and how to measure an open terrace.
Hanging curtains without drilling
Four ways to hang curtains without drilling: tension pole, adhesive hooks, magnetic pole and Klemmfix clamps, with weight limits and when to drill.
Condensation and mould behind curtains
Why damp and mould collect behind curtains at a cold window, and how an air gap, ventilation and damp-resistant blinds prevent it.
Keeping a room cool with curtains
Light colours, reflective linings, window orientation and closing by day and opening at night: how curtains and blinds keep a room cooler in summer.
Jacquard or printed fabric?
What jacquard fabric is, why a woven pattern outlasts a printed one, what damask is and how to tell them apart with a sample in your hand.
Curtains during a renovation
Planning curtains during a renovation: ceiling recess depth, power for an electric track, what to tell the builders, and when to measure and order.
Curtain heading tapes explained
How pencil pleat, flat pleat, twin and wave tapes form the pleats, how much fabric each takes (1.5–2.5× fullness) and which track suits each.
Brel curtain motors explained
Brel Home motors for curtain tracks: the wired Wi-Fi and battery models, remote, app, voice assistants and how the end positions are set.
How to choose a curtain colour
How to pick a curtain colour from a fabric palette: daylight and evening light, wall and floor tones, shadows in the folds and when to check a sample.
How the curtain visualiser works
What the AI does with your window photo and a chosen fabric, how to photograph the window, and what the picture does not show.