Hedley Quick

03/09/2026

The track you choose affects everything that comes after it.

A standard track works on a simple runner system. The curtain hangs from hooks or rings and draws open from a central point or one side. It is reliable, widely used, and works well for most conventional windows. The heading style - pinch pleat, eyelet, pencil pleat - determines how the curtain looks when it is drawn and when it is open.

A wave track works differently. The curtain is attached to evenly spaced gliders that are connected by a cord, which means the fabric moves in uniform, continuous folds rather than gathering at the sides when opened. The result is a clean, consistent wave from top to bottom whether the curtain is open or closed. It suits contemporary interiors particularly well and works best with fabric that has enough weight to hold the wave shape.

The practical difference comes down to two things. First, the look you are after - a wave track has a specific aesthetic that not every room calls for. Second, the ceiling or wall structure, because wave tracks are often ceiling-mounted and the fixing needs to suit the space.

Neither is better. They are different tools for different results. The conversation about which one is right for your room should happen before a single measurement is taken.

Come in and we will show you both in the showroom.

28/08/2026

Your winter curtains have done their job. Now they deserve a rest.

Heavy lined fabric is exactly what a room needs when the days are short and the air is cold. But as the we move into spring, those same qualities start working against you. A thermal lining that kept warmth in now traps heat. Thick fabric drawn against a summer window holds the heat in a room rather than letting it breathe.

Lighter fabric on the same track can make a noticeable difference to how cool a room feels through the day. Not a rule - just something worth knowing before the temperature climbs.

hedleyquickcurtains.co.za | 043 726 3370

28/08/2026

The roller blind is one of the most underestimated window treatments in a room.

No gathered fabric, no heading style to consider, no stack when it opens. Just a clean, flat surface that manages light precisely and disappears when you do not need it. In a room where the architecture is doing the work, that restraint is exactly right.

The detail that most people miss is the fabric choice. A roller blind in a light-filtering fabric diffuses glare without killing the view. A blackout fabric does the opposite completely. Getting that call right changes how the room feels at every hour of the day.

Browse our roller blind range at hedleyquickcurtains.co.za or come in and see the fabric options in person.

hedleyquickcurtains.co.za | 043 726 3370

14/08/2026

The best feature in the house moves on its own.

That is what Client V told Riana after we completed this smart home installation. Motorised curtains and blinds integrated seamlessly into the home automation system - light and privacy controlled exactly the way the space demands, without lifting a finger.

A project like this does not happen alone. Credit to Architects Unbound - Pty Ltd. for the vision, Stuart Graham Fabrics for the fabric, and AV Concepts for the automation integration that brings it all together.

hedleyquickcurtains.co.za | 043 726 3370

12/08/2026

When someone lets you into their home, you show up properly.

Equipped and experienced. Our installation teams treats every job - whether it is a single blind or a full house of curtains - with the same level of care. Because the fabric we make in our workroom deserves to be hung correctly, and your home deserves people who know what they are doing.

This is what a Hedley Quick installation looks like.

05/08/2026

A curtain does not always dress a window.

At Life St Dominic's Rehabilitation Centre, our curtains create privacy, define space, and move exactly the way they need to in a working clinical environment. Wave track dividers in the open areas. Curved tracks in the ablution spaces. Every installation specified for function first, without sacrificing how it looks.

This is the kind of work most people never think about - until it needs to be done properly.

03/08/2026

A rehabilitation centre is a place people spend long days in. Sometimes difficult ones.

The right environment does not fix that. But it can make it easier to bear. A corridor worth walking down. A workspace that feels calm rather than clinical. Small things that quietly signal that someone thought carefully about the people who would be here.

At Life St Dominic's we installed two wallpapers across two very different spaces. A bold tropical botanical in the dining area - warm and generous. A marble effect paper in the workspace - still and considered. Same project. Two completely different things a space can say to the people inside it.

This is what we think about when a brief goes beyond the domestic.

hedleyquickcurtains.co.za | 043 726 3370

03/08/2026

01/08/2026

Pattern does not clash. Scale does.

When you mix prints in a room, and you should, the secret is in the relationship between them. A large illustrative print needs a smaller geometric or organic pattern to sit beside it, not compete with it. Here, a detailed wildlife print and a tonal spot work together because neither is fighting for the same visual space.

Colour does the same work. These cushions share an olive and neutral base that connects them to the leather and the curtains behind without anyone having to think too hard about why it feels right. That is the point. When it works, it looks effortless.

Material adds the final layer. Print on a soft woven ground reads differently to print on a crisp cotton. The texture of what is behind the pattern changes how the colour lands in the room.

This is what we think about before anything gets made. Come in and let us show you what the right combination can do for your space.

31/07/2026

Most people come in knowing what they don't want. Very few know exactly what they do.

That is what we are here for.

The showroom at 12 Western Avenue is set up to help you see things together before you commit to anything. Fabrics alongside furniture. Cushions against curtains. Rugs under everything. The combinations that work in a room work here first, in front of you, before a single measurement is taken.

Our team has been doing this long enough to ask the right questions. What is the light like in the room? What is already in there that you love? What feeling are you trying to create? The answers get you somewhere specific rather than somewhere approximate.

Come in. There is no pressure and no obligation. Just good advice from people who know their craft.

12 Western Avenue, Vincent, East London