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Curtains for a living room facing the afternoon sun

White sheer closed across a living-room glass wall with towers soft behind it, light beige lined curtains open at both ends, a grey sofa — Living room curtains
Light by day, cover at night
Made to measure in our workshop
Price on visit

When the afternoon sun reaches your sofa, curtains for a living room work best as two layers used at different hours. Close the sheer on the glass side at 3 pm, and the lined curtain over it after dark. With no sun and nobody looking in, one lined curtain will do. The home visit to measure is free.

Last updated 23 October 2026

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Which of these describes your living room?

You can't see the screen after lunch

A west window puts the sun on the screen from early afternoon. A sheer cuts the glare without darkening the room. If the room is empty in the hottest hours, close the lined curtain while the sun is still off the glass. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) advises households to shade glass in summer.

The glass rises two storeys

Shop lengths stop well short of glass this tall, so we measure the drop on site. Most of our fabrics come 280 to 320 cm wide, which lets a drop up to that size go without a horizontal join. Our fitters bring scaffolding for double-height glass, charged separately. Where nobody can reach, a motor draws the curtain.

You rent and would rather not drill

Every track and blind we fit is screwed in place, so agree the holes with your landlord first. We don't fit tension rods, stick-on brackets or other no-drill systems. When you move out, we take the tracks down, though filling the holes and painting aren't part of our work.

Your three quotes don't match

One quote covers a single curtain, another two layers, and the third leaves out the fitting. Ask all three to price the same set-up: both layers with their lining, the full track length, the drop and the fitting. Ours prices each window separately, with each part on its own line.

Light grey ceiling-to-floor curtains open at both sides of double-height villa glass, palms and villas beyond, a mezzanine at the right — Curtains on double-height glass

Are curtains or blinds better for a living room?

In most living rooms, curtains come first. A blind earns its place in two spots: behind the curtain for the 3 pm glare, and across a sliding door used all day. After dark, a lined curtain or a closed vertical blind gives the cover.

Sheer at 3 pm

Lined after dark

Two layers on one window

Living-room set-ups at 3 pm and after dark
Set-up	At 3 pm	After dark	Skip it if
Both: sheer and lined curtain	Sheer for glare, curtain for direct sun	Curtain closed	No sun on the glass and nobody looking in
Lined curtain, sunscreen roller behind	Blind down, curtain open	Curtain closed, blind up	The window is a door used all day
Lined curtain alone	Glare, or closed and dim	Curtain closed	You use the room in the afternoon
Sheer alone	Soft light and the view	See-through with the lamps on	Neighbours can see in
Vertical blind on a sliding door	Slats turned against the sun	Slats closed	You'd rather see folds than slats

Sheer, lined curtain, roller blind: where does each one hang?

The sheer
Glass side
Pulled across in the afternoon: less glare, and you can still see out.
The lined curtain
Room side
Its lining faces the glass: ask for a pale one. A dim-out lining leaves the room dim; a blackout one makes it dark.
The roller blind
Inside the window frame
In sunscreen fabric, lowered at 3 pm while the curtain stays open.

Where do the curtains go when the balcony door is open?

One curtain pulled towards the fixed glass keeps the balcony doorway clear when the door is open. It gathers over that glass, or the wall beside it, on a track long enough to hold it there. We measure the space the open curtain takes at the visit.

A pair: it parts in the middle, so half of it gathers at the edge of the doorway and can narrow it.
The hem: about 1 cm above the floor, or cut about 10 cm longer to rest on it, closing the gap where light shows underneath. A resting hem picks up dust and sand, and has to be pulled clear before the door slides.
A door used all day: a vertical blind tilts for light and is drawn back only to walk through. A wave heading on a ceiling track slides back in even folds, and a motorized track can draw it for you.
Renting: a longer track means new holes. Under Article 19 of Dubai Law No. 26 of 2007, changes need the landlord's permission. Article 21 has you hand the flat back in its original state (Khaleej Times explains both). Some leases allow drilling, with the holes repaired when the tenancy ends. This is information, not legal advice.
Fitting day in a tower: many towers want a permit before a contractor comes in. We arrange what the building asks of us as the contractor. An NOC that must come from you, as owner or tenant, you obtain and pass on to us.

Sizing it yourself? See a 240 cm window worked through. For looks, compare curtain headings side by side, then browse curtains by type.

On the glass

Past the frame

Where the open curtain gathers

How do you get from a call to fitted curtains?

The Curtains Dubai measures your living-room windows at a free home visit, makes the curtains in its own workshop, and puts them up itself.

Curtain samples with pinked edges on a beige sofa arm by tall glass, from white and ivory voile to greige and mocha brown, towers behind — Samples by the afternoon glass

Call or WhatsApp us
Send a photo of the glass from the sofa, with the sun on it, and say if a door slides there.
The free home visit
Each window is measured from where its track will sit, and we agree one layer or two. We bring fabric samples to hold up against your afternoon light, anywhere in Dubai. A deposit confirms the order.
Made in our workshop
Most orders are fitted 3 working days after you approve them; large or complicated ones take longer. Need the room ready by a certain day? Tell us at the visit.
Fitting day
If there's a balcony door, slide it open and check the curtain clears it. Our workmanship carries a 2-year warranty. The free home visit is where we work out how many layers you need, where the door's curtain gathers, and whether tall glass needs a motor.

Living room curtains: cost, colour, style and cleaning

Anything else, ask on the phone: 050 257 7765

How much do living room curtains cost in Dubai?

Each layer is priced per m² of fabric, made and fitted, from 50 for blackout and 40 for sheer. The fabric you choose sets the final price. Fabric is the window's width × height × fullness (2.5 for wave or eyelet, 2 for pinch pleat), at least 6 m² per layer. A roller blind or a motor is priced separately.

Which colour curtains suit a living room?

Beige, white and grey curtains tend to go with most sofas, floors and walls, so they are the easy place to start. For heat, what counts is the lining on the glass side: a pale one turns more of the sun back than a dark one.

What curtain ideas work in a modern living room?

Plain fabric in even folds, hung from ceiling to floor, tends to suit a modern room and can make the ceiling look higher. Those folds come from a wave heading. A large pattern across a whole glass wall can look busy. Pinch pleats tend to suit a classic room, eyelets on a pole a casual one.

Can living room curtains be cleaned without taking them down?

Yes, for dust: run a vacuum's soft brush down each curtain on low suction. A stain, or a sheer gone grey, means taking it down for a wash or a dry cleaner, and the care label says which. We don't offer curtain cleaning.

Curtains for a living room facing the afternoon sun