Sheers

Let Light In Without Giving Up Daytime Privacy with Sheer Curtains

Too much light can wash out a room. Too little, and it feels flat. Add neighbours close by and it’s hard to strike the right balance between comfort and privacy. That’s where sheer curtains come in. These soft window coverings offer a simple way to filter light and create calm, airy spaces without feeling on display.

From how they function to where they work best, there’s plenty to consider before settling on a style. At Carpet Court, we know how to tailor the look to your home with custom-made window curtains and expert advice from our team. The key is knowing how they work, and how to match them with your home’s layout and light needs.

How Sheer Curtains Shape Light and Lift a Room

Sheer curtains are more than just a finishing touch. Made from lightweight, light-filtering fabrics, they soften harsh sunlight and help create calm, balanced interiors across your living spaces. With Carpet Court’s sheer curtain range, you can:

• Enjoy natural light without the glare
• Maintain daytime privacy while keeping rooms open
• Diffuse light to reduce fading on floors and furnishings
• Add softness to hard surfaces or bare window frames
• Make small rooms feel larger and brighter
• Soften architectural features in modern or minimalist homes

Whether it’s a floor-to-ceiling window in the living room or a narrow space needing a subtle lift, our sheer curtain fabrics help you shape the mood and movement of a room with ease.

Sheer Curtain Styles That Work With Your Home

The way your curtains hang can change how a room feels. That’s why Carpet Court’s sheer curtain styles are designed to work with your space, your layout and the way you live. Whether you’re after a soft window treatment or something more defined, there’s a style that fits. Here’s what you’ll find in our sheer curtain range:

• S-Fold Curtains: These pleat sheer curtains give you smooth, even folds that drop cleanly from the curtain header to the floor. They sit just under the curtain track or curtain rod for a tidy, understated finish. If you like a simple, modern look, especially on wide windows, this one works well.
• S-Wave Curtains: These sit a little higher, with soft wave-like curves that add fullness and movement. The fabric acts as a light diffuser, softening the sun without blocking it out. They suit floor-to-ceiling windows and help draw the eye upward, which can make smaller rooms feel taller and more open.
• Veri Shades®: These look like sheer curtains but act like blinds. The soft fabric folds hang freely, and you can rotate them to let light in or block it out—all without cords or chains. They’re easy to use, quiet to operate and ideal for busy living areas or large doorways where you want light control without fuss.

Every style is custom made to suit your window size, curtain track and the way you want your room to feel. You can customise the fabric too, with a wide range of sheer curtain fabrics including easy-care 100% polyester like our Sicily range and soft linen blends like our Seattle collection.

Layering Sheer Curtains for Texture, Privacy and Style

When you layer sheer curtains with other window treatments, you get the best of both worlds—natural light during the day and privacy or room darkening at night. It’s also a great way to add softness and depth to your living spaces without blocking the view. Here are a few ways you can do that effectively:

• Install double curtain tracks to pair sheer curtains with blockout curtains for full coverage at night and soft light filtering during the day
• Use roller blinds behind sheers for a sleek, minimal look that still gives you light control and privacy
• Combine Roman blinds with sheers to bring texture and structure into classic or coastal interiors

When layering, your heading style can make a difference too. Pinch pleat, pencil pleat curtains, and eyelet curtain styles add a more tailored finish when used with blockouts or heavy fabrics, while sheers bring softness to balance the structure. For a more casual look, tab top curtains are also available in our wider curtain range.

Let Carpet Court Help You Get the Look You Want

Whether you’re after soft light, daytime privacy or a custom finish that ties into your home décor, our Australian-made sheer curtains are designed to work with your space, not against it. Book a free consultation to get tailored advice and a professional measure. And if you have questions before you head to checkout, our FAQs page is a good place to start.

You can also visit your local Carpet Court showroom to view our sheer curtain range in-store, feel the fabrics, and chat with our team about how to layer sheers with other window treatments like blockout curtains, Roman blinds or roller blinds. With a network of over 200 locally owned stores right across Australia, we make it easy to get expert help wherever you are—no need to tackle it as a DIY project.