Banish those pesky draughts with our clever portieres that allow a curtain to be hung over a door without getting in the way of the door opening and closing. A portiere is designed with a swivel bracket that attaches to the door frame (or adjoining wall) at one end, and a support bracket attached to the back of the door at the other, so that the attached rod can move with the door.
Our 12mm button ended portieres are handcrafted from high quality forged iron that is painted in polished, and can be made to any length you require up to a maximum of 1.2m. If you have the space, we suggest making your rod longer than the width of your doorframe so that the curtain covers the crack where the door meets it. For more information about portieres and help with choosing and measuring your portiere, please read our handy
Guide to Portieres in the Jim Lawrence Knowledge Base.
HANDCRAFTED QUALITY AND CUSTOM SIZING
All
Jim Lawrence products are made using traditional metal working techniques and are hand finished to the very highest standards at our Suffolk workshop. To ensure your portiere is the correct length, we require the
length from the tip of the finial to the centre of the hinge (The hinge is 2cm wide).
- Rings are sold separately and can be purchased by clicking on 'Recommended Accessories'.
- We suggest 1 ring every 7/8cm but you may want more if your curtain fabric is particularly heavy.
We also manufacture a wide range of
curtain holdbacks and hooks to help keep your curtains tidy when drawn back.
FINISH
Polished: A gunmetal finish that highlights the natural colour of polished, lacquered iron for a vintage or industrial look that suits a contemporary setting and will update a traditional one. To produce the finish, we coat our steel products in a metallic lacquer that emulates the texture and patina of iron and gives the product great character that looks wonderful with grey or natural colourways and works particularly well with other metallic finishes such as nickel. Our Polished finish works well with natural building materials such as brick, stone, plaster and woodwork. To find out more about our finishes and how to look after them, please read our
Caring for Beeswax page in the
Jim Lawrence Knowledge Base. USEFUL RESOURCES
Blog: 3 Easy ways to banish draughts
Guide to our made-to-measure portieres
Made-to-measure curtains & blinds
Caring for painted products