Fabric, Without The Curtain Track
Custom Roman blinds, made to measure in your choice of fabric and fitted by the third generation of a family business trading since 1978. Through Brisbane, the Gold Coast and down to Byron Bay.
Why Lusso, Brisbane & Gold Coast
Buy Them For The Fabric, Not The Mechanism
If what you want is the warmth of a curtain on a window that has no room for one, a Roman is the answer. If what you want is to cover a large span cheaply, it is not — a Roman is a made piece of soft furnishing and it is priced like one. We will tell you which of those you are actually asking for.
The range
Local conditions
Put A Roman In The Rooms You Sit In
Where a Roman earns its place here is the room you actually live in — a living room, a bedroom, a study — where you want the softness of fabric on a window that is too small, too close to a wall, or too full of furniture to take a curtain. In a dry, conditioned room it will look exactly as good in ten years as it does on installation day.
The rooms worth a second thought are the wet ones. A Roman is a panel of fabric that sits still for months at a time, so a bathroom with one small window and no extraction, or a coastal bedroom shut up while you are away, is where fabric eventually marks along the bottom fold.
So we ask about ventilation before we quote fabric, and in the rooms where the answer is poor we will point you at something wipeable instead. That costs us the sale of a more expensive blind and saves everyone the conversation two summers later.
The detail that matters
A Roman blind is a curtain that folds instead of gathering
Everything that makes a Roman blind look right or look wrong happens in the make: how the folds are set, how the blind is lined, and how much of the window the stack sits over when it is up.
The face fabric is what you see and the lining is what the blind actually does. An unlined Roman filters light and shows the fabric's texture; a blockout lining darkens the room and gives the blind more body. It is worth deciding what you want the blind to do before you choose what you want it to look like, because the lining is not easy to change later.
When it is up, the folds stack at the top of the opening and sit over the glass. On a tall window that is barely noticeable; on a short one it can be a real bite out of the view and the light. If keeping the whole opening clear matters, a roller blind rolls away to far less.
Roman blinds are usually cord-operated, which puts them under the mandatory Australian standard for corded internal window coverings. It governs how the cord is secured and kept out of reach. In a child's room we would rather talk you into a cordless option or shutters than fit a cord you have to think about.
Brisbane & Gold Coast clients
Very Happy With Our Roman Blinds
Roman blinds are the one product in the range a client named unprompted in their review, which is a fair reflection of how people feel about them once they are up.
We had a great experience with lusso blinds. We are very happy with our Roman blinds. We highly recommend their service.
Sam & Morgan
I stumbled across Lusso by pure accident and was glad I did, I found Deb and the boys to be very prompt, professional and price competitive and was also glad of their experience when it came to choosing what curtains & blinds…
Marie
Thank you to Deb and the team for their guidance in selecting the perfect blinds and curtains for our home. Prompt service, great workmanship and professional to deal with.
Michael & Louise
Where they go
What we'd actually specify
Where a Roman does its best work — fabric and warmth on a window that has no room for a curtain. Mount above the reveal so the stack sits on the wall rather than over the glass.
QuoteBlockout lining, and be realistic about the sides. A Roman is not a blackout blind; light comes down both edges unless you fit it wall-to-wall or add a blockout blind behind.
QuoteFine over a sink or a bench that stays dry, and a bad idea directly above a cooktop. Fabric and cooking grease do not part company easily.
QuoteOnly where there is genuine ventilation. If the window is small and the extraction is poor, we will steer you to shutters instead, and we would rather do that than replace a marked blind.
QuoteOne of the few blinds that looks deliberate on a small window. A roller on a narrow opening can look like an afterthought; a Roman looks like it was chosen.
QuoteHow it works
Three steps, quote in 48 hours
We come to you anywhere on the Gold Coast. Detailed quote within 24 to 48 hours, valid for 30 days — no deposit to get a price.
We need the dimensions and the aspect of the room before we can quote. Aspect is not a formality — it decides the specification.
Itemised component by component, so you can see where the money actually goes. Valid for 30 days.
Nothing starts until you are 100% comfortable with the selections. We fit them and we come back if they need us.
Where we work
Brisbane and the Gold Coast
From Byron Bay to Brisbane, across the whole Gold Coast and inland to the hinterland. If you're anywhere on that stretch, we'll come to you.
Before you ask
More than a roller of the same size, because a Roman is a made piece of soft furnishing rather than a fabric on a tube. Fabric choice and lining drive most of the difference. We will not put a figure on a window we have not measured; you get an itemised quote within 24 to 48 hours of the measure, valid for 30 days.
With a blockout lining they stop light through the fabric, but the blind sits inside or over a reveal and leaves gaps at the sides. For a genuinely dark bedroom, fit the blind outside the reveal wall-to-wall, or pair it with a blockout blind behind it.
Only in a bathroom with real ventilation. Fabric that stays damp will eventually mark along the bottom fold, and this climate is not forgiving about it. If the window is small and the extraction is poor, shutters are the better answer and we will say so.
The folds stack at the head of the blind, so a raised Roman always sits over part of the opening. Mounting the blind above the reveal rather than inside it puts that stack on the wall instead of the glass, and it is the single easiest way to keep the view.
Fabric choice is the main reason people choose a Roman, and it is worth bringing anything you are trying to match to the measure — a cushion, a swatch, a photo of the next room. We will talk through what works as a blind, because not every furnishing fabric folds well.
We work from Byron Bay to Brisbane, covering the Gold Coast, the Tweed Coast and the Brisbane inner suburbs, and we travel nationwide for larger projects. If you are not sure whether you are in range, call us on (07) 5528 4006 and we will tell you straight away.
Get in touch
Free measure & quote, Gold Coast wide
Tell us which rooms and we'll come to you with the fabric range, measure properly, and tell you honestly which windows need side tracks and which don't.
