Curtains and blinds for a sliding door
See each curtain and blind on a sliding door, in each colour. Tap a picture to see it larger.
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What suits a sliding door
Wave curtains, sheer and blockout, ivory. Sliding door. Wave curtains, sheer and blockout
Good for: Soft light by day, nearly dark when the blockout is drawn
Watch for: A thin edge of light can show at sides and centre; needs room to stack beside the open panel
Vertical blind. Sliding door. Vertical blind
Good for: Louvres turn for light and draw to one side to clear the door
Watch for: Needs stack-back room; a blind fixed in front must not trap the handle
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Sources
Written by Sill from makers' fitting guides and published safety guidance, and last read on 18 October 2026. Sources are listed below.
- Hallis Hudson: How to make a Silent Gliss curtain (PDF)
- Gerster: Newave wave curtain system (PDF)
- Direct Fabrics: Understanding curtain stacking and stack-back
- Tinsmiths: Triple pleats, measuring and fitting
- Curtains Made For Free: Curtain heading information
- Poles and Blinds: Integra Ultraglide fitting instructions (PDF)
- NBS Source: Silent Gliss SG 3840 cord-operated curtain track
- Bargain Blinds: How to measure curtains
- The Interiors Group: How to double track ready-made curtains
- Sleepout Curtains: How to prevent light gaps in blackout curtains
- Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission: Window blinds
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission: Window coverings safety alert (PDF)
- Direct Fabrics: Understanding curtain fullness
- House Digest: the curtain metric to consider if you want more daylight
- Curtain Master: Curtain heading styles explained
- Hallis Hudson: Arc adjustable bracket fitting instructions (PDF)
- RCA: Renaissance Orbit installation instructions (PDF)
- Poles and Blinds: Speedy IDC extendable bracket for 35 mm curtain poles
- Blinds 2go: What are eyelet curtains?
- Direct Fabrics: Made to measure curtains
- Jamilton Upholstery: Curtain hem weights
- Hacecuentas: Curtain fabric and window calculator
- Custom Blinds: Vertical blinds
- Blinds Online: Vertical blinds in South Africa
- Blinds Direct: Vertical 127 mm blinds
- Luminos Blinds: Panel vertical blinds
- Aluvert Cape: How to measure
- English Blinds: How to install vertical blinds (PDF)
- SIS catalogue: SS-EN 13120:2009+A1:2014, internal blinds
- Ludvig Svensson: Colourfastness
- Sill's notes from fitters' and makers' guides


