Motorised curtains — also called electric curtains or automated curtains — bring ease and sophistication to any window. With the touch of a remote control button, or through your smart-home system, you can open or close curtains on tall windows, wide spans or hard-to-reach areas without stretching or struggling. They’re especially valuable in homes with high ceilings, large glass areas, or for anyone who values accessibility and daily ease.
At Hay Interiors we create motorised curtains that don’t look technical. The motors are discreet, the tracks elegant, and the overall appearance stays soft and residential. We use quality Acmeda and Somfy motorisation, paired with curtains we make in our Nedlands workroom, for a result that is seamless, quiet and reliable.
Annie helps you decide whether motorisation is right for your windows. It’s especially worthwhile for:
We use Acmeda and Somfy motorisation — two of the most trusted systems in the Australian market — because they’re quiet, reliable and integrate with the home-automation platforms most Perth homes use. Both offer hardwired and rechargeable battery options, and both can be operated by remote control, wall switch, phone app or voice assistant. If you want full curtain automation, the same systems run on timers and light sensors, so curtains can close against the afternoon sun without anyone touching anything.
Annie advises on the right system for your windows, your home’s existing automation setup, and whether hardwired or battery suits your situation. If you’re building or renovating, flagging motorisation early lets us specify the right provisions in the wall and ceiling before everything is plastered — a small detail that saves significant cost later.
The honest answer is that it depends, and any Perth supplier quoting a single figure is guessing at your windows. What we can do is tell you what moves the number.
The track and the span. A motor has to move the weight of the curtain across the width of the opening. A three-metre window with a single sheer is a different job to a six-metre span carrying interlined blockout curtains, and the track and motor are specified accordingly.
Hardwired or battery. Rechargeable battery motors avoid electrical work entirely and suit retrofits — you charge them a couple of times a year. Hardwired motors cost more to install but never need charging, and make sense when you’re building or renovating and the wall is still open.
How many windows. Motorising one awkward window is a modest addition to a curtain order. Motorising a whole living area with a single control scene is a larger project, though the per-window cost usually falls as the number rises.
The curtains themselves. Fabric, fullness, lining and heading drive the cost of any curtain, motorised or not. Motorisation is an addition to that, not a replacement for it.
Annie will give you a firm figure once she has measured, and she’ll say plainly if she thinks a particular window doesn’t warrant motorising.
Motorisation is only as good as the curtains it moves. We make the curtains in-house — ensuring fabric weight, heading and interlining suit the chosen motor system — so everything works together reliably for years. Motorisation suits sheer curtains, blockout curtains and even acoustic curtains, and the same systems power our motorised roller blinds and motorised Roman blinds too.
Because we handle the curtain making and the motorisation specification together, you deal with one person — Annie — rather than coordinating between a curtain maker and a separate technology supplier. That simplicity saves time, avoids miscommunication, and means the finished result works exactly as planned. We install across the Perth suburbs we serve, from the western suburbs to the river and beyond.
The best way to begin is to visit our showroom in Nedlands. You can explore hundreds of fabric samples in natural light, see finished examples, and often watch work happening in the attached workroom. Annie or a member of the team is always happy to talk through possibilities and answer questions.
Alternatively, we can arrange an in-home consultation at a time that suits you. This has the advantage of enabling us to consider your actual windows and provide advice on the best window dressings for your space.
Either way, you will receive honest, expert guidance focused entirely on what is right for your windows and your home.
We look forward to helping you create window furnishings you will love for many years to come.
We use quality Acmeda and Somfy systems, both of which integrate with common home-automation platforms and offer hardwired or rechargeable battery options. Annie advises on the right system for your windows and home.
Yes — they can integrate with lighting, security and voice assistants, and be controlled by remote, wall switch or app. Annie will match the right control method to your existing setup.
For large, high or hard-to-reach windows, and for smart-home or accessibility needs, they add real daily value and protect fabrics from handling. For small, easily reached windows, Annie will tell you honestly if manual operation makes more sense.
Sometimes. It depends on the existing track and whether the curtain heading and weight suit a motor. In many cases a new track is needed anyway, and a rechargeable battery motor avoids any electrical work. Annie will look at what you have and tell you whether it’s worth converting or whether starting fresh makes better sense.
Quality systems are close to silent — a soft hum for the few seconds the curtain is moving. This is where the system choice matters, and it’s the main reason we use Acmeda and Somfy rather than cheaper motors. If you’re motorising a bedroom, come and hear one running in the showroom before you decide.
