Sheer Vane VersaDrape
Sheer vanes filter daylight and soften glare. Turned open, they keep your view; turned closed, they blur the view in by day. Ask to see the sheer fabric ranges and colours at your measure.
Quote sheer vanesSoft fabric vanes on a single track that rotate for privacy and part as you walk through, made to measure for sliding doors and wide windows.
VersaDrape is a curtain made of soft fabric vanes hanging from a single track. Turn the wand and the vanes rotate, from open for light to closed for privacy. Nothing ties them together at the bottom, so you can walk straight through.
We measure, supply and fit it as part of our custom curtains in Sydney.
VersaDrape lets you walk through a closed curtain, because its fabric vanes hang free at the bottom and part around you.
On a sliding or stacker door, a normal curtain has to be opened every time someone goes outside. Family rooms want light control without losing the view. Pets and children push at ordinary curtains and pull them off their tracks.
So people look for curtains for sliding doors that behave like a blind. The closest familiar product is fabric vertical blinds, usually linked at the bottom.
VersaDrape is also different from vertical sheer blinds, a separate product. Think of it as a curtain-blind hybrid.
Each vane, a hanging strip of fabric, sits on its own carrier on one track, and a wand turns them together.
1. Open: the vanes turn side-on, so light and view come through.
2. Part way: the vanes angle to soften light and screen the view.
3. Closed: the vanes turn flat and overlap for privacy.
4. Stacked: the vanes draw to one or both sides to clear the opening.
The stack back is the space the drawn vanes take up at the side.
VersaDrape has the draped look of a curtain and turns like a vertical blind.
| Feature | VersaDrape | Standard curtain | Vertical blind |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Fabric vanes on a single track | One fabric panel on a track or rod | Stiff vanes, usually linked at the bottom |
| Operation | Wand turns and draws the vanes | Drawn by hand, wand or motor | Wand or cord turns the vanes |
| Walk through | Yes, open or closed | Only when open | Only when open |
| Cleaning | Vanes remove one at a time | Whole curtain taken down | Vanes wiped in place |
| Where to buy | Blind Inspiration, measured and fitted in Sydney | Curtain suppliers | Blind suppliers |
Choose a vane fabric for the light and privacy you want, or a different curtain if the window is not walked through.
Sheer vanes filter daylight and soften glare. Turned open, they keep your view; turned closed, they blur the view in by day. Ask to see the sheer fabric ranges and colours at your measure.
Quote sheer vanes
Opaque vanes use a denser fabric, so they give more privacy when turned closed. They suit doors and wide windows facing the street. Compare the fabric samples in your own light at the measure.
Quote opaque vanes
For a window that does not need to be walked through, a soft, fixed sheer filters the light. Our sheer curtains are made to measure in a choice of headings and fabrics.
See sheer curtains
For openings with room for a double track, sheer and blockout curtains hang one in front of the other. Draw the sheer for soft light by day and the blockout for privacy at night.
See dual curtainsVersaDrape lets you walk through, control light with one wand and keep your view.
The vanes part as you pass and fall back into line, so the curtain stays closed.
One wand turns every vane together, like a vertical blind, from open to angled to closed.
Turned open, the vanes soften the glare while you still see the garden.
Families with busy sliding doors share how it copes with daily traffic, how it looks and how the install went.
Every VersaDrape is measured, made to your opening and fitted on its track, starting with a free measure and quote or
showroom demo.
VersaDrape is turned with a wand, and each vane can be removed for cleaning. Your consultant confirms how your track operates, including any cords or chains on wide or motorised tracks. Any cord is fitted to the blinds, curtains and window fittings mandatory standard to keep it away from children.
To clean, lift the removable vanes off their carriers and follow the care label, whether that is a hand wash or dry cleaning.
The price depends on your opening, the fabric and whether you add a motor. Every quote is measured and written. Three things raise it:
Many of our curtain tracks can be motorised to turn and draw by remote, switch or app. Your consultant confirms the fit, and our motorised curtains page covers the options.
VersaDrape is a curtain made of fabric vanes on a single track. The vanes rotate like a blind, from open for light to closed for privacy, and part like a curtain as you walk through.
No. VersaDrape vanes are soft fabric and hang free at the bottom, so you can walk through them, open or closed. A vertical blind usually has stiffer vanes linked at the bottom.
Yes. You can walk through the door with the vanes open or closed, and they stack to the side to clear the opening completely. The how it works section above shows each position.
It depends on the vane position. Closed vanes give privacy, but open vanes let people see in when your lights are on. If you also need a dark room, look at our blockout curtains.
Yes. The vanes are not joined at the bottom, so they part as you pass and fall back into line behind you. You never need to touch the wand to get through.
The cost depends on the width and drop of your opening, the vane fabric and whether you add a motor. Every quote is measured and written, and sets out what the price includes.
Each vane lifts off its carrier, so you can wash one at a time. Follow the care label supplied with your curtain, then hang the vane back on its carrier.
Your consultant confirms at the measure whether a motorised track suits your opening. Motors can turn and draw the vanes by remote, switch or app. See our motorised curtains page.
VersaDrape makes more sense once you walk through it. Call before you visit to book a showroom demo, or book a free measure and quote at home. There is no pressure and no obligation to go ahead. Or contact us with questions.
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