We’ve got some seriously big windows – virtually all of them are floor to ceiling in height. So sorting out our window coverings was always going to be complex.

Luckily we popped into Kresta on the weekend up on Tawa Drive in Albany because they have been awesome to work with ever since.

We’ve always been thinking of using curtains in our bedrooms and roller blinds in our living area. After looking at photos of the house, our flooring and paint colours, the Kresta team took us around the showroom to show us their recommendations. First up – curtains.

We’d come in hoping to find a linen-like fabric and lo and behold, the first samples they showed us were exactly what we were looking for. A beautiful set of neutral fabrics with a lovely, subtly textured finish. It was like they’d read our minds. But there were still so many colours to choose from and details to decide on.

We faced a similar conundrum when we started to look at the huge array of roller blinds. Even after narrowing down our colours and materials, we were still a tad overwhelmed and confused. Fortunately the Kresta guys brought us back on track, helping us to refine everything down to a handful of preferred options.

The great thing about Kresta is all of their products are custom made to perfectly fit your home. This gave us the opportunity to review our short list of fabrics in the house a few days later when the guys came around to measure up our windows.

It was amazing how some of our in-store favourites looked completely different once in the house, making our decisions much easier. For our curtains we’ve decided to go with the linen-like fabric by James Dunlop called Pegasus Cavalier in a light grey colour called cloud, with a separate ivory coloured, black-out lining sewn in.

Meanwhile in our living pod we’ve opted for motorised, double view roller blinds. On the rear roll we chose a grey, semi-transparent sun screen, while at the front we went with an ivory, black-out fabric. The two independent layers will give us more flexibility, providing filtered shade during the day and complete privacy at night.

Can’t wait to see them in the house now!

The Kresta showroom on Tawa Drive in Albany

Kylie with some of Kresta’s vast collection of curtain fabrics we could choose from.

The linen-like Pegasus Cavalier fabric by James Dunlop that we chose for our curtains. We picked the colour called cloud, the light grey one third from the top.

We chose to go with a double view set up for our roller blinds, with a black-out fabric like this in the front, and a grey sun shade on a separate layer behind.