Freestanding bathtub beside a window dressed with an Emily Daws patterned café curtain
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Four Fabrics for Café Curtains

Café curtains offer privacy without sacrificing natural light. Four original patterns, all featured in the Southern Living Idea House, bring a distinct point of view to the window.

September 20264 min read

Café curtains offer privacy without sacrificing natural light — a small, tailored treatment that softens a window and still lets the day in.

Four of our original patterns were made for exactly this: hung at the sink, the tub, the vanity. Each brings a distinct point of view to the window, and each was featured in the 2024 Southern Living Idea House on Johns Island.

Salt Marsh

Salt Marsh in Laurel café curtain at a bathtub with an unlacquered brass tub filler
Salt Marsh in Laurel
Close detail of Salt Marsh fabric in Laurel on linen
Fabric detail

Inspired by the Lowcountry horizon, Salt Marsh captures coastal grasses and winding waterways in an open, tonal pattern.

Sweetgrass

Sweetgrass in Bloom café curtains styled at a window
Sweetgrass in Bloom
Close detail of Sweetgrass fabric in Bloom
Fabric detail

Watercolor strokes recall the staggered stitches of Charleston's traditional sweetgrass baskets.

Hemlock

Hemlock in Frost café curtains at a vanity with a scalloped mirror in the Southern Living Idea House
Hemlock in Frost
Close detail of Hemlock fabric in Frost
Fabric detail

Drawn from tall Carolina pines, Hemlock forms a versatile vertical stripe with intricate, lace-like detail.

Harbor

Harbor fabric in Celadon styled in a light-filled room
Harbor in Celadon
Close detail of Harbor fabric in Celadon
Fabric detail in Celadon

A delicate all-over pattern inspired by the shifting surface of coastal waters.

See the patterns in your own space.

Order swatches to compare color, scale and linen ground before selecting yardage.

Order Swatches

Seeing a pattern at full scale begins with seeing the material itself.

Cut swatches are available through the studio for reviewing color, ground, texture and scale before specifying a project.