Anyone used Hillarys for made to measure curtains?

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I want to get some curtains made for the bay window in our bedroom. I was planning to use Hillarys as I know they offer a home visit and made to measure service. Anyone got experience good or bad to share?

I’m sorry if this is really annoying (I don’t have any experience with Hillary’s) but I used curtainsmadeforfree.com and am so so pleased with mine. The fabric I chose has a very complex pattern and they have matched it perfectly on the seams, and also thought carefully about the best place for the top of the curtain given the pattern on the fabric

Thanks Chelsea, that's good to know. Did they come and visit you and measure up, advise you etc? How long did you have to wait for your curtains?

We’ve just used Hillary’s (for blinds not curtains) and they were absolutely fine. Came to the house with all correct ppe and social distancing measures in place. Blinds came within two weeks of being measured so all good.
You can also order free colour swatches prior to the home visit too.

I had Hilarys blinds out last weekend and was disappointed to be honest. I asked the sales rep to quote for 4 blinds and a set of curtains. It came in at over £1000, so I asked him to take the curtains off the quote, this seemed to piss him off and his whole demeanour changed ( the salesman act fell away) and he quickly packed up his bags and left. Odd thing was, I still wanted to have a quote for just the blinds but he refused to give me one. It was really bizzare, maybe they make their money on the curtains rather than the blinds?

I had Hilarys blinds out last weekend and was disappointed to be honest. I asked the sales rep to quote for 4 blinds and a set of curtains. It came in at over £1000, so I asked him to take the curtains off the quote, this seemed to piss him off and his whole demeanour changed ( the salesman act fell away) and he quickly packed up his bags and left. Odd thing was, I still wanted to have a quote for just the blinds but he refused to give me one. It was really bizzare, maybe they make their money on the curtains rather than the blinds?

I had the opposite, @WitsEnd2020, I had the Hilarys man out to measure for blinds and curtains and he measured up for blinds but he suggested I get curtains elsewhere because they are available for much less than Hilarys charge. The blinds I am very pleased with and I eventually got some really nice curtains from made.com. in the sale.
So, OP my advice would be have a look around to see if you can get any ready made curtains that might fit before you get any custom
made. But, Hilarys will probably do a good job if you don't mind paying.

My friend was telling me how fabulous Hillary’s was, so I made an appointment. The quote was really high, even with their “50% sale price”. Also, the salesman was trying to convince me that a dark grey fabric would look fine in my aqua greenish bathroom. It definitely wouldn’t! That annoyed me.

I then ordered blinds from a lady recommended locally on Facebook and they’re lovely. I then saw my friend’s blinds once installed and they are nowhere near as well finished as mine (hers are quite thin) and they cost about the same.

Maybe try looking for a recommendation for a curtain maker locally.

I've fallen in love with a fabric at Hillary's and not sure if I want to splurge or not.

Watching with interest!

I got a quote from them a few years' ago and found them to be very expensive. In the end, I used two different online companies (because I liked fabrics from two different websites) and my husband fitted them. They were great (one company better quality than the other) and we saved almost £1000.

I had a guy round to quote once, it took about a month to chase down the quote and then it was about £3k for some basic blinds and one set of curtains. I mainly needed perfect fit blinds which ordering from other companies online cost about £100 each, all in I actually spent £650 on blinds and £300 on a pair of floor length curtains online, so much cheaper. I feel like their salespeople must vary considerably as Hillary’s get very good reviews on Trustpilot

We had a quote a few years ago. But used a local independent guy was £1000 less for 8 blinds. Cost us just under £700 for the same blinds.

Blinds2go are made by the same company as Hillarys. We have their blinds and curtains throughout our house and they're fantastic quality

We used them for blinds. Get the quote and then wait a couple of weeks as they discounted further both in my experience and my parents'. We are happy with them. We had a very minor problem a few months later with the mechanism and they came back the day after I called to check it out.