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Motorised Blinds for Award Winning Home
HIA 2025 VICTORIAN HOME OF THE YEAR
SOM motorised blinds melbourne
grollo homes | harkaway manor | ben yusop
bespoke curtains and motorised blinds
SUBURB
Harkaway, Melbourne, VIC
BUILD TYPE
Custom-designed new home by Grollo Homes |Interiors by Ben Yusop
BRIEF
The window furnishings for this new home needed to complement its traditional architectural features while integrating seamlessly with modern home automation. The brief called for a balance of aesthetics and everyday functionality, with motorised blinds discreetly concealed and sheer curtains adding softness and privacy without compromising the architectural detailing. In the dedicated home theatre, fabrics created by the client’s design team would add a highly personal element, making the window furnishings unique to the home.
SOLUTIONS
Motorised roller blinds were concealed within custom-recessed pelmets, with sheer curtains used throughout the living areas and bedrooms. Plantation Shutters and cellular honeycomb blinds provided privacy solutions in bathrooms and laundry spaces. Truly bespoke motorised home theatre curtains made from the client’s custom-designed fabric created a distinctive and highly personal finish, complementing custom-designed carpets and wallpaper used throughout the home.
SOM BLINDS | GROLLO HOMES | HIA HOME OF THE YEAR 2025
This incredible home in Harkaway on the outskirts of Melbourne demonstrates how window furnishings such as motorised blinds and custom curtains need to be an integral part of the overall design. Working alongside Grollo Homes and interior designer Ben Yusop, SOM Blinds designed and installed a complete window-furnishing solution that balanced aesthetics, functionality and automation in this beautiful custom-designed home.
The team at Grollo Homes collaborated with our experienced technicians well before any discussion of fabrics and colours.
AUTOMATION & DESIGN
The best motorised window furnishing outcomes start during the design phase. By involving us early, the Grollo Homes team was able to plan the structural and electrical requirements needed for seamless automation throughout the home. This included concealed wiring and recessed pelmets for the motorised blinds, together with appropriate fixing and support for the substantial custom curtains in the dedicated home theatre.
HIA CUSTOM BUILT HOME OF THE YEAR
Harkaway Manor was deservedly recognised at the 2025 HIA Victoria Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards, receiving HIA Home of the Year, for Victoria along with awards for Custom Built Home, Bathroom of the Year and Outdoor Kitchen.
A Complete Window Furnishing Solution
Concealed Motorised Blinds
One of the defining features throughout the home is what you can’t see. Purpose-built recessed pelmets conceal the many SOM60 motorised roller blinds, allowing them to disappear completely from view when not required for privacy, glare or sun control.
The result is a considered architectural finish that keeps the focus on the home’s detailing, expansive glazing and surrounding landscape.
Managing Light and Privacy
Large expanses of glazing can be controlled individually or together, providing effortless privacy, glare control and solar protection while maintaining the home’s refined aesthetic.
Early planning meant the recessed pelmets, wiring and fixing requirements for the motorised blinds could all be incorporated during construction, avoiding the compromises that can arise when window furnishings are considered too late.
IMPROVE ACOUSTICS USING CURTAINS
Throughout the living areas, bedrooms and bathrooms, custom-made sheer curtains soften the interior while preserving the classical architectural feel of the home.
Beyond their appearance, the sheers improve privacy, reduce glare, assist with acoustics and contribute to the home’s thermal comfort. Curtains improve acoustics by absorbing sound especially in large rooms with a lot of hard surfaces.
Each curtain was individually designed to suit its opening, ensuring consistent fullness, precise stacking and a finish appropriate for a home of this calibre.
Bespoke Home Theatre Curtains
One of the most distinctive spaces at Harkaway Manor is the dedicated home theatre.
Rather than selecting a standard fabric, the curtains were manufactured using stunning custom-designed fabric that incorporates imagery and references unique to the family.
The result is a highly personal feature that transforms the theatre into more than just an entertainment room, it becomes a space that reflects the people who live there.
It’s a reminder that custom window furnishings can contribute to the personality of a home just as much as its functionality.
Why Planning Window Furnishings Early Matters
Many of the details that make this project so successful were only possible because of the effort put into planning for window furnishings. The positioning, style, fabrics, colour of all of the blinds and curtains were carefully and properly considered during the design and construction process.
Early collaboration resulted in:
- perfectly sized pelmets
- expertly concealed wiring for motorisation
- curtain stacks were planned for, maximising views
- fixing points were positioned before plastering, this was especially important for the heavy velvet curtains used in the home theatre.
- seamless integration of window furnishings with automation system
- a considered part of the overall design
These details may not be immediately obvious once the home is complete, but they significantly improve both the appearance and long-term performance of custom window furnishings for any home. Like we’ve already said it’s the details you can’t see or might not notice that make the biggest difference!
Working with Builders and Architects
Projects of this standard rely on close collaboration between homeowners, builders, architects, interior designers and specialist trades such as our experienced window furnishing designers and technicians.
At SOM Blinds, we regularly work alongside project teams on prestige projects to ensure window furnishings are fully integrated into the design rather than becoming a late-stage decision.
Our involvement ideally begins during the planning phase, clients undertaking a Design Consultation with one of our experienced team allows us to advise on recessed pelmets, motorisation, electrical requirements, curtain clearances and product selection well before installation.
This proactive approach helps avoid compromises during construction, and it allows us to deliver a truly exceptional customised outcome such as we did for this stunning award winning home.
PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT
custom design & Builder
INTERIORS
Photographer
RECOGNITION
Exceptional homes deserve window furnishings that are planned with the same attention to detail as every other architectural element.
Whether you’re building a new home, renovating or working with an architect or builder, involving your window furnishing specialist early can make a significant difference to both the appearance and functionality of the finished result.
SOM Blinds works with homeowners, architects, interior designers and prestige builders throughout Melbourne to design, manufacture and install premium motorised blinds, custom curtains, shutters and external shading solutions that are tailored to each project.
If you’d like to discuss window furnishing options for your new home or renovation or perhaps you’d like to update your existing blinds and curtains to better suit your home and lifestyle call us on 03 98081807 to make a time to chat with one of our design team.