Portiere rods

Portiere rods allow a curtain to be placed over a door or over the doorless entrance to a room. The curtain then becomes a Portiere. Portieres are a good economical and ecological way to keep your house warm by covering the door thus insulating it from cold and draughts.

A Portiere rod (sometimes called a Drapery Arm or Swing Arm Door Curtain Pole) is basically a versatile curtain pole on a hinge. The portiere rod hinge can be fitted on the same wall as the door or on a side wall ( perpendicular to the door wall ). If the hinge is fixed on the same side as the door hinge, the curtain will open with the door. The curtain can be drawn or stacked out of the way just like on a normal curtain pole.

Not only are they great for keeping the house warm, portières can be the finishing touch to a style for a room.

We’ve looked at what’s out there and we’re confident that our wrought iron portiere rods are the best quality you’ll find compared to any others at any price.

The lead-time for portiere rod only orders is 8 weeks… however, none of the ridiculous prices found elsewhere!

“Hi,
Just wanted to write and say thank you for the portiere rod. My husband has fitted it today and it is perfect – just what I wanted”… (Elaine 2023)

Portières are great for keeping the cold out.

Properly made Portiere rods, better quality and value…Function and Form in perfect harmony!

• Strong wrought iron portiere arm formed from a single piece of 16mm solid bar (not two pieces welded together at the bend)
• Unique heavy duty hinge bracket made by ourselves from thick strap (no generic imports)
• End rest bracket (NB: fixes to wall not door)
• 4 rings per 30cm pro rata arm length included
• Button, Stopper or Plain Ball finial (see finials here)
• Beeswax or Traditional Black
• Up to 120cm for Portiere rods
• The whole package for £99 + carriage (curtain not included!) .
• The optional Spacer-plate is £10
• Pewter finish available (+ £20 )

Includes 16mm solid Arm, Hinge bracket, Rest bracket and plenty of rings.

Did you know that typically 35% of the heat lost in a house is through gaps in doors and windows?

“Thank you for the portiere, it looks great…”
Ralph (Feb 2023)

“The Portiere rod is really good and looks great fixed…” Brian (Feb 2023)

Jenny and Andy (March 2023)

How to Measure for a Portiere rod

Remember to allow any necessary clearance between the finial and wall so that the Portiere arm can swing freely. Measure in mm for higher accuracy in tight spaces. Please let us know whether you’re fixing to the door wall or side wall.

Fixing a portiere rod to the door wall.

Measure from outside edge of bracket (hinge) plate to the end of the finial.

Optional Spacer plate for Door wall fixing (£10).

Depending on how you want to use the Portiere (e.g if used just as a curtain pole), you may want a Spacer plate to mount behind the Portiere hinge bracket on the wall just for a little extra clearance. If necessary, you can always make your own from a piece of ply or wood to suit your particular requirement.

Hole Positions

Fixing a portiere rod to the side wall.

Measure from the wall to the end of the finial.

Are the Portiere’s self-closing?

For several reasons ours aren’t the mechanised self-closing type. These work using an arm screwed into the door face that then moves the curtain with the door. I stand to be corrected on this but on the examples I’ve seen the arm restricts the curtain from properly covering the leading edge and top of the door; so what’s the point of that? Secondly, sometimes you might just want to open and close the door without the curtain, so your options are limited there. And last but not least, it’s kind of a nice satisfying ritual to draw the portiere curtain by hand when those cold nights close in!

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Please find ordering information here