Treat reflective perimeter areas
Use curtains at selected glazed or hard wall surfaces as part of the room treatment.
Restaurants & bars / APPLICATION GUIDE
A softer setting for conversation.
Dining rooms and bars often combine glass, hard floors and lively conversation. Suitable curtains can introduce absorptive surface area and give the room a flexible visual character across different services.
LAYOUT STUDY / 11PLAN VIEW · NOT TO SCALE
Illustrative placement study. Curtain coverage, cavity and access are designed for your actual room.
THE ROOM & THE REQUIREMENT
Conversation reflections & atmosphere.
The acoustic character changes with occupancy, music level and furniture. Curtains can contribute to reducing reflected sound, but the useful treatment area and frequency response should be considered alongside the rest of the interior.
Adjust the visual atmosphere
Change the visible room boundary between daytime and evening service.
Screen a private dining area
Create a visual division that can be drawn back for larger bookings.
PLACEMENT & SPECIFICATION
Make the detail
fit the room.
Prioritise useful wall and glazing positions while keeping service routes, doors and the proposed stack zones clear.
Performance boundaryA curtain divider does not guarantee speech privacy between tables or remove direct sound from music and nearby conversations.
Review the test evidence ↗What to establish
- Busy-service conditions
- Assess the room when it is representative of normal occupancy and music use.
- Maintenance
- Confirm the cleaning method, exposure to spills or food, and the fabric’s care limitations.
- Operation and placement
- Review circulation, heat sources and daily handling with the venue team.
Confirm the selected material’s certificates, care requirements and the final track and fixing design for your installation.
FABRIC STARTING POINTS
Build your shortlist.
Compare these ranges against the room brief. A suggested range is not a verified performance prediction for your room or selected lining.
Coloured Wool SergeFor an acoustic starting point where colour and fabric care suit the venue.
Wool Serge 565A further absorptive range to compare against the design brief.
MercuryA dimout option where changing daylight and appearance are the main concern.
acousticJ&C JOEL · WS018
Coloured Wool Serge
Coloured wool serge for acoustic perimeter curtains and production drapes.
500 g/m²150 cm wideIFR
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acousticJ&C JOEL · WS090
Wool Serge 565
Wool serge for acoustic curtains, stage masking and venue perimeter drapes.
565 g/m²150 cm wideIFR
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DimoutJ&C JOEL · MER061
Mercury
Soft dimout fabric suitable as a curtain face or lining, with manufacturer-stated 99.76% light exclusion.
255 g/m²150 cm wideIFR
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Bring the room
into the conversation.
Seating layout, busy-service photographs, glazing dimensions, music use and the cleaning regime.
Discuss your project ↗Can you promise a quieter dining room from the fabric rating?
A room result depends on treatment area, mounting, occupancy and the other finishes. Set a room-specific target and assess the installed result rather than converting the fabric rating into a promised decibel reduction.
Evidence & further reading
Published fabric tests & mounting conditions ↗Calculation methods & assumptions ↗Manufacturer data packs & certificates ↗J&C Joel: acoustic drapery principles ↗Application guidance by Studio Curtains. Product properties and test results are sourced separately on each fabric page.
KEEP EXPLORING
Related environments.
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Hospitality
Hotels & guest rooms
Guest rooms need dependable light control and easy daily operation. Hotel meeting and event spaces may also benefit from adjustable absorption and presentation blackout, with a different specification for each room type.
Guest-room light & flexible event spacesView guide →
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Studios & production
Recording studios
A recording space needs a deliberate balance of absorption and liveliness. Retractable acoustic curtains let you change the exposed surface area around a performance or microphone position.
Reflections & variable acousticsView guide →
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Studios & production
Podcast & broadcast rooms
Podcast and broadcast rooms often combine hard desks, glazing, cameras and several microphones. Acoustic curtains can form a flexible absorptive backdrop around the conversation area.
Speech reflections & camera backgroundsView guide →