What homes here are like
Melrose mixes it more than any of its neighbours: established older houses on tree-lined streets, townhouse and cluster complexes behind shared walls, and apartment blocks within walking distance of the Melrose Arch precinct. Each of the three asks a different question of its windows, and a one-size answer serves none of them well.
In the complexes and apartments, privacy is usually the first brief — units sit close together and overlook each other, so the trick is screening the neighbour's sightline without giving up your own light. In the older houses, it's the familiar northern-suburbs pairing of afternoon sun on one side of the house and deep tree shade on the other.
Product fit for Melrose
- Day-night double rollers — sunscreen for the daytime view, blockout for the evening, on one bracket. The standard answer for overlooked bedrooms and apartment glazing; see roller blinds.
- Timber & aluminium venetians — tilt-controlled privacy for the older houses, steering light without shutting it out; see venetian blinds.
- Motorised & concealed systems — for renovated interiors and any high stairwell or void glazing without chain access; see concealed & recessed systems.
If you're in a complex, check whether your body corporate has rules on anything visible from outside — many do. Interior blinds almost never need approval, but exterior awnings or shutters often do. We'll flag it at the measure and quote something that will actually get signed off.