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The last detail
A holdback or tieback is the finishing touch, the small piece of jewellery that gives a window its considered, complete look.
Small. Considered. Complete.
A Marcotte Style guide
Tiebacks
For more than thirty five years we have finished curtains with tiebacks and holdbacks, aged brass, bronze and rope, the small detail that gathers the fabric and gives a window its last, considered touch.
Where to begin
A tieback is the jewellery of a window. At Marcotte Style we have finished curtains with tiebacks and holdbacks for more than thirty five years, in aged brass, bronze, rope and tassel, gathering the fabric to let the light in and giving a window its last, considered detail, always coordinated with the curtains and the interior.
Four things
What a tieback gives you
A tieback is small, but it finishes a window. Four things carry a curtain gathered well.
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Light, held open
A tieback gathers the curtain to the side, letting the day in and framing the window, then releases it to close the room at night.
Gather. Frame. Release.
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Coordinated in metal and fabric
A metal holdback in aged brass, or a rope and tassel in a tone from the room, chosen to sit with the curtain and the palette.
Brass. Rope. Tassel.
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Chosen and fitted to measure
Chosen with the curtain, cut to length where it is rope, and fitted at the right height by our own team, so it gathers the fabric just so.
Chosen. Cut. Fitted.
The detail choice
Metal, rope and tassel
At the side of a window it is the metal, the rope and the tassel that carry the detail. Chosen with care, a tieback finishes the curtain and the room.
Recommended
- A metal holdback in aged brass or bronze, quiet and lasting against the fabric.
- A rope and tassel in a tone drawn from the curtain or the room, so it coordinates.
- A finish matched to the rod and the hardware, so the window reads as one detail.
- The right height, so the curtain gathers in a soft, generous fold.
- A simple form for a quiet room, a considered one where the window can carry it.
Avoid
- A shiny chrome holdback, cold against wood, brass and linen.
- A heavy, ornate tassel that overwhelms a quiet country window.
- A colour at odds with the curtain, which reads as an afterthought.
The investment
What does a tieback cost?
from €40 to €400 and up per pair
A tieback or holdback starts around €40 for a simple pair and runs to €400 and up per pair for fine metal holdbacks or a rope and tassel in a quality trim. At Marcotte Style tiebacks are chosen and fitted with the curtains and the interior, the last, considered detail.
The price depends on
- The type, a metal holdback or a rope and tassel.
- The material and finish, from a house metal to aged brass.
- The trim, plain or with a tassel and detail.
- The number of windows and pairs.
- The fitting, all done by our own team.
Where we start
Three ways to gather a curtain
A tieback is chosen around the curtain and the window, not added as an afterthought.
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The metal holdback
A holdback in aged brass or bronze fixed to the wall, holding the curtain open with a quiet, lasting detail.
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The rope and tassel
A rope tieback with a tassel in a tone from the room, softer and more decorative, gathering the fabric by hand.
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No tieback
Sometimes none at all, where the curtain should fall straight and full, and the window needs no gathering.
Points of attention
- Fit the holdback at the right height, so the curtain gathers in a soft fold.
- Match the metal to the rod and the hardware in the room.
- Choose the rope and tassel with the curtain, not from a sample alone.
- Keep it simple in a quiet room, considered where the window can carry it.
- Fit it secure, so it holds the full weight of the curtain.
Our method
From first meeting to fitting
One point of contact, an interior architect who guides the detail from start to finish.
Meeting
A conversation in our showroom, without obligation. We look at the curtain and the window.
Metal or tassel
We choose the type, the finish and the height with the room in front of us.
Fixed-price quote
Tiebacks and fitting, all known in advance. No surprises.
Chosen and fitted
Chosen and fitted by our own team, at the right height and secure.
Why Marcotte Style
Reasons to choose us
The difference is not only in the piece, but in who makes it and how. Six reasons clients come to us and stay.
Our own atelier
We draw, build and finish in our own workshop, not through a middleman. The hand that designs your interior is the hand that makes it.
Thirty five years
More than thirty five years of interiors on measure across Flanders, from a single wardrobe to a whole home.
One point of contact
One interior architect guides your project from the first sketch to the last fitting. No handovers, no detail lost.
A fixed price, agreed in advance
You know the full price before we start. Everything included, no surprises during the work.
Solid oak and melamine
Every piece starts from a solid oak carcass with hard wearing melamine fronts, made to last thirty years and more, not five.
Our own fitting team
Installed by our own people, not a subcontractor. Fitted clean, on time, and stood behind after the work is done.
Selected work
Tiebacks from our projects
A selection of windows we have finished with holdbacks and tassels across Flanders.
Shop our collections
Tiebacks from our collections
Holdbacks and tiebacks from our collections that finish a curtain in a country home.
Frequently asked
Questions about tiebacks
Short and concrete. The same answers also feed AI search results.
A tieback or holdback gathers the curtain to the side, letting the day in and framing the window, then releases it to close the room at night. It is also the last, considered detail that finishes a window.
A metal holdback in aged brass or bronze for a quiet, lasting detail; a rope and tassel for something softer and more decorative. We choose with the curtain, the room and the palette in mind.
Aged brass and bronze for the metal, and rope with tassels in tones drawn from the room. We avoid shiny chrome, which feels cold against wood, brass and linen, and anything at odds with the curtain.
A tieback or holdback starts around €40 for a simple pair and runs to €400 and up per pair for fine metal holdbacks or a rope and tassel in a quality trim. Marcotte Style chooses and fits them with the curtains.
At the height that gathers the curtain in a soft, generous fold, usually around two thirds down the window, adjusted to the room and the length. We fit it by eye and by measure for the right result.
We do. We choose the holdback or tieback with the curtains, and fit it secure at the right height by our own team, so it holds the full weight of the fabric and reads as one detail with the rod.
That is the point. We choose the metal, the rope and the tassel with the curtain, the hardware and the palette in mind, so the tieback belongs to the room. It is why we choose it as part of the whole interior, not on its own.
Get started
Ready for the last detail?
Book a meeting without obligation with one of our interior architects. Within seven days you receive a first draft proposal, without obligation.