Ok I solved it, turns out I did it completely wrong when creating the material. The tutorial says to use the same method above to create the drapes but the method I used previous was to use a lambert material. After going through it like 5-6 more times I realised I had to create the material through 2D Textures, File then upload drapes.tif that way.

Sorry for the silly error, I feel stupid.

Thanks for the help and advice, turns out I was just another noob being a noob.

I do however have another problem which feels like another silly thing to ask but Ill try anyway.

I have wrapped the wall with a marble/window texture given to me again by the tutorial but no matter how much I try to tweak the options in the attribute editor I cant get the windows fixed in the centre inbetween the ceiling and the floor. The windows either split into two or stretch out too far accross the wall.



Again any help is always appreciated.