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A Quick Guide to Drapery Header Styles

- August 14, 2018

Striking the right design note in your home can be difficult. From casual style that exudes self- assurance to traditional pleating that adds sophistication to your space, curtains and custom valances can alter the style of your room entirely. When it comes to the header styles of curtains, consumers are spoiled for choice. Below we analyze different header styles and how they can reflect your design style goals. Parisian Pleat These panels come with standard drapery pins that create three-finger pleats tacked at the top of the pleat. Parisian pleats are usually pinched 1 1/2" from the top. Choose this style if you love classic sophistication. X Pleat This style features pleats bar tacked to create an X shape with two-finger pleats. Pinch Pleat Another classic look that lies beautifully whether your drapes are open or closed. If you want a bold pattern, choosing a pinch pleat style can help make it a bold choice more traditional. Single Pleat

How to Easily Embrace 2018’s Bold Home Design Concepts

- June 25, 2018

2018 is embracing bold, fearless home design. Geometric décor, bohemian accents, huge art, bold patterns, sun-bleached wood, and warm metals are all being fused together to create cozy, personal spaces. Introduce opulence with custom drapery , warm velvet, intense color, and curated accessories. Whether you want to reimagine an entire space or add accents that bring your room up to date, below are five easy ways to embrace boldness in your design. Draw the eye up Paying attention to the 5 th wall of your room is very 2018. Designers are drawing the eye up by reimagining the plain white ceiling. Adding largely printed wallpaper, aged wood, or creative paint—think stripes or intense color—is a fantastic way to embrace boldness that you will see every day. Embrace eye-catching windows Window treatments are the perfect place to be fearlessly bold. You can work in patterns and colors that add layers of volume, texture, and design. Look for companies that offer

Custom Drapery and Window Treatments: How to Choose Them (and Why)

- May 24, 2018

Kim Viner, VP of textiles and material design for Hunter Douglas, once made this observation to the Washington Post about custom drapery and other window treatments: “You don’t think about them until you have to think about them.” Viner has a point. Really, who stops to think about the drapes, curtains, shades and/or shutters when they purchase a new home? Usually, it is not until someone gets settled in their house or apartment that they start noticing how hideous those plastic blinds look. Custom drapery and other high-quality window treatments can be more than mere dressing. They can transform the way that a room looks and feels. Not only that, custom drapes and blinds can have significant utilitarian value. They can provide a home with: • Privacy • Temperature Control • Glare Reduction • Protection from Sun Damage • Reduced Expenses for AC and Energy Here is some basic information on some of the window treatments out there and what they offer. Blinds Made

Three Reasons to Choose Custom Drapery

- April 17, 2018

Custom drapes are something that might seem superfluous or insignificant to some. However, they can help transform the whole look and feel of a house or an apartment. In terms of their style as well as their functionality, they can go a long way towards creating the atmosphere that someone wants for their home. Why Choose Custom Drapes? When someone opts for custom drapes, they get: Greater Selection People who choose ready-made drapes are stuck with whatever they get—colors, patterns, you name it. Obviously, this does not leave a lot of room for personalization. With custom drapery, you get many more options. Window treatment specialists can guide their clients through a bewilderingly wide range of fabrics, colors, designs and mounts. They can help people zero in on drapes that meet their functional demands while creating just the right mood or tone for a room. Better Workmanship Regardless of whether they are motorized or manual, the best custom drapes are designed

Preserve Quality and Give Personality to a Home with Custom Drapes

- March 13, 2018

What turns a house or an apartment into a home? It is the little touches that personalize a place. This includes the furniture that goes into the bedroom, living room and other space. It also includes elements like the colors of the walls, the pictures and art that decorate different rooms and even the drapes hanging over the windows. Custom drapes are a great way to add a personal touch to a home. However, high-quality drapes are not just aesthetically pleasing. They can also help protect household items and make people more comfortable. Here are a few reasons why somebody should invest in custom drapery: 1. Custom drapery protects furniture, floors and valuables from sun damage. Sunlight is a wonderful thing, but it can also end up damaging the inside of a house over time. For example, the colors of chairs, sofas, tables and carpet can fade as they get exposed to the sun over the course of months and years. Photographs could become warped and faded as well. Cu

How to Pick the Right Drapes for Different Rooms

- January 23, 2018

People should love where they live. When homeowners need to pick custom drapes for a particular room in their house, they should consider a few different factors. With some careful thought and research, the right drapes can help make a house feel like a home. Of course, drapery should regulate the amount of light entering a room to the owner’s liking. However, the aesthetics of the drapes themselves are just as important. Here are a few tips for choosing drapery: Location, Location, Location First of all, where in the house is the room? And where in the room are the windows? These might seem like obvious questions, but they are worth getting out in the open. The location of a room and its windows can determine the type of drapes that should go there. For example, people might want thicker drapes if a room’s windows face east. Otherwise, they could end up getting blinding sunlight in their eyes every morning. Conversely, people might want lighter drapes for rooms in areas that

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