Draperies

Drapery Fabric

The fabrics you select for your custom draperies make such a statement of design. They have an incredible impact on the atmosphere, as well. You’ll browse through collections of patterns, colors and textures with your window treatment specialist guiding you. We offer many fabric brands, including RM Coco, Fabricut, Trend, Duralee and Carole Fabrics.

The window issues you’re experiencing within your home can be solved with the right draperies, and much of that comes down to the fabrics. Blackout curtains and thermal drapes can be designed to take care of these challenges, but having an expert to guide you to the right fabrics and liners is an important factor.

The Details of Window Draperies

When it comes to creating a custom look in your home, it’s all about the little details. We’ll style each and every detail to fit your vision, from the drapery hardware, to how the top of the drapes is finished.

Drapery Hardware

Drapery hardware is selected to coordinated with other style elements in your home–this can either be a matching finish, or one that coordinates well to create a specialty look. We have a range of metal finishes available to choose:

• Gold
• Matte Black
• Natural Brass
• Oil-rubbed Bronze
• Brushed Nickel

Your choice of drapery rod will accompany additional hardware, designed to attach to the top of the curtains and hang down from the rod. It’s possible that your window treatments will need curtain tie backs, drapery rings, clips or hooks. This can depend upon the header style you choose.

The Top of the Drapes

The top of custom drapes is called the header style. There are a number of ways we can customize this style so your draperies complete your home’s design. If you have an idea of what you like, or you’ve seen a look that you’d like to consider, don’t hesitate to share it with us. We’d love to create a personal look in your home. The header style is sewn at the top, and we offer many styles, including our three most popular options:

• Pinch Pleated Draperies consist of folds of fabric along the top. These are “pinched” together and sewn, remaining in these sophisticated flat folds. The number of folds can vary with these, doubling and tripling material to get the right look. These curtains attach to the rod with rings that clip or hook to the material.
• Grommet Curtains are a well-loved variety of window draperies, featuring metals grommets (rings) that are affixed along the top of the fabric. This metal ring slides over the rod. Capable of styling curtains from formal to casual, this is widely used. Most people choose to customize this style for the specialty fabrics and grommet metal, which should match the metal chosen for the drapery rod.
• Ripplefold Drapes feature rounded curves, in consistent form, all along the top of the drapery. These custom draperies adjust along a specialty track, for smooth operation. Ripplefold curtains offer an elegant appearance and are similar to the look of our Hunter Douglas Luminette collection.

The Layered Look

Layering draperies with blinds, shades or shutters sets a beautiful scene at the window. Not only that, but the base window covering can manage much of the light control and privacy needs of the home, while the custom drapes are in place to frame the window and add personality to the design. Work with your window covering specialist to create a stunning look by pairing color, patterns and textures.