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Custom Oversized Cushions for a Sunroom
This custom built home had an recent addition of a sunroom that included a custom shaped window bench. All it needed was thick cushions to complete the look. Due to the irregular shape of this custom window seat, we had to be very specific and careful when creating the template for fabrication. The template for…
Ripple Folded Sheers for Renewal in Retirement
Ripple folded sheers are an excellent choice when updating a room’s design. This senior apartment building lobby in Silver Spring, MD. needed to freshen up, and Design Services asked Drapery Designs to fabricate their vision. The material for the drapes is Robert Allen in Pretty View- Champagne. The seat cushions for the wicker chairs…
Unconventional Installation Ideas for Optimum Results
This home was very contemporary in its style, so to keep to the design we knew we had to maintain continuous lines and simple silhouettes. The client loved the style of ripple fold drapes, and wanted something simple as a soft background for her contemporary furniture and light fixtures. We helped her select a simple…
Why Pillows are Important to Interior Design
We love pillows at Drapery Design. Not only are they fun, decorative and functional, they are a great way to tie together color in a room. Pillows can add visual interest with fun textures, patterns and trims in a way that other aspects of the room cannot. Where else can you combine an animal print,…
Early birds get the Window
Drapery Designs is ready and waiting for spring! Handmade paper birds now decorate our front showroom windows. We selected the brightest primary printed papers from Michael’s and cut and assembled each bird by hand before mounting them to the washi tape telephone wires. Celebrate spring by coming into our showroom and browsing our new collection…
International Window Covering Exhibition and Competition Winner
Drapery Designs is the proud winner of the Window Fashion Vision International Ingenuity Workroom Competition! This January we headed west to be awarded second place of Curtains and Draperies in Las Vegas, Nevada. We were so privileged to attend the event, we learned so much about our own field and made valuable connections with the…
Custom Designed London Shades with Crystal Trim
Damascus, MD- Custom designed London valances with sheer underlay for a very classical styled master bathroom. Privacy was not an issue for the homeowner with a large backyard, so we focused on the decadent details. Our designer, Mary Ellen Sullivan expertly complimented the bathroom chandelier with the delicate crystal beaded trim. The board mounted valances were…
Stout Belinda in Pewter for Neutral Side Panels
Clarksburg, VA- Custom made heavy-lined side panels with inverted pleats for a neutral toned, transitional home. The drapes were made with Stout Belinda in Pewter, and supported by one inch dark bronze hardware. Drapery Designs eye for detail and precise measurement protocol meant that every panel was made the same length to accommodate the high ceiling because…
Lundy Hardware for a Nice Finish on Box Pleated Panels
Rockville, MD- This old home was being remodeled and required privacy window treatments for the street facing windows. We designed heavy-lining box pleated stationary side panels in a soft cream to accent the roman shades underneath that acted as a privacy shade when needed. Lundy hardware was the subtle icing on the cake.