A custom workroom in Gaithersburg, Maryland — fabricating for interior designers, design firms and commercial projects across the DC metro area and beyond.
Since 2004, our workroom has brought designers’ drawings and original sketches to life: drapery, upholstery, bedding and soft furnishings, fabricated to specification. Alongside our work with interior designers, we take on commercial projects with requirements an off-the-shelf supplier can’t meet.
Who we work with
Two ways to work with our workroom
For interior designers
You hold the relationship and the vision. We handle fabrication — accurately, on schedule, and without ever going around you to your client.
- COM welcome — [YOUR COM POLICY: WHERE TO SHIP, LABELLING, SHORTAGES]
- Lead times — [YOUR TYPICAL TURNAROUND RANGE]
- Samples and approvals before production — [HOW THIS WORKS, ANY CHARGE]
- Trade pricing and accounts — [HOW A DESIGNER OPENS ONE, TERMS, MINIMUM]
For commercial & contract
We work with architects, contractors and facilities teams on projects where specification, scheduling and compliance matter as much as the finished look.
- Offices, restaurants and hospitality interiors
- Multi-unit residential and common areas
- [CONTRACT-GRADE / FIRE-RATED FABRICS — ONLY STATE WHAT YOU CAN DOCUMENT]
- Purchase orders and vendor setup — [YOUR TERMS]
Capability
What we fabricate
Drapery & Sheers
Panels, sheers, valances, cornices and stationary side panels.
Shades
Roman, Austrian and soft window treatments, including motorised systems.
Bedding
Custom bedding, headboards, pillows and cushions.
Upholstery
Reupholstery, slipcovers and soft furnishings.
Hardware
Specification, supply and installation.
Complex Work
Arched and irregular windows, two-storey treatments, unusual pleating.
Distance is not a problem
Working with us from anywhere
Our workroom is in Maryland, but our clients aren’t always. We regularly fabricate for designers and private clients outside the DC metro area, including internationally.
1
Send the drawings
[WHAT YOU NEED FROM A REMOTE CLIENT: MEASUREMENTS, PHOTOS, SPEC]
2
We quote and confirm
[YARDAGE, TIMELINE, HOW APPROVALS ARE CONFIRMED]
3
Fabrication
[HOW YOU SHARE PROGRESS WITH A CLIENT WHO CAN’T VISIT]
4
Shipping & install
[PACKING, TRANSIT TIMES, LOCAL INSTALLER COORDINATION]
Commercial work
Built for the space it’s in
A large sheer installation for a professional firm. Mechanical blinds for a restaurant interior. Projects where the specification came first and the treatment was made to meet it.
The trade on our work
Designers we work with
“As an Interior Designer I’ve been working with Dao of Drapery Designs since 2010 and have been very pleased with both her skills and business ethics.”
Dastvan Designs, LLC
“We have worked with Drapery Designs since we started our company. They have fabricated drapery, pillows and bedding for our projects at an exceptional level of quality.”
Jessica Bauer, Edge Design Studio, LLC
“Our design firm has worked with Drapery Designs for several years. The work is always of the finest quality and their service is exemplary.”
Lynni Megginson, L&M Designs
“Drapery Designs has become my ‘Go To’ workroom for all my Client window treatments and upholstery needs. Dao Zhou exhibits the utmost professionalism and quality of workmanship.”
Elise Moore
Start a project
Send us the drawings, the specification, or just a photograph of the window. We’ll tell you what’s possible, what it will take, and when we can have it made.
Trade & commercial enquiries · (301) 330-4418 · 337 Main St, Gaithersburg, MD 20878