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Original Drapery Designs in Sunroom

An original design by Drapery Designs in Gaithersburg, MD. The double layered valances reflect our head designers specialties and experience through non-conventional design and a streamlined finish. The owner wanted to tie together her homes design, so we leaned towards bright reds to bring in the colors of the kitchen while the floral print overlay…

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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…

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Westchester Tower Apartment Homes Lobby

Westchester Tower Apartment Homes Lobby in College Park, MD- Stationary double-lined ripple fold sheer panels with french beaded trim were the right choice for floor-to-ceiling windows in this apartment lobby. The streamlined profile of the panels complimented the overall room design without drawing too much attention to the windows, while the sheer grey material diffused the…

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Bamboo Roman Shades and Side Panels

Northwest Washington D.C. – Bamboo Roman Shades, hardware, and linear side panels were precisely fabricated by Drapery Designs. The owner of this home was very particular and redesigned her living room and dining room herself- it was because of our reputation for being detail oriented and our no-corners-cut policy that she chose Drapery Designs to…

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Custom Made Panels with Trim for a Decadent Result

McLean, VA. This project was the result of collaboration between the designers at Hollis and Knight Interior Designers and Drapery Designs.  The owners of this estate wanted something luxurious, but tastefully conservative, in the framing of their family room windows. Their only requirement was refined decadence. Hollis and Knight Interior Designers designed the window treatment and…

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Pillow to Valance Transformation

So your client in love with a PILLOW CASE…and wants to frame it on their windows. Designer Lynni ingeniously framed the case with ruffled silk for a remarkably sophisticated finish. Notice how the ruffles on top smoothly transitions to the pillow case. It takes careful craftsmanship (and gratuitous amounts of inter-layered tacks) to evenly distribute…

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