Blog, Drapery, Valances

Lakeland Clubhouse: Live for the Today

In our latest project with the Lakeland Clubhouse, we managed to transform an old crown jewel into a contemporary masterpiece with our adaptation of the transition style. Decorated in the alternating patterns of red and yellow,  our charmingly-knitted pillows and elegantly-design box-pleated valance rejuvenated the decor of the entire living room; not to mention that they are…

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Blog, Inspirations, Valances

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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Exclusive Original Design by Dao Zhou

With a ceiling reaching 20 feet, the dark-colored furniture against light walls pulls attention to the ground, making a fully furnished room feel empty. Solution: we created a large, dark valance on top to balance out the room. We broke up the valance into four pieces, attached silk-accent pieces to the top, and added open-braid…

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Blog, Drapery, Shades

Duette Shades with Side panels for Guest-bedroom

Here, the duette shades function for privacy and light control, while the side panels are for decoration. Since the side panels are not designed to be fully closed (the far left shows maximum closure) the design uses less fabric, resulting in curtains that are less densely bunched and more aesthetically pleasing. Note also that the…

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Bedding, Blog, Drapery

Holiday Raffle ($800 value!)

We wanted to give you a heads up on the fantastic raffle that is going on right now at Drapery Designs. We are giving away one pair of 100% silk interlined curtains ($700 value) for FREE. To enter for a chance to win, just like us on Facebook between now and January 30th. We’ll also…

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Blog, Drapery

Open Wave

This combination of open wave fabric and silk make for a unique design–the open-wave fabric adds a see-through layer for a complex finish of the purple silk underneath.

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