Embracing Elegance: A Guide to Custom Window Treatments

Drapery

There are so many options when it comes to custom drapery treatments. They can be functional or decorative; sheer and airy or heavy and dramatic; formal or casual.  Selecting the right fabric and style for your room takes a trained eye and a good understanding of what you need for your space.  Do you need privacy from the neighbors or to create a barrier from drafty windows?  Are you looking to have your room retain its lightness but cut back on the glare of the sun?  Perhaps you are trying to find the best way to frame a beautiful view out your window.  Custom drapery can help you accomplish all of this while also providing you with a canvas to express your personal style and design preferences. When approached correctly, custom drapery becomes an integral part of the overall interior design of your space, infusing a sense of exclusivity and luxury into your home.

Pictured here: Jane Churchill -Tulsi Stripe Green

Roman Shades

Custom Roman shades offer a versatile and tailored window treatment solution, allowing you to personalize your space with a variety of design options. There are many different styles of roman shades, from a simple flat shade, to the casual looking relaxed roman, or the more decorative hobbled shade. Additional embellishments such as trims, banding, or contrasting borders can be added to enhance the visual appeal. 

The functionality and simplicity of a roman shade is the perfect way to bring in a bit of extra color and pattern that perfectly suits your individual preferences and decor.

Pictured here: Jane Churchill - Luca Red & Hopper Teal

Top Treatments

While not as common as drapery and roman shades, top treatments still provide you with an excellent way to accessorize a room.  While valances are soft and cornices more structured, both can be used to provide decorative flair and both can be customized to reflect any shape and style.  Trims such as fringe, beads, cording and decorative tapes offer a great way to add detail and bring out your own style and personality.  Because these treatments are smaller in scale, they can offer a great opportunity to add accents and details to your space, without being too overwhelming.

Pictured here: Thibaut - Pippa Tape Grass

Layered Treatments

If you are looking for a more elaborate and formal look for your window treatments, layering is a great way to enhance drama in your design. Sheers layered with decorative side panels create depth. Combining drapery panels with roman shades creates a layered and sophisticated window treatment that offers both style and functionality. Adding valances or cornices overtop of either roman shades or drapery can create height and visual interest to the window space.

Pictured here: Colefax & Fowler - Foss sage, Kallos White, Celine Tape Taupe