Love our window treatment styles, chair cushions, custom bedding, upholstered cornices and decorative throw pillows, just not our fabrics? Don’t worry! We make all of our products using any of our 350 decorative fabrics or in a fabric of your own! Decide on which window treatment or other home décor product you want made and give us a call. We will tell you how much fabric to send in and the cost for our labor only! It’s really that easy. We will sew your products for you and mail them right back to you in about one week. There is simply no easier way to have a custom looking home without paying the high costs of hiring a decorator. Coordinate your window treatments, decorative custom sized table runners, chair pads or you valance and shower curtains and all your bedding. You can have a beautifully decorated home at a fraction of the price! Our consultants are available to discuss styles, fabrics and sizing with you at no additional cost.
Measuring for Pleated Drapes and Determining Your Stack-back
First let’s talk about rod installation. When you have custom sized pleated drapes typically you will want to mount your rod a minimum of 4” – 6” above any window casings to ensure that you will not see the pleated header from outside of your home. When determining your rod width must decide whether you want your drapes “stacked back” off of your window meaning that you do not want the drapes to cover your window. This is a personal preference. If stack-back is not an issue for you then you can order drapes based on the width of your rod from bracket to bracket. The following chart can be used to determine stack back for pleated drapes using a medium weight fabric.
Stack-Back Calculations: Use these calculations below only if you want your drapes to stack off from your window (and you have the wall space to accommodate).
Numbers below are shown in inches:
| Window Opening | Stack-back | Rod Width |
| 24 | 21 | 45 |
| 30 | 23 | 53 |
| 36 | 25 | 61 |
| 42 | 26 | 68 |
| 48 | 29 | 77 |
| 54 | 30 | 84 |
| 60 | 31 | 91 |
| 66 | 32 | 98 |
| 72 | 34 | 106 |
| 78 | 36 | 114 |
| 84 | 37 | 121 |
| 90 | 38 | 127 |
| 96 | 39 | 135 |
| 100 | 44 | 144 |
| 106 | 46 | 152 |
| 112 | 48 | 160 |
| 119 | 49 | 168 |
| 125 | 51 | 176 |
| 131 | 53 | 184 |
| 137 | 55 | 192 |
| 144 | 56 | 200 |
| 150 | 58 | 208 |
****The numbers above are based on standard two way draw (drape panel on each side of window). If you are having a one way draw (drape panel pulls to only one side of window) then deduct 7 from the above stack-back and rod width figures.
It is quite possible that you may not have enough wall space to accommodate the above figures, if this is the case then we suggest using the widest rod width you can get in the space you have (please keep in mind any space you need for your decorative finials also). Rod width is measured from bracket to bracket and does not include the width for your finials.
The above chart can be used as a guideline for you in determining the width size you need when stack back is desired. The above numbers can be used when you have functioning pinch pleated drapes and not stationary panels.
Measuring for custom drapes length will depend upon the style of rod you are using. If you are using a traverse rod you will want to measure from the top of the rod down to the length you want. If you are planning on hanging your pleated drape with a decorative rod that uses clips and rings, you will want to measure the length from the clip down to the length you want.
Custom Drapes – Extra Wide Drapes / Extra Long Drapes
If you have oversized windows in either length or width then you know how difficult it can be to find window treatments to accommodate your windows from a department store. It just isn’t going happen, so you might as well not waste your time drudging from store to store looking.
To get custom sized drapes you either need to hire a decorator who works with a drapery workroom and can cost you considerable more than you really need to pay or you can go straight to the workroom, which is who we are! We offer our custom sized drapes on the website up to a six width pair and up to 108” lengths. By all means, those are not the only sizes we sew, but they are the more common custom sizes. We will fabricate custom drapes ANY length and width you need. Have a two story foyer and want your drapes to be the full length? No problem! Just call us with the style, length you want, and the width of your windows and we will get you a quote right away…many times while you wait on the phone. Custom windows don’t have to be a chore anymore…and what’s even better is you don’t have to wait 6 – 8 weeks for your order to be fabricated. Our custom draperies ship within one to two weeks… what more could you ask for? I guess you could ask for more styles… don’t worry… we can make any style of drape, not just what’s on the website.
Don’t Forget Some Color Variation
Color is fun and exciting, but it is contrast, or differences in values that often make the room design successful. Without contrast in value between your walls, furniture and window treatments the colors will blend together and your room will get lost in itself. Don’t be afraid to add some color – contrast in colors will clarify and add depth to your room. If you like neutral colored home decor fabrics for your drapes, no problem, just don’t forget to add that colorful table runner and decorative throw pillows to spice up your room!
New Valance Styles – Spring/Summer 2009
We asked, we listened and for those who gave us their input… we followed through!Yes, we asked all of our registered users for input on new ideas for valances we received a lot of great suggestions. Based on those suggestions, we came out with seven new valance styles within the past couple of months. We have a couple valances that offer a shorter length than most of our standard valances as well as having a couple that can be hung on a decorative rod or decorative medallions. So far the new valances have had a great response from everyone. Just this week we came out with our Wesley Valance. This valance is similar to the ever so popular Grandeur Valance except that it does not have bottom scallops, which restrict the sizes the valance can be made. The Wesley Valance can be made any size in one inch increments so that customers can still have the double layer tailored look and the use of ball fringe or scalloped fringe. This style also looks great when it is used as a gathered valance as opposed to a flat tailored look.
Custom Shower Curtains in Extra Wide and Extra Long Lengths
Whether you can’t find a ready made shower curtain the size you need or are just tired of the same old beach scenes and fish patterns that you typically find in ready made lines then its time for a custom shower curtain! Whether you need an extra long shower curtain to be 96” in length or and extra wide shower curtain 100” in width, we’ve got you covered! We can custom make your shower curtain the size you need in any of our 350 fabrics, or if you have a fabric of your own, then we can use that instead.
Custom shower curtains are a great way to let you personalize your bathroom in beautiful decorative fabrics. Need a matching window treatment for your bathroom window? No problem, you can have a window treatment made to match your custom shower curtain and give your bathroom a fresh new look! It is amazing what a new shower curtain, window treatment and coordinating towels can do for bathroom and all in a matter of minutes!
Is Custom Bedding Right for You?
Custom bedding is getting more and more popular for several reasons. One of the first reasons it is gaining in popularity is that a lot of the ready made bedding available these days, has been steadily going lower and lower on the quality scale for the past several years. Sure when you look in magazine or online at the different pictures everything looks beautiful, but that is what the photographers are getting paid for. Once you see these products in person there is a whole new story and you wonder how on earth they made it look so good in the pictures.
Secondly, there are so many different mattresses out there and they all have a different thickness to them, sometimes ready made bedding just won’t fit properly on these new thicker mattress and a customer must then look to custom made bedding so that they can outfit their bedrooms. Lastly there are unlimited fabrics out there and consumers simply love the idea that they can choose any fabric they want create the look for their bedroom and know that it is quite possibly one of a kind.
Decorating for Today
While the economy is definitely not at its best, we have found that a huge number of our customers are focusing on their homes interior. Many have stated that they have cut back on the amount spent on eating out and other amusements and are focusing on getting more bang for their buck by giving their home an inexpensive makeover. A quick makeover is especially helpful since they are getting back to basics and doing home entertaining with family and friends and want their homes to look inviting and new. Most have agreed that it was an overdue task to begin with and has always been on their “to do” lists but found that they were always on the run and it just never got done.
They now have the time to give their home a fresh coat of paint and some new interior items such as window treatments and throw pillows , they are excited about their long awaited projects.We receive tons of calls and emails from our customers asking advice on fabrics, styles and trims.Our experts love to help and want to ensure our customer’s projects go smoothly and cause them the least amount of stress.
Being able to coordinate all of their products at one time is what we are hearing helps significantly in putting their projects together. Using the internet and not having to run around store to store and wasting time and effort best spend elsewhere is another plus to our customers!
Custom Bedding Makes a Great Gift
What better way to spoil Mom this Christmas than with the gift of warm, cozy, beautiful custom bedding. Ranging from dust ruffles that can fabricated in any drop length you need to bedspreads or decorative throw pillows, and pillow shams our custom bedding comes in over 350 fabrics to choose from. New custom bedding is a cost effective technique to changing the overall look and feel of a room, without a lot of hassle. Plus, you will sleep better and feel great in our luxurious bedding. All of our products can also be fabricated in a fabric of your own, call us today for a quote at 1.866.444.6818.
Extra Long or Wide Shower Curtains
Extra long shower curtains and extra wide shower curtains are no problem! Our fabric shower curtains can be made in any of our 350 decorative fabrics or in a fabric of your own. Since everything is made per order, you can get the exact size shower curtain for your needs. Want to hang your curtain from a ceiling shower curtain track? No problem! Our extra long shower curtains are available in lengths to 96” on website (call if you need something a bit longer) and can be made up to 100” wide for those who like full shower curtains or just have an extra wide shower area.
So if you really want to give your bathroom an upscale makeover and are tired of the same old shower curtain prints you find in every department store, order a custom extra long, wide or standard sized shower in an upscale decorative fabric and turn your bathroom look from ordinary into extraordinary.