MORE THAN JUST SELLING WINDOW TREATMENTS

I love selling window treatments, but more than that, I love designing window treatments!

What makes this such a passion?

I would have to say that it is because I understand window treatments and all that goes into them.  I have made draperies, Roman shades, pillows, slip covers and many other decorative items. I have done this for a very long time.

This hands-on knowledge gives me an edge in knowing what fabrics and hardware will do, what they will not do, what is architecturally possible, and how the final appearance will come out.

Take the photo above.  This was part of a series of window treatments for a national company's ads.  

I was called in literally at the last minute to create several sets of fourteen foot long draperies in addition to multiple Roman shades.  By create, I mean to pick out the fabrics and actually sew and hang all of the treatments myself!

My greatest pleasure was the contribution of my work on the sets and the success of the final shots!

This is the same satisfaction that I get when I see a client's window treatments completed. I know that the carefully chosen fabrics and hardware, along with the vision based on my many years of hands-on experience have come together for a successful istallment!

It's so much more personally rewarding than just "selling window treatments"!

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ARCHED LOFT WINDOWS

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A new client of mine came to me recently with a problem of what to do with these beautifully arched windows in a loft space. Each window was in a recessed brick space of about eight feet wide and ten foot high.

The first problem was the arch itself.  She had thought of roller shades, but of course there are no arched roller shades.  

Also, the space between the top of the arch and the white steel beam was so small that a roller shade would have hidden the top of the arch, spoiling the architectural detail. 

My client didn't want to necessarily block the view either - just tone down the sunlight, get a little privacy, and give the windows a sophisticated finished look.

Careful attention had to be paid to the type of window treatment, the hardware involved and the difficulties of mounting anything on old brick and steel.

My solution was to have ripplfold sheers made for each window space. The draperies are on traverse rods, split in the enter and are made of a smoke color sheer fabric.

I used white rods that were mounted directly to the white steel beams - they look as though they heave always been there as part of the architecture!  

My client is able to filter the sunlight if needed, have a little more privacy, and maintain a spectacular view of the nighttime city lights of Chicago!  

So simple and so so sophisticated!