Custom drapery
Custom Drapery, Shades and Cornices
Made to the window.
Drapery panels, cornices, valances, roman shades and roller blinds sewn to your window and installed on site. Fabric from your book or ours, lined and interlined the way a proper window treatment reads in the room.
SINCE 2004PALMETTOCustom draperyProduct range
Every custom drapery treatment, to spec.
From guestroom blackout drapery to lobby sheers and conference room cornices. Every treatment fabricated to your window dimensions, your fabric and your requirements.
01Blackout drapery
Room-darkening blackout drapery for guestrooms, primary bedrooms and any room that has to hold light out. Blackout lining fitted to your window and your fabric, not to a stock kit.
02Sheers and privacy layers
Sheer daytime layers that soften light and hold a consistent look from the street. Paired with blackout over-drapes when the room needs both.
03Cornice boards and valances
Upholstered cornice boards and soft valances that conceal hardware and finish the window properly. Custom shapes and returns cut to the room.
04Pinch pleat and ripplefold
Tailored pinch pleat for a traditional read, ripplefold for a cleaner modern one. Cut to the drop and hung so the stackback and the fold both sit right.
05Drapery hardware and tracks
Rods, tracks, batons, brackets and finials sourced with the fabric so the treatment lands together. Installed on site so the drop is measured, not guessed.
06Custom fabrication
Meeting rooms, banquet dividers, motorised drapery, curved bays and specialty treatments. If it covers a window, we can build it to your spec.
About the lining
How custom drapery is built.
A drapery panel is not 1 piece of fabric hung on a rod. It is face fabric, lining and, where the weight calls for it, an interlining. Together they decide how the drape hangs, how it blocks light, and how long it lasts before the sun eats the face. We spec the layers against the window, not against the price sheet.
On the benchEvery panel is sewn on our own bench, from the face fabric you choose.
How a drapery job runs
How a drapery job runs.
Drapery starts and ends at the window. The middle steps happen on our bench.
On-site measure
We come to the window with a ladder and a rod-height ruler. Windows are never square in the drop, and a measurement taken off the frame from a photo will hang wrong.
Approval
Fabric, lining, header style, drop and hardware all agreed before we cut. You approve a sample panel where the fabric is unfamiliar or the light is unusual.
Cut and sew
Panels are cut, seamed, lined and hemmed in our own workroom. The header is built to the fullness that fits the rod, not the fullness that fits a stock size.
Install
We mount the hardware, hang the panels, dress the pleats and adjust the drop on site. The drape reads right the moment we leave, not after it has settled for a week.
Workrooms, 3 coastal cities
Custom drapery across coastal SC.
Every workroom is fully equipped and on site. Drapery is measured at the window and installed the same way.
Before you write
Drapery questions we get most.
If yours is not here, put it in the message box and we will answer it in the estimate.
Do you measure the windows, or do I need to?
We measure. Windows are rarely square in the drop, and drapery cut to a measurement someone else took usually hangs wrong. We come to the room with a ladder and take the measurements ourselves.
Can I supply my own fabric?
Yes. COM is welcome from any book your designer or you specify. Ship it to the workroom the job is being run from, and we build to it.
What about blackout, or blocking heat from a big window?
Blackout lining, thermal lining and interlining all address different problems. Blackout is for a proper dark, thermal is for heat and cold, interlining adds body and insulation to heavy face fabric. We pick the layer against the room, not the catalogue default.
How long from measurement to install?
Usually 3 to 4 weeks once fabric has landed. Simple roman shades on stock lining are faster; heavily interlined drapery in a custom fabric takes longer. We give you a working date with the estimate.
Do you supply the rods and hardware too?
Yes. Rods, tracks, brackets and finials are sourced with the fabric so the whole treatment lands together, and installed on site so the drop and stackback are right the first time.
Start a project
Bring us the window.
Send a photo of the window and the room, and rough measurements if you have them. We book a measure visit from there.