Drapery 101: Everything You Need to Know
Custom drapery is made uniquely for you and your home. At Geneva’s Interiors, we have a library of custom fabrics you can use to design your custom draperies near Federal Way, WA.
Our knowledge design team can help you complete the look with top treatments, drapery hardware, including drapery rings and rods, and more. We’ve created this mini crash course to teach you everything you need to know about custom drapery.
Our Custom Drapery Process at Geneva’s Interiors
Custom drapery transforms any room in your home by adding color, drama, texture, and warmth, which creates depth, visual interest, and style. As you begin this process, you’ll work closely with one of our designers. They’ll help you identify the style, colors, and patterns you like and dislike.
Additionally, you’ll discuss how you intend to use the draperies and any preferences you have, like a room-darkening fabric.
Ins and Outs of Custom Drapery
Understanding the ins and outs of custom draperies includes understanding each style. If you’re unsure which one is best for your home, our staff will direct you toward the one that best fits your vision.
Consider the following drapery styles:
- Side panels: These are panels of fabric that hang on each side of your window, adding style, elegance, light control, and borders.
- Pleat drapery: Select from several pleat types, including Euro, French, Box, or Goblet, that create looks from functional to mostly decorative.
- Ripple fold drapery: Incorporates S-curves that create lovely ripples as they move along the drapery hardware’s track system.
You’ll also want to consider whether you want short, casual cafe style hanging from the middle of the window, full-length drapery suspended from above the window and puddling on the floor, or something in the middle.
Then, you can explore our fabric library, with thousands of textiles in solid colors, patterns, geometric shapes, and designs in various opacities.
Top Treatments for Custom Drapery
Custom wood valances, or top treatments, are an excellent finish to your custom drapery. Made from fabric, they go over your window and can hide the drapery hardware while adding distinctive details.
Drapery top treatments enhance a room’s overall look, including casual, formal, or dramatic aesthetics.
Choosing Drapery Hardware: Drapery Rods, Rings, and Endcaps
Not every style of custom drapery will use all of the different drapery hardware, but drapery rods, rings, and endcaps are as customizable as the fabric. You can choose whether you want a wood, metal, or wrought iron rod and its color.
If your selected style uses drapery rings, pick something that complements your drapery rod or other hardware details. The last aspect to consider is the endcaps, the ends of the rod. They can be as ornate or as simple as you like, and various colors, shapes, and materials are available.
Shop Custom Draperies Near Federal Way, WA
Custom drapery creates a polished look that can feel sophisticated or dramatic while remaining practical and completing your interior design. Contact Geneva’s Interiors to find the fabric, top treatments, and hardware for your custom draperies near Federal Way, WA.
Request your drapery consultation online or call (253) 839-9490. We proudly serve Federal Way, Tacoma, Kent, and Des Moines, WA.