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Create a Statement: Unique Types of Drapes to Enhance Your Interior
Types of Drapes: Choosing the Right Ones Are you looking to add a touch of elegance and personality to your home's interior? One effective way to achieve that is through the use of unique types of drapes. These statement-making window treatments can transform any...
Elevate Your Space with an In-Home Drapery Consultation and Custom Designs
Introduction: When it comes to designing your home, every detail matters. From the furniture to the decor, each element contributes to creating a space that reflects your personal style and enhances your living experience. However, one often overlooked aspect of...
Useful information about blinds to think about for your next window covering project!
When thinking about blinds, I think: neat, simple, orderly, compact, functional. They're easy to clean, and they will give me full exposure of the window when I want a non-obstructed view. Here are some general tips when selecting blinds: Verticals or any vertical...
Drapery Panels: The Ultimate Design Element for a Polished and Sophisticated Home
Drapery Panels Are Perfect In So Many Places In recent years, we’ve seen increasing use of drapery panels as window treatments, replacing swag treatments or valances in popularity. Most drapery panels are used to add warmth to a room. Most are stationary panels...
Window Coverings for Luxury Homes: Embracing Simplicity and Elegance
People often ask me about what's popular in window coverings, so I put together a list of the top 12 trends in window treatments that I and other designers have noticed. Trend #1 - Simplicity Simplicity. Draperies with crisp, clean lines enhance the...
Window Treatment design for a Naperville home 60540
Our window treatment design for this Naperville home was styled after a Door County cottage. We have transformed the guest bedroom to have a door county cottage home look. The window treatment consists of wood blinds with beautiful valances that carried the cottage...
Discover the simplicity and elegance of Roman Shades.
Five Reasons Why My Clients Prefer Roman Shades: There's nothing new about Roman Shades, but my clients prefer them over any other shade time and time again. See our portfolio of shade designs here! It's true Roman Shades can provide you with practical privacy but...
Add Sophistication To Your Windows With A Drapery Cornice
The History of Drapery Cornice Drapery Cornice and pelmets were first used a lot during the Renaissance time period in the 1500s. During this historical period, lambrequins, which are a type of cornice with sides that descend lower down the borders of the window,...
Custom Drapery | What to Expect at Your Installation by Gailani Designs
Custom Drapery Installations All custom drapery installations are not the same. Typically, customers will experience a wide range of quality of installation from designer to designer and installer to installer. That's why, at Gailani Designs, we focus on the entire...
Designer Draperies Defined – Window Cornices and Valances | Gailani Designs
When you hear the term ‘designer draperies,’ what do you think? Maybe a certain ornate style or fabric comes to mind. But when we speak of designer draperies, we just mean that the draperies have been designed specifically for your window and with your style and...
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“Susan did a beautiful job on my living room panels! Cost was very reasonable, and they were installed within the promised time frame. Susan has an incredible eye for detail, and Instinctively knew how to select a fabric and design that would make the space brighter and cozier. She is professional and prompt. Very highly recommend!”
Katy M.
