CUSTOM DRAPES

For a unique and designer look for your home go custom!

There are a lot of decisions to be made when going custom.

Hiring a designer helps ease the process.

Your designer narrows down a few fabric samples among the thousands of options out there.

Then you pick the one that really "speaks" to you, the one that really works with the room!

I wanted a bold pattern that still had an organic feel to it.

I love the citrine yellow and gray colors together.

You then decide, with the help of your designer, on the type and style of the rod.

Here I chose a traverse rod in Antique Brushed Nickel.

I have the drapery opening to the right because of the way the slider door opens.

You have the option to pick center open, or left open as well.

The drapery pins hook into the holes in the traverse rod sliders.

I also chose this unique finial for that urban look.

Then there's the decision of the pleats.  There are many styles to choose from.

I chose an Inverted Pleat for these drapes.

They are pinched at the top for a slightly contemporary look.

Here are more samples of pleats.

There's also the decision of the type of lining.

You can choose "black-out" lining for room darkening, 

or in this case, I picked a white cotton lining, so the light comes through and shows off the fabrics pattern.

There are several options of fullness for your drapes.

These drapes were made with a 1.5 fullness because I didn't want them to be too "puffy".

You can pick 2 or 2.5 times fullness as well.

As you can see, there are many decisions to be made when it comes to custom made.

In the end the results are quality drapes that no one else will have.

They will give your home a beautiful style that's uniquely yours!

(before)

(after)

Are you considering custom made drapes for your home?

If so set aside a budget, custom made items cost more than store bought,

and keep me in mind :)

Here's to you happy home!

-Mindy

Think it • Design it • Create it

My client came to me with an idea that she wanted an old fashioned vanity.

She knew she wanted it to be covered in a blue toile fabric.

She also wanted it to have an organic shape, not a hard edged rectangle.

I was also on a time crunch and a budget.

The old vintage vanities were out of the question at this point because of price,

and there was no time to locate one in an antique shop.

I started with this new desk that I found online.

Great price and quick delivery.

 My next step was to get a custom glass top made.

After  receiving the desk, I traced the top and made a paper template.

I took it to a local glass company to make this tempered glass top.

We decided to drape the fabric with several pleats accented with blue bows.

I wanted the top to be solid blue giving it contrast against the toile.

My seamstress did an amazing job!  She said it was like tailoring a dress.

The glass top fit perfectly!

It's all in the details.

I chose to do the piping in the toile fabric.

My seamstress did an incredible job matching up every pleat to keep the pictures flowing seamlessly.

I also decided to have the detailed bows in the contrasting blue so they pop.

Beautiful craftsmanship.

It's exactly what my client envisioned.

This may not be your style or even your taste in fabric, but the point is,

if you can think it up it can be created. 

It's a matter of getting someone who understands your vision and who is capable of putting it all together.

The client was thrilled with the final piece!

Here it is in the clients master bedroom with her new upholstered chairs.

I also had this table cover custom made for her bedroom to tie all the new pieces together.

Even though my personal taste in home design is more of a modern, contemporary look,

I can certainly work with clients giving them the design style they prefer.

It's all about color, scale, and pulling it all together for them!

PORTFOLIO - FACE LIFT!

Old chairs get updated for my client's master bedroom.

My client had two old chairs that need some TLC.

I had them repainted in white giving them a brighter, cleaner look.

As you can see the fabric was very dull and the old gimp need to be replaced.

 My upholsterer replaced the fabric with this beautiful stripe that I chose for my client.

She made the double welt cord in the solid blue to give it a more updated look.

My client wanted to update her bedroom in blue & white with a touch of yellow.

This stripe was the perfect choice.

The painter left some of the light wood show through for that French Country look

that the client wanted.

Do you have some old chairs that need a new life?

Think about repainting and reupholstering before getting rid of them.

There are so many amazing fabrics to choose from,

the possibilities are endless!

RAINBOW OF COLOR

What is your favorite color? 

What color really makes you feel good?

Did you incorporate that "feel good" color anywhere into your home?

One of my favorite things to do is to pick out the perfect color for a space.

I've picked a rainbow of colors throughout the years for many clients, including myself. 

Here are just a few...

RED

ORANGE

 YELLOW

 GREEN

BLUE

 PURPLE

 BROWN

 GREY

 MULTI

My hope is that some of these photos inspire you to add more color into your home.

:)