Cost of linen french pleat drapes?
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Comments (20)Well Chispa, it's always a good idea to have a clear understanding of what you're ordering. I've worked two stints in window treatments, once in the early 90's when I owned a workroom, then again in the early 2000's when I moved to St Louis and worked for a custom window treatment fabric place, in sales and design. I've always known the standard pinch pleat to be the 3-pleat illustrated here. And Everything else as a derivation that needed to be specified by name. French Pleats I've always known are the ones that are secured at the very top, releasing their fullness right away. They've got to be fabricated absolutely correctly so they don't "lean". But a quick google search indicates that regionally pleats are labelled differently. So I guess my advice would be, know what you want, and have a picture so there is no confusion, when specifying custom draperies....See MoreWhat type of drapery pleats do you like?
Comments (10)I personally don't like really formal style drapes with pleats. I prefer lined cotton or cotton/linen blend with ring clips that allow you to push to the side with a loose manual "fold". I have this look in my living room. I also like these types of fabrics "shirred" tightly on the rod through the rod pocket, especially in a bedroom. Another casual look I like is wide tab tops - I can make them hang in a loose fold similar to the clip on rings. That is the look I have in my DR. One more look I have (in my office) is tabbed backs on my valences (tabs are sew on the back and a continental rod slides through the tabs). That also gives a loose fold. So basically, my favorite style is more casual - it suits my house :). I like the look that Annie posted - a little more "dressy" than my look, but not stuffy or dated. Tuesday...See MoreTraverse or pull draperies?
Comments (6)I had similar issues with some wide windows in my home. I ended up doing pinch pleats but putting the pleats on rings for a more updated look. In my master I put fling rods (which I bought at a drapery store) on the innermost rings and open and close my drapes using the rods. You could easily do this using the clip rings on a rod pocket style drape for a more contemporary look. I opted nnot to do that as I didn't know how well they'd look with them being daily opened and closed or if I'd need to arrange the tops so the folds looked nice. I also am not a fan of clips so I removed the clips from the rings and instead put a drapery hook through the little hole. My inner sheer drapes are on a traverse rod, though are kept closed most of the time due to privacy--which works OK for me as I mostly don't like the look of the traverse rod when the drapes are open. Here is a link that might be useful: Fling rod...See MoreQ's about Curtains - Linen or Viscose/Linen blend?
Comments (21)Yes, I'm glad I held back. It feels like the right decision. Now I am thinking that if I ever decide to do curtains, it should be one big long rod, and sheers hung in between each panel (that could actually slide over, if I so desired). But still I don't even know if that's the right decision or leaving empty. It still feels "unfinished" to me in a way. I'm not sure if small artwork would help alleviate that feeling in me? If I decide to try the sheer route, I can tape sheers up in between the panels and see how I like it. Sigh. These decisions are so big because if you don't like it, too bad! A big custom rod at 25 feet is probably at least $1,000, and then add curtains on top of that, so it's no easy decision! I do really appreciate all the feedback though, and am glad to put this project on the back burner for now!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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