Planes & Princesses

It is STILL cold outside, but we are warming up the inside with fun projects like this one. Grandparents designing special places for their little people. This little girl will love to visit her granny…… there is a special nook for reading her favorite books, complete with big comfy floor pillows. The oval wall art, actually hides a window, which was a challenge because of the heat from the west sun. We added a slipcover to the desk chair fit for a princess and the round table cloth finishes the look.

The roman shades for provide complete darkness for sleeping while little boys dream about being a pilot. All the pillows are finished with zippers to allow easy access if additional cleaning is necessary.

Roman shades are hot, and plaids are even hotter!

These great looking shades not only warm the room by upping the cozy factor, but significantly change the air temperature by keeping the cold out. The home owner chose black out lining for additional insulation and to keep the great colors of the fabric from washing out. Notice the stripes in the plaid are all in a line :-)  We finished the eating area with a coordinating table runner in a houndstooth, lined and welted with the shade fabric.

Light Control & Art, All In One!

This was a fun job…. the client needed climate control, both from the sun and cold winds off the lake. The fabric needed to not overpower the serene color scheme, but act as the art back drop when drawn. Black out lining was used to help with insulation and to keep the pattern from disappearing with the sunlight. The drapes were installed on wood rods and rings with batons for hand traversing. Photos by [SW] Photography

Happy New Year!

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Every project begins with a conversation with the home owners regarding their vision and goals. We will  share the pieces that go into each project – the challenges, the choices, the benefits of the final treatment selected, and of course, the pictures!

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To kick it off, here is our most recent install for a baby nursery:

Photos by [SW] Photography

The many windows in this nursery provided lots of cheerful light and created a warm and inviting space. This many windows in a room cause situations regarding radiant heat, lack of privacy-especially at night, and light control for naps. The home owner chose flat Roman shades to address these issues.

These inside mounted, cream linen shades with peony silk banded bottoms are reverse mount and black out lined.  The reverse mount style allows the shades to fit closer to the glass, allowing less light strike around the edges and more privacy. The valances add interest while hiding the lift control system. The black out lining provides climate and light control, keeps the pattern/fabric from “washing out” from the sun, and conceals the shadows of the rings and draw cords. The inside mount allows display of the 100 year old wood trim and minimum holes from the mounting hardware.

The continuous loop clutch system was chosen for the lift mechanism.  This style of lift system allows multiple shades to easily be drawn to the same height, eliminating tangled draw cords and cord cleats common to pulley systems.  As another detail, the contrasting silk bottom was applied on top of the linen, which will allow the banding to be removed at a later date if the color scheme changes.

The final product, as you can see, complemented the decor of the room, provides a day time top treatment and complete privacy and light block when needed.

Grand Opening!

Hello all!

Today was our big grand opening event! Thanks to all who came out to help us celebrate, and congrats to the winners of our prize drawings! Our grand prize winner Sheree won a $500 labor gift certificate from Weave Gotcha Covered!

Ribbon Cutting

Thank you to everyone who came out to our ribbon cutting this evening! We had a great turnout and it was a lot of fun!

If you couldn’t make it out we would still love to see you tomorrow from 1-3pm at our Grand Opening event!