Soft window treatments play a pivotal role in achieving both aesthetic appeal and functional excellence. These fabric-based coverings are designed to enhance the appearance of your windows while offering functional benefits such as light control, privacy, and insulation. This category includes a diverse range of options, such as draperies, valances, shades, and sheers. Unlike their rigid counterparts (or hard window treatments like blinds and shutters), soft treatments add a layer of elegance and texture to your living spaces.
When it comes to softening a space with fabric that flows beautifully, fits flawlessly, controls light ideally, and completes your decor perfectly, there’s no replacement for a custom design, and at Designer Draperies, customization is our specialty. Our team walks you through every step of the process, from concept to design to completion, ensuring results you will love for years to come.
Custom Draperies
With thousands of fabrics, trims, headings, and styles to choose from, custom draperies can be leveraged to elevate the style, function, and feel of any space—well beyond any off-the-rack solution. Simple sheers softly filter light and overlook outside views, while rich jacquard damask makes a bold luxurious statement, reducing noise and trapping heat. From classic to contemporary, custom draperies can be tailored to make rooms feel taller with floor-grazing lengths, let light in from above with cafe-height curtains, and anything in between. You choose the pattern, the pairings, and even the pleat, with options ranging from a casual rod pocket to pinch pleats, ripplefolds, or formal goblet pleats.
Valances
Valances are decorative top treatments that come in various styles, with a soft appearance and free-hanging fabric (as opposed to a cornice, which is a hard, upholstered top treatment). Custom valances allow you to choose from an array of styles, including swags, scarfs, straight bottom hems, and many more. Valances are versatile, smoothing edges or adding dramatic design elements, and can be used on their own or in conjunction with shades, blinds, and side panels.
Roman Shades
Roman shades are another popular soft window treatment, offering a timeless and sophisticated look while complementing a wide range of design styles. Available in many different options and aesthetics—including flat, relaxed, and hobbled folds—Roman shades provide the benefit of privacy, light control, and insulation. The clean lines and tailored appearance make them an ideal option for any room. They also lend well to customization, allowing you to select the fabric, fold style, lift system, and opacity that best suits your needs and preferences.
Soft window treatments can be layered with other soft treatments or with hard treatments, like blinds, shutters, or shades, but also stand beautifully on their own. When you choose custom window coverings, you gain a more accurate fit, superior functionality, lasting durability, and unmatched design flexibility tailored to your space.
Window treatments don’t need to be overwhelming. With 25 years as trusted experts in our craft, the team at Designer Draperies offers full-service support and guidance from start to finish, for both homeowners and interior designers. Our seasoned eye helps narrow the infinite options to determine what soft treatments work best for your home and lifestyle.
Schedule an appointment and let’s begin designing your custom window treatments today.
