Its hard to believe that Thanksgiving is approaching quickly. If you go to family or friends homes, take a look at their home decorating – especially the window treatments. If they have custom window treatments and you don’t, take a look at how custom just makes the house pop. We often refer to custom window treatments as furniture for the windows. Window treatments are like furniture in many ways.
We are often asked how often people redecorate . We have found that on average people redecorate every 8-10 years. Keep in mind this is the “average”. As I think about my own home and think about furniture, I would say that even for furniture, my wife and I change it up every 8-10 years too.
We often find that when people look for furniture, they often will make a change in the window treatments too. Decorating is more than furniture and window treatments and we recognize this at Sunshine Drapery. We are a full service decorating company and our decorators do everything possible to help pull everything together.
At Thanksgiving, look at the table linens…i.e the tablecloth, napkins, the dining room seats, pillows on the furniture, and even the cushion if there is one. We have our very own custom workroom and employ our own seamstresses . We simply pull it together to make everything imaginable and do so with a perfect fit guarantee.
Thanksgiving is a time of thanks and all of the employees at Sunshine Drapery would like to thank all of our customers for your business. We are all thankful to have decorated thousands of homes in Missouri and Illinois since 1969. We continue to work hard to be the best decorating company in St. Louis offering the finest custom work with our top notch staff.
As the owner of Sunshine, I am thankful to not only have many loyal customers, but also an incredible staff. Every employee serves an important role in our company and we ask them to handle business as if it were their own and to ultimately make the customer the top priority.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
When we hear that a customer wants a thermal curtain, it usually is a curtain or as we like to say at Sunshine, a thermal drapery.
Often, customers are looking for a drapery to keep out the cold air from coming through windows. A drapery in itself will act as protection from the elements like cold air, but what one does not realize is that the lining can make a big difference.
When we have a client who is looking for a new look and also trying to keep out the cold, we will discuss utilizing what is called a thermal suede lining. Thermal suede is heavier and just offers an extra thick layer of protection.
This is not to say that any of our linings are not viable and will not do the same thing. Any type of lining is adding a layer to the main material so it will help out. Thermal suede lining is no different than people wearing “long underwear”. It is heavier and adds a layer for warmth.
Thermal suede usually comes in white and off white and the color makes a difference depending on the main front fabric. If a customer is ordering a white color base fabric, then the white thermal lining is going to be important in the selection because it will show off the main fabric more. Nevertheless, thermal lining is available to help primarily for the extra protection.
In todays world, we all seem to be wanting to do our part in purchasing eco friendly type products, otherwise known as going “green”. When buying draperies, you can also be eco friendly by purchasing not only for décor, but helping with your energy bills.
We often are asked if there are other eco friendly type products other than thermal draperies in the window covering business. The answer is emphatically yes. But, we’ll save this for another time since the focus today is on thermal draperies.
We see many homes that have tall windows in typically the great room area. Many times, these tall windows are 20 feet high and then there are windows down lower that are fairly reachable.
How does one decorate with draperies or even blinds or shades?
Let’s first start with answering one important question – Do you have a privacy issue or even an issue for blocking light?
If the answer is yes, then we have to look at doing some type of blind or shade. Motorized product is common now so a customer can simply press a button or even flick a switch to raise and lower product. You don’t have to have a dangling cord hanging down any more and help make the window shades and blinds inviting.
If privacy and light control is not an issue, then you can address the looks of the window or even if you need blinds and shades and want the fabric feel too, draperies can be tastefully done and add flavor but not overwhelm the windows.
Panels of draperies from the top of the upper window or above down to the floor and barely covering the window or even just covering the dry wall is stunning. We have had decorators add a little boxed valance over the drapery panel for an extra touch and it is just simply exquisite.
If you are a fan of silk fabric, we layer this with a heavy outer and inner lining for stability so the fabric just hangs eloquently .
There are other options for tall windows and a decorator can help explore with you the possibilities. For a complimentary appointment, contact Sunshine Drapery and Interior Design. Remember..decorating is not easy, but getting help from Sunshine is!!
