Using Silk for a Drapery Window Treatment

Silk offers a stunning backdrop to any room.  It is an elegant, timeless look and the intensity of color you can get from silk is second to none.  Silk is one of the thinnest fabrics, but is very durable.  It hangs best when a drapery company uses  a heavy lining or even two linings called an interlining and outer lining.  Silk is very moldable which makes it desirable for puddle treatments or anything with fullness.  Puddled treatments are panels that come to the floor and rest several inches onto the floor.  There are various silk fibers and one of the more popular ones is called Dupioni.  Silk comes as solids as well as prints and plaids. (more…)

Do Swag Draperies Have to Look Like the Ones Seen in a Funeral Home?

The swags that are seen in a funeral home are very traditional looking and are mounted on a board.  You cannot see the board and they are actually very elegant.  Do customers put this style in their home?

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Thanksgiving Decorations

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!!

The Timing of an In Home Design Project

Our decorators and support staff are often asked if there is a specific sequence when doing decorating. In other words –  should they pick out furniture first and then order window coverings or vice versa?

The same applies to painting – where does this fall in the sequence of decorating?

Well, we are here to tell you that there is no one particular way that works as a starting point better than the others. If you want to get your furniture, then do so and then our interior decorator can work with your colors of furniture and help you get the right window treatments. (more…)

Color and Window Treatments

Creating the perfect ambiance in your home can be accomplished with custom window treatments and the many designs that are offered.  I have been decorating for over 10 years and have found that when windows are left untreated, a room can illuminate a feeling of neglect and a lack of style.  Color is very important when decorating your home as each tone reflects a different mood.  Adding a splash of color or pattern through custom window treatments will do wonders for your home and rooms.  It will provide a warm welcoming environment.  Your home is one if not the biggest assets  you own.  Let us help you with window treatments and add excitement to your home.

Designer

Tina Ingram