by Christy Heitger-Ewing | photos by Tyler Hergott and Adam Grubb Media
DRAPERY STREET’S WINDOW TREATMENTS DRESS UP FOUR HOME-A-RAMA HOMES
Just like no two snowflakes are alike, the same could be said for the window treatments that adorned the homes in this year’s Supply Corp. Home-A-Rama. Drapery Street used over 20 different products throughout four homes in the recent showcase.
“We aimed to create a different experience at the window in each home,” says Caryn O’Sullivan, owner of Drapery Street. “We’re breaking the notion that you can only automate roller shades or that bug screens are the only thing to put on your patio.”
CUSTOM LIVING
Several rooms in this Classic Contemporary home really pop thanks to unique, modern, and functional window treatments, including the primary suite/wing.
“As you walk down the primary suite hallway, you see these soft, elegant, top-down/bottom-up Vignette shades that allow the natural light to stream through while offering privacy from the homes next door,” says Erika Reimer, senior designer at Drapery Street. The bedroom’s Aura® Illuminated Shades allow the bedroom windows to replicate the sun’s magnificence. These shades also include a blackout liner for when a homeowner needs a total room-darkening effect.
“Homeowners can control the glow depending on their needs, creating daylight on demand,” says Reimer.
The dining room, with its stunning floor-to-ceiling windows, was the place for layered drapes as the window treatments needed to match the opulence of the furniture and light fixtures. Reimer chose drapery panels in a lush velvet fabric, with accent trim on the leading edge that twinkles when the lighting reflects on it. The lighter gauzy fabric balances the heavier drape fabric to provide a “wow” factor, both aesthetically and functionally. The motorized sheers glide to the closed position as easily as hitting a button on the wall.
Outside, Drapery Street’s 3-in-1 fabric on their Fortress Shades offers bug control, sun protection, and privacy while maintaining the exterior view, plus the added benefit of heat retention in the winter when the shades are down.
McKENZIE PIERROT HOMES
The window treatments in this English Tudor are traditional, classically inspired, and finish off the space like icing on a cake. Several memorable rooms include the girl’s room where Drapery Street added soft treatments beyond window coverings.
“We did a precious oversized custom scalloped headboard and a custom bed skirt with this massive window seat that feels more like a day bed,” says Reimer. “Roman shades tie the whole space together.”
A cute little room off the kitchen has darling cafe curtains above a built-in desk. Rather than using a typical desk chair, the builder asked Reimer to make a custom cushion in a fabric to introduce another element of softness and visual comfort to the room.
This home, which won HAR’s People’s Choice award this year, has a study that’s moody and dramatic, with a fully stocked bar and 12-ft menswear inspired draperies that give the space a masculine vibe.
AR HOMES
This Transitional home is a prime example of allocating your budget towards more important spaces. The builder wanted the garage windows covered for privacy, so Drapery Street installed an excellent quality commercial-grade cost-effective option to save the budget for impact spaces like the living room and primary bedroom.
“We did screen shades in the bedrooms and wood blinds in the garage,” says O’Sullivan. “We put decorative sheers in the living room to help soften and to add the tonal background as a finishing touch to this modern home. “It’s cost effective in that they don’t function so less fabric is required, but the impact was significant especially because of the ripplefold style.”
KENT SHAFFER HOMES AND RANDY SHAFFER CUSTOM HOMES
The primary suite of this Modern Scandinavian home captures so much of the design that went into the architecture, with the vaulted ceilings and angled windows.
“We wanted our window treatments to complement the style of home, while keeping in mind the privacy concerns that come from having a primary shower and closet with windows that are on display in the front of the house,” says O’Sullivan. They used Smart Film on these windows, a film that’s applied to glass surfaces to go from transparent to opaque in a split-second.
“It’s the epitome of instant privacy on demand,” says O’Sullivan, who worked with Sarah Wilson, owner of Wildflower Home Design. “We were able to design the Top-Down rollers to capture the privacy and some sun control that was important to the homeowners, but leave the angled windows exposed because that is the key moment of the bedroom.”
The skilled team at Drapery Street is ready to collaborate with you on your next project. Stop by one of Drapery Street’s showrooms to see the full spectrum of what they have to offer.
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Carmel, Indiana 46032
