05/09/2008
FABULOUS FABRICS; HOME DECOR EXCLUSIVES SPECIALIZES IN UNIQUE WINDOW TREATMENTS.(Neighbors Northeast)
Byline: Editorial assistant Desiree Feigel Home Decor Exclusives Inc. features custom window treatments. Editorial assistant Desiree Feigel spoke with Farhat Alvi about the business. In a few words, describe what your business is: We specialize in doing custom window treatments. We have imported

Publication: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)

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05/09/2008
Fabric window treatment gives softer look
WHEN I started my business seven years ago, I began offering hard window treatments such as vinyl shutters, wood blinds and honeycomb shades to my clients. These window coverings are attractive and practical, and great for a variety of situations. Some clients, however, prefer the softness of

Publication: Oakland Tribune

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05/09/2008
Fabrics Warm Up Window Treatments
Jan Kain of Olympia, Wash., has been dressing windows through her own business for nine years. She contends that blinds usually are the basic decoration for a window. "Once they've determined the blinds," Kain says, "they want to warm up the window with soft fabric treatments." Kain suggests window

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

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05/09/2008
Put fabrics in best light with window treatments
Janet Luckett and Sherry Cox-Seger are co-owners of Sew It Seams, a custom home furnishings workroom in Louisville, Ky. Here they answer questions frequently asked by clients seeking custom window treatments. Q. What if I want a window treatment that provides privacy and protection from sunlight?

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

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05/09/2008
Hunter Douglas: the new Designer Screen Shades collection offers 93 SKUs of exciting residential screen fabrics in window shades and Roman shades, including stripes that are not offered elsewhere in the U.S.(Window Treatments)
The new Designer Screen Shades collection offers 93 SKUs of exciting residential screen fabrics in window shades and Roman shades, including stripes that are not offered elsewhere in the U.S. Operational enhancements for window shades include a fabric-wrapped Cassette System with a smoother,

Publication: Interior Design

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05/09/2008
A Comfortable Window Treatment; Quilted Fabric Helps Take the Chill Out of a Drafty Room
Spend some time in a little used room and you make certain discoveries, as one reader recently found out. "We were sitting next to the Christmas tree one evening when I realized how uncomfortable the living room is in the winter," she wrote. The letter went on to list the all too familiar problems

Publication: The Washington Post

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05/09/2008
HOMESTYLE; Sheer genius; Clearly versatile, new fabrics enliven window treatments.(HOME & GARDEN)
Byline: Robin Strangis The sheer/clear trend that began several years ago is still coming on strong. And now sheer style - from clear colas to see-through packaging to shimmery lipsticks - has made itself at home with a new wave of transparent fabrics. These updated sheers are a far cry from the

Publication: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)

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05/09/2008
Color is out there, in abundance Trend is toward variety, fresh color combinations; Sloping bed wall offers design challenge Dressing the head of bed might solve problem Q: We are remodeling the second floor of our house to create a master suite combining a bedroom, sitting room and dressing area. It's to be furnished in a traditional style. The main challenge is that the existing rooms have sloping walls and a few deeply set, dormer-type windows. As a result, we have always had trouble with the placement of mirrors and other wall-hung objects. Right now, we're most concerned about the bed wall that begins sloping five feet above the floor and continues to the ceiling at a rather steep angle. What sort of headboard would be best in this situation? A: Instead of installing an actual piece of furniture, you might consider dressing the head of the bed. The Pasadena-based interior design firm of Stephen Paul Associates took that approach in the setting shown in the photo. Here, too, the bedroom has a low-sloping wall and is furnished with traditional pieces. Although it looks quite elaborate, this romantic treatment is simple to achieve. All that's involved is the gathering, ballooning and stretching of fabric on small rods behind the bed. The ballooning should start at the ceiling level. It would then extend to the point where the wall becomes straight, thus producing a canopy-like effect. In this instance, the designers framed their creation by introducing a version of a swag and jabot in a decorative and contrasting floral fabric. While this addition serves to emphasize the bed wall, the treatment would also look perfectly fine without it. So if your own taste is for a somewhat simpler arrangement, you can certainly forgo the framing device. With such a soft and romantic look, I think the linens and bed covering should complement the color of the gathered fabric directly behind and above the bed. Another variation on this theme is to attach an upholstered panel to the bed frame in order to provide a firm headrest. This addition should be no more than 12 inches high, and it should be covered with the same fabric used for the dressing behind and above the bed. Although there are other solutions to the problem of placing a headboard against a sloping wall, I do recommend this one in your case. It's a relatively simple option and that's an important advantage, since you'll be in the midst of a large-scale rebuilding project. Also, it goes very well with traditional furniture even though it's not a conservative treatment.
I have good news to report from the 1996 marketplace. Whatever color one might want it's out there now. This is a most welcome and long overdue change from the boring mauve, gray and peach pastels that seem to have covered the world for the past few years. For the time being at least, designers are

Publication: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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05/09/2008
WEAVE MORE FASHION INTO EVERY WINDOW WITH FABRICEL(TM) The Fashion of Fabric, The Functionality of Cellular Shades
HIGH POINT, N.C., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Each window now can make a powerful fashion statement with LouverDrape's revolutionary fashion- forward product -- Fabricel. A patented process that combines a woven fabric with a non-woven white backing, Fabricel brings the fashion of fabric and the

Publication: PR Newswire

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05/09/2008
FABRIC OF GROWTH CUSTOM DRAPERY MAKER SEES WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
00-00-0000 FABRIC OF GROWTH CUSTOM DRAPERY MAKER SEES WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY When Arthur Grey began selling fabric door-to-door in 1950, he quickly became overwhelmed with orders for his handmade draperies and opened a small shop in downtown Denver. But he probably never guessed that House of Grey

Publication: Denver Rocky Mountain News

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