When I taught my “High-End Embellishments” class last weekend, I added a new fabric origami design to my usual curriculum. The “Primrose” pattern is simple and quick to fabricate. I used this origami design on a job that I completed last winter – box pleated drapery panels and scalloped valances with origami accents. We needed […]
Category: Window Treatments
Anna Valance
“Something simple,” she said, “Nothing too elaborate or formal.” Hmmm. My client’s kitchen and casual dining area definitely needed some window treatments to warm up the space and add a touch of color and style. But which treatment would be the best choice? The Pate-Meadows Anna valance seemed like the perfect solution. It’s a […]
Enhancing A Great View with Window Treatments
I’m afraid I’ve fallen behind in posting window treatments the past few months, mostly because of my preoccupation with my daughter’s wedding, but fall is here, and things are getting busier in the workroom, so you can expect lots of new custom home furnishings here soon. I plan to post some of my old favorites, […]
Cornices with Crown Molding
I recently completed a commercial job for a local company with offices on the campus of Waynesburg University. The job included upholstered cornices for a reception area and offices, wood blinds, and a wall of draperies in a teleconferencing suite. The reception area cornice features contrasting banding in an interwoven pattern. Since the lining side […]
