Here’s why going with a window treatment professional matters
By Patricia Nugent
When it comes to interior design, the old adage, “God is in the details,” means a lot.
A single component like custom finished window treatments can take a room from ho-hum to red-hot, lending a luxurious magazine-cover-worthy effect. Simply put, window treatments are the MVP that brings out the best in every other player in the room.
Rather than slapping up generic cookie-cutter drapes you bought at a big box store, why not give your windows their due and consult a professional?
Why Go With a Pro?
We caught up with one of Cleveland’s busiest designers of window treatments to put together a Top 10 List of why it makes sense to hire a professional.
10. Purchasing custom window treatments is like investing in a piece of commissioned artwork. No two are exactly alike.
9. The selection process is done in the comfort of your home, with your furnishings, your wall color and your lighting.
8. Eileen brings her extensive portfolio to help you visualize your final product and make the process simple. She also provides computer renderings or sketches.
7. You select the perfect fabric in the perfect color to match your décor. Everything is coordinated. She can even create custom bedding and pillows.
6. Your style selection is practically unlimited. If you can dream it, Eileen can make it.
5. Proper proportion is the first fundamental to all sensational window treatments. Proportion, length and width are all made to fit your window. It’s not one size fits all. To further customize the look, Eileen partners with Hunter Douglas to offer privacy and high-tech efficiency through cellular shades, roman shades, roller shades, shutters and vertical and horizontal blinds.
4. You are working with an experienced designer. Eileen has spent her entire career in window treatments, and there isn’t a style out there she’s not familiar with.
3. The workmanship is quality through and through. Hems are blind stitched, treatments are lined, patterns are matched at the seams, thread is color coordinated, etc.
2. Hardware provides structure to any treatment and must be measured exactly to fit the size of your windows. Whether the look is formal, rustic, or even whimsical, the rod can play a decorative element of style. Knowing where to hang them in relation to the window is important as well.
1. And the finishing touch…your custom treatments will be professionally installed by craftsmen with decades of experience, so they reflect quality workmanship to the very end.
Something to Smile About
Teresa L., of Solon, has this to say about working with Eileen.
“Every time I walk down my stairs, I smile! I’m greeted with updated window coverings by Well Dressed Windows. Eileen patiently looked at all the photos I showed her about the look I wanted, gave me an endless supply of fabrics to choose, in the comfort of my own home, and was excited to put together a new look. She coordinated everything. It was such a pleasure working with Eileen and her capable crew.”
Well Dressed Windows is headquartered in Wickliffe and beautifies windows all over Northeast Ohio. Call 440-498-9119 for a free consultation or visit DressedWindows.com for details and to see a gorgeous gallery of inspirational window treatments.