Decorating with Fabric

An Architect’s Guide to the Drapery Workroom is a useful resource to some of the many drapery treatments fabricated in the Decorating with Fabric Workroom. This guide begins with Fabric Shades which covers Roman Shades, Balloon Shades and Austrian Shades. Next comes Drapery Panels which displays  a photo of the treatment along with specifications, the

I have been asked to serve on the Window Fashion Vision Magazine 2011 Editorial Advisory Board. Window Fashion Vision Magazine is the industry’s premier publication devoted to our industry. I am very proud to assist with ideas for the editorial content of the magazine. We will be meeting in Las Vegas during the International Window

The famous acronym GIGO is from the computer world and stands for Garbage In – Garbage Out. GIGO has never been more appropriate then in my world of custom drapery design and fabrication. I am referring to receiving little or no instructions in the form of a work order, purchase order or specification and being

I have just visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The museum has an exhibition called Room with a View: The Open Window in the 19th Century. Here is the description from the museum:

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