Drapes

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Drapery Adds the Final Touch

Windows are an integral part of your home’s style.  The infusion of drapes, cornices and valances set the final stage for your room’s design.  Drapery can define your room as elegant and formal, casual, or modern and tailored.  Fine fabrics and beautiful textures and prints can lend simplicity, drama or softness to each room.

Kirstin will bring a wide range of fabric samples to your home so you can view them in your space. We will help you choose the right fabric and drapery treatment to make your room complete.  It is then custom made for you professionally and installed to our exact standards.

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Custom Drapery by a Certified Hunter Douglas Consultant

Blind Infusion’s head designer, Kirstin Sundgaard brings a professional touch and eye to detail with every project. Kirstin is a certified Hunter Douglas consultant for the Cochrane & Calgary area.

For more information regarding our Hunter Douglas product line, please view our microsite at: https://www.blindinfusion.net/

Blind Infusion Services Cochrane, Calgary and surrounding areas such as Bragg Creek, Springbank and Bearspaw.
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Cochrane blinds and shades expert, Kirstin Sundgaard in Cochrane, Alberta.

Kirstin Sundgaard, B.A., CID
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An example of a custom drapes installation by Blind Infusion in a Calgary area home.

Drapery in Cochrane & Calgary – Styles for All Occasions

Drapes are window treatments that hang on a rod on top of the window and run down in full length to the floor. Blind Infusion offers custom drapes and drapery solutions for your Cochrane & Calgary home or business. There are a variety of drapery styles and drapery designs ranging from casual to formal. These draperies are usually lined and cover the top of the window to the floor.

Drapery may be attached to a traverse rod by hooks to allow for easy opening and closing, or they may hang from decorative rings on a pole in various pleated styles or flat panels. They function to block out light and cold and offer a higher level of privacy compared to only using blinds or curtains alone.  In addition, they can add a drama to you room in an opulent print with glitzy drapery hardware.

Types of Drapery

Pleated Drapes

Pleated draperies are a drape design that is formal and classic, or casual and flowy.  The panels may be hung on traverse rods and use a cord-and pulley system to open and close the panels, or you can use a fling rod and travel with your drapes to close them. A current popular design with pleated drapery is to hang them on rings on a decorative pole and either open and close them by travelling with the drapery, or simply have stationary fixed panels that frame your window.  Pinch pleat drapes are a traditional style – others include inverted pinch pleat, ripplefold, pencil pleat, or box pleat.

Blackout Drapes

As the name suggests, blackout drapes have room darkening lining that make them block out light. They also insulate the room by blocking cold and heat from entering through the windows. They are perfect for a bedroom if you require complete darkness or in a media room to recreate the theater ambience.

Sheer Drapes

These custom drapes are made from lightweight fabric and are used to add a sense of delicate charm to the room. Today’s sheer fabrics come in a vast multitude of textures, colors, embroidery and prints – don’t discount these as just your grandmothers style!  They can offer a gorgeous diffusion of light and provide interest with many options to choose from for color and texture.

Additional Information

Custom Features

  • Custom drapery allows you to add buttons, leading edges, or blocking of fabrics to reflect your style and accentuate your interior.
  • Drapery panels on a decorative rod and custom finial options.

Tips & Tricks

  • Ensure that you select the right type of drapery style to accentuate the design of the fabric.
  • Consider the color and style of the drapes – does it suit your interior
  • Gently shake the drapes as you draw them at night to remove dust and prevent it from lodging in the fibers. Vacuum the drapes every month using a soft brush or a handheld vacuum.
  • Consider fabric according to the room you are envisioning drapery in Blackout drapes made with room darkening liner is perfect for the bedroom. On the other hand, sheer drapes can add an airy feel to the living room.

Drapery by Location

Bedroom Drapes

Accentuate your bedroom décor with color and pattern with either bright colored drapes or a color darker than your bedroom wall. Blackout drapes are ideal for their light blocking properties. For those days that you don’t mind some light in the bedroom, sheer drapes are a great choice to let diffused light in the bedroom.

Drapes for Patio Doors

Patio doors need to be easily accessible. Drapery hung on rings or a traverse rod are ideal for patio doors because they are easy to open and close. Read our blog post for more information about window coverings for large windows and patio doors.

Living or Dining  Room Drapes

Pleated drapes create a formal or casual but stylish look in the living room. Depending on the color and or print that you choose they can enlarge the room and add a splash of style.  Perhaps you want to consider stationary panels to frame your window or if you want something to cozy up a chilly evening opt for fully functioning drapery.

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