Softness, structure, and intention – designed around your home.
Custom curtains do more than cover a window. They bring softness, structure, and intention to a space, and when they’re made well, they’re often the detail that pulls an entire room together. The right drapery panel can make a ceiling feel taller, a room feel warmer, and a window feel like a feature rather than just an opening in the wall.
Every set of curtains I design is made specifically for your home. The fabric, the header style, the lining, the length, the hardware, every decision is made with your space in mind, not pulled from a standard size chart. What you end up with isn’t close to what you imagined. It’s exactly what we designed together.
Header Styles
The header is the top of the drapery panel, the point where the fabric meets the rod or track. It’s one of the most defining design decisions in a custom curtain, shaping the overall silhouette, formality, and movement of the finished treatment. I offer four header styles, each with its own character:
Pinch Pleat
The most classic drapery header. Fabric is gathered into neat, tailored pleats, typically in groups of two or three, that fan out beautifully when the panel is open and stack cleanly when drawn. Pinch pleat drapery has an inherently formal, refined quality that works especially well in traditional, transitional, and European-inspired interiors. It’s the header style you’ll find in some of the most beautifully appointed rooms in the world, and for good reason. It never goes out of style.
Euro Pleat / Inverted Pleat
A more contemporary take on the pleated header. Where a traditional pinch pleat gathers fabric forward, the Euro pleat folds it back, creating a clean, flat-fronted pleat with a subtle, structured look. The result is a panel that feels modern and tailored without being cold or minimal. Euro pleat drapery works beautifully in transitional spaces where you want the sophistication of a pleated header with a cleaner, less formal silhouette.
Ripple Fold
Ripple fold drapery moves along a track rather than a rod, with evenly spaced carriers that create a continuous, wave-like fold from top to bottom. The result is one of the most consistently beautiful silhouettes in contemporary drapery, perfectly uniform, endlessly elegant, and remarkably easy to operate. Ripple fold is particularly striking in rooms with generous ceiling height, where the unbroken vertical line of the wave can be fully appreciated. It’s also one of the cleanest options for motorization.
Rod Pocket
A gathered panel with a sewn channel at the top through which the rod passes directly. Rod pocket curtains have a soft, casual, and romantic quality, the gathered fabric creates a relaxed, full silhouette that works beautifully in bedrooms, reading rooms, and spaces where you want warmth over formality. Because the panel doesn’t slide easily along the rod, this style is best suited for stationary panels or spaces where the curtains are rarely opened and closed.
Lining Options
Like Roman shades, the lining choice in a custom drapery panel has a significant impact on how the finished treatment looks, functions, and holds up over time. Here’s what I offer:
- Unlined — A light, relaxed option that allows diffused natural light to filter through the fabric. Best for sheers, voiles, or any panel where a soft, luminous quality is the goal. Unlined panels are more susceptible to fading over time, so I’d generally only recommend them for spaces with limited direct sun exposure.
- Lined — The most versatile choice for drapery. A standard lining gives panels body and structure, improves how they hang and stack, protects the face fabric from UV fading, and provides a clean, consistent appearance from both inside and outside the home. For most rooms and most fabrics, lining is the right call.
- Blackout — For bedrooms, nurseries, or any space where full light elimination is needed. A blackout lining blocks virtually all incoming light when panels are drawn, without affecting the beauty of your chosen fabric. Particularly valuable in New Orleans, where intense afternoon sun and early morning light can make sleeping in genuinely difficult.
- Interlining — A soft, batting-like layer added between the face fabric and the lining. Interlining gives drapery panels a full, substantial, almost sculptural quality, the kind of richness you see in the most beautifully made rooms. It also adds insulating properties and helps panels hold their shape beautifully over time. This is a finishing detail that’s immediately visible in the quality of the finished panel, and one I’m always happy to discuss during the consultation.
The Right Treatment for Every Room
One of the things I feel most strongly about is this: there is no single “correct” curtain length or style. The right treatment depends entirely on the room, its architecture, its function, the height of the ceiling, the amount of natural light, and the way you actually live in the space.
A grand living room with fourteen-foot ceilings in a Garden District home calls for something very different than a sunlit breakfast nook in a newer Northshore build. A formal dining room has different needs than a primary bedroom. I work with whatever the space calls for, which is exactly why every project begins with an in-home visit rather than an online form.
Seeing the room in person changes everything. It’s where the real design decisions get made.
Custom Curtains Are the Right Choice If…
- You want a polished, finished look that feels intentional rather than assembled
- You’re working with windows that are an unusual size, shape, or height
- You have a fabric you love and want it made into something beautiful
- You want access to designer-quality materials that aren’t available off the shelf
- You’re not sure what style or header will work best and want expert guidance
- You want your window treatments to complement the architecture of your home, not just cover the windows
- You’re layering treatments and need drapery panels that work with shades or sheers already in the space
How It Works
Every custom curtain project starts with an in-home consultation. I come to your space, assess the windows and the room as a whole, and work with you to select a fabric, header style, lining, and hardware that all work together. I bring samples, I answer questions, and I help you see the finished result before anything is made.
Once we’ve made our selections, your panels are fabricated through trusted workrooms to my exact specifications and installed to fit your windows perfectly. The process is designed to be straightforward and stress-free, because beautiful results shouldn’t require you to figure it all out on your own.
Let’s Talk About Your Windows
Complimentary in-home consultations are available for clients in the New Orleans and surrounding area. I take on a select number of projects at a time, so when you’re ready to get started, reach out and let’s find a time to see your space.