If you're looking to install new window treatments in your living room, don't go for heavy drapery. There are many reasons ...

The total width of the window plus that additional eight to 15 inches will be the overall width that you order, and it will also be the size of the drapery rod that you need for hanging.

Finding the best place to order made-to-measure curtains online is easier than ever with so many reputable retailers ...

Most off-the-shelf drapery panels are about 50 inches wide. For custom treatments, Elliott often specifies 1½ times or double the width of fabric so the drapes appear fuller.

Window treatments hang on fabric picks January 3, 2009 by BY ROSEMARY FRIEDMANN SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE ...

When you’re choosing curtains for a room, there are so many things to consider. Jake Arnold, an interior designer in Los Angeles, walks us through it. By Tim McKeough Window coverings are nice ...

Draperies, curtains, shades, blinds: These are all window treatments. “Drapery typically means full-length,” said Adam Skalman, vice president of sales for the Shade Store, while curtains ...

Curtains and drapery are actually used interchangeably, meaning that they are essentially one and the same. Van explains that drapery is considered to be a more industry term, referring to fabric ...

We’ve used “shades” in the headline above, but we also review blinds. What’s the difference? Shades are a soft window covering, typically made of fabric.

Drapery is a more complex construction most often lined and sometimes also inner-lined with an almost felt-like fabric called "bump." The drapery hangs better, and there is the added bonus of some ...

Adventures in fabric. For all types of window treatment, fabric choice is increasingly top of mind. “Clients are willing to be more adventurous with fabrics,” Moeller says.