Custom Window Treatments to Complete Your Home

It comes down to how you use the room and the look you want. Blinds and shutters give you precise slat control and a crisp, architectural feel, shades offer softer light and texture, and drapery adds warmth, height, and sound absorption. Many of the western Chicago suburb homes we work in mix types, such as shutters on the front-facing windows for curb appeal and drapery in the primary bedroom, and we walk through the trade-offs with you before anything is ordered.

For blackout in bedrooms and media rooms, look at cellular shades, Roman shades with blackout lining, or lined drapery. For daytime privacy without losing light, top-down bottom-up shades and shutters let you cover the lower half of the window while keeping the top open. We factor in which direction your windows face and how much afternoon sun they get.

Yes, most shades, blinds, and drapery can be motorized, and it is especially worth it for hard-to-reach windows, large spans, and homes with a lot of glass. Motorization also removes cords, which is a real safety benefit around young children. We discuss battery versus hardwired options and whether you want them tied into a smart home system.

We start with an in-home consultation to look at your windows, light, and design goals, then take precise measurements ourselves rather than relying on numbers you provide. Because everything is custom-sized, accurate measuring is what makes the fit clean and the operation smooth. Our own installers handle the mounting so the brackets, depth, and alignment are right.

The main drivers are how many windows you are covering, the materials you choose, whether pieces are stock or fully custom-sized, and whether you add motorization. Custom fabrics and specialty sizes take longer to fabricate than standard options. We give you a realistic timeline once the selections are set so you can plan around fabrication and install.