Bed Draperies and Canopy

Box pleated bed canopy.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Our local chapter of WCAA had the pleasure to work with Ty Pennington's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition this past January for the deserving Prewitt Brewer Family in Middleburg, Florida. Episode aired May 8, 2011 on ABC. (Season 8-Episode 21)

Photographs of my work can be seen here: Facebook.

Slipcover that fits like a glove!

Abitare – Lewitt Sofa made in Italy. Slipcover is made from Robert Allen Sensuede fabric- sustainable and entirely made from recycled polyester fibers - the first luxury faux suede that is ecologically friendly, environmentally efficient, and earth conscientious.

Two Story Wall - 222" long panels and shades

Motorized Empire Balloon Shades and arched swag valances. Somfy Motorization.

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Drapery Header Styles from Better Homes and Gardens

Drapery Header Styles

Google Sidewiki entry by Dean

Find me on Google: http://www.google.com/profiles/deansdraperies

in reference to: Dean Fountain Custom Draperies & Soft Furnishings (view on Google Sidewiki)

Adding Photographs to a Blog

If you are adding photographs to your blog, then please, please, please reduce the size of the photographs to no larger than 640x480 pixels before you post them. Any larger than that, and it takes forever for the photographs to load, and larger files take up more bandwidth.

Q: Who makes great draperies?

A: Someone who pays attention to details, understands proportion, and someone who has a superb sense of design and function.

I have a passion for making draperies.

I was thinking this morning about what I would be doing if I never started making draperies. Hmm... Probably would be working for a large corporation doing the daily grind. Window Treatments are my passion. I love to create beautiful things with fabric. Check out some of my photographs at http://www.picturetrail.com/deanfountain/.
http://www.deanfountain.com

Thanksgiving 2008

Well, it's 2 days before Thanksgiving, and I've been sewing, sewing, sewing... I haven't posted a note on here in quite a while, and I want to let everyone know that I'm still alive. I hope that you have a Happy Thanksgiving!

What is Italian Stringing?

These angled draperies with a straight hem line are a somewhat difficult treatment to fabricate, even for some of the most experienced drapery workrooms. Italian Stringing is a method of "stringing" or "opening" your draperies. Draperies with Italian Stringing are typically "fixed" at the top, so the only parts that move are the bottoms of the drapery panels, and there is a cord or multiple cords attached to the back of the panels that are pulled to open the draperies. The panels in this photograph are stationary, so the Italian Stringing is not functional. Also notice that the hem line is straight across the floor. If this were not taken into consideration when fabricating the panels, the leading edge would be raised off of the floor.

1/2 Arch Cuffed Valance

Here is a valance that I created. It is a Cuffed Valance, and I skillfully altered my pattern to frame a 1/2 arch window. This treatment is made from two decorator fabrics, one for the face of the treatment, and one for the contrast lining. The transom window on the left of the photograph has the straight Cuffed Valance, and the window on the right of the photograph has the 1/2 Arch Cuffed Valance. There were two 1/2 arch windows in this room (on each side of a fireplace), and there is a mirror image of the treatment on the right on the other side of the fireplace.

Guest Bedroom

When your guests visit your home, are they treated to guest quarters that look like this? If not, why? Guests of this client get the royal treatment. I made the coronas over the beds, the draperies, and the bolster pillows. The bed covers were outsourced to a quilting company. I'm not sure if you can tell from the photograph, but the tops of all the draperies are diamond smocked.

Challenging Window

This window is in a guest bedroom. Can you guess how long those swags are? From the peak to the bottom of the swags is 6 feet. Each swag is mounted on a 6 foot board. These were some massive swags! This window treatment framed the clients view of a river beautifully.