Semi-custom or custom window drapery company that serves Arlington area?

[Anonymous]

Hi, I am looking for a place to help me with window treatment options, draperies in particular, I know this can be super expensive, yes, I have read the epic thread about curtains and how $$$ they are (some say it could cost 20k per window?!!!)

I am not looking for the super high end stuff, but nice drapery that can dress up the room. If you've worked with someone that you liked before, please leave the name of the vendor in a comment. I appreciate it! Thank you~

[Anonymous]

I liked the service and finished product from Calico in the Williamsburg Shopping Center in Arlington. I can’t speak to cost. It maybe expensive.

[Anonymous]

The labor on curtain panels will all be roughly the same so the cost of the fabric is the main driver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I liked the service and finished product from Calico in the Williamsburg Shopping Center in Arlington. I can’t speak to cost. It maybe expensive.

The yelp reviews on Calico are really bad, their website looks nice though. I will go check it out in person.

Any other recommendations? There must be a lot of places that does curtains.

[Anonymous]

Calico is your best bet for local custom draperies. Some people order them through Etsy but that can be risky. There are custom workrooms in the area, but at lot of them work primarily with designers rather than retail to homeowners.

[Anonymous]

I know it’s far but Will’s Home Decorating in Hyattsville is great. They have a big room full of fabric books, a workroom, etc. And they’re really nice and helpful.

[Anonymous]

Smith and noble

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I liked the service and finished product from Calico in the Williamsburg Shopping Center in Arlington. I can’t speak to cost. It maybe expensive.

The yelp reviews on Calico are really bad, their website looks nice though. I will go check it out in person.

Any other recommendations? There must be a lot of places that does curtains.

My curtains were done 6 years ago, so it may be very different now. Sorry!

[Anonymous]

I am in the process of ordering custom window treatments from The Shade Store. I don't think there's much price difference between Calico Corners and the Shade Store, but TSS seemed more modern (i.e., I wanted solar shades with simple drapes, not balloon valences) if that's what you're looking at. They have a store in Old Town Alex and in Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

G Street Fabrics has a division for this. I've had drapes made and furniture reupholstered through them. It's a little bit of a headache but worth it b/c you can get exactly what you want at a reasonable price.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi, I am looking for a place to help me with window treatment options, draperies in particular, I know this can be super expensive, yes, I have read the epic thread about curtains and how $$$ they are (some say it could cost 20k per window?!!!)

I am not looking for the super high end stuff, but nice drapery that can dress up the room. If you've worked with someone that you liked before, please leave the name of the vendor in a comment. I appreciate it! Thank you~

If you don't want to spend a lot, you are probably better off buying premade panels. I would either buy readymade if the sizes work out, buy semi-custom panels on Etsy, or buy readymade and have it hemmed to the correct length. I was quoted an outlandish price at Calico, FWIW.

I have also sewn my own, and it's not that difficult. What is more difficult is finding fabric I like that isn't incredibly expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:G Street Fabrics has a division for this. I've had drapes made and furniture reupholstered through them. It's a little bit of a headache but worth it b/c you can get exactly what you want at a reasonable price.

If you’re going this far, go to Will’s instead. It’s like G st but with people who are actually nice and helpful.