Soft, Textured, Drapeable Fabrics
Elegance and tradition never are stiff or uninviting when soft drapeable fabrics are used. Here the subtle gleam of a seamless Decor fabric from ADO, Sapartanburg, SC, is used for an overdrapery treatment that is truly inspired. The beauty stays because all ADO fabrics are colorfast and machine washable. They retain their drapeable texture and soft hand along with their rich color.
Silk Fabrics Brighten Designs
Lady Ann Fabrics Inc., South Pasadena, FL,
presents High Society, a hand-loomed, hand-dyed, 100 percent silk dupioni in 56 fashion colors, enough to brighten any decor and please the budget minded. Just one of many patterns
in the extensive Lady
Ann line.
Window Film Protects Interiors
This sunny, serene yet
eclectic living room will remain that way for years because the windows are protected with Vista® Window Film, Martinsville, VA. This solar control film eliminates 99 percent of harmful ultra- violet rays to delay fading of fabrics, artwork, carpets and woods. It also reduces energy consumption by cutting heat gain and loss through glass. Glare and reflection also are lessened. Professionally installed by glass tinters, the film has a durable scratch-resistant finish and carries a lifetime residential warranty.
Child-safe Cord Weights
Rainbow Industrial, presents CW-04, a new innovation of the Perfect-safe[TM] child safety cord weights for verticals, roller shades and any other chain or shade cord style of blinds. It combines the sash cord and chain in the same shell and replaces the traditional blind cord with one that is held safely tight on drywall or window frame. All patents pending.
Classic Prints in Silks, Satins
Mirage Traditions from Brewster Wallcovering Co., Randolph, MA, are in-register silks and satins with large- to mid-scale florals and textures featuring decorative trims on the borders and architectural features throughout. A large selection of traditional florals, Jacobeans and cabbage roses in vibrant jewel tones, soft pastels and strong metallics are available in 106 sidewalls with 45 borders.
Sheer Fabric by the Yard
To heighten the decorating possibilities using Luminette Privacy Sheers®, Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, Broomfield, CO, has introduced Luminette fabric by the yard, the sheer face fabric of Luminette Privacy Sheers without the vanes attached. It is available by the yard in both fabric styles: Angelica, the traditional elegant sheer, and Linéa, the soft, textured sheer, and in the same subtle palette of neutrals and gently saturated tones.
Colorful, Child-safe Verticals
Kids Kolors from Window Concepts Inc., Wilson, NC, feature a wand control headrail for safety with no cords or chains. The reversible headrail stacks to the left or right and the easy-to-clean Geon® vinyl vanes contain no lead additives.
Dry Clean Treatments On-site
The Ultimate PB III from On-Site Drapery Cleaning, Hayden Lake, ID, is a portable dry cleaning machine that allows window coverings professionals to dry clean all configurations of draperies on the rod without removing them from the window. The process is guaranteed against damage or shrinkage.
Full-service Workroom
Tentina Window Fashions Inc., Lindenhurst, NY, offers its full-service C.O.M. workroom, which can make design into beautiful reality. Coordinate and accent decors with custom top treatments, pillows and other accessories.
Workroom Aids Offered
The full range of workroom products available from H.T. Barnes Co., Foley, AL, includes piping cord, thread, hardware, shirring tapes and many other products. Videotapes and how-to brochures also are available to aid in workroom projects.
Wire Curtain Sets
Drapery Hardware of Florida, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL, offers exclusive Curtain Concepts: wire curtain rod sets in five standard finishes that can be either inside- or outside-mounted with inside or outside corner supports. Single and double sets are available. More than two dozen styles to choose from.
How-to Trimming Decorating Book
How to Use Decorative Trimmings in Home Decorating, Vol. II from Conso Products Co., Union, SC, shows the versatility of decorative trimmings and accessories and includes both creative and traditional applications. This book illustrates a variety of decorative trimmings and top home furnishing fabrics with instruction provided on how trimmings are applied to fabrics.
Marketing Solutions
High quality marketing programs from Harrison Marketing Services, Chicago, IL, offer unique and innovative solutions to showcasing products in the best possible way. Reach your audience in dynamic fashion. The right features, colors and styles make the defining difference. Products are sure to capture customers' attention.
Manual Blind Cutter
The GRANDSizer manual cutting machine from Grand Blinds Inc., City of Industry, CA, cuts both one-inch aluminum blinds and one-inch PVC plus blinds. It cuts headrail, slats and bottomrail all in one operation. It measures 8 1/4 inches wide by 18 inches long by 12 inches high and weighs 45 pounds. Delivery can be made in three to four weeks and lease programs are available.
Decorator Hardware, Rods
Panoramic Shade, Concord, Ontario, Canada, features quality hardware such as the ULTIMA decorator rods to top off all your creations. Many different styles and colors to choose from. Panoramic is committed to a large inventory so your wait is never long.
Hardware for All Blind Systems
Satellite Metal Inc., Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, serving the window coverings industry for almost 20 years, manufactures metal vertical and Venetian blind hardware to suit all generic and brand name systems including such innovative products as VaneSaver and VaneSaver Plus adjustable vane weights and adjustable wall brackets.
Calculate Yardage with Accuracy
The Drapery Yardage Finder[TM] from CALHOOK[TM] TMS, Kent, WA, guarantees accurate drapery yardage for plain and pattern-repeat fabrics. This easy-to-use, permanent tool provides a choice of three fullnesses and three fabric widths. It makes allow-ances for seams, hems and headings and is designed by a professional drapery veteran.
One Style Reduces Inventory
Royal Capital Stamping & Tooling Ltd., Ontario, Quebec, Canada, announces the Multi System. It offers the versatility of a wall or ceiling mount while reducing your inventory of brackets and snap-on clips. All you need is one bracket style and the clips that twist on. Also available
as extension brackets. The solution for inventory cost reduction.
Workroom Services
Complete custom manufacturing services for most types of draperies, bedspreads, top treatments and accessories are available from Merrill Y. Landis, Ltd., Telford, PA. For unique home fashions, designs can vary from ornate to simple. Specialty shapes and sizes also are available.
Sample Program Offers Choices
Check out the sample program from Kay & L Draperies, Inc., Waverly, IA. Hundreds of patterns to choose from. Choices are limited only by the imagination.
Bendable Track System
The KS System from Forest Group USA, Inc., Acworth, GA, is a slimline aluminum powder-coated track system applicable for commercial and residential use. Easy to bend for wall and ceiling mounting, the track offers a complete, versatile system suitable for almost all existing pleat systems.
Full Line of Accessories
Bamboo Abbott Florida Corp., Hollywood, FL, presents the CDH Collection of affordable decorative accessories and hardware in a complete line for workrooms and designers. An extensive array of hook and loop fasteners, drapery rings, shirring tapes, drapery pins, bendable extrusion rods, holdbacks, trims and tassels are offered with wrought iron accessories with matching finials and steel rods.
Hands-on Drapery School
The Professional Drapery School, Swannanoa, NC, offers hands-on training of fabrication methods taught by top professionals. Newer and faster techniques are presented to save time and money. Instruction ranges from basic to advanced classes for beginners and veterans alike.
Preprinted Forms Reduce Errors
Minutes do matter. Minutes Matter Measuring Systems and Minutes Matter Work Order Systems from Debbie's Designs, Hendersonville, TN, are professional and extremely easy to use. Using preprinted forms ensures that you do the same thing the same way every time. Never again will you forget those crucial measurements or important figures. Minutes Matter Systems are designed to save you time and money while making your business run smoother.
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