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Custom drapes are most often used for a decorative look rather than functional purpose and normally hang to the floor and flank custom curtains on either side. Custom drapes can be used to create elegant, casual or sophisticated looks in any room in your home. If you are looking for the latest styles and fabric selection you cannot go wrong with silks, velvets or linens. If you are looking for the latest contemporary styles or if your preference is traditional elegance, our interior design team will always bring you the latest in custom drapery design and fabric.

You can choose between your own favorite styles like French Pleat or Grommet, or select your own lining options like blackout Lining or flannel. And, you will always get the highest quality service. Whenever you call or visit you will talk with one of our staff who has all of your project information at their fingertips.

With custom made drapes we offer styles, fabrics, and sizes not available in off-the-shelf window treatments. Custom drapes add dramatic style to any window.

That's why they are most often chosen for the showcase rooms in your home like living rooms, formal dining rooms or an intimate master bedroom. With draperies you make a dramatic statement about your home, your life and your style. Our drapes are beautifully made to order. At Window Treatment Showplace we have a passion for making the very best custom drapes and we offer only the best fabrics, because you should settle for nothing less.

Window valances hang at the top of your drapes and curtains in popular styles like the swag, balloon, scarf and tailored style. Because they are available in any color and pattern, the options can be limitless. Often they are used with drapes to add dimension and depth to your window treatments and can add a decorative accent to your existing drapes. The different styles of valences can really add layers to your curtains.

Most homes take advantage of the swag valence in kitchens. This really spices up the kitchen area and adds a nice decorative touch to this otherwise generally utilitarian space. Other areas where you can hang valances for windows are bay windows, French doors, palladium windows and your living room. Along with being decorative, they finish off the window treatments by hiding your curtain hardware.

At Window Treatment Showplace we can help you design any style of valence for your home and create it in our custom work room. Finish off your home interior with custom made valences in your choice of beautiful fabric colors and patterns.

Maybe you have an idea about the kind of drapes that would decorate your home perfectly. Maybe you are not satisfied by those that you bought “off the rack”. The solution: custom drapes. Drapes make a home beautiful from the inside and out and add charm to the windows they adorn. Custom draperies meet and usually exceed your expectations.

Your vision or idea of custom drapes may seem complete in your mind, but interior designers and custom drapery makers will offer you ideas on accents and fabrics that will enhance the entire look of both the drapes and the room as a whole. You will surely benefit by the ideas they provide. Style and the custom made look will make your home and your drapes stand out.

Window Treatment Showplace prides itself on their wide variety of custom drapery fabric. Our designers are educated and they understand the current trends in interior design.

We take your style and with custom drapes we add a level of class that will surprise and delight you in the finished product.

Cornices dramatically change the look of any room and are an easy step in redecorating your home. Window cornices are in fashion and have made a big comeback in recent years. They say so much about you and your home. It shows that you pay attention to detail and that you enjoy the nice touches that your friends notice and enjoy.

Window Cornices can be used in any style home and add a lot of character and detail to a room. People whose decor tends to be more modern find that a cornice in a neutral color, which is sleek and minimal, adds nice lines and a finished look. For those who prefer the more traditional look, where classic and tasteful fit, cornices can be a nice touch to heavy, flowing drapery or a roman shade.

At Window Treatment Showplace, cornices can be custom made in a variety of fabrics, colors and patterns and are available for every style and taste. Surprisingly, they can be custom-made in many price points as well, which is good news for the homeowner who thought cornices were out of their budget. Accessorize your windows with cornices and see what a difference they make in your home.

Hunter Douglas is offering rebates on many of their products, from Honey comb shades, to window panels to roman shades. And the rebates are $300 per window in some cases. But there is more! Window Treatment Showplace is matching those Hunter Douglas rebates window for window.

So if you are located in Northborough, Southborough, Shrewsbury, Natick, Framingham, Needham, Sudbury or any other town in Massachusetts and you have been thinking about treating yourself and your windows, now is the time.

With the Hunter Douglas rebate on Honeycomb shades for $300 per window, you could save $600! If you have 10 windows, that is a savings of $6000. You do not need to be a mathematician to realize this is some savings. But, while the Hunter Douglas rebates run through April 29, 2011, the savings match from Window Treatment Showplace does not! So come in this week or next to see what we can do for you and your home.

The eight items being offered by Hunter Douglas with rebates are varied and any style home can take advantage of them. Duette Vertiglide Honeycomb Shades have a wide array of fabrics, pleat sizes, colors and textures, and will enhance any décor. The state-of-the-art patented design has 3 air pockets for the industry’s highest efficiency rating.

Skyline Gliding Window Panels have clean lines and a sleek contemporary look that offer the perfect solution for both large and small window expanses and can be used as a stylish room divider system. And Luminette privacy sheers combine the beauty of sheers with the privacy of soft drapes. Made with translucent fabric facings, and vanes that rotate for infinite degrees of light and privacy, these sheers are perfect for walls of windows or French doors.
Come into Window Treatment Showplace and see what other items are being offered with a rebate.

You have many beautiful windows in your home and you want to decorate them all without detracting from the window, the view, and without blocking the light. A window valance can provide just the right look. You can change the entire atmosphere of a room by using curtain panels and valances to add a bit of glamour. There are many types of valences available which can be used as stand-alone decorations or combined with curtains or shutters to create a unique and stylish look. High quality sewn valances are a very classy and stylish.

Traditional formal valences are made of rich tapestries that often have thick fringing while modern designs are more informal and are lighter, made from a fabric like cotton or linen. Add a valance to your window and you create an elegant look.

Valance placement is as important to the look of your window as the style of the valence. Depending on how you choose to have the valence hung, you can even create a different looking window. If you want to lengthen your windows you can have the valance hung so that the bottom just covers the top of the window, thus creating the illusion of a longer window. To shorten long windows, or to accentuate the décor in a room with two story windows, the valance can be placed lower down and made longer to hide some of the glass. You can even add valences to sliding doors and patio doors. By hanging a curtain panel on a regular door and adding a valence, you have changed the entire look of that wall.

At Window Treatment Showplace, we offer design specialists, beautiful fabrics, and a state-of-the-art workroom where we custom make your valences with only you and your home in mind. Your satisfaction is our number one goal. Visit us today and see what makes us different from the big box stores.

If you have been waiting for some incentive to treat yourself to new shades, blinds or shutters for your home, now may be the time. Comfortex, a premier manufacturer of blinds, shades and shutters, is offering a great rebate for up to 10 windows in your home for up to $50 per window!

That is potential of $500 back from Comfortex just for adding to your home the style you have always wanted.

Windows are your eyes to the outside world when you are in your home. They also are an expression of your personal style. Window shades and blinds affect a room's lighting, color, brightness and even the temperature. The window treatments you choose can establish your home's mood, either casual or formal. Whether you are looking for fabric shades, cellular shades, blinds or shutters, Comfortex and Window Treatment Showplace can help you.

Window Treatment Showplace is proud to offer a complete line of Comfortex cellular and pleated shades, wood blinds and shutters, sheer window shades and innovative cellular vertical blinds. Together we are innovative. You can design your own shade with the PERSONA program for Roller and Roman Shades. And our EcoGreen Rating System lets you to choose products based on their overall impact on the environment. You can beautify your home, save energy and be eco-conscious all at the same time. Come in today and let us help you decorate your home and save $500.