Drapery & Soft Treatments In Independence
Drapery & Soft Treatments in Independence, MO
Custom drapery, drapes and curtains add the softness a shade can't give a room on its own. The tall front windows of a Victorian near the Square and the two story great room glass in a newer house out east both look unfinished with bare trim, and our Solar Shield Blinds Drapery & Soft Treatments are sewn to fit and hung by our own Install Techs.
Where It Fits In Independence
Where drapes and curtains fit in Independence
Formal rooms in the older houses, great rooms in the newer ones and bedrooms that need the morning blocked all call for fabric, and in most Independence homes that fabric goes up beside a shade.
- Front rooms near the SquareTall windows and high ceilings in a Victorian suit full length panels hung close to the ceiling, framing the trim instead of covering it.
- Great rooms out eastThe tall glass in a newer two story makes a room feel hard and echo. Floor length panels beside it bring the scale down, with a Roller Shade behind them for the sun.
- Dining rooms in Golden AcresA Roman shade or a cornice over the dining room window in a 1930s Tudor gives the room a finished look and hides the shade hardware below it.
- Bedrooms with older windowsLined or interlined drapery darkens a bedroom without showing hardware, and it adds a layer against cold glass in an older house.
Worth Knowing
Fabric that finishes the room after the shade does the work
In Independence, drapery solves two different problems depending on the age of the house. In a Victorian or a Shirtwaist near the Square, tall windows and high ceilings want full length panels that frame the original trim, and a Roman shade suits the smaller windows in a bungalow kitchen or bath. In a newer two story out east, the great room has plenty of glass and hard surfaces, and panels on either side of the windows warm it up, add color and quiet the echo off the floors.
Your choices are fabric, lining and hardware. The fabric books hold thousands of custom choices, and our COM program lets us sew with a fabric you bring to us. Lining decides how the panel behaves: unlined fabric is decorative and fades in the sun, a lining makes the panel hang better and block more light, and interlining is what makes a bedroom dark. Every panel, Roman shade and cornice is cut and sewn in our own workroom, with two to two and a half times the width of the window in fabric so the panels have proper fullness.
Drapery works best with a shade behind it, because panels only open and close. We plan the shade and the fabric together at your free consultation, measure every opening and write an exact quote on the spot that holds for 180 days. Soft treatments take 4 to 6 weeks, and on install day our Install Techs hang, steam and dress every panel so it falls evenly and stacks back cleanly.
What Comes As Standard
- PanelsCornices, valances and romans
- ThousandsCustom fabrics to choose from
- LinedOr interlined for real light blocking
- CushionsWindow seats and banquettes too
- Carefree GuaranteeA lifetime product warranty that transfers if you sell, plus our five year service guarantee
- Free Temporary ShadesOn every window you order for, installed while your custom order is made
Our Process
Planned, measured, and installed by our team in Independence
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Independence home or office. We'll listen to what you're wanting to accomplish with your windows, take a good look at every opening, and explain the options that will actually work for them.
- On the spot quoteWe take the time to make sure you know exactly what you're getting, and you'll have a complete and exact quote before we leave, so there are no surprises on install day.
- Installed by our teamEverything we install is custom built to the exact measurements of your windows, and when ready, professionally installed by our full time installers. Most projects are installed in less than a day.
Tops And Pleats
How the top of the treatment finishes in Independence homes
Cornices, valances and pleat styles decide how the whole window reads. Your Design Specialist brings the fabric books and the style samples to the consultation.
Cornice styles
Hard-topped treatments that hide a headrail and add height.
Shaped cornices
Scalloped, arched and tailored profiles.
Valance profiles
Softer gathered and pleated tops.
Pleat styles
Pinch, goblet, ripple fold and flat panel headers.
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Straight Answers
Drapery & Soft Treatments questions from Independence homeowners
Yes. In an older house near the Square or a great room out east, we mount the rod close to the ceiling and run the panels to the floor so the wall looks taller. A shade behind the panels handles the sun, and both are measured and quoted on the same visit.
For anything beyond decoration, yes. Lined panels hang better and last longer, and interlined panels are the ones that darken a bedroom. Unlined fabric lets light through and fades, so we use it for sheers or for side panels next to a window that already has a shade.
Yes. We make six Roman shade styles, including the Classic flat fold, the Hobbled and the Relaxed, along with cornices, valances and top treatments in the same fabrics as the drapery. They suit the smaller windows in a bungalow or a Golden Acres Tudor, where floor length panels would crowd the room.
Yes. A motorized traverse rod earns its place on panels that are very wide or very tall, such as the drapery across an east side great room. Roman shades can be motorized too, and they run from the same remote or app as your other shades.
No. Drapery and soft treatments take 4 to 6 weeks from order to install, the same as our other interior products. Every piece is sewn in our own workroom, and on install day our team hangs, steams and dresses each panel by hand.
Yes. The Carefree Guarantee covers drapery and soft treatments with a lifetime product warranty against defects in materials and workmanship and five years of free service on defects, and the coverage transfers to the next owner.
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Drapery & Soft Treatments around Independence
We serve all of Independence, MO, including Independence Square, Truman Neighborhood, Englewood, Fairmount, Golden Acres and Rockwell Estates. ZIP codes 64050, 64052, 64053, 64054, 64055, 64056, 64057, 64058.
Solar Shield Blinds, 6622 Royal St, Pleasant Valley, MO 64068 ยท (816) 479-0160
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Tim & Denise Sanders are the founders of Solar Shield Blinds
Tim and Denise founded Solar Shield Blinds in 2006 with one simple mission; to bring elevated comfort to more people, in more places. Over the years they have hired and trained a professional team of like minded individuals who all continue to push toward that same mission every day. Tim now oversees the sales and installation side of the business by training and growing the team. Denise is over people & finances and her role helps Solar Shield Blinds continue to stay focused on an amazing team culture.
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