Drapery & Soft Treatments
Drapery & Soft Treatments by Solar Shield Blinds
The best way to customize any space is with soft treatments. Drapery, curtains, Roman shades, cornices, top treatments, pillows and bench seat cushions all add color, texture, style and design to any room of the home, and we have thousands of custom fabrics to help create the perfect personality for yours.
Style And Texture
The layer that gives a room its personality
Soft treatments are the best way to customize any space, and they're our go to for softening and styling living rooms, bedrooms and dining rooms.
Drapery, curtains, Roman shades, cornices, top treatments, pillows, bench seat cushions. All of these soft treatments add color, texture, style and design to any room of the home. Fabric helps make rooms and spaces look and feel finished, softens the bouncing noise that a room with hard floors and big windows creates, and pulls the colors in the room together. Soft treatments are the best way to transform a house into a home.
We have thousands of custom fabrics to choose from to help create the perfect personality for your home. We source the fabric from mills from around the world, but many of our fabrics are stocked in our custom workrooms and are ready for your next project. Our COM program, customers own material, means that if you've already found a fabric you love somewhere else, we can use that to create whatever product you prefer. If you can think it, our team can plan, create, and install it for you!
Why Our Clients Choose Them
What drapery and soft treatments do for your home
- Softens a Hard RoomLined fabric is the cheapest acoustic treatment there is. If your room has hard floors and big glass, two panels either side of the window change how it sounds and how it feels.
- Finishes a Window You've Already CoveredMost of our drapery goes up next to a shade rather than instead of one. Side panels frame the opening, hide the hardware, and make a hard treatment look designed instead of installed.
- Extend Your Rooms HeightWhen you want to extend the height of your room, we install your custom hardware up to the ceiling, hang full length drapery panels to the floor, and assure the correct fullness. This forces your eye up in the room, and instantly creates a taller looking space.
Whether you need privacy, light control, a quieter room, or you just want an element of design that finishes the whole thing off, our drapery and soft treatments will do it. We offer fully functional drapery panels, stationary side panels, Roman Shades, cornices, valances, pillows and bench seat cushions, and everything is cut and sewn in our own workroom using drapery weight fabrics.
Lining is a decision rather than an upsell. Unlined is translucent and it will fade. A lined panel hangs better, blocks more and lasts longer. Interlined is heavier again, it's what a hotel uses, and it's what you want when the drapery is doing real light blocking work. We'll tell you which one the room actually needs.
Add a blackout liner to your drapery or your Roman Shades and a bedroom gets cozy in a way a hard treatment never manages on its own. Or go the other way, pick something bright or patterned from the thousands of custom fabrics we carry, and let the fabric be the thing people notice about the room. Most of it ends up layered over a shade, which does the work at the glass while the fabric does the work in the room.
Install Day
Install day is when the vision comes to life
Drapery and soft treatments require a specific attention to detail when it comes to the final installation. Our team is trained with soft treatment installation and finishing as a focus. Proper dressing and steaming is a must for draperies, curtains, and Roman shades to assure that they lay soft and stack perfectly.
Our Process
Planned, measured, and installed by our team
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your 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 teamYour shades are 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.
The longer version
Our process is very thorough and designed to give you the best experience possible. When we meet with you during your initial consultation we'll discuss your specific needs. We'll listen to your concerns and make sure we understand exactly what you're wanting to accomplish with your window coverings. Then we'll help educate you on the product options available to you and offer our best recommendation based on our assessment of your windows.
We take time making sure you understand exactly what you're going to get, and we make sure there won't be any surprises at the time of install. You get a complete and exact quote on the spot, so you can be sure we're working within your budget before you commit to anything.
This simple, yet very effective in-home service has proven to save our clients time, money, and the energy not spent running from store to store. Once the order is placed, sit back and let us handle all of the details while you get to enjoy your new window coverings!
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Drapery & Side Panels
Whether you want to just soften your space and add a pop of color or pattern, or you need to fully close off your windows for privacy, light control, or better insulation, our Solar Shield Drapery & Side Panels are the perfect finishing touch for your home! Here are some examples of projects we've completed around Peoria and Central Illinois.
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Roman Shades
Roman Shades are a timeless product that can bring so much life to a room. Choose any color, texture, or pattern to pull your room together, and watch the softness and function turn your house into a home. Our Roman Shades feature the very best in cordless operation to assure safety for your kids and pets, and we also have the ability to make the function even easier with our Automation options.
Roman Shades have various style options. You can have a fabric valance that covers the functional hardware, or you can have the fabric waterfall off the face of the headrail for a seamless look. You can opt for a classic Roman Shade, or you can add fullness and more folds by going with a hobbled fold option. Our Design Specialists will help guide you to the options that will work best in your space. Check out these Roman Shades we've installed in homes around Peoria and Central Illinois.
Classic Roman Shade
The traditional flat Roman shade folds neater and lies flatter than other shade options. These shades work well with most fabrics and are great for patterned fabrics.
Relaxed Roman Shade
This soft flowing shade lies flat when lowered but always has a gentle decorative "smile" at the bottom, no matter what position it's in. This shade style works best with drapery weight fabrics.
Pleated London Shade
This graceful style has decorative inverted pleats around 6" to 8" from each side. This style of shade works best with textured or solid fabrics. Patterned fabrics are not recommended.
Hobbled Roman Shade
Fuller in body due to the extra fabric, this style keeps its soft folds even when lowered. This style of shade is best with textured or solid fabrics.
Knife Pleat Shade
Doweled pockets on the back of the shade form decorative seams on the front of the shade. These shades work best with textured or solid fabrics. Patterned fabrics are not recommended.
Ribbed Pleat Shade
This shade style is a reversed Knife Pleat with the pockets to the front of the shade, accenting each pleat. These shades work best with a solid or textured fabric.
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Cornices & Top Treatments
Our Cornices & Top Treatments allow you to add a dramatic pop of color or pattern to any room you need to make a statement. They also can help reduce light leakage in bedrooms to help make the space darker. Cornices and Top Treatments can be added over Drapery, Blinds, Shades, Shutters, or they can be installed over a window with no other treatment installed. They are designed to enhance your windows, while pulling the room together even more. Here are some photos of projects we've completed around Peoria and Central Illinois.
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Bench Seat Cushions & Banquettes
If you've got a window seat that needs some added comfort, then we can help! Enjoy a nice book while relaxing next to your window. Make your kitchen bench more comfy to sit at for hours while enjoying your company. Create an oasis next to natural warm light that you can escape to. No matter the shape of your bench seat, our skilled workroom can make it happen and create a custom work of art that will pull your room together, and give you the comfort you desire.
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Café Curtains
Designers and clients alike are loving the fun and beautiful look of Cafe Curtains. This traditional product helps add a lot of color, texture, and fun to a space. When you only need lower privacy on a window, cafe curtains are a great option. We can also use these small curtains for cabinet coverings for open shelving to help soften a kitchen or bathroom space. We have the hardware, thousands of fabrics, and the custom workroom to help bring your next project to life. Our goal is to create elevated comfort for more in more places and cafe curtains raise the bar, while staying really short.
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Motorized Drapery
Drapery is a classic option for any window, and with thousands of fabrics to choose from, the look can range anywhere from traditional to ultra modern, just depending on your preference. However, operating your Solar Shield Blinds Drapery doesn’t have to be a process of the past. We have a diverse line of custom drapery hardware with options for motors and fully integrated home automation control. You can operate your drapes from a hand held remote, use a surface mounted wall switch, tap an app on your smartphone, or even control it through voice commands and preset schedules. The control is all yours when you choose a motorized drapery rod. We offer tracks that can be ceiling mounted, recessed, or wall mounted, as well as decorative rods that have beautiful metal and wood stained finishes. Motorized drapery is a luxury option for homes and offices looking to soften a space while also adding as much drama, design, and style as you’d like. Our team of experts can help you select the right hardware, in the correct finish for your space, and then pair that with the perfect fabric to bring your vision to life.
Installed Projects
Drapery & Soft Treatments installed in Central Illinois homes
Straight Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
With thousands of custom fabrics to choose from, there is a lot to look at. Our Design Specialists help you with color and texture selection. We bring the swatches and samples to your home so you can see the colors in your own lighting and in your own space, as part of your free in-home consultation.
Our typical lead time is 4 to 6 weeks from order to final installation. Most of our projects are completed within one installation day.
We only carry products that hold up, and we back them with our No Questions Asked Guarantee to protect your investment. If something is wrong, call us and we will put it right.
Yes. Our custom window treatments come with transferable warranties. If you move, the warranty continues, which means the next owner is covered the same way you were.
Go with them, almost every time. The shade underneath handles the light and the privacy, and the drapery layered over it finishes the window and softens the room. That's the way a designer would do it, and it's what most of our drapery work looks like: a Roller Shade or a Natural Woven Shade at the glass, with panels framing the opening on either side.
Higher than you think, yes. We fix the rod close to the ceiling, or roughly two thirds of the way between the top of the casing and the ceiling, then run the panel all the way to the floor. It costs a little more fabric, and it's the single biggest thing you can do to make a wall read taller and a room feel bigger than it measures.
Yes. Window seats, banquettes and bay window cushions come out of the same fabric library as the drapery, so a bench cushion and the panels beside it coordinate instead of clashing. Pillows too. Your Design Specialist measures the seat on site the same way we measure a window, and everything is sewn in our own workroom.
Yes. Motorized traverse rods are available, and they earn their keep on very wide or very tall panels, or on a rod you can't easily reach. Roman Shades can be automated too. Every product we offer has an option for automated control, and your Design Specialist will tell you whether it's worth it on your windows.
Lining is a decision, not an upsell. Unlined is translucent and it will fade. A lined panel hangs better, blocks more light and lasts longer. Interlined is heavier again, and it's what you want when the drapery is doing real light blocking work rather than decorative work. We'll tell you which one the room actually needs.
Add a blackout liner to the drapery or to a Roman Shade and a bedroom gets dark and cozy in a way a hard treatment never manages on its own. Interlined panels are the ones doing real light blocking work. For a room that has to be as dark as possible, layer the drapery over a blackout shade at the glass so the two work together.
Yes. We run a COM program, which stands for customer own material. If you've already found a fabric you love, bring it to the consultation and we'll build to it in our own workroom. Otherwise there are thousands of custom fabrics in our library, and your Design Specialist brings the samples to your home so you can see them in your own light.
The Classic Roman Shade. The traditional flat Roman folds neater and lies flatter than the other styles, so a pattern stays readable instead of disappearing into the folds. The Pleated London, Hobbled, Knife Pleat and Ribbed Pleat styles are built around their pleats and look best in a solid or textured fabric, and the Relaxed Roman wants a drapery weight fabric.
Yes. Our Roman Shades feature the best in cordless operation, so there's no loop hanging down for a child or a pet to reach. You can have a fabric valance covering the working hardware, or let the fabric waterfall off the face of the headrail for a clean look. Automation is available too, if you'd rather never touch them at all.
Yes. Every panel, Roman Shade, cornice and cushion is cut and sewn in our own workroom from drapery weight fabrics, then hung, steamed and hand dressed on site by our own Install Techs. Nothing is stock or ready made. That's also why we can build to a fabric you bring us, and why the panels hang straight from day one.
Yes, and it's the one thing most people economize on and regret. A panel that is exactly as wide as the space it covers hangs flat and looks thin. Two to two and a half times the width of the opening gives you the folds that make fabric look like fabric, and it's the detail most worth spending a little extra on.
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