Lic# 1134061
San Diego County · Sewn In Our Own Workshop
Custom Drapery in San Diego
Made to your measurements, hemmed to your floor, and hung by the people who made it. Including drapery that opens itself.
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Not Ordered In
Most companies selling “custom” drapery in San Diego are placing an order with a workroom somewhere else. We cut, sew and finish ours on Silverton Avenue in Miramar, which is why we can talk about fullness and lining rather than just colour — and why a remake is a conversation rather than a claim.
Sheers
Softening the light without losing the outside
San Diego houses open onto their gardens. The problem with a slider is that it is either glaring or covered, and most window coverings make you choose.
Sheer drapery does neither. It diffuses the afternoon glare, hides the neighbours, and still reads as a room that opens to a deck. On a wide opening it also does something a shade cannot — it stacks back to almost nothing when you want the doors open.
Sheer drapery on a patio slider, San Diego
Heading Styles
The heading decides how it hangs
Fabric gets all the attention, but the heading is what makes drapery look made rather than bought.
Ripplefold
A continuous, even S-curve with no pleats at all. Stacks tightly, moves smoothly, and is the right choice for long runs and for anything motorized.
Pinch pleat
Two or three fingers of fabric gathered at the top. Structured and formal, and still the most common request for dining and living rooms.
Grommet
Metal rings running directly on the rod. Casual, quick to draw, suits a room with less ceremony.
Sheer over drapery
Sheers on the front track for daytime glare, opaque panels behind for night. Two tracks, one opening — and on a motor, one button.
The Things That Actually Matter
Fullness, lining, and where it stops
Three decisions separate drapery that looks expensive from drapery that looks thin. None of them is the fabric.
Motorized Drapery
Curtains that draw themselves
This is the part most drapery workrooms in San Diego do not do, and the part the online sellers cannot install. As a certified Somfy Expert, we fit Somfy Glydea track motors — the drapery equivalent of the motors in our shades, on the same remote and the same schedule.
- Handles curtains up to 132 lbs and tracks up to 36 feet — long walls of glass in one run.
- Straight and curved track, so bay windows and corner openings are not a problem.
- Quiet enough for a bedroom, and soft-start so the fabric is not jerked.
- Battery versions where running power to the window is impractical.
- Runs on a schedule, a remote, an app, or Alexa and Google Assistant through Somfy TaHoma.
Free In-Home Consultation
We bring the samples to your window, at the hour the sun is actually a problem, and quote from real measurements.
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Drapery we have made and hung
Every one of these is our own — measured, made, and installed across San Diego County.
The Process
How a Drapery Order Runs
Consultation
We bring fabric books to your house and hold them up in your own light. Fabric looks different on a showroom wall.
Measure
Track height, stack space, floor level and how the panels should sit when open. Measured by the person who will hang them.
Cut & sew
Made in our Miramar workshop to those measurements. Two to three weeks.
Hang & dress
We install the track, hang the panels, program any motors, then steam and dress the folds before we leave.
Service Area
Custom Drapery Across San Diego County
If you are in San Diego County, we come to you.
Questions
Drapery, Answered
How much fabric does a window actually need?
More than most people expect. We make at two to two and a half times the width of the track, so a ten-foot opening takes twenty to twenty-five feet of fabric across. That fullness is what creates the folds — it is the difference between drapery and a flat panel.
Do I need lining in San Diego?
Almost always, yes. There is no off-season here and the sun is on your fabric year round. Lining protects the face fabric from fading, improves how the panels hang, and adds insulation against afternoon heat. Blackout lining is separate again, for bedrooms.
Ripplefold or pinch pleat?
Ripplefold for modern rooms, long runs and anything motorized — it stacks tighter and moves more smoothly. Pinch pleat for traditional rooms and anywhere you want structure at the top. We bring samples of both so you can see them rather than decide from a description.
Can drapery be motorized?
Yes. We fit Somfy Glydea track motors, which handle curtains up to 132 lbs on tracks up to 36 feet, straight or curved. They run on the same remotes, schedules and app as motorized shades, so a room with both operates as one.
Can you match drapery to shades I already have?
Usually. Bring us the shade or tell us what it is and we will work to it — layering sheers or drapery over existing roller shades is one of the most common things we do.
How long does it take?
Most orders are ready to install two to three weeks after measurement.
Do you supply the hardware as well?
Yes — tracks, rods, brackets, finials and motorized track, specified for the weight of the fabric. Drapery failures are usually hardware failures.
Free In-Home Consultation
Bring the fabric to your own light.
We come to you with the books, measure properly, and quote from real measurements — anywhere in San Diego County.
Book your free in-home consultation
Tell us where you are and what the window is doing. We bring samples to you, measure, and quote from real measurements. No charge for the visit.