Custom Drapery & Curtains
Drapery made the way it used to be made. By hand, by people who tell you the truth.
Custom drapery is the heart of what we do. For more than forty years we have designed, sewn, and hung curtains and drapes for living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, and whole homes across Los Angeles. You tell us the look you are after, we walk you to the right fabric, and we build a treatment cut to your windows down to the inch. No two of our projects are the same, because no two windows are.
Custom drapery is window treatment fabricated to the exact dimensions of your windows from fabric and hardware you select, rather than bought off the shelf. It covers full-length panels, pinch and goblet pleats, ripple fold, attached and separate sheers, blackout linings, and specialty shapes such as arched windows and French doors.
Related: pinch pleat · ripple fold · attached sheers · blackout lining · arched windows · French doors · drapery hardware
Made to your windows
Every panel is measured on site and cut to length, so the drape breaks exactly where you want it on the floor, sill, or rod. We even re-hem after installation once the fabric has relaxed.
Hundreds of fabrics on hand
Choose from a wall of silk, linen, velvet, cotton, and designer prints in our showroom, including remnant rolls from high-end Las Vegas hotels, or bring your own textiles for us to work with.
Specialty shapes welcome
Round arched windows, French doors, bay windows, and oversized walls of glass are routine for us. We make connecting sheers, layered treatments, and matching pillows to finish the room.
Honest pricing
Customers tell us they save about a third versus Beverly Hills studios for work they call magazine quality. You pay for fabric and craftsmanship, not a showroom address.
- 01Call Shawn with rough measurements for a fast estimate, or visit the Downtown showroom.
- 02Choose your fabric and design with Shawn, who will tell you honestly what will and will not work.
- 03Karmel measures on site and confirms every dimension.
- 04We fabricate your drapery in our workroom.
- 05We install, dress the folds, and re-hem if the fabric relaxes on the rod.
“Designer's Choice Drapery is definitely the custom curtain place to go. Being in the business for over 40 years, Shawn is a down to earth guy who does not play with words. He is kind, and matter of fact. Once you tell him what you are looking for, bam, he takes you to the material that you were look…”
Custom Drapery & Curtains, answered.
Many projects are ready for installation in about one to two weeks from order, depending on fabric availability and the size of the job. Larger whole-home projects take longer.
Yes. Arched and round-top windows, French doors, bay windows, and oversized openings are some of our most common custom work, including curtains with attached sheers.
Absolutely. Many designers and homeowners bring their own one-of-a-kind textiles, and we fabricate them into drapes, Roman shades, and curtains.
Ready for custom drapery & curtains?
Call Shawn with your measurements for a fast estimate, or visit the Downtown showroom and walk the fabric wall in person.
Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Fashion District, Downtown Los Angeles