Adorn Design's Blog: 2010

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Monday, December 13, 2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Good Advice!

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"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." – Coco Chanel

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Be sure to select a well trained drapery designer for your next design project: We are trained to help you visualize the finished product. It's all about the scale of the room, accenting the best of your window features and achieving your desired concerns for that window. Adorn Designs has a strong focus on continuing education and attends the National Window Expo each year. Adorn Designs has the latest software program to help assist their clients with their window and all fabrication needs.

keep it simple, keep it elegant, keep it fabulous......Marena James

Owner of Adorn Designs

Marena James

502-291-3498

"Highly decorative window treatments are like a bad bridesmaid's dress–fine for an event, but not something to live with."
--Bobby McAlpine

I remember Bobby's words every time I see pictures of a house that is swagged and jaboted to the hilt. I love beautiful, relatively simple curtains with a French pleat. When the fabric is gorgeous, it speaks for itself.

Monday, September 20, 2010

Adorn Designs now offers Shutters!

"My husband and I could not have been more pleased with the price, installation, and appearance of our plantation shutters. Working with Marena was a pleasure; communication was clear and my expectations were exceeded. We highly recommend Adorn Designs for any of your window treatment needs." Leah Pepper

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

YOU'RE INVITED

I want to personally invite you to follow my blog. By "clicking" the followers widget in the upper left hand corner of my blog page, this will enable you to view my new postings. I'm so excited about sharing my design ideas with you and I don't want you to miss something that may help you with your next design project. Please feel free to make comments or ask to see other drapery design ideas. Enjoy!

Monday, August 23, 2010

Valances / Top Treatments

This valance is actually attached to a small cornice, just another way to install a window treatment. Hardware Used: Antique Drapery Hardware

Just can't go wrong with this valance, always a winner, especially when using a toile fabric.

Add interest to a Cornice by attaching Antique Drapery Holdbacks then add swags and jabots. The secret to good construction: they're all separate pieces.


These Valances are enhanced with beautiful Orion Hardware, each gathered horn is attached to the rod with three rings.


These Treatments are 24" in depth: helps keep the room in proper scale. If the ceiling was 8 to 10 feet, I would have shortened the valances.

Adorn Design's Blog: 2008 Bellarmine Showhouse: A Twist on London Shade...

Adorn Design's Blog: 2008 Bellarmine Showhouse: A Twist on London Shade...: "2008 Bellarmine Showhouse The Windows were very long and narrow, so I created this London Shade to fit into the window and brought it ..."

2008 Bellarmine Showhouse: A Twist on London Shades


2008 Bellarmine Showhouse


The Windows were very long and narrow, so I created this London Shade to fit into the window and brought it down to cover a large window area, showcasing the beautiful hydrangeas in the Thibaut Fabric.


A Twist on the London Shade: notice an extra inverted boxpleat was added, banding at the bottom and covered buttons in the contrasting green fabric.