Custom drapery across Pinellas County

Custom drapery typically runs $40-120 per linear foot installed, which includes fabric, lining, and hardware. A standard fabric with light lining sits toward the lower end, while a premium designer fabric with full blackout lining and a motorized traverse system runs toward the top. Most rooms need a full linear-foot measurement, not a per-window price, since drapery is sized to the wall span.

Custom drapery is fabricated to your exact window dimensions, ceiling height, and desired fullness, with a choice of pleat style, lining, and hardware finish. Off-the-shelf curtains come in fixed lengths and widths that rarely fit a room exactly, which is why they often puddle on the floor or fall short of the sill. Custom drapery is a real fabrication project, not an off-the-rack purchase.

Yes. Thermal-lined drapery adds a real insulating layer over glass, which helps in both directions, keeping summer heat out and reducing the draft some older single-pane windows let through. It won't outperform a dedicated cellular shade on efficiency alone, but layered together, thermal drapery and an insulating shade behind it make a real, noticeable difference in a hot room.

Plan on 4-8 weeks from final fabric selection to install, since every panel is cut and sewn to your room's exact measurements rather than pulled from stock. Installation itself, once panels and hardware arrive, usually takes a day or less depending on room count. If you're working toward a specific date, start the fabric selection process early.

Yes, and it's one of the most common full-room requests we handle. Drapery installed over existing blinds or plantation shutters adds softness and a finished, layered look without requiring you to replace what's already working well. We'll measure around your existing hard treatment to make sure the hardware and panel width clear it properly.