Custom Drapes and Curtains in Portland
The Perfect Finishing Touch to Your Rooms with Portland’s Luxurious Custom Draperies
For Luxurious Custom Draperies and Curtains, Portland trusts Adrette.
Adrette Window Coverings is the homeowner’s trusted choice for custom drapery in Portland and Salem, Oregon.
Whether you want to enhance the look of your living room, dining room, bedroom, or office, our handcrafted, custom draperies, curtains, and valances transform any space into a cozy retreat.
They also provide incredible practical value by absorbing sound, providing privacy, and warming up spaces that previously felt cold, especially on early winter mornings!
Many people are intimidated at first at the thought of choosing a custom window treatment design for their home. Still, the "custom" experience is about helping you define your design aesthetic and walking you through the process step by step.
“If you want some high-end, nice drapes, you go with Marlys.”
Why Adrette for your custom drapery project?
We help you make decisions with great confidence, and then we do the heavy lifting on the details while you watch your home transform!
Our expert Window Fashion Designer, Marlys, studied Interior Design in the Midwest and decided early in her career to become a specialist in window treatments and designer fabrics. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more experienced, caring champion in your corner as you beautify your home.
Marlys also has a specialty that people in the Pacific NW with beautiful vistas appreciate. She has perfected the art of creating stationary side panels that frame a beautiful view without blocking it.
With Adrette offering a nearly endless variety of textiles, linings, trims, and decorative hardware to choose from, we can design custom drapes that perfectly match your existing decor and reflect your personal style, all while staying within your budget.
“Marlys is so easy to work with. I like to think I know what I like and don’t like: tear pictures and take screenshots of things I like. Marlys was able to pull all that together. Each piece of fabric is so unique and perfect for the location that she designed for. It’s almost as if she could read my mind. It turned out beyond my highest expectation.”
Custom Drapery Styles
Ripplefold Drapery
Ripplefold drapery is a highly sought-after and fashionable choice among homeowners, interior designers, and architects. These versatile, chic panels are currently our most popular style for drapery panels and curtains. They add a contemporary touch to any room and are custom-made to perfectly fit your windows or doors.
Ripplefold drapes are the perfect addition to a modern space or a fun twist within a traditional one! Many homeowners with vintage or traditional homes enjoy using Ripplefolds to bridge styles and add a modern touch to the room.
Sheers or Sheer Curtains
Sheer curtains are an elegant design choice. They’re light and somehow know how to catch the breeze perfectly! They are typically unlined, providing the perfect balance of natural light and privacy. They allow sunlight to enter your home while keeping it bright and airy and preventing overheating on hot days.
These luxurious, light-filtering features make sheers popular for living rooms, family rooms, and dens. They’re perfect for creating a breezy and inviting atmosphere, and many people love to watch the playful patterns of light that flood a room through the texture and design of the fabric.
Custom Drapes & Smart Motorization
There’s simply nothing like waking up in the morning to the pre-programmed, gentle movement of motorized window treatments. One of the most luxurious feelings we know of is seeing your curtains or drapes reveal the morning light on their automated own and welcome you to a new day.
Perhaps just as fun is putting on a “show” for guests by opening the drapes in your great room from a convenient app on your phone.
Motorized, automated window treatments offer convenience and safety! They end the threat of dangling cords to both children and pets.
We offer several options to easily open or close your custom curtains, drapes, or shades. Our partnerships with top brands, such as Somfy, Insolroll, and Hunter Douglas, enable us to create custom window treatments that operate effortlessly through remote control, smartphone, automatic timer, or voice commands.
Blackout Curtains and Room-Darkening Drapes
Room-darkening custom drapes and blackout curtains are very popular for bedrooms and home theaters. These opaque drapes are perfect if you want to cut most of the light from a room.
Available in a wide range of colors and styles, our blackout curtains and room-darkening drapes are the perfect solutions for creating a dark, cozy atmosphere.
There are many levels of room darkening to consider. However, light is like water and will find its way through gaps, so many people choose to go “Vegas Dark,” which we are happy to provide. It takes three layers of window treatments to achieve “Vegas Dark”: an opaque honeycomb shade, a drapery with blackout lining, and a valance to seal out the light at the top.
Your trophy for all this effort is a great night’s sleep every night or a perfect movie-watching experience any time of the day.
And if you pair room-darkening drapes with motorization, you can automate closing off your home theater or movie room when friends are over. You could even install motorized drapes to reveal the movie screen! There’s no end to the creativity you can apply to your design.
Classic Designer Fabrics and Organic Fabric Selections
Adrette’s fabric suppliers share our commitment to precision, detail, and quality control. In addition, thanks to our longstanding partnerships with international textile importers and distributors, we have access to Portland's largest selection of classic designer fabrics and organic textiles.
Our network of premier manufacturers allows you to choose from the most diverse, unique fabrics on the market. Find an extraordinary fabric, a fabric with a story!
Pinch Pleat Drapes
"Pinch pleating" is a general term for many different drapery pleating styles. It includes inverted pleating for a sleek, stylish, simplistic look. However, a traditional, three-fold French pleated drapery is timeless and elegant, with many other options to consider.
Marlys, our Window Fashion Design expert, works with you to select the most suitable pleating for your home décor.
Sculpting Sunlight along a Portland Fairway
“It’s like having a friend over in your home.”
The Benefits of Custom Drapes & Valances
You could purchase ready-made curtain panels from a big box store or even online, but finding the perfect fit and look for your windows and doors is very challenging with mass-manufactured products.
In truth, precise measurements and quality fabrics are crucial for maximizing your window treatments' energy efficiency, sound absorption, and longevity.
But excellent functionality is just one thing that matters. You also want your drapery to fill your home with inspiration! That's why we offer a wide selection of beautiful fabrics and window treatment styles, ensuring you'll find the perfect drapery, valance, or window shading for each room in your home.
Custom drapes and curtains are more than just selecting a fabric. There’s a story behind every custom drapery that graces your home. It begins with trusting Marlys to guide you by first bringing a curated selection of unique fabrics from various fabric houses from around the world to you. Together, we discuss pleat styles, the weight and color of the lining, and the most suitable drapery hardware.
Our local community of deeply committed, experienced professionals works hand in hand to provide uniquely crafted, personalized fabric creations that make you happy and proud to share your beautiful home with friends and family.
01. Design
First, we design your custom drapes and oversee the fabrication by our fabulous local artisans and seamstresses in the Pacific NW.
02. Installation
Then, our expert, professional drapery installers put them up in your home, add the finishing touches, and our team makes sure every detail is what you envisioned.
Custom Drapery Gallery
Areas We Serve in and around Portland and Salem, Oregon
Portland – Metro
Salem & Willamette Valley
Portland Metro: Portland, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Wilsonville, Beaverton, Sherwood, Newberg, Happy Valley, Damascus, Boring, Sandy, Oregon City, Milwaukie, Hillsboro, Tigard, Durham, King City, Tualatin, Forest Grove, Troutdale, Gresham, Scappoose, St. Helens.
Salem, Oregon, and Willamette Valley: Salem, McMinnville, Eugene, Corvallis, Albany, Silverton, Mt. Angel, Woodburn, Aurora, Canby, Mulino, Estacada, and Beavercreek.
If you live outside of Portland Metro, Salem, or the Willamette Valley, don't hesitate to contact us, and we'll see if we can be of assistance.
Be Inspired by Your Surroundings Every Day.
Considering all the options for luxury custom drapery can be overwhelming. With Adrette’s expert guidance, you will make confident decisions and enjoy a warm, inviting space transformed by beautiful, functional designs.
Frequently asked questions about custom drapery
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Both these window treatments serve the same function — they block light and provide some privacy for your interior space. But drapes are heavier, typically lined, and more formal than curtains.
Draperies provide insulation. They also improve acoustics by absorbing sound while adding a decorative, luxurious touch to your home. They're most suitable for dining rooms, living rooms, and bedrooms.
Curtains are typically unlined, lighter, and less formal. They're often found in kitchens and outdoor living areas.
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At Adrette, we offer a wide selection of high-end drapery and soft window treatment designs to suit your unique needs and preferences.
Whether you want to create a warm and cozy atmosphere or fill a room with natural light, our custom-made drapes, curtains, and valances transform any space.
With the latest technological advancements in window treatments, you can easily alter the lighting and ambiance in your room throughout the day -
Portland's luxurious custom drapery panels by Adrette provide a cozy feeling for your rooms on chilly nights. They add insulation to keep cold or hot outside air from making your interior space feel uncomfortable. In addition, you'll have control over the amount of light entering the room when choosing drapery panels with light-filtering lining, blackout shades, or sheer curtains.
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Yes, and yes. Please ask us about hardware options for your custom drapes or curtains. From custom rods and decorative rings to the proper drapery holdbacks, we have many choices that perfectly complement the styling of your drapery.
Then, when you realize what technology can do to enhance your drapery hardware with motorization, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it. You'll love how motorized drapery panels mesh with your smart home and voice control systems. -
While it was traditional for drapes to touch the floor or “puddle” on it in the past, it's not a requirement anymore. Instead, many homeowners now desire a clearance between the bottom of the drapes and the floor.
We recommend a clearance space between ½" and ¾". It keeps your drapery panels cleaner longer and makes it easier to clean the floors, especially if you're using a robotic vacuum or mopping system. -
The right drapes for your home are the drapes you like the best. Consider drapes based on the style you're looking for and the functionality you want. These preferences often differ from room to room. Contact us for a complimentary virtual consultation to get started.
We help you make confident choices, and we make it fun! We're here to guide you in creating your unique vision while avoiding expensive mistakes. -
That depends on the room and the time of day. One of the great things about the latest drapery technology is that it can automatically sense when it's the right time to open or close your window treatments.
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Custom curtains are typically decorative and translucent and let you control the amount of light entering the room. They also provide some insulation, soften the acoustics, protect your furnishings from fading, and increase privacy when closed.
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Color, fabric, functionality, style, and texture are all important. But the most crucial consideration is how the draperies fit your space and that they provide a finishing touch to your home décor. We are happy to guide you on your next custom drapery project.
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While you may be able to find drapery online or at a big box retail store, you won't get the custom touch needed to find a perfect fit for your home.
At Adrette Window Coverings, Marlys and Jens believe your home deserves custom-made drapes, curtains, valances, and romans that reflect the style and aesthetic of the space.
Working with skilled local artisans and craftspeople, we provide the finest custom drapery solutions in NW Oregon, tailored to your budget, needs, and preferences.