Questions, answered

Yes. A Window Fashion Atelier designer visits your home, measures every window, brings fabric and system samples, and prepares a written proposal. There is no charge and no obligation.

We look at each room, the light it gets through the day, and how you use it. We measure every opening, show fabrics and systems against your actual windows, and talk through privacy, glare, blackout, and motorization. You receive a proposal afterward.

Use the consultation form on this site or the contact page. Tell us what you are dressing, where the home is, and roughly how many windows, and we will reach out to schedule a visit.

No. Most clients start with a problem, too much glare, no privacy, a bedroom that will not go dark, rather than a product. Choosing the right system is the point of the consultation.

Custom drapery, including ripple-fold, pinch-pleat, and sheer; roller and solar shades; Roman shades; and motorized systems for all of them. Every piece is made to measure for a specific window.

Solar shades are woven to cut glare and heat while keeping the view. Blackout shades block light entirely and suit bedrooms and media rooms. Many rooms layer both, or pair a solar shade with drapery.

Openness factor is the percentage of the weave that lets light through. A lower openness blocks more glare and gives more daytime privacy; a higher openness keeps more of the view. The right choice depends on the window’s exposure.

Ripple-fold is a drapery style that hangs in soft, even S-shaped waves on a ceiling or wall track. It stacks tightly when open, which suits modern interiors and floor-to-ceiling glass.

Roller shades are clean and minimal and disappear when raised, which suits modern rooms and large glass. Roman shades fold up in soft layers of fabric and add warmth and texture. Many homes use rollers for function and Romans or drapery for the rooms where softness matters.

Yes. A common pairing is a solar or blackout shade mounted close to the glass with drapery in front, giving glare control by day, full dark at night, and the softness of fabric.

Yes. Specialty shapes, angled gable glass, and hard-to-reach clerestory windows can be dressed with custom-shaped and motorized systems. We confirm feasibility for each opening during the consultation.

Yes. We specify motors that work with Lutron, Control4, Savant, Crestron, and common voice assistants, in battery, low-voltage, or hardwired versions depending on the house.

Usually. Rechargeable battery motors and plug-in low-voltage options motorize most windows with no new wiring. During a renovation, hardwired motors can be coordinated with your electrician.

Yes. Motorized systems can lower and raise on timers or sun-tracking schedules, for example closing on west-facing glass in the afternoon and opening at dusk, and can be grouped by room or by facade.

Yes. On new construction and renovations we coordinate with your integrator and builder early, ideally before drywall, so wiring and recessed pockets are planned in.

Consultation and measuring, a written proposal, fabrication to those measurements, then installation, where we fit, tune, and program everything. The atelier handles every step in-house rather than handing off to a separate installer.

It depends on the number and size of windows, the system, fabric, and whether it is motorized. Every project is quoted after measuring so the price reflects your actual windows rather than an estimate.

Timing depends on the systems and fabrics chosen. Your proposal includes a schedule, and we plan installation around your move-in, renovation, or construction timeline.

Yes. We work directly with homeowners and as a trade partner to interior designers, architects, and builders, from specification through installation.

Yes. We provide certificates of insurance to managing agents, book freight elevators, and schedule installation within building work hours, which is routine in Manhattan and Brooklyn buildings.

Yes. On new builds we can plan recessed shade pockets, ceiling tracks, and motor wiring with the builder so treatments disappear into the architecture.

All five boroughs of New York City, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, and North and Central New Jersey, including Bergen, Essex, Morris, Somerset, Monmouth, Hunterdon, and Union counties.

Yes. Those towns are within our New Jersey service area, along with Englewood Cliffs, Tenafly, Franklin Lakes, Montclair, Summit, Mendham, Bernardsville, Far Hills, Colts Neck, and surrounding towns.

Yes, we have completed projects in the Hamptons. Ask about your location when you book and we will confirm.

Light vacuuming with a soft brush attachment or a gentle dusting keeps most fabrics clean. Specific care depends on the fabric; we leave care guidance for what is installed in your home.

Solution-dyed and UV-stable fabrics resist fading, which matters on south- and west-facing glass and in waterfront homes. We show these options at the consultation.