Custom drapery in Salem, NH
We sell and install custom drapery for homes in Salem, NH and nearby towns. Come feel the fabrics at our showroom on North Broadway. Drapery can hang on its own or layer over a shade.
See drapery we've installed, or the shades it can layer over.
Three kinds of drapery
The drapery we sell
Custom drapesSide panels or working drapery.
- What it is
- Pleated, non-pleated or Ripplefold™ drapery. Choose stationary side panels that frame the window, or working drapery that opens and closes.
- Rooms it suits
- Living rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms. A blackout fabric or room-darkening liner for bedrooms.
- Light
- Light-filtering or blackout fabrics, with room-darkening liners available.
- Hunter Douglas lines
- Carole Fabrics drapery and side panels (Carole Fabrics is a Hunter Douglas partner company)
- Options
- PowerView® motorization.
Sheer panelsSheers and blinds in one, for doors and large windows.
- What it is
- Luminette® combines sheers and blinds in one treatment. Hunter Douglas makes it for doors and large windows.
- Rooms it suits
- Patio doors, sliders and large living room windows.
- Hunter Douglas lines
- Luminette® Privacy Sheers
- Options
- PowerView® motorization, or a traveling wand, which Hunter Douglas calls a safer option for small children and pets.
Woven wood drapesWoven wood that draws across a door.
- What it is
- Provenance® in its vertical drapery style, handcrafted from wood, reeds, grasses and bamboo.
- Rooms it suits
- Sliders and wide windows in living rooms and sunrooms.
- Light
- Sheer to opaque, depending on the weave. A liner improves energy efficiency.
- Hunter Douglas lines
- Provenance® Woven Wood Shades, vertical drapery style
- Options
- PowerView® motorization. The same material comes as woven wood shades.
Room by room
Which drapery for which room
On a cold New Hampshire night, a lined drape over a cellular shade puts one more layer between the room and the glass. See cellular shades for the layer underneath.
Prefer louvers to fabric? See shutters.
- BedroomWorking drapery in a blackout fabric, or add a room-darkening liner.
- NurseryBlackout drapery with PowerView® motorization, so there are no cords to pull.
- Living roomStationary side panels to frame the window, or working drapery.
- Dining roomPleated or Ripplefold™ panels in a light-filtering fabric.
- Sliding doorLuminette® Privacy Sheers or Provenance® woven wood drapery.
- Over a shadeSide panels layered over a cellular or Roman shade.
- KitchenStationary side panels that frame the window and stay clear of the sink.
- BathroomSide panels over a shade, with the shade doing the privacy work.
- SunroomProvenance® woven wood drapery across the doors.
- Home officeWorking drapery in a light-filtering fabric.
Motorization
Drapery that opens on a schedule
Carole Fabrics drapery, Luminette® Privacy Sheers and Provenance® woven wood drapery can all be motorized with PowerView® Automation. Set them to open in the morning and close at night, or use the app or a Pebble® remote.
What drives the price?
Hunter Douglas prices each window on the same things: its size, the drapery you pick, the fabric, the control (corded, cordless or motorized) and any options you add. That's why we measure before we quote. The estimate is free.
Can drapery make a room dark?
Hunter Douglas offers drapery in blackout fabrics, and Carole Fabrics drapery takes room-darkening liners. We bring samples to the consult so you can see them in your own room.
Can I add motorization later?
Plan for it up front if you can. Hunter Douglas says its products can only be converted or resized during the first year you own them, and asks you to work with your original dealer. If you think you'll want motors, say so at the consult and we'll plan for it.
Which drapery is safest with kids and pets?
Choose a cordless control. Hunter Douglas lists PowerView® motorization among its cordless options, and Carole Fabrics drapery, Luminette® and Provenance® vertical drapery all offer it. On Luminette®, the traveling wand is another option Hunter Douglas calls safer for small children and pets.
What happens at the free in-home consult?
We call to pick a time, then come to your house with samples. We look at the light in each room, ask how you use it, and measure every window ourselves. The estimate is free. If you'd rather start in person, the showroom is at 254 N Broadway, Unit 104, Salem, NH. Bring a photo of your windows.