Custom curtains and drapes in Miami, made to your window and your ceiling height
Ripple fold, pinch pleat, sheers, motorized tracks and sliding panels. We measure in your home, sew to your dimensions and install with our own team.
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The pleat is what separates a custom curtain from a bought one
Ready-made panels come in three lengths and hope one of them fits your wall. A custom panel starts from the track instead: how long the track runs, how far past the glass it goes, how much fabric it takes to stack off the opening, and how the top is pleated so the folds land in the same place every time you open it.
That is also why drapery is quoted by panel and not by window. Fabric width and pleat style decide the work far more than the window does, which is why a twelve-foot slider is usually four panels rather than one very wide curtain.
And not every window wants a panel. Where the glass is small, sits above furniture, or you want the fabric without the floor length, a Roman shade does the same job in less room.
Pleat styles, and which one to pick
The pleat is the first decision and the hardest to undo, because it sets how much fabric the panel takes. This is the honest comparison.
| Style | How it reads | Best for | Fabric it takes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripple fold | Continuous, even S-waves, no visible pleat at the top | Floor-to-ceiling glass, sliders, condos, anything contemporary | 2x to 2.5x the track width |
| Pinch pleat (French, three-finger) | Tailored, structured, classic | Formal living and dining rooms, traditional interiors | 2x to 2.5x |
| Tailored / euro pleat | Gathered at the top only. Cleaner than pinch, warmer than ripple | Bedrooms and transitional interiors | 2x |
| Grommet | Casual, metal rings on a rod, deep folds | Media rooms, kids’ rooms, relaxed interiors | 1.8x to 2x |
| Rod pocket | Fabric gathered on the rod, no control of where it stacks | Fixed decorative panels that will not be opened daily | 2x |
Lining is what decides how the room behaves
Fabric picks the look. Lining picks the room. Unlined lets the light through tinted the color of the cloth: beautiful, and useless for sleeping. Privacy lining hides the silhouette and keeps the daylight, and it is the default in living areas.
Blackout lining takes the room dark, and in Miami enough bedrooms face the morning sun that it is the normal request rather than the exception. Interlining, a third layer between face fabric and lining, adds body and weight, softens the fold and helps with sound: it is what makes a panel hang like a hotel panel.
And a white exterior liner is not a look, it is a requirement in most buildings. There is a section on that further down.
Curtains for sliding glass doors, and the three ways that work
- Ripple fold on a ceiling track
The track runs past the opening on one or both sides, so the panels stack on the wall and not on the door. You keep the whole view and the door still slides.
- A sliding panel track
Flat fabric panels that pass behind each other, like a shoji screen. The cleanest answer for very wide openings and for interiors that want as little gathering as possible.
- A solar shade behind, drapery in front
The shade does the heat and glare work during the day, the drapery does privacy and softness at night. This is what we install most often on west-facing sliders.
- What does not work
A rod-pocket panel on a rod above a door you use every day. It bunches, it catches on the track, and within a month it is tied to one side permanently.
Sheer curtains, and why the double track solves so much
Sheers are not a lesser curtain, they are a different tool. They diffuse the light instead of stopping it, they take the hard edge off the glare without turning the room into a cave, and they give you daytime privacy from the building across the street.
The usual setup here is a double track: sheer on the inner rail, blackout or a decorative panel on the outer one. One track, two rooms, day and night. If you would rather put the darkness on the glass than in the panel, that is what blackout shades are for, and the two layer together well.
Motorized drapery
The same Somfy motors we fit on shades run curtain tracks. A fourteen-foot lined panel is heavy, and after a few months people quietly stop pulling it. A motor fixes that for good, with a remote, a wall switch, an app and schedules, and it is quiet enough for a bedroom.
It has to be decided before we order, because the motor and the track are one system rather than an accessory added later. Full detail on the motorized shades page.
What we need to know before we cut fabric
We measure everything ourselves, across Miami-Dade and Broward, and these are the things that decide the quote: the track length rather than the window width, the ceiling height and whether the track can be recessed into a pocket, whether the wall or ceiling can carry the load (concrete, drywall and a dropped ceiling are three different installs), which way the door opens and where you want the panels to stack, and the direction and repeat of the pattern, which decides how much fabric the job takes.
We also ask your building for its window covering rules before we order. Florida law lets an association enforce a unified exterior appearance (Fla. Stat. §718.113(5)(c)), which in practice means the street-facing side has to read white or off-white in most buildings: the fabric you love on the inside, the liner the board approves on the outside. The quote comes with the specification sheet in the format your association asks for.
We have been doing this in Miami since 2011, and most of that work is in buildings rather than houses.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between curtains and drapes?
In practice, drapes are lined, heavier and floor length, and they are made to control light and give a room weight. Curtains are lighter, often unlined, and more decorative. We make both, and the quote names the lining so you know exactly which one you are buying.
Ripple fold or pinch pleat?
Ripple fold for modern interiors and floor-to-ceiling glass, because it stacks tighter and leaves more window visible. Pinch pleat for formal and traditional rooms, because the structured top reads tailored. Both take roughly two to two and a half times the track width in fabric, so the difference between them is a question of style far more than of cost.
Can you make curtains for a twelve-foot sliding glass door?
Yes, and it is one of the jobs we do most. We run a ceiling track past the opening so the panels stack on the wall and the door keeps working, usually with a solar shade behind it for the heat. We confirm the maximum panel size for your chosen fabric when we measure.
Can drapery be motorized?
Yes, with the same Somfy motors we use on shades. It has to be decided before we order the track, because the motor and the track are one system. If you are undecided, we quote both versions so you can compare.
Will my condo board approve the fabric I want?
The board rules on what the street sees, not on what you see. We ask your association for its window covering rules before ordering and use a white or off-white exterior liner, so the fabric on the inside stays your decision.
Do you work in Spanish, and how far do you travel?
Yes. Romina is the one who answers, measures and follows the job through, in English or in Spanish. We cover Miami-Dade and Broward.
Book your free in-home measurement
Tell us about your windows and we will call you to set a time. In English o en español.
- Free and with no obligation, across Miami-Dade and Broward.
- We bring the fabric swatches to your actual windows.
- You get a fixed written quote before paying anything.
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