Layered Drapery in Loma Linda

The brief

A newly completed home in Loma Linda, still empty, with white oak floors and tall windows facing neighbouring rooflines and a courtyard. The owners wanted daylight without exposure in the main living areas, and true darkness where they sleep. One room carries an arched window pair that needed a treatment able to follow the full height of the wall.

Our solution

We measured each opening and built the program in two registers. Sheer linen panels in a soft sage were pinch-pleated and hung on antique brass rods with rings, set high and wide so the glass stays uncovered when the panels stack. In the bedrooms, olive drapery in a heavier weave was made with lining for room darkening, with a matching fabric tieback at one window.

• Custom pinch-pleat sheers in sage linen, floor-length with a banded leading edge
• Room-darkening olive panels with generous fullness and hand-finished hems
• Layered sheer and textured drapery on a shared rod for a wide living-room wall
• Antique brass rods, rings and ball finials specified to match across the house

The result

By day the sheers hold an even, green-tinted light and soften the view of tile roofs outside. The arched windows read as a single composition rather than two separate openings. In the bedrooms the olive panels close to a quiet, low-light room, leaving only a thin line of daylight at the rod.