Acoustic vs Standard Drapery Fabrics
When sound performance is part of the brief — and when standard drapery is acoustically sufficient.
All drapery absorbs sound to some degree. The difference between standard residential cloth and dedicated acoustic cloth is the system around the textile — interlining, fullness, install width, and ceiling-mount track.
Acoustic Drapery Fabrics
Heavyweight wools, velvets, and Trevira CS weaves engineered for sound absorption — NRC 0.40–0.75 in correctly specified systems.
NaturalLinen Drapery Fabrics
Belgian and Italian linens — the studio's default cloth for luxury residential drapery.
When standard drapery is enough
Most primary suites, dining rooms, libraries, and studies. A well-built linen drapery with interlining and 2.5x fullness contributes meaningfully to the room's acoustic environment without requiring a dedicated acoustic specification.
When dedicated acoustic cloth is required
Home theaters and screening rooms. Open-plan great rooms with reverberant hard finishes. Nurseries where parents want to hear less of the outside and the room wants to hear less of itself. Restaurants and hospitality lobbies where speech intelligibility matters.
Still deciding? Walk the room with Olga.
Every consultation begins with the architecture and the orientation. We will tell you which cloth the room is asking for — and why.
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