Fire-Retardant vs Standard Drapery Fabrics
Where code compliance is required, where it is voluntary, and how to choose between inherent and topical FR.
Fire-retardant cloth is required by code in hospitality, multi-residential common areas, restaurants, and any high-occupancy interior. In single-family residential work, FR is increasingly a voluntary owner specification — particularly in Los Angeles wildland-urban interface zones.
Fire-Retardant Drapery Fabrics
NFPA 701 and Cal-117 compliant cloths for hospitality, multi-residential, and high-occupancy interiors.
NaturalLinen Drapery Fabrics
Belgian and Italian linens — the studio's default cloth for luxury residential drapery.
When FR is mandatory
Hospitality interiors, multi-residential lobbies and amenity spaces, restaurants and private clubs. Always specify inherent FR rather than topical for code-compliant installations.
When FR is voluntary but recommended
Single-family residences in Malibu, the hills above Pacific Palisades, and the WUI portions of Bel Air. Owners increasingly specify FR cloth as part of broader wildfire-readiness specifications.
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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