- 20+ Years of Design Experience — Olga Rechdouni, ASID
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Holmby Hills Double-Height Foyer
This project is a conceptual design study created to explore custom window treatment solutions, fabric applications, motorization systems, and architectural integration. Images are illustrative renderings and do not represent a completed installation.
French Pleat Drapery at 22-Foot Drop — a design project in Holmby Hills, CA. The studio's specification practice in design intent, fabric, hardware, fullness, and installation, written from Olga's perspective.
A double-height entry foyer with two 22-foot tall arched windows flanking the front door. The owners wanted formal hand-tacked French pleat at full drop — a specification most workrooms will not accept.
Hand-tacked French pleat in a heavyweight wool-linen blend, interlined and lined, mounted on hand-forged iron rods at the ceiling. Scaffolding required for installation; fabrication required custom 22-foot tabling at the workroom.
Wool-linen blend in a deep parchment, 22 oz./yd. composite weight with interlining, lined in cotton sateen. Weight is non-negotiable at this drop — anything lighter would flutter and read as theatrical.
Hand-forged iron rods, 1.25-inch diameter, fabricated in two sections with a center support. Cast-iron rings, manually-drawn from a hidden floor-level cord-and-pulley system; motorization disqualified by the rod system the architecture required.
Fullness held to 2.5x — at 22-foot drop, more fullness adds visible weight that overwhelms the heading. Panels fabricated and shipped in single pieces (22 feet of seamless fabric) and installed from a tubular scaffold over a single day.
The foyer reads as the estate it is. Each panel weighs roughly 38 lbs. and holds plumb under the central HVAC return. My recommendation for tall drops: specify weight and interlining before you specify the heading. A French pleat at 22 feet is a structural fabric problem, not a decorative one.
- Tall drops
- Double-height foyer
- Hand-forged iron
- Wool-linen
- Scaffold installation
Related from the Studio
The reasoning behind this work
The decisions behind this project — how the room was read, what the drapery was asked to do, and why each specification was chosen — follow the same written method the studio applies to every commission.
For the specification work behind this project, read Custom French Pleat Drapery in Holmby Hills, Custom Linen Drapery in Holmby Hills, and Custom Decorative Hardware in Holmby Hills. For the broader practice in this neighborhood, see custom drapery in Holmby Hills. Pricing for projects of this scope is set out in the 2026 Custom Drapery Pricing Guide.
The work on this project draws on the studio's reference library. For the heading style at the top of the panel, study French Pleat. For the fabric itself, see Linen, Cotton, and Wool. For the architectural condition resolved here, read Drapery for Arched Windows, and Drapery for 20-Foot Ceilings.