- 20+ Years of Design Experience — Olga Rechdouni, ASID
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- Custom Design · Fabrication · Installation
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Woodland Hills French Pleat Drapery
Editorial note: Imagery and project details are presented as portfolio and representative content. Final specifications, materials, and outcomes vary by project and are confirmed during consultation and contract documentation.
A portfolio project documenting a window-treatment approach in Woodland Hills, CA. A studio reference in design intent, material specification, and architectural reasoning.
A traditional Mediterranean home with 14-foot ceilings in the formal rooms and a homeowner reluctant to spend on drapery that would be 'just fabric.' The architecture was asking for tailored, architectural drapery; the previous installation had delivered grommet panels.
We removed the existing grommet panels and specified hand-tacked French pleat drapery, ceiling-mounted, at 2.75x fullness, in a warm cream wool blend. The change reframed every room in the formal wing.
Cream-toned wool-and-linen blend, interlined for fold depth and weight, lined in cotton sateen.
Hand-forged bronze rods and rings, custom finials, ceiling-bracketed to maximize stack height.
Hand-pleated and steamed in the studio. Final dressing of folds on site over a single morning.
The formal rooms now read as the architecture always intended. The client now describes the drapery as the most important decision they made for the home — and has commissioned the studio for the rest of the residence.
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 Woodland Hills, and Custom Blackout Drapery in Woodland Hills. For the broader practice in this neighborhood, see custom drapery in Woodland 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, and Grommet. For the fabric itself, see Linen, Blackout, and Cotton. For the architectural condition resolved here, read Drapery for 20-Foot Ceilings.