Wave Fold Drapery
A European cousin of ripple fold — slightly deeper waves, softer curvature, and a more relaxed hand.
What is this style?
Wave fold is the European interpretation of ripple fold. The carriers ride a similar concealed track but are spaced to produce slightly deeper, softer waves than the tighter s-curves of an American ripple-fold system. The cloth reads as more relaxed, more linen-like, and quieter at the fold.
We specify wave fold when the architecture is contemporary but the brief is soft — coastal modern, modern Mediterranean, and the warm-contemporary residences increasingly typical of Los Angeles primary suites.
- Coastal modern primary suites
- Warm-contemporary great rooms
- Layered sheer-and-linen programs
- Primary suites
- Great rooms
- Dining rooms
- Studies
- Coastal modern
- Modern Mediterranean
- Warm contemporary
- Soft modernist
- Belgian linen — the cloth wave fold was effectively designed for
- Performance sheers for layered systems
- Wool-linen blends for cooler-climate primary suites
Reads correctly at any ceiling height. The deeper wave reads especially well at 10–14 ft.
Pairs with hardwired DC motorization in the same way ripple fold does. Somfy Sonesse and Lutron Sivoia are the studio's default specifications.
Stacks at 14–17% of track width — nearly as tight as ripple fold, with a softer fold line.
Advantages
- Softer, deeper wave than ripple fold
- Reads as more relaxed and linen-friendly
- Stacks nearly as tight as ripple fold — 14–17% of track width
- European-engineered carriers with longer service life
Questions homeowners ask about Wave Fold
- What is the difference between wave fold and ripple fold?
- Carrier spacing and wave depth. Wave fold spaces carriers slightly farther apart, producing deeper, softer s-curves. Ripple fold is tighter and more sculptural; wave fold is softer and more textile-led.
- Which fabric works best with wave fold?
- Belgian linen, almost without exception. The cloth and the carrier system were effectively engineered together.
Ripple Fold vs Wave Fold
American carrier spacing or European carrier spacing — a small specification choice with a visible difference in fold depth.
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Specify Wave Fold with confidence.
The fabric, the budget, and the built work — three places to read further before the consultation.
How Belgian linen performs in a Wave Fold heading
The studio's working library of fabrics — weight, hand, fall, and which cloths Wave Fold was engineered for.
Drapery Cost GuideWhat Wave Fold costs in a custom Los Angeles specification
Heading, fullness, lining, hardware, and motorization — the line items that drive a relaxed drapery budget.
Wave Fold in built work
Project case studies from the Custom Drapery Los Angeles by Duroque library featuring Wave Fold.
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Case StudyPacific Palisades Master Bedroom — Monogrammed Linen Cornices
Talk with Olga about whether Wave Fold is the right answer for your room.
Every consultation begins with the architecture, not the swatch book. We will walk the room with you and tell you which heading the room is asking for — even if it is not the one you came in expecting.
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