To the Trade — Custom Drapery for Interior Designers in Los Angeles
House of Drapery partners privately with interior designers, architects, builders, developers, purchasing agents, and hospitality professionals working on the most considered residences in Los Angeles. The studio operates as a designer-led workroom: every program is measured on site, specified in writing, fabricated by hand, and installed by the studio’s own crew — under a single engagement led by Olga Rechdouni, ASID.
Trade engagements receive established pricing, shop drawings for every opening, documented fabric coordination, motorization specification and integration, and a white-glove installation calendar coordinated with the architect, the designer of record, the integrator, and the general contractor. The work is documented as rigorously as the millwork and the lighting.
Principal-led
Olga Rechdouni, ASID
Studio Response
Within two business days
In-House
Workroom & installation team
From specification through installation
The studio’s trade engagement is a single integrated process — six stages, one drawing set, one accountable team from kickoff to closeout.
A written specification before any fabric is cut
Every trade engagement begins with a site visit and a written specification. Pleat style, fullness, lining, interlining, mounting height, return depth, hardware finish, and motorization are documented before the workroom touches a yard of cloth. The designer of record reviews the specification alongside elevations and millwork drawings; nothing proceeds to fabrication without sign-off.
Issued for every opening, every revision
Trade projects receive scaled shop drawings covering every opening in the program — plan, section, hardware schedule, and motor diagram. Revisions are versioned and re-issued; the designer and architect of record carry the same drawing set the workroom and installation crew carry. There is no ambiguity at site.
Designer-specified or studio-sourced
The studio welcomes designer-specified cloth from Holland & Sherry, Dedar, Rubelli, Schumacher, Zimmer + Rohde, Lee Jofa, Scalamandré, Fortuny, and the trade-only mills. When the brief is open, we source from the same houses on the studio's account. Memos are pulled, COMs are tracked, and lead times are documented in the project schedule.
Hand-tacked headings, interlined construction
Fabrication is performed in the studio workroom — hand-tacked French pleat, ripple fold, Euro pleat, goblet, and tailored flat panel; interlined construction in formal rooms by default; hand-finished hems on every panel over 10 feet. The workroom does not subcontract trade work; the same hands that fabricated the panel are accountable for it at install.
Coordinated with the integrator from kickoff
Hardwired DC motor systems from Lutron, Somfy, Crestron, Savant, and Control4 are specified, ordered, and commissioned by the studio. Conduit, power, and keypad coordination is documented with the home's integrator from kickoff. Motors are programmed on the home's existing scenes before the install team leaves the site.
Installed by the studio's own crew
Every trade program is installed by the studio's dedicated installation crew. Rolling scaffolds on marble and hardwood; existing finishes protected throughout; hand-tacked cornices set at ceiling height; hand-steamed and pleat-dressed in place. The installation closes with a written care document for the homeowner and the property manager.
Who the studio works with
Interior Designers
The studio's largest trade segment. Designer-led specifications from concept through closeout, with shop drawings, fabric coordination, and installation sequencing documented for the design team. The drapery program is a discipline within the room — coordinated with millwork, lighting, and upholstery, never a decorative afterthought.
Architects
Architectural drapery — ceiling-mounted track concealed in millwork pockets, drapery specified to extend the architecture, hardware coordinated with the home's metalwork. The studio works alongside the architect of record from the framing-stage shop drawings forward, with conduit and pocket detailing reviewed before drywall closes.
Builders & General Contractors
Project-managed delivery for residences under construction. The studio's specifications integrate with the GC's schedule — measured at framing, fabricated during finish trades, installed before final cleaning. Submittals, samples, and certificates of fire-retardant compliance are issued through the GC's RFI process when required.
Developers
Multi-residence and spec-home programs across Los Angeles. The studio handles model-home specification with an eye toward both photography and the eventual homeowner's experience — sheer programs that perform at sunset, motorization commissioned on a default scene, hardware that survives showings.
Purchasing Agents
Established trade pricing, organized billing, and clean documentation for purchasing agents managing budgets across multiple residences. Quotes are line-itemed by opening; invoicing is sequenced to the project's purchase order calendar; certificates of insurance and fire-retardant documentation are issued on request.
Hospitality Professionals
Boutique hotels, private clubs, restaurants, and members-only residential properties. The studio specifies inherently fire-retardant fabric (NFPA 701), commercial-grade motorization, and acoustic-grade interlining where the brief requires it — under one specification covering forty to two hundred openings.
Shop drawings, fabric memos, and a project calendar
The trade carries the same drawing set the workroom carries. Plan and section drawings, hardware schedules, motor diagrams, NFPA 701 certification where the program requires it, and a phased installation calendar — all issued through a single project file, versioned and accessible to the entire team.
From the trade-only mills to hand-forged hardware
The studio sources from Holland & Sherry, Dedar, Rubelli, Schumacher, Zimmer + Rohde, Lee Jofa, Scalamandré, Fortuny, and the trade-only mills the designer of record carries. Hardware is hand-forged bronze, hand-wrought iron, unlacquered brass, and custom-finished steel from a small set of American and European workshops the studio has worked with for years.
The Studio’s Mill PartnersBegin with a brief. We will write the specification.
Trade introductions are welcome from interior designers, architects, builders, developers, purchasing agents, and hospitality professionals with active Los Angeles projects.
Open a Trade EnquiryThe Studio’s Trade Engagement
Do you offer trade pricing?
Yes. House of Drapery offers established trade pricing to qualified interior designers, architects, builders, developers, purchasing agents, and hospitality groups. Pricing is extended once a trade account is approved, and applies across custom drapery fabrication, motorized drapery, hardware, and installation services in Los Angeles.
How do I apply for a trade account?
Submit the trade account application on this page. You will be asked for your company information, business type, project types, service areas, and documentation — typically a resale certificate, business license, and any trade credentials (ASID, IIDA, AIA, NCIDQ, or contractor licensing). Most qualified applications receive a response within two business days.
Do you work directly with my clients?
Only at the direction of the designer or architect of record. The trade program is designer-led: House of Drapery operates as a private custom drapery workroom and installation partner behind the trade. We do not solicit the designer's client, and we do not publish trade work without written approval.
Can House of Drapery handle measurements?
Yes. The studio provides professional drapery measurement services across Los Angeles — in-home measurements, designer and architect coordination, builder coordination at the framing or rough-finish stage, and field verification against millwork and electrical drawings. Every opening is documented to the workroom's specification sheet before fabrication begins.
Can House of Drapery coordinate installation?
Yes. Every trade program is installed by the studio's dedicated drapery installation crew in Los Angeles. We manage installation scheduling, hardware mounting, motorized system commissioning, on-site styling and steaming, and coordination with the designer, architect, integrator, and general contractor.
Do you provide motorized drapery solutions?
Yes. House of Drapery specifies and installs motorized drapery in Los Angeles using Lutron, Somfy, Control4, Crestron, and Savant systems. Conduit, low-voltage wiring, and keypad coordination are documented with the home's smart-home integrator from kickoff, and motors are commissioned on the home's existing scenes at install.
Do you support large residential and commercial projects?
Yes. The studio handles full-residence programs of twenty to ninety openings, multi-residence developer programs, and commercial drapery work for boutique hotels, private clubs, and hospitality groups. Programs are written under a single specification, fabricated in phases, and installed on a coordinated calendar with the architect, designer, and GC.
Can the trade specify their own fabric?
Yes. The studio welcomes designer-specified cloth from Holland & Sherry, Dedar, Rubelli, Schumacher, Zimmer + Rohde, Lee Jofa, Scalamandré, Fortuny, and any other mill the designer of record carries. Memos are pulled, COMs are tracked, and lead times are documented in the project schedule before fabrication is committed.
Custom Drapery Services for Interior Designers
House of Drapery operates as a private, designer-led workroom for the Los Angeles interior design community — from initial consultation through specification, fabrication, and installation. Every project is measured, drawn, fabricated, and installed under one studio engagement so the designer of record carries a single accountable partner from concept to closeout.
Consultation Support
Direct access to the studio principal during specification — fabric direction, pleat selection, fullness, lining strategy, and hardware finish reviewed against the room's millwork, lighting plan, and acoustic brief. Designers leave a consultation with a written direction, not a verbal estimate.
Fabric Selection
Memo pulls from Holland & Sherry, Dedar, Rubelli, Schumacher, Zimmer + Rohde, Lee Jofa, Scalamandré, Fortuny, and the trade-only mills the designer carries. COM and COL coordination, lead-time tracking, and yardage calculations are documented in the project schedule before any cloth is committed.
Specifications
A written specification for every opening: pleat style, fullness, lining, interlining, mount height, return depth, hardware finish, and motorization. The specification is reviewed against elevations and millwork drawings, signed off by the designer of record, and carried by the workroom and installation crew alike.
Site Visits
On-site visits at design development, before drywall, and again at finish trades — verifying ceiling conditions, pocket detailing, conduit runs for motorized drapery, and the relationship of the drapery to the home's lighting, art, and millwork. Site notes are issued back to the trade in writing.
Measurements
Professional in-home measurements taken by the studio's measure team, not subcontracted. Measurements are field-verified at the rough-finish stage and re-verified at finish trades; every opening is documented to a workroom-grade specification sheet before fabrication begins.
Budgeting
Line-item proposals organized by opening, by room, and by phase — designed to slot directly into the designer's master budget and the purchasing agent's PO calendar. The studio shares budget bands early so fabric and hardware selections are made against a realistic envelope, not after the fact.
Project Coordination
A single point of contact through specification, fabrication, motorization, and installation. The studio coordinates with the designer of record, the architect, the integrator, the general contractor, and the installation crew so the drapery program lands on the home's calendar without scheduling friction.
Custom Drapery Manufacturing & Workroom Services
The studio’s Los Angeles drapery workroom fabricates every panel, cornice, valance, and Roman shade in-house — never subcontracted to a regional drop-ship workroom. Trade partners get a single workroom for residential and commercial programs, from hand-tacked French pleats to ripple-fold motorized systems on hardwired DC track.
Custom Drapery Fabrication
Hand-tacked headings, interlined construction, hand-finished hems, hand-mitered corners on cornices and Roman shades. Every panel is fabricated in the studio workroom in Los Angeles — never subcontracted to a regional drop-ship workroom — by the same team accountable for the panel at install.
Pleat Styles
French (pinch) pleat, Euro pleat, goblet pleat, Parisian pleat, inverted box pleat, tailored flat panel, rod-pocket, grommet, and tab-top — each fabricated to a specified fullness, with hand-tacked headings standard on every formal program.
Ripple Fold Systems
Ripple fold drapery on hardwired DC track from Forest, Hunter Douglas, Somfy, and Lutron — engineered for clean architectural folds across wide spans, curved bays, and ceiling-mount installations behind millwork pockets. Specified by fold depth and carrier spacing, not by guesswork.
Blackout Systems
Three-pass blackout drapery, side and sill light-seal channels, layered sheer-plus-blackout programs on dual-track motorized systems, and full-room blackout rigs for primary suites, screening rooms, and hospitality applications. Light leak is specified, measured, and verified at install.
Motorization
Hardwired DC motors from Lutron, Somfy, Crestron, Savant, and Control4 — specified and ordered by the studio, coordinated with the integrator's keypad and scene programming, and commissioned on site by the studio's installation lead before sign-off.
Commercial & Residential Capability
Luxury residential programs of twenty to ninety openings, multi-residence developer programs, and commercial drapery work for boutique hotels, private clubs, restaurants, and members-only residential properties — including NFPA 701 inherently fire-retardant fabric and acoustic-grade interlining where the brief requires it.
Window Treatment Measurement Services
Drapery measurement is the single most consequential step in the specification — and the step where most workrooms fail their trade partners. House of Drapery sends its own measure team to every trade project across Los Angeles. Field readings are documented against the architect’s elevations and the millwork drawings, not transcribed from rough notes.
In-Home Measurements
Every opening measured on site by a studio team member. Drapery, Roman shade, roller shade, motorized track, and hardware measurements documented to a workroom-grade specification sheet.
Designer Coordination
Measurements walked with the designer of record against the elevations, finish schedule, and lighting plan so drapery decisions hold up against the rest of the room.
Architect Coordination
Pocket detailing, ceiling conditions, conduit runs, and structural blocking reviewed with the architect of record before drywall closes — not negotiated at install.
Builder Coordination
On-site at the framing stage to confirm blocking, conduit, and low-voltage routing for motorized drapery; on site again at finish trades to re-verify before fabrication.
Field Verification
Every dimension re-verified before the panel is cut. Tolerances are documented; surprises at install are eliminated through documentation, not absorbed in the field.
Professional Drapery Installation
Every trade program is installed by the studio’s own drapery installation crew in Los Angeles. Rolling scaffolds on marble and hardwood, existing finishes protected throughout, hand-tacked cornices set at ceiling height, and panels hand-steamed and pleat-dressed in place before the team leaves the site.
Installation Management
A single project lead from kickoff through closeout. Phased installation calendars coordinated with the GC’s finish-trade sequence so drapery lands cleanly between paint touch-up and final cleaning.
Motorized Systems
DC motor commissioning, scene programming on the home’s existing keypads, and limits set in person — not over the phone after the crew has left.
Hardware Installation
Hand-forged bronze, hand-wrought iron, unlacquered brass, and custom-finished steel set with appropriate blocking, plumb and level on a laser line — and shimmed correctly on stone, plaster, and millwork substrates.
Final Styling & Dressing
Hand-steaming, pleat-dressing, hem-break tuning, and a final walk with the designer of record before sign-off. The closing document is a written care guide for the homeowner and property manager.
Motorized Drapery & Smart Home Integration
Motorized drapery is specified as part of the home’s architectural system, not as a retrofit. The studio coordinates conduit, low-voltage routing, and keypad scenes with the home’s integrator from kickoff — across every major smart-home platform used in Los Angeles luxury residential.
Lutron
Sivoia QS, Triathlon, and Palladiom shading systems — coordinated with the home's Lutron HomeWorks lighting program so the drapery rides on the same scene engine as the lighting, not as a parallel keypad.
Somfy
Sonesse RTS and Zigbee motorized drapery tracks integrated through TaHomA or directly into Control4, Crestron, and Savant — a workhorse motor for residential primaries and developer programs.
Control4
Drapery and shading driven on the home's Control4 OS, with scenes commissioned at install so the homeowner doesn't see drapery as a separate UI. The studio coordinates with the home's Control4 dealer from specification forward.
Crestron
Crestron-driven drapery on hardwired DC motors — specified, programmed, and commissioned alongside the home's Crestron lighting, audio, and shade subsystems for unified scene control.
Savant
Savant Pro–driven motorized drapery commissioned on the home's existing Savant scenes. The studio coordinates with the Savant dealer to ensure the drapery joins the home's existing UI rather than living in a separate app.
Why Designers, Architects & Builders Work With House of Drapery
A Single Point of Contact
One studio principal — Olga Rechdouni, ASID — owns the trade engagement from first call to final walk. No account handoffs, no junior intermediaries, no escalation chain.
White-Glove Service
Discreet on-site presence, protected finishes, scheduled access, and a closing care document for the homeowner. The studio is invited back to the property after install, not avoided.
Fabrication Oversight
Every panel fabricated in the studio workroom in Los Angeles, hand-tacked and interlined where the brief calls for it, inspected by the principal before it leaves the workroom floor.
Installation Coordination
The studio’s own crew, on a phased calendar aligned with the GC’s finish trades and the integrator’s commissioning window. No swap-outs, no unfamiliar subcontractors.
Luxury Residential Expertise
Estates in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Holmby Hills, Trousdale, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Hidden Hills, Calabasas, and the Hollywood Hills — the studio’s daily working geography.
Commercial Project Experience
Boutique hotels, private clubs, restaurants, and members-only residential properties — under NFPA 701 inherently fire-retardant fabric and commercial-grade motorization where the brief requires it.
Recent residential and trade installations
Three steps from application to introduction
Submit application
Complete the application below. Resale certificates and supporting documentation are optional at the time of application — additional documents can be provided during the review process.
Studio review within two business days
Our studio reviews your company, project types, and any supporting documentation. We respond by email and follow up by phone where helpful.
Trade account review & introduction call
Qualified applicants are invited to a trade account review and introduction call to discuss active or upcoming projects, service requirements, and potential collaboration opportunities.
Apply for a Trade Account
Trade accounts are reviewed by the studio principal. Please share your company information and documentation below. Most qualified applications receive a response within two business days.