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Carole Fabrics and Hunter Douglas Drapery, Measured and Installed for Your Home
There’s a reason custom drapery makes a home feel complete. Where ready-made curtains settle for approximations, ours are tailored to your windows and your taste, drawing the eye and setting the tone of the entire home. For homeowners across Ames and Central Iowa, Brackets Custom Window Coverings creates drapery that does more than frame a window. It shapes how a space feels.
Because every panel is made to order, you choose the fabric and the way it falls, right down to the hardware and trim. We help you weigh the weight and texture of a material against the light in your room, so the finished drapery feels intentional and unmistakably your own. Beautiful window treatments are never a necessity. They’re a choice to live a little better, and that’s a choice worth making well.
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Experience the Fabrics in Person at Our Ames Showroom
Fabric deserves to be seen in person. At our Ames showroom, you can run your hand across hundreds of materials and watch how a color shifts from morning light to evening before you commit to anything. A design expert is there to guide the selection, never to rush it.
Take swatches home and live with them for a few days, and see how they read against your walls and your light. When a choice is this personal, that kind of certainty is worth the wait.
How We Bring Your Draperies to Life
Consultation
We begin with a free consultation, in your home or at the showroom, to understand your rooms and what you have in mind.
Custom Design
Together, we’ll choose your fabrics and header style, right down to the hardware; each detail will be tailored to your windows and the look you’re after.
Installation
Our in-house, Hunter Douglas-certified team hangs every panel with precision and will leave the space immaculate.
Throughout the design and installation process, you’ll remain informed on style and timing, so the experience feels as refined as the result. Financing is also available, including 12-month no-interest options.
Drapery Styles and Details
We work with the fabric houses that define the category, including Hunter Douglas and Alta, so your options run from classic to contemporary without compromising on quality.
Choose the silhouette that suits your rooms:
Pinch Pleat: Crisp, structured folds with a timeless, formal presence
Ripple Fold: Soft, continuous waves for a clean, contemporary look
Rod Pocket and Grommet: Relaxed and versatile, with easy everyday operation
Blackout Drapes: Full room-darkening for restful bedrooms and media rooms
From there, refine the details to suit the room:
Lining and Interlining: Shape the light and give a panel a richer, weightier fall
Motorization: Open and close your drapes by app or remote with Hunter Douglas PowerView
Decorative Trim: Cords, tapes, and trim to finish the edges with intention
Tiebacks: Draw panels gracefully aside to invite the light in
If you’re weighing other options, you can also explore our window shades or interior shutters.
Motorized Draperies with PowerView Automation
Luxury is also ease. With Hunter Douglas PowerView Automation, your drapes move at the touch of a button or on a schedule you set, gliding open to the morning and drawing closed against the afternoon sun on their own. Control them by app or remote, or simply by asking Alexa or Google Assistant. For the tall windows and grand openings that make a room, motorized drapery turns what was once a daily chore into something effortless.
Choosing the Right Drapery Fabric and Lining
Fabric is where a drapery earns both its beauty and its performance. The right choice depends on the room and the mood you want:
Sheer and Light Fabrics: Filter daylight into a soft glow and keep a room feeling open
Mid-Weight Fabrics: Offer privacy with a graceful drape, at home in most living spaces
Heavier Fabrics and Blackout Linings: Darken a room completely and add quiet insulation, ideal for bedrooms
An interlining gives a panel body and a more luxurious fall. During your consultation, we can help you match fabric to light and intention, so the finished drapery feels considered from every angle.
Layering Draperies with Shades and Shutters
The most polished rooms rarely rely on a single covering. Layering soft drapery over a shade or shutter gives you the function of a fitted covering and the warmth only fabric can bring. Pair a room-darkening shade with tailored side panels, and you have true blackout when you want it, and a graceful frame the rest of the time. It’s the kind of considered detail that separates a finished room from a furnished one, and we’re glad to help you plan it.
Layering Draperies with Shades and Shutters
The most polished rooms rarely rely on a single covering. Layering soft drapery over a shade or shutter gives you the function of a fitted covering and the warmth only fabric can bring. Pair a room-darkening shade with tailored side panels, and you have true blackout when you want it, and a graceful frame the rest of the time. It’s the kind of considered detail that separates a finished room from a furnished one, and we’re glad to help you plan it.
Benefits of Brackets’ Custom Drapery
While ready-made curtains offer a quick fix, custom window treatments from Brackets provide results perfectly tailored to your specific measurements and style.
Custom-fit drapes to any window, whether standard, oversized, or uniquely shaped
Fabric choices tailored to both decorative needs and functional demands
Protected finishes for easy care and long-term durability
One of only two Hunter Douglas showrooms in Central Iowa, offering exclusive product access and seasoned guidance.
Supported by the Hunter Douglas lifetime limited warranty and Brackets’ one-year installation warranty
A seamless experience from initial contact to aftercare, delivered by a dedicated, family-run team
Where We Install Custom Draperies
We install custom draperies throughout Central Iowa within a 45-mile radius of our Ames showroom, including our customers in the Twin Lakes area. We frequently serve Ames, Ankeny, Boone, Story City, Huxley, and Johnston.
For the full list, see our complete service area.
Frequently Asked Questions About Drapery
Custom drapes are made to fit the exact size and specifications of your home’s windows, with your selected fabrics, hardware, and features. Unlike store-bought options, they offer a tailored fit, a wider range of styles, and professional installation.
Most custom drapery projects progress from consultation to installation in several weeks. The exact schedule depends on your fabric choices and current production times, which are always outlined up front.
Yes. Many fabrics and linings are designed to insulate against heat or cold, making drapery more energy efficient. Blackout and room-darkening options are available for bedrooms or media rooms.
Absolutely. From traditional pinch pleats in historic homes to sleek ripple-fold drapes in new builds, custom solutions are available to suit any architectural or décor preference.
Care instructions are provided based on your fabric selection. Many drapes can be vacuumed or gently spot-cleaned, and some fabrics are suitable for professional cleaning. Our team will review maintenance during installation.
Yes. Financing is available, including 12-month no-interest options, so you can bring your vision to life on comfortable terms.
Yes. Hunter Douglas PowerView lets you open and close your drapes by app or voice assistant, a refined touch that is especially welcome on tall or hard-to-reach windows.
Talk to a Custom Drapery Expert in Ames
Discover how custom draperies can transform the way a room feels the moment you walk in. Visit our showroom in Ames to see and touch our fabrics and finishes, or request a free consultation in your home. With Brackets, you get the right team, the right plan, the right finish.
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