Two Fabrics.
A Home Full of Detail.

A Southern California project featuring 21 custom Roman shades and 7 drapery panels, with fabrication and supply by CWF.

A dealer's selection, brought into production

A finished room gives a dealer something tangible to share: how a fabric looks at the window, how a treatment sits beside the architecture, and how different applications work together. This project brings those decisions into view through installed photography of Zara Roman shades and Santana drapery.

The dealer worked directly with the customer on consultation and fabric selection. Commerce Window Fashions handled product fabrication and supply. Our part of the project included reviewing the order details with the dealer, asking questions where measurements or options needed clarification, and translating the selections into documented fabrication specifications.

The completed order comprised 21 Roman shades and 7 drapery panels. Across that scope, the shared palette connected the treatments while allowing each product to serve a different type of opening.

Zara at the smaller windows

The Roman shade selection was Zara in Frosted Snow, RZA-01, fabricated in a Flat Waterfall style with a standard light-filtering liner. The project lookbook identifies Zara as 100% polyester. In the installed photographs, the pale fabric sits comfortably against light walls, giving individual windows a defined treatment without introducing a strong color contrast.

The order included a range of window sizes and both inside- and outside-mount applications. That variety matters in a project with multiple rooms: repeating one fabric does not mean repeating one set of dimensions or one mounting condition.

During the pre-production exchange, CWF discussed the stainless-steel chain option and asked about return requirements in relation to the intended mounting position. Those questions addressed how the shade would sit at the opening. The production specification also records continuous-loop controls, with the control side identified for each shade.

Santana across the larger openings

For the drapery, the dealer selected Santana in Ivory Snow, RSA-01. The lookbook lists a 50% linen and 50% viscose composition. The order specifies double pinch pleats and no lining, and the photographs show daylight passing through the fabric while its folds add texture across the larger glazed areas.

The seven panels were recorded across five fabrication line items: three single panels and two pairs. The fireplace treatment accounts for two separate single-panel entries, with opposite stacking directions. Describing the order by panels makes the scope clear without confusing a pair of panels with a single treatment.

Single-panel and paired configurations gave the order different operating arrangements for different openings. The specification records right- and left-stacking single panels as well as paired treatments, rather than applying one configuration to every location.

Before cutting: what does the measurement include?

One of the most consequential parts of the exchange concerned the meaning of the submitted dimensions. CWF asked whether the drapery height represented the fabric alone or the overall height including the rod. If the rod was included, the team also asked whether the installation would use a wall or ceiling mount, because that affects the height allowance used for fabrication.

Width required the same care. The dealer had described a rod width that included end caps or finials. CWF asked whether that was the overall rod dimension and whether the same convention applied to the other drapery entries.

The resulting invoice records a consistent distinction: each drapery width is one inch less than its corresponding rod width, with the rods expressly measured including end caps. For example, the largest rod is listed at 240 inches overall and its corresponding drapery at 239 inches wide.

This was a project-specific measurement decision. For another order, the relevant hardware and measurement convention would need to be reviewed again. The useful lesson for a dealer is to make those conventions explicit before fabrication begins.

Fabric direction was part of the discussion

CWF also reviewed how the fabric should run through the panels. For the first two drapery entries, we proposed railroad cutting with the aim of avoiding vertical seams in those panels. The final invoice marks both entries Rail-road, documenting that the proposed orientation became part of their order specifications.

For the remaining entries, the earlier exchange recommended the sample direction. The first two entries carry the railroad notation in the fabrication record, reflecting an approach tailored to those particular panels.

For dealers, fabric orientation is a useful point to raise while reviewing panel dimensions and the desired appearance. Here, it was an explicit part of the conversation between selection and production.

The small details were written into the order

The fabrication record specifies no drapery returns and two-inch side hems. For the paired treatments, it lists a three-and-a-half-inch center overlap. These details establish how the panels were ordered to finish at their sides and meet at the center.

Accessories also needed clarification. In the earlier exchange, CWF asked what "Standard" meant in relation to tiebacks, since that wording alone did not make the request clear. Each drapery entry in the invoice subsequently includes a tie-band notation.

These are modest details individually, but they give both parties a more precise description of the product being supplied. For this project, the written record connects the selected fabric to the panel arrangement, lining choice, edge finish, overlap, and accessory notation.

A documented order, with shipment recorded

The records extend beyond a design proposal. Both product invoices state that the order shipped. The Roman shade invoice records a July 2026 ship date, and the drapery documentation includes a separate shipment note for the rods.

Together with the completed-project photographs supplied for this story, these records provide a concrete view of the work: selected products, fabrication specifications, and shipment documentation. The photographs show the installed appearance, while the specifications explain the products CWF fabricated and supplied.

For a dealer reviewing the finished spaces, the specification details add another layer of understanding. The soft folds visible in a room are connected to decisions about panel arrangement, fabric orientation, lining, and finished dimensions made before production.

Project specifications at a glance

*Fabric compositions follow the project lookbook. Dimensions and finishing details described in this article belong to this project.

Planning a project with Zara or Santana?

If your customer is considering Roman shades, drapery, or a combination of both, share the proposed fabric selections and opening-by-opening requirements with CWF. Include the intended mounting conditions, hardware dimensions where applicable, panel arrangement, and lining preferences so the fabrication details can be discussed clearly.

This project shows how the dealer's customer-facing work and CWF's fabrication role connect. The dealer guides the customer's selection. CWF reviews the production details and fabricates the specified products, supporting the dealer with a concrete path from selection to supply.

Project photography from the Santana & Zara lookbook.