About The Drapery Shoppe
The Drapery Shoppe offers custom drapery, and blinds, shades, and shutters to add elegance to any room while addressing all sorts of light control issues. From french doors to basement windows, all windows can be dressed. Whether your goal is to add a designer flair to your room or to completely block out light with blackout curtains, The Drapery Shoppe will tailor-make a solution for you.
The Window Expert The Designers Use!
About Denise
Denise Ashmore has owned The Drapery Shoppe, a drapery workroom, for over 22 years. She mainly serves Kitchener-Waterloo but extends her services to Cambridge, Guelph, Oakville, Hamilton, Burlington, Mississauga.
You may already be familiar with her workmanship.Denise is a hidden talent working behind the scenes and works for many well-known decorators and designers. She has been their “go-to” curtain maker for more than a decade, solving design and fabric dilemmas.
Denise has always worked with the designer/decorator to ensure that the interpretation is correct at every stage. Now, she can offer you that direct and personalized service.
Background:
With a fashion design diploma and thirty years of experience with fabrics of all types, there is nothing that fazes her.
Before drapery, she spent time working for sewing upscale custom alterations for Harry Rosen and Rhapsody Bridal. She then started with Stan West Interiors ( formerly known as The Home Fashion Market, Almira Furniture Gallery) in St Jacobs. There she managed the in-house drapery workroom. When Stan West Interiors changed locations to the Market, Denise opened her first retail location in Uptown Waterloo.
After which, opening her very own storefront at Weber & Bridgeport in Kitchener. During that period she was the workroom, at one time or another, for most of the local drapery businesses. Blinds R Us, Five Green Apples, Linda Hilts, The Home Fashion Market, Sears, and Aubergine Interiors to name a few.
She was then hired as the general manager of Nu Look Blinds. This was during their window covering showroom days when they manufactured blinds and custom drapery.
Teaching:
She’s worked with a full range of textiles from the sheerest silks to the toughest leathers. This knowledge led her to a teaching position at Conestoga College in their new decorator program. There she designed and taught a window treatment course for two years.
Today, she continues to build her drapery store: The Drapery Shoppe in her Kitchener-based workroom. She’s excited to now offer her services to the public.
Special notes from clients
The Workroom
Equipped with fabric swatch books and her measuring tape, Denise will visit your home for a nominal fee. She will present unique window options both modern and practical to help you find the perfect look.
After evaluating and measuring your windows she will recommend designer drapery rods and hardware to perfectly fit your window type and style.
Standing the Test of Time
All pieces are handcrafted with longevity in mind. By choosing the right styles, stitching, and high-grade materials, Denise can produce a long-lasting product.
Maintaining Visual Flow
During installation, Denise will ensure that your custom window coverings are secure and optimized for full effect.
DENISE'S PROCESS FROM 'HELLO' TO 'WOW!'
Step 1: First Visit
Equipped with swatch books and her measuring tape, Denise will visit your home for a nominal fee. During this time you will be presented with unique window options both modern and practical.
Step 2: Fabrication
Using only the highest quality materials and hardware ordered from designer suppliers, Denise gets to work creating your custom window solution from scratch; a detailed process which takes 2-3 weeks after all parts received.
Step 3: Installation
Denise has always installed her own drapery for good reason: to make sure that the original vision stays true to the very end. Due to this she has installed in many types of homes and wall surfaces and can ensure a long lasting product.
Take a look through some of Denise’s many designer suppliers:
