SK Designs Custom Drapery

I'm excited to be a finalist in the window treatment industry's Grace Awards! I entered a few projects, including this sweet little girl's nursery. We won't know which projects won until the conference Gala in April. Fingers crossed 🤞!

I'm happy to be in the company of so many talented colleagues.
Click the link to see the press release listing all of the finalists.

https://www.wf-vision.com/industry-news/grace-runs-awards-2026-finalists-raleigh/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQBz2ZjbGNrBAHPHWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHq03m4Vsci_2U0YqYpbq8SUWtuK60jOJrBhjie2_gDLrzpk46ZmozXV3ANZb_aem__bv8tyI1SvP04y0khDggdg

I'm excited to be a finalist in the upcoming industry Grace Awards!

Grace Awards 2026 Finalists Announced Ahead of April Ceremony in Raleigh - Window Fashion VISION The Grace Awards announced the 2026 finalists in window fashion innovation and craftsmanship. Winners will be revealed at the April 22 ceremony in Raleigh, NC.

Gearing up for a fun fall neighborhood event this weekend! We love coming up with a fun and usable giveaway. This year's is a mini Tabasco bottle in a shaped soft chapstick/Tabasco holder that is also a keychain. Haven't we all had a Tabasco emergency and needed something like this?

Our theme is "Let SK Designs spice up your windows!"

SO very excited to finally and very belatedly post that SK Designs won First Place in The Grace Awards' Design/Commercial category at the April Vision conference in Dallas.

It is a huge honor to be selected in this international window treatment industry conference!

I was thrilled to fabricate these stationary drapery panels for Little's Oyster Bar an amazing new Pappas restaurant concept in Houston, which has won numerous awards for top restaurants, food and restaurant design in it's first year.

The stationary drapery panels were fabricated in two fabrics; a soft white to coordinate with the wall finishes, and a beautiful blue to coordinate with the patterned upholstery and the wainscoted walls (see second photo). The seam between the panel sections was designed to align with the top wood trim, and accented with a tiny microcord dressmaker's detail which also aligned with and mimicked the wood trim detail. Perfection!

The motorized woven shades also align with the horizontal fabric seam, and can operate individually, all together, or grouped by north facing, west facing or south facing, as needed.

The newly named Grace Awards Gala was attended by many industry designers and artisans and it was a joy to see the talent of my many colleagues' nominated and winning projects.

***If you've read this far: finally posted this award is a balm to me after a very tumultuous summer. Our home was damaged by the May Derecho event, my husband was hospitalized in June, more property damage (thankfully not structural) by Beryl in July, and my husband was hospitalized and had very unexpected open heart surgery in August, with an extended stay. He is home but he required almost full time assistance and my projects and new client appointments were put on indefinite hold.

Hopefully things are moving forward, but it is a pleasure today to post this bit of exciting news for SK Designs and share it with you!

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