Why Swansea Homeowners Come to Us for Fabric
A room looks finished when the fabric at the window turns up again somewhere else in it. That is the idea behind custom fabric decor in Swansea, MA from Window Works: pillows, duvet covers and some upholstery, chosen alongside your drapes or shades so the whole room is planned at once rather than pieced together over the years.
Swansea gives us a lot to work with. Down by Mount Hope Bay, the cottages of Ocean Grove and Gardners Neck have sunny rooms and window seats that want a pile of cushions. Inland, Hortonville’s farmhouses have big bedrooms and traditional windows that suit a fuller drapery. Along Route 6, the post-war ranches have open living rooms where one fabric can carry from the front window to the sofa.
- Pillows, duvet covers and some upholstery
- Matched to the fabric at your windows
- Bolts and swatches waiting in our Swansea showroom
What Our Fabric Decor Covers
Throw pillows
Made in your drapery fabric, in a colour pulled from it, or in a texture that sits well beside it.
Accent pillows and bolsters
A single pillow on a reading chair or a bolster across a bed, finished to go with the window.
Duvet covers
A bedroom where the bed and the windows were chosen together, in one fabric or two that belong side by side.
Some upholstery
Some upholstery work, tied to the fabric in the room. Bring us the piece and we can look at it together.
Drapes in the same fabric
Most fabric decor starts with the drapes. Ours are sized and sewn for each window.
Roman shades
A fabric shade folds up neatly at the window, and the same cloth can carry through to the pillows.
Custom Fabric Decor in Swansea, MA Starts at the Window
Good custom fabric decor in Swansea, MA begins with the fabric that will cover the most ground in the room, and in most rooms that is at the window. Drapes or a Roman shade set the colour and the pattern. Pillows, a duvet cover or a reupholstered seat then either repeat that fabric or answer it with something that belongs beside it. Planning both together means the colours are matched in the same light, from the same bolts, instead of guessed from memory in a different shop months later.
Here is how that plays out in the kinds of houses we see most around town.
Sunny rooms near the water
Rooms in the bayside cottages catch strong sun through the afternoon, and salt settles on everything close to the shore. Both matter when you choose a fabric. Some colours hold up to years of sun better than others, and a fabric with a bit of texture hides the fine film that builds up in a room by the shore. We will show you which of the fabrics you like suit a bright, bay-facing room and which are better kept for the back of the house.
Window seats are common in these cottages, and a run of pillows along one is often the first piece of fabric decor a room gets. Made in the fabric of the shade or the side drapes above, the seat and the window read as one.
Farmhouse bedrooms in Hortonville
Hortonville’s farmhouses usually come with generous bedrooms with taller, traditional windows and trim worth showing. Full drapes suit them, and a bedroom like that is where a matching duvet cover makes the biggest difference. The bed is the largest piece of fabric in the room, so when it picks up the drapery, even in a quieter companion print, the room feels settled.
Not every bedroom wants exact matching. Some of the best rooms use the drapery fabric for a few pillows only and keep the duvet cover plain in one of its colours. We will lay the options side by side so you can see the difference before anything is cut.
Open living rooms in the Route 6 ranches
Many Route 6 ranches built after the war run the living room, the dining area and the kitchen together, with a broad picture window at one end and a sliding door at the other. In an open space like that, fabric is what ties the parts together. The same print at the front window, on the sofa pillows and on the chair cushions by the slider lets the eye travel through the room without a break.
Low cottage windows tucked under the ceiling
A lot of the older cottages have windows that are wide but short, set up high near the ceiling line. There is often little room for a full drape, so the window may only take a slim valance or a shade. When the window carries so little fabric, the pillows do more of the work: they bring the pattern down to eye level and spread it around the room.
Ready to Get Started? Book Your Free Quote
Call the Swansea store for a free quote, or come and see the samples in person.
How a Fabric Decor Order Runs
From your first question to the last pillow delivered, we keep in touch with you the whole way. Here are the usual steps for custom fabric decor in Swansea, MA.
- Ring the store or fill in the form, say which room or rooms you are thinking about, and book a free quote.
- We look at the room with you: the windows, the furniture, the light, and any fabric you already have and want to keep.
- You pick the fabrics, either from samples brought to the house or side by side with the window fabric in the showroom.
- We confirm what is being made, piece by piece: the drapes or shades, the pillows, the duvet cover and any upholstery.
- A quote comes to you for the whole room, so you can see what each part adds.
- We measure the windows at the house, the drapes or shades and the decor are made from the same choices, and our installers hang what goes at the windows.
Choosing fabric for the whole room
A few simple rules help. Let one fabric lead, usually the one at the window, and let the others follow it. If the lead fabric is a large print, a smaller print or a solid in one of its colours sits well beside it. If the lead is a solid, a pattern on the pillows adds life. Mixing textures, a linen at the window with a woven or velvet pillow, gives a room depth even when the colours are close.
Think about use as well as looks. A family room sofa takes more wear than a guest bedroom, and a duvet cover will be washed often. We will tell you plainly which fabrics suit the job and which are better kept for the window.
Pillows
Pillows are the easiest way to bring the window fabric into the rest of the room. You choose the fabric, the shape and the finish on the edges, and how many you want for a sofa, a bed or a window seat. Pillows for a window seat are made to suit that seat, so they line up neatly under the window.
Duvet covers
A duvet cover made to match the bedroom drapes is among the most satisfying pieces of fabric decor in a house. It can be in the drapery fabric itself, in a companion fabric chosen from the same family of colours, or plain with pillows that carry the pattern. Tell us the size of the bed and how the room is used, and we can suggest a fabric that will stand up to regular washing.
Upholstery
We take on some upholstery work, chosen to go with the fabric at the windows. Because every piece of furniture is different, the best start is to describe it on the phone, or bring a photo into the showroom. We will tell you honestly whether it is work we can take on.
Fabrics You Can See and Touch
Fabric is hard to choose from a screen. Colours shift, a pattern looks larger or smaller than you expected, and you cannot feel the weight or the weave. At the showroom you can hold the fabrics up against each other, see how a pillow fabric looks beside a drapery fabric, and take your time.
If deciding at home suits you better, bring a cushion or a swatch from the room in with you, or ask for samples when we come out to look at your windows. Seeing the fabric in the room’s own light is the surest way to know you have it right.
Beyond Swansea
Our fabric work reaches 25 towns, from the Massachusetts SouthCoast into Rhode Island’s East Bay. Each one has a page describing its own houses; fabric decor for Somerset homes is the nearest, just over the river. You will find the full list of towns further down.
Looking after fabric decor
Pillows last longer when they are plumped and turned now and then, so the same side does not take all the sun. Keep pillows on a window seat in a bay-facing room out of the strongest light when the room is empty for a while. A duvet cover should be washed as its fabric allows, and we will tell you how when you choose it. If you are not sure how to care for a fabric, ask us before you try anything.
What Sets Window Works Apart
This is a family business, started in Swansea in 1988 and run today by the second generation. Over 37 years on, the work is the same: helping each house get windows, and rooms, that suit it.
- Specialists in window treatments who plan the fabric for the whole room
- We measure at the house, and our own installers hang the treatments
- You hear from us at every stage until everything is finished
- Warranties are offered on what we sell
- Fabrics to compare in person at our Swansea store
Custom Fabric Decor Questions
What can you make besides window treatments?
Pillows, duvet covers and some upholstery, all chosen to go with the fabric at your windows.
Can my pillows match my drapes exactly?
Yes. They can be made in the same fabric as your drapes or Roman shades, or in a fabric chosen to sit beside it.
Do I have to order window treatments too?
No, but fabric decor works best when it is planned with the windows. If your drapes are already in place, bring a swatch or a photo and we will match to it.
What upholstery do you take on?
Some upholstery work, tied to the fabric in the room. Tell us about the piece when you call and we will say whether it is a job we can take on.
Which fabrics suit a sunny room by the bay?
Some fabrics and colours handle strong sun better than others. We will show you which suit a bright, bay-facing room before you choose.
What does a quote cost?
Nothing: the quote is free. Press the call button or send the form with a note about the rooms and pieces you are thinking of.
Book Your Free Quote
The call button is the quickest way to book a free quote for custom fabric decor in Swansea, MA. Ask at the same time about measuring the windows at your house or about installation, or leave your details on the form for us to come back to you. To start with the fabrics themselves, drop into the showroom, with directions on the contact page. Google reviewers give Window Works a 5.0 rating.