How to Select the Best Header for Custom Drapery in Toronto

When selecting customer drapery, Toronto homeowners should consider the fabric’s texture, pattern, and colour. These are, after all, vital elements of their window treatments.
But the style of their header is another important factor that should not be overlooked.
Header design has a big impact on the design of your Toronto home’s overall custom drapery. You need to make sure you choose a style that is a fit for your home decor and adds a touch of sophistication.
Lerner Interiors is a leading window coverings company that offers an exclusive range of custom draperies at competitive pricing. Here, we discuss popular header styles that can be used for custom draperies.

Popular Custom Drapery Header Styles in Toronto (A Simple Guide)

When it comes to drapery header styles, you are spoiled for choice, which is why we created this guide. Let’s get started.

1. Pleat Drapery Headers

This drapery header style offers a sophisticated look and helps to accentuate the fabric and hardware you’ve chosen for your custom draperies. Here are some popular types of pleat drapery headers:

• Traditional Pinch Pleat Drapery Header
In this header style, the pleats can be spaced evenly along the panel. They can also ‘pinched’ at either 4 or 6 inches beneath the top based on the length of your panel.
Keep in mind that the longer the panel is, the larger the pinch should be. The pleats offer fullness and ensure uniform folds. You may also choose a double or even a triple pinch. This header style has been widely used for years and offers a clean, timeless, and sophisticated look.

• Flemish Pleat Drapery Header
This header has multiple folds of fabric to maintain flow down the length of the drapery. Pleat fingers can also be inverted and even flow back instead of forward. This header is also known as an inverted pleat header or reverse pleat header.

• Top Pinch Pleat Drapery Header
This header style gives a sleek and chic appearance to your custom drapery. It is more or less similar to another drapery header style called traditional pinch pleat. The only difference is that the pleats can be sewn all together just at the top in order to flare out. It is also popularly called the Parisian or Euro pleat header.

• Tacked Flemish Pleat Drapery Header
This is similar to the Flemish pleat header style, except these pleats are always fastened downward so they appear longer.

• Tacked Pinch Pleat Drapery Header
Although this style is similar to that of traditional pinch pleats, here the pleats may be secured downward to appear longer.

• Single Fold Pinch Pleat Drapery Header
In this header style, the pleat is fixed with premium woven stiffeners for a rolling effect.

2. Ripple Fold Finishing

This drapery header style offers a sleek, modern appearance. It used to mostly be used in commercial buildings but is now also employed in homes. It has an exclusive “S” fold. The drapery top has a unique snap tape connected to a track. This helps create a smooth and easy glide. The hardware is minimal to allow viewers to focus on its fabric.

3. Pole Pocket Style

In this affordable header style, no drapery hooks or rings are required. A simple pocket is sewn inside the drapery header thus allowing you to slide the drapery panel to the rod. If you have to open or close your drapes frequently, this style is not recommended. This is because the panels may not glide as smoothly across the rod as in the case with other header styles. It is suitable for panels that will mostly remain stationary.

4. Wave Drapery Style

When your drapes are completely open, the wave-shaped folds can be stacked neatly against one other. When closed, they maintain perfect spacing. Choose this style if you want your custom draperies to look modern and elegant.

5. Tab and Tie Tops Style

In this header style, the tabs or ties are sewn inside the panel to join the rod, not the rings. This is a great option if you want farmhouse-style decor and keep things simple and informal.

6. Grommet Style

Grommet style headers are popular in a home with modern decor. They’re very easy to install as they do not require various accessories. They will only work with curtain rods with grommet rings, not with tracks.

Custom draperies allow you to pick a style that best reflects your preferences. A suitable drapery header style helps to provide a perfect finish to your custom drapery and improve the look and feel of your Toronto home. Lerner Interiors helps you get an excellent custom drapery solution that you can proudly display in your home. To learn more about custom draperies or other window coverings, call us today.