What happens to the custom window treatments, after a home closing?
What happens to the custom window treatments, after a home closing?
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Window treatments can cost tens of thousands of dollars and more which is why your clients would almost certainly appreciate learning about our services. While not every window treatment matches every decor many popular window treatments do.
The high-end residential customer we service often has motorized solar or blackout shades in addition to drapery and sheers. We do our drapery and sheer cleaning by hand at our specially designed workroom using only 100% eco-friendly solutions. By doing the work by hand we can be sure that the fabric does not get damaged or shrink as a result of cleaning. Motorized shades are carefully and neatly cleaned at the apartment once the painting or renovations are done and the dust has stopped flying! Storage is available for any window treatments we remove for cleaning.
If a buyer would like to make use of the existing window treatments they should contact
NY Drapery Care for removal and cleaning before the painters or construction contractors start their work so we can properly handle and tag each piece we remove from the apartment. Only once the painting/renovation is done would we come and rehang the window treatments and properly dress the windows.
If a seller wants to keep their existing window treatments they absolutely should contact NY Drapery Care to have them cleaned and properly boxed for long term storage using acid-free tissue. Fabrics should never be folded and stored while still covered in years of soot and dust.
If no one wants the old window treatments it still might be the time to contact NY Drapery Care. We run a year-round drapery donation drive by facilitating the removal, freshening up, and delivery of unneeded drapery to Housing Works’ thrift stores. Funds raised from your donation will be used toward assisting those suffering from both HIV/AIDS and homelessness. Donors will receive a Housing Works tax-deductible donation form as well as years of good Karma!!!
Please take note of the following before arranging any donations:
Donations are limited to high-quality custom drapery panels in excellent condition ONLY.
We cannot accept valences, cornices, and Roman shades since they are too unwieldy to be displayed at the thrift stores. Get NY Drapery Care remove the drapery that will be donated from the windows rather than the painter or other contractors who may mishandle them.
(If the drapery has already been removed please just cover it and set it aside for pickup)
To learn more or to schedule an estimate please contact NY Drapery Care at 212-396-4210.