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WCAA Members Win at IWCE's 2019 VISION Workroom & Design Competition

We are excited to celebrate the winners of the 2019 VISION Design & Workroom Competition hosted at the 2019 International Window Coverings Expo in Nashville, Tennessee.

WCAA would like to extend our congratulations to the winners who are members of our organization. Congratulations to:

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CURTAINS & DRAPERIES FIRST PLACE - 2006

Zahava Schwartz, WFCP Specialist Clear Eye Imp., Paramus, NJ

Agrand room with six pairs of french doors and a great gar-den view presented an ele-gant ambience as well as an enor-mous challenge for Zahava Schwartz, WFCP Specialist. Her goal was to attain functional curtains for evening privacy and energy efficien-cy in the drafty room, while working around the ornate molding, and placing hardware in “just the right” locations.

“The adventure started when my customer wanted to introduce green,” says Schwartz. With the selection of the perfect green that coordinated with the trims, mold-ings, and green in the carpet, Schwartz began making the draperies.”The adventure started when my customer wanted to introduce green,” says Schwartz.  Read More Detail

SPECIALTY TREATMENTS FIRST PLACE - 2006

Zahava Schwartz, WFCP Specialist Clear Eye Imp., Paramus, NJ

Working with a relatively simple dining-room window presented a challenge for Zahava Schwartz, WFCP Specialist. The client, looking to maintain the inti-macy of the room, wanted to dress the window in the same fabric that was applied to the walls. Thus the panels on the wall created “natu-ral’ lines that had to be followed. Another consideration was to over-come the darkness of the room. “I decided that the window treatment would extend out-side the trim to each side so it would cover only the wood trim of the window, allowing light to get in,” says Schwartz.

By beginning right below the crown molding, at the same point of the design as the wall covering, the hori-zontal lines continued flawlessly. Schwartz made the pat-tern to start at the center pleat, with the floral design as the focal point. “I cut and pasted the fabric to work the seams in, hidden under the pleats, Read More Detail

Curtains and Draperies First Place 2007

Zahava Schwartz, WFCP Master Clear Eye Imp., Paramus, NJ

In this Victorian home, Zahava Schwartz encountered several difficulties: first, the floor was not level; second, there were exposed pipes by the window; third, there were old radiators too close to the windows; and finally, treatments needed to cover a large bay window. Knowing that her client wanted to bring out the red in the chosen fabric, she designed panels and a Kingston valance with a fringe tassel which showcased the color more prominently. The design needed to suit the bay window and two smaller windows, so the valance sec-tions needed to be consistent. Swags and bells adorned all Read More Detail

COMBINE EFFORTS Woven Woods and Drapery

designer and workroom Zahava Schwartz, Clear Eye Imp; Paramus, NJ, cre-ated this guest-bedrorup’window treat-ment for a client who “i§ very detail orient-ed, and yet whose htitlie has a relaxed, French Country personality. A limiting fac-tor in creating these treatments was that the client asked Schwartz to use a selection of fabrics that she had already purchased. Read More Detail

WINDOW fashions  – 2006 INGENUITY WORKROOM COMPETITION

CURTAINS & DRAPERIES FIRST PLACE
Zahava Schwartz, WFCP Specialist Clear Eye Imp., Paramus, NJ

Agrand room with six pairs of french doors and a great gar-den view presented an ele-gant ambience as well as an enor-mous challenge for Zahava Schwartz, WFCP Specialist. Her goal was to attain functional curtains for evening privacy and energy efficien-cy in the drafty room, while working around the ornate molding, and placing hardware in “just the right” locations.

“The adventure started when my customer wanted to introduce green,” says Schwartz. With the selection of the perfect green that coordinated with the trims, mold-ings, and green in the carpet, Schwartz began making the draperies. The lining had to be hand sewn to the edge of the center, preventing the silk from getting the sun’s rays, and also avoided pulls and puckering of the thick fabric; however, the D’Kei trim was applied first. Schwartz had the Paris Texas Hardware rod, decorative fmials, and rings installed so the functionality of the doors was not impeded.

The morning following a successful installation, the client called. “There were two shades of greens in the draperies. Only in the evening was the difference noticed,” says Schwartz. “My heart stopped for a second. Customer satisfaction is my first priority.” After attempting to match the greens, they decided to switch to a very light gold/bone color fabric. “I took apart the old draperies and remade them,” says Schwartz. As a result, the wall and molding color, and sofa colors were also changed and the final transformation was a complete success. Beth Hodges compliments the “nice use of fabric,” in the “beautiful overall room.” “This addressed everything well,” says Dian Garbarini.

Credits

Design and workroom: Zahava Schwartz, WFCP Specialist, Clear Eye Imp., Paramus, NJ; installation: Fox Installation Inc., Pomona, NJ; photography: Nogga Schwartz.

Sources

Fabrics: Kasmir; trim: D’Kei gimp and cord; hardware: Paris Texas Hardware; lining: Angel’s Distributing Inc. in Delux Royale Sateen.

May 2006

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WINDOW fashions -  2006 INGENUITY WORKROOM COMPETITION
SPECIALTY TREATMENTS FIRST PLACE

Zahava Schwartz, WFCP Specialist Clear Eye Imp., Paramus, NJ

Working with a relatively simple dining-room window presented a challenge for Zahava Schwartz, WFCP Specialist. The client, looking to maintain the inti-macy of the room, wanted to dress the window in the same fabric that was applied to the walls. Thus the panels on the wall created “natu-ral’ lines that had to be followed. Another consideration was to over-come the darkness of the room. “I decided that the window treatment would extend out-side the trim to each side so it would cover only the wood trim of the window, allowing light to get in,” says Schwartz. By beginning right below the crown molding, at the same point of the design as the wall covering, the hori-zontal lines continued flawlessly. Schwartz made the pat-tern to start at the center pleat, with the floral design as the focal point. “I cut and pasted the fabric to work the seams in, hidden under the pleats, continuing the flow,” says Schwartz. For further definition to the bottom of the valance, a fringe tassel was sewn on the fabric before the hem was folded and the interlining applied. This ensured “a fat application with no puckering of the fabric and a clean finish.” No stitches were visible from the back of the valance. To create the completed look, rod-pocket pan-els were sewn to follow the line horizontally and verti-cally, and large tieback tassels held the panels in place to allow light into the room. Well done,” says Dian Garbarini. It’s “challenging” with “good judgment.’ used in the valance construction and pattern placement. This is definitely beautifully executed.”

Credits

Designer: Customer specification; workroom: Zahava Schwartz. WFCP Specialist, Clear Eyc Imp; installation: Fox Installation Inc., Pomona, NJ; photography: Diane Glasner, Hillside, NJ.

Sources

Fabric and trim


May 2016

2007 WF Ingenuity Workroom Competition
Curtains and Draperies - First Place

Zahava Schwartz, WFCP Master Clear Eye Imp., Paramus, NJ

In this Victorian home, Zahava Schwartz encountered several difficulties: first, the floor was not level; second, there were exposed pipes by the window; third, there were old radiators too close to the windows; and finally, treatments needed to cover a large bay window. Knowing that her client wanted to bring out the red in the chosen fabric, she designed panels and a Kingston valance with a fringe tassel which showcased the color more prominently. The design needed to suit the bay window and two smaller windows, so the valance sec-tions needed to be consistent. Swags and bells adorned all the windows, using red as the center color of each swag and bell. She created pockets for the rods on the panels and made the draperies longer to disguise the unevenness of the floor. Though the sheer was only 54″ wide, she wanted to avoid bulkiness and sewed it with a french seam in the cen-ter, only folding the outside edges. To keep the proportions balanced among all the windows, she didn’t extend the treat-ment much beyond the window frame. “I managed to over-come all the challenges, and the end result is very pleasing,” says Schwartz.

Credits

Designer, workroom, and photography: Zahava Schwartz. Clear Eye Imp. Designer/assistant designers: Gina Tzavelis and Zila Feldman. Arcardia Interiors LLC, Demarest, NJ. Installation: Davis Fox. Fox Installation, Pomona. NY.

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COMBINE EFFORTS
Woven Woods and Drapery

designer and workroom Zahava Schwartz, Clear Eye Imp; Paramus, NJ, created this guest-bedrorup ‘window treatment for a client who “is very detail oriented, and yet whose home has a relaxed, French Country personality. A limiting factor in creating these treatments was that the client asked Schwartz to use a selection of fabrics that she had already purchased.

“In order to provide privacy and keep the relaxed, country look of the room, I used easy-to-operate woven woods under the drapery panels,” says Schwartz. “The woven woods were inside-mounted, expos-ing the window trim as much as possible.

” The drapery panels are made from four different fabrics, “combined to enhance the relaxed, French Country look with a little finesse.” The front of the panel is made from a large floral-leaf motif fabric, while the back of the drapery is in a contrast fabric with a small floral design. On the center edge of the panel the band was made with a striped fabric that was cut on the bias. In the seam combining the band to the face of the fabric, there is a welt made of a plain fabric. “In order to create a unique look, at the top of the drapery I made flat pleats facing the outside and decorated them with buttons of the contrast fabric,” says Schwartz. “The panels were pulled back in an untraditional way, showing the contrast fabric of the back.

” The natural look of the woven-wood shade, the contrasting white window frame, the complex panel fabrication, and case of use for the guest filled all or the client’s requests for this treatment. As Schwartz describes it, she balanced the client’s needs for “detailed perfection and simplicity” WF