Custom also means you can select the styling for your panels. “You’re probably going to get only pinch pleats or rod pockets” in ready-mades, Nigara says. Croce and Mills say that although traditional pinch or French pleats remain popular, many customers like the softer, updated look of tack-top drapes. Mills says “inverted box pleats are often used in contemporary/modern and transitional rooms for a cleaner, tailored look. Panels with grommets are not as popular as they once were, but are [still] used in contemporary/modern applications.” For “that urban-modern feeling,” Nigara likes ripple-fold draperies. She adds that box pleats, a wider flattened pleat, are gaining popularity.
