Wellesley, MA
Custom Blinds, Shades & Drapery in Wellesley, MA
Designs In Blinds & Drapes measures, fabricates and installs custom window treatments for Wellesley, MA homes, a short drive from our Waltham design studio and showroom.
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In-home consultations in Wellesley
Free
in-home design visit
Made to measure
for every opening
Our own crew
measures and installs
Tailored
to a Wellesley interior
Wellesley homes
Window treatments suited to a tailored town
Wellesley reads as a town that favors restraint over flash. Center-entrance colonials along Washington Street and the newer custom builds going up near Wellesley Farms share a kind of quiet polish, and the window treatments inside those houses need to match it. We spend a lot of time in this town fitting plantation shutters, woven shades and drapery into rooms where the homeowner wants the hardware to disappear and the proportions to feel right.
A good number of the homes we visit in Wellesley Hills and the Cliff Estates area have been recently built or extensively renovated, which means taller window openings, wider trim and, often, transom glass stacked above the main sash. Off-the-shelf shades rarely clear those combinations cleanly. We measure each opening on site and build the treatment, whether it is a shutter panel or a lined drape, to the actual dimensions of that window rather than a standard size.
Older sections of town, including streets closer to Wellesville Square, still have original colonial-era sash with narrower stiles and shallower pockets. We account for that when we recommend mounting depth, so a cellular shade or a roman shade sits flush instead of bulging past the casing.
A Wellesley habit worth copying
Common window types
What we're usually measuring in Wellesley
Two-story foyer windows
Southern family room walls
Formal dining room sets
Paired or triple colonial sash
Room by room
How Wellesley homeowners treat each room
| Room | Common treatment | Why it works here |
|---|---|---|
| Family room | Woven wood or solar shades | Cuts south sun, keeps the wood tones in a Wellesley great room |
| Formal dining room | Pinch pleat drapery, sheer liner | Tailored look for entertaining, full privacy at night |
| Two-story foyer | Motorized cellular or roller shade | Reaches windows no one can get to by hand |
| Primary bedroom | Plantation shutters or blackout shade | Privacy and light control for Wellesley Farms and Hills streets |
| Kitchen over sink | Cordless cellular shade | Clears the faucet, no cord near water |
| Home office | Solar shade, light filtering | Cuts screen glare without blacking out the room midday |
Light and privacy
Reading sun and sightlines on a Wellesley lot
Wellesley lots tend to be generous, but many front doors and family rooms still sit close enough to the street or a neighboring colonial that privacy matters more than homeowners expect at first. South and west exposures are common in the Hills and Farms neighborhoods, which brings strong afternoon sun into family rooms and primary bedrooms.
We walk the house at the time of day the room gets the most light before recommending fabric opacity, since a shade that looks fine on a showroom wall can still wash out a Wellesley family room by 4pm in summer.
- South or west facing family room glass
- Street-facing front rooms near Washington Street
- Two-story stairwells or foyers with high, unreachable glass
- Primary suites overlooking a neighboring lot
- Home offices with screens facing a window
Recent work
Examples of Wellesley projects
Family room shutters
Dining room drapery
Foyer motorization
Wellesley's colonials and custom homes call for treatments that look tailored, not off the rack.
Where we work in town
Wellesley neighborhoods we visit
Our consultations in Wellesley take us across the full range of the town's housing stock, from older sash near Wellesley Square to brand-new builds further out.
Wherever the house sits, the approach stays the same: measure on site, build to the opening, and keep the finished look consistent with the rest of the home's trim and style. You can see more finished rooms in our <Link to="/gallery">gallery</Link>.
- Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley Square
- Cliff Estates
- Fells
How it works
From first visit to finished window
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In-home consultation
We come to your Wellesley home, look at the actual light and room use, and talk through drapery and shutter or shade options that fit the style of the house. - 2
Precise measuring
Our own team measures every opening, including the taller or arched glass common in newer Wellesley construction, so nothing is ordered off a rough estimate. - 3
Fabrication
Shades and shutters are typically ready in a few weeks; sewn drapery and any custom <Link to="/custom-upholstery-furniture">upholstery</Link> pieces generally take longer because they're built to order. - 4
Installation
We install everything ourselves, including wiring for motorized shades in foyers or great rooms, and check each piece before we leave.
A free design visit at your home tells you more than any showroom sample can, and it costs nothing to find out.
FAQ
Wellesley questions we hear often
Still have a question? Call (781) 899-1811 or email info@designsinblinds.com.
Do you work on the newer custom homes going up near Wellesley Farms?
Can you match shutters across several windows in one room?
How long does a dining room drapery order take?
Our foyer windows are two stories up. What are our options?
Do you handle both shades and furniture upholstery?
Is the design consultation really free?
Contact Us
Talk With a Waltham Window Treatment Designer
Call, email or stop by the Moody Street showroom. If you would rather we come to you, ask for a free in-home design consultation and we will bring the fabric books, slats and motorized samples to your living room.
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