Designer’s Choice Drapery

Thank you Sean for everything. I love my curtains at our new place. It was at a reasonable price. Best customer service provider. Love about this place. Love that he doesn’t push you in any way. Tells you as it is and steps aside and let’s you make your own choice.

Had one window that needed a special treatment… an arched window alcove with 1920 swing arms. Within minutes of our meeting Shawn came up with a solution… cascades. The result is honestly striking… appears that the window was designed to showcase the curtains!!! Have had visitors ask for our designer. All this and the price was in line with pre-​made/​off the shelf… and turn around was quicker than having something shipped. Carmel got them hung perfectly-​they pleat and drape just right. THANK YOU BOTH.

Awesome experience. Shahram is great honest guy, he knows his stuff and the design suggestions were great, my drapes came out much nicer than I had imagined. he gave me on time service. Lead time was short to begin with compared to all other places I checked. Installation was professional and clean

Shawn is hands down the best most professional and honest person I have ever done business with. My curtains look amazing and I could not be happier with the customer service and quality of their products. I wholeheartedly recommend this place to anyone looking for fabulous custom drapes for their home or business. Thank you Designer’s Choice Drapery!

Quality work and the prices can’t be beat! I wandered into this store a couple of years ago when I was looking for fabric. I used used them to make drapes for my bedroom with fabric I had purchased elsewhere. The did a stellar job and I have recommended them to several friends over the years. Recently I had to replace 23 solar shades in my contemporary glass house and I called them first to see whether they could handle the job. Carmel came to the house with sample books and took the measurements. The shades look terrific and the bid ended up being 25% lower than the original shades I purchased 15 years ago. The are now making a replacement slip cover for a sofa for me. They are my go to source for window coverings and upholstery and I cannot recommended them highly enough. Even if you find fabric elsewhere, they are happy to use it, no sales pressure and extremely knowledgeable.

The store owner Shawn and Carmel, always friendly, nice, responsive, professional and so easy-​going!
This is the only drapery store I go.
I would like to recommend to everyone!

I have to write a review for Shawn. We opened a bridal salon on La Cienega Blvd in beginning of Feb and were looking for somebody who could help us to design curtains for our huge fitting room. I called Carmel and he went to take measurements with our contractor while we were still in San Francisco. Our contractor said he was super effective and helpful. Then we came down to LA and met Shawn in the store. Shawn was like a superman in charge of all the choices of fabric and providing the quote. First of all, we ended up choosing a different design with our contractor and did not go with Shawn’s option, but the way Shawn treated us were very professional, helpful. I was so confused about the fitting room design due to the huge size, we needed a customized rod and customized draperies for that. I was stressed because the timing was so tight and Shawn was replying my text message at 8pm at night and called me while he was driving too (Well it’s not safe of course). He helped us a lot and I finally figured out what I wanted.
They are both busy! But the way they treat customer is very fair. I put some deposit down but decided to go with another option with my contractor. Shawn was very nice to allow me to get my deposit back.
I really really appreciated all their time and suggestions. Shawn had a great experience on which kind of fabric work best for your needs. And he is always there to help you. You are in good hand!
Thanks again for both of you!

I needed quick service to provide my 88yo parents drapes over their retirement home bedroom window, so I got on Unilocal and searched for drapery /​pasadena, ca, and not too far down the list was Shawn and Karmel’s business, with 10 really heartfelt and positive reviews.
I phoned Shawn and he was so available, gracious, friendly and informative right off the bat. He explained the process
–1) a visit from Karmel’s to measure and photograph the job site.
— 2) a repeat visit if necessary with fabric samples and to present the details of options for the types of draperies and the mechanics available. (I just travelled downtown myself after Karmel’s incredibly quick and efficient visit. My Mom and Dad don’t travel much and I wanted to pick up some fabric samples for them). The store is pleasant with easy parking out front, and Shawn was quick to analyze and recommend winning solutions for my budget. Their is an abundance of fabrics in house to select from, and the whole experience was like sitting down with FAMILY, sweet and immediately worth trusting.
–3) an appointment was set for Karmel’s to supervise installation and on the day, a phone call exchange to confirm arrival time. Installation was a snap with their professional team, and we couldn’t be happier.
The VALUE WAS IMMENSE! great price and relaxed experience… What more could I want!!! Thanks Shawn and Karmel!

My library was the only room in the house that I didn’t put curtains. I finally decided to get it done because I was getting too much sunlight and the room gets hot especially in summer. The new drapes is definitely beautiul and I love it! Thanks again Shawn and Carmel!

The owner was very helpful and friendly. I will definitely return next time I need fabric.

All I can say is WOW!!! BEAUTIFUL!!! Job well done. We had drapes made for our dining room and sitting room and I must say that I am so VERY VERY HAPPY…
Shawn and Carmel are both so professional and helpful. You need help picking fabric go to Shawn, he has a definite eye for fabric texture and color. You want installation Carmel is your man, the installers were professional and worked very clean, Carmel over saw the entire job and everything was PERFECT!!! when they left. I have since been back and had my dinning chairs re-​upholstered and once again I had Shawn pick out my fabric and once again we were so very happy with the job. They are now making a table cloth for my dinning table and a runner. I can’t wait to see the end result.
They are both extremely honest and very reasonable in price. Also drapes were done in a timely matter.
I will be using them again for my other rooms.
You want drapes look no further Shawn and Carmel are the definite go to guys.

Sean and Caramel are amazing! They have been doing this for years and are very honest and upfront about what is feasible and will work with you on pricing. So far we have done every room in our house (curtains and drapes) and they look so pretty! they did such a great job, that i had them install solar shades in my hair salon and still doing business with them

A friend of mine got her curtains made here. She was ok with their work but only thing was they used different fabric on the side. Who wants 2 tone curtain? Seriously when you got a custom made curtain, do you wanna see 2 tones? It just looked weird. But with that in mind I thought it wouldn’t hurt to get an estimate from them. This place is really good for price. They are super nice people. The selection of fabric is very limited. Their style is pretty dated. I asked them to show me something more contemporary. They can’t seem to find any example to show me. And you will never know if they will give you 2 tone curtain or not as they won’t sign any contract with you. All you need is faith.

Best guy. Honest informative ad good prices.

Sean and Carmel are wonderful! Yes, they can seem a bit too busy, but that’s a good thing and the finished product is amazing. I used them originally to do my daughter’s nursery window curtains and crib surround… they did an incredible job and she had a total princess nursery thanks to these guys!
We just moved and are expecting another baby, so I called Sean again for round two! At first we were just going to do the baby room and living room, but then added on piece by piece and they pretty much did all our windows in the new home, except for our dining room french doors… we ran low on our budget so we thought we’d get something cheap at Pottery Barn and DIY… turns out we spent MORE on the window curtains and rod than we would have had we just had Sean and Carmel do it for us. Lesson learned!
There isn’t anything they can’t do, and they’ll honestly tell you what looks good and what doesn’t. We got silk curtains with decorative sheers and boxes in our living room and they look amazing! (I posted pictures to share). The transition of the room after installing the curtains was incredible. It’s like a high end luxury show room now– and it’s our home!!! Very chic looking.
Our baby boy nursery has a race car theme and they were able to match the curtains to the bed skirt we got for the crib– and it looks amazing! I didn’t want something very baby-​ish that is going to look dated in 4 years, and they came up with an incredible sophisticated design that makes the nursery!
We went simple in the master, and love what they did. Roman shades on the side windows and a beautiful cotton curtain and sheer for the french door. We love it! Could not be happier with the end result.
Even better– they came and uninstalled the curtains from my daughter’s room at the old place– adjusted the length to fit the new windows and installed the curtains and crib surround at the new home for us once we were ready for everything. Now THAT is customer service!
I can’t say enough great things about Designer’s Choice. If you’re willing to put up with them being very busy it’s worth it– they do immaculate work and you can’t beat their prices. Trust me, I’m an impatient expectant mother and I love these guys!
They really do nice custom work and are worth every penny.

This review is far overdue. I actually had my curtains made over a year ago and found this company through Unilocal.I never had a chance to commend them for their exceptional professionalism and workmanship. I met Shawn, who is a very friendly and honest person. He helped me decide on my fabrics and recommending linings and systems to use. I own a home in Mt. Washington and had 3 sets of beautiful white drapes made for sliding glass doors. I wanted a modern look and a track system to hang them on, so that they slid like they do in the hotels. He was very helpful and recommended heights to hang them from and suggestions on how to measure. He provided extremely affordable prices, and was timely on the construction. When I came to pick them up, I told him I was going to try to install the track system and hang them myself. He had an installer at the store and suggested that I hire the installer… I’m so glad that I did! The installer followed me to my home and installed that day. It was a much more difficult process than I had anticipated and the small price of the installation was completely worth it. It saddens me to see the multiple (8!) 5-​star-​reviews being filtered by Unilocal.This company truly deserves the 5 stars. I am so happy with my drapery and get compliments on them all the time. Thank you, Shawn!

They are really nice guys.
I was worried about my window decoration.
Because i don’t have any knowledge about this.
They show me many designs, pictures and explain from A to Z.
They came to my place to measure and installation. Everythig was perfect, curtain was very beautiful than i had expected. Not only the curtain but also price was very reasonable. I appreciate to them.
Thank you for everything and i hope see you again.

My mom and I came in to order sheer curtains and discussed what my mom wanted and the price. Shawn asked and my mom specified she wanted the curtains to be made from one piece. When we received them, they were made from multiple pieces stitched together and look horrible. We called Shawn and he pretended ignorance and said he wants twice the price for the work to be re-​done correctly. Really, he just ripped my mom off. We are definitely never going back there and I advise everyone not to waste their time with this store.

Great job! Installation was great. All around great service.

What a surprise! You actually can find honest and out most professional men in this world! That is Shawn and Karmel in Designer Choice Drapery In LA. Shawn helped me with choices and design of my house décor and it turn out even more appealing once the crew assembled the drapes. Again, the crew was very professional. The shocking outcome was the price ot this project. ONE HALF OF ONOTHER COMPANY’S ‘ESTIMATE. My compliments Shawn and Karmel.
Dr. Iker