Grace Richey Clarke

Valances & Returns

GRC offers valances and returns as options on all its shades. Valances are woven from the same material as the shade. Valances can be ordered to fall off of either the back or front of the shade (or both). Valances can be order lined or unlined. Returns (or side valances) are sometimes ordered with outside mount shades. They are hand-woven with the same fiber as the shade and hide the side of the control mechanism.

Arched, Arced & Fixed Shades

Custom shades and unique windows present a challenge that Grace Richey Clarke is eager to embrace. We source and stock custom headrail components and have the expertise in our manufacturing department to build shades for nearly any window. We happily discuss templating and design with workrooms, installers and designers directly to ensure we fabricate the perfect shade for nearly any environment. We build arced shades that fit the irregular curves of 100+ year old Victorians and angled shades for modern houses. That difficult window might be easier than you think…

Double Treatment Windows Black Out Roller Shades

GRC offers multiple types/ styles of blackout roller shades that can accompany a Grace Richey shade as a second treatment on a window. The roller shade can be mounted on the same headrail as the Grace Richey Clarke shade or can be mounted as a separate treatment. Oftentimes the roller shade will be “inside mounted” on the window and the Grace Richey Clarke shade will be “outside mounted”. These options give outstanding flexibility with respect to light control for a window. GRC Offers black out roller shades in both “cord and real” and motorized options. Additionally GRC offers custom narrow tubing to fit in tight environments.

Lining

GRC offers multiple types of fabric lining. Opaque in either white or ivory allows for added privacy when sewn into a woven blind. This lining presents an alternative to either a double treatment or full blackout. This style lining provides significant privacy and light control while preserving some of the natural woven shade’s transparency.

Australian blackout lining is used when the desired effect is to block out all light. Grace Richey Clarke shades with blackout lining provide full light control while still offering the natural beauty of a hand woven shade.

Additionally, GRC will line shades with the Customer’s Own Material (COM).

Top Down/ Bottom Up

A Top Down/Bottom Up shade is a clever approach at providing a space with privacy, yet allowing the top portion of a window to be fairly free from window covering. This allows the shade to rise from the bottom and lower from the top. These shades are typically manufactured with a cord lock control, and are produced with a valance to disguise the control mechanism. Grace Richey Clarke custom manufactures the top rail of the Top Down/Bottom Up to ensure a clean line and minimize visible hardware. Control Forward Operation In some instances, shades are mounted with the control mechanism in front of the shade. This can be helpful when a window is hard to reach, the window frame limits the installation, or when the shade should be closer to the window. We recommend an additional over treatment (front valance) in front of this type of shade to mask the control mechanisms.

Control Forward Operation

In some instances, shades are mounted with the control mechanism in front of the shade. This can be helpful when a window is hard to reach, the window frame limits the installation, or when the shade should be closer to the window. We recommend an additional over treatment (front valance) in front of this type of shade to mask the control mechanisms.

Fiber Only

Grace Richey Clarke offers “fiber only” alternatives for fabricating window treatments in local workrooms. All fibers can be woven at a specific width and length and shipped to designers or workrooms directly. Uses for “fiber only” shipping include drapery panels and roman shades.
Grace Richey Clarke Roller Shades Certain Grace Richey Clarke weaves (including the entire O-34 line) can be specified for roller shade operation. These patterns will roll on a tube and can be adapted for either manual or motor driven operation. We manufacture valances to conceal the tube or the tube can be hidden architecturally.

Grace Richey Clarke Roller Shades

Certain Grace Richey Clarke weaves (including the entire O-34 line) can be specified for roller shade operation. These patterns will roll on a tube and can be adapted for either manual or motor driven operation. We manufacture valances to conceal the tube or the tube can be hidden architecturally.