Why Are Bespoke Window Treatment Services More Expensive?

Here at AbFab we are sometimes questioned on our pricing and asked if any discounts can be applied to a quote. As a bespoke design service, we like to offer a personalised and professional service that is unique to our small business and takes you through each step of your design journey. This is something we really pride ourselves on and cannot be matched by larger, national companies, such as John Lewis or Dunelm.

In this blog we would like to offer an insight into our design process, and make it clearer to you, as the customer, as to why a quote may be more expensive than you have seen elsewhere.

As a small team, each job is handled personally from beginning to end by just one person. We therefore become very invested in each project and get to know you and your home well. A measuring service is carried out initially, ensuring your window treatments are a perfect fit. This is particularly important when we work in older properties and cottages, where windows are by no means a standard size! This is often not the case with other made to measure services, where you are asked to provide your own measurements. We then work within your budget to find the perfect fabric for your scheme. We have carefully selected several beautiful and quality fabric houses to work with, offering a wide variety of choice and a solution to suit your requirements is always obtained. The linings, headings and other features of your curtains or blinds are all discussed with you, and you have full control of the finished look. We would advise if we felt something wouldn’t work, but generally it is the customer’s choice. This is certainly not always the case, and often why clients have sought us out, as they have been unable to achieve the look they are after through a more mainstream approach.

Our makers are all local to us and have had many years’ experience in their trade. They provide high quality results and consider each job carefully - ensuring precise pattern matching, thoughtful design placement, perfect pleat size and hand sewn finishing. As each job is carried out by a human rather than a machine, a unique and original result is achieved.

The process does not end there. We also offer high quality hardware and accessories to ensure the finished look is perfect for you. We fit any tracks or poles you have chosen for your scheme. This is an important process as part of our design service, and one which is often overlooked. Its crucial the right hardware is used to ensure the weight of the curtains is fully supported - the last thing anyone needs are their curtains coming down!

Once your curtains or blinds have been made, we will come back to your home to fit and, if necessary, steam them, allowing us to ensure we have left you with a perfect product that you are happy with. We are confident a perfect fit will be achieved, however, if this is not the case, we will always alter and adjust accordingly till you are delighted with the results.

As we are a small and friendly team, we are always available for any queries or questions you may have, following on from the work we have carried out. Our door is always open, and we are happy to help if required. We have found though that most of our clients go on to enjoy their design schemes for many years to come – and in fact often return to AbFab to have further work with us. Recommendations are common too and it is always a pleasure to work with new clients that have come to us through family or a friend.

We hope this provides you with a more detailed look at how we work with our clients, but if you have further questions, or would like to initiate a design consultation with us, why not pop into the design studio and have a chat.