Custom window treatments in Brentwood.

Brentwood, California

Window treatments suited to Brentwood homes.

Brentwood is a neighborhood of gardens. Behind the hedges of Brentwood Park and along the streets north of San Vicente Boulevard stand Georgian, Cape Cod and traditional houses whose rooms look out onto lawns and old trees, while Mandeville and Sullivan Canyons hold ranch houses and contemporary homes set among the sycamores.

For the traditional houses we most often suggest lined drapery in linen or wool on slender rods, with Roman shades at the smaller windows of kitchens, studies and baths. The aim is softness without fuss, so the garden remains the picture. In the newer houses, where steel framed doors open a whole wall to the terrace, ripple fold drapery on a recessed track and motorized solar shades keep the afternoon sun in check and stack well clear of the glass.

Mornings here often begin under the marine layer and brighten by noon, so we plan each room for both lights: a sheer or light filtering layer for the day and a lined or room darkening layer for the evening.