Custom window treatments in Santa Monica.

Santa Monica, California

Window treatments suited to Santa Monica homes.

Santa Monica light is softer than it is inland, filtered by the marine layer in the morning and bright by afternoon. Homes here range from the Craftsman and Spanish houses north of Montana Avenue to contemporary houses and ocean view condominiums.

We favor treatments that keep rooms bright: linen drapery and sheers, woven shades and flat Roman shades in the older homes, and solar or roller shades where there is a view to keep or west facing glass to protect. In condominiums, where the building often sets rules for how windows appear from outside, we plan linings and shade fabrics accordingly.

Bedrooms near the coast benefit from layered treatments, with a light filtering shade for the day and a room darkening layer for the night.