Q Design Centre

  Creating custom soft goods is all about making items for your home that are 100% personal and tailored to suit your style. What is more personal then adding your initials, a family crest or company logo to your custom …

  Have you heard of Wellspring?  I hope you haven’t had need for this wonderful service but let me tell you about this amazing centre for cancer support which is entirely free of charge.  Q. Design had the opportunity to …

  There is always a place for white (just look outside today, it’s everywhere!), but interior decorating is not just about white and neutrals. White walls, white furniture or accents and white fabrics can be beautiful, but they require colour …

  Last evening, I had the pleasure of attending an event with Cobi at Penney and Co. in Whitby. Penney and Co. is owned and run by Michael Penney, a decorator and former editor at House and Home Magazine with …

I received this really great card in the mail from our favourite bedding provider Eastern Accents entitled “KEEP YOUR DOWN PILLOW HAPPY!”.  It was a great way to inform folks about how to care for their feather filled cushions.  It …

  Exceptions to the Rules: Bays, Bows and Arches                       By now we know all of the basic building blocks of a custom window treatment. But of course we also …

  The Jewelry: Accessorize It                       The last step in the any design process is to accessorize! Once all of the function has been addressed, and the practical details have …

  Be Floored: Finishing at the Floor The beauty of a custom treatment is that you have full control over every aspect of your drapery, including its finished length. There are a number of ways that you can design your …

  Finials, Rods and Rings, Oh My!: Hardware and Placement Once you have designed a beautiful drapery treatment, it is time to determine the type and style of hardware for your window. You can choose to go purely functional or …

A big THANK YOU to Lynda Reeves and the House and Home team for choosing Q. Design once again to execute the custom drapery and soft goods for this year’s Princess Margaret Lottery Home in Oakville. We are so proud …

  The Line Up: Lining Choices Part of what makes a custom window treatment so appealing is that they are custom lined to suit your specific needs. Depending on the lining choice, you can achieve various looks and weights for …

  Feeling Full: Pleat Styles (ABOVE From left to right: Three-prong pinch pleat, Double top tack, Two-prong pinch pleat, Cigar pleat, Triple top tack, knife pleat; BELOW: Inverted pleat) The shop has been busy and customers always come first, but …

  Fashion vs. Function: Fabric Choices This is the fun part…selecting a fabric for your window treatment. In this stage of the game, aesthetics means a lot, but certain fabric types function better than others and this is what I …

  “Now what?”: Determining the Function of Your Treatment It is very simple to look at your window and know that something is missing. It is not so simple to determine what it is that your window requires. Most people …

  … and so the conversation begins with a designer, decorator or homeowner. When it comes to designing a custom drapery treatment, there is so much to know. In light of House and Home Magazine‘s recent article in the June …

  Choosing an upholstery fabric can be a daunting task. As with other fabric applications, a designer or homeowner will first be attracted to a certain fabric for a specific job based on aesthetics only. But don’t fall in love …

  In an amazing stroke of luck and knowing the right people in the right places, I lucked out and got an invitation to a tour of Kravet’s Design Studio in New York City!  My friend Marie and I arrived …

It is that time of year when the word “patio” starts making its way back into our vocabulary. As we know, patios are a real extension of the home, and homeowners want a patio to be a seamless extension of the …

  Have you heard of Eastern Accents?             Their luxury bedding line is absolutely stunning and a great addition to the services and products we offer to our clientele!  They have custom lengths for their …

We are launching our Customer Assurance Program at Q. Design!  What is this program you ask?  It’s a system whereby we can ensure that each order is treated in a uniform way so that the details are attended to and …

Our first Brunch and Learn went well!  We had a couple of designers join us for an informative session on Hunter Douglas Silhouettes and Nantuckets.  Essentially the difference between them isn’t vaste but when it comes down to pricepoint the …

Welcome to our new website!  It’s so pretty!  I’m very impressed with myself for loading content like a machine for the last few weeks and getting it all up and running with the help of a superhero close friend of …

 I presume every workroom has standards.  We haven’t paid much attention to what the “other guy” is up to in this area other than to ensure we are exceeding it.  There are several things our team does in the course …

For anyone familiar with decorative hardware and it’s limitations, this new product is a life saver!  Canadian Drapery Hardware’s Sahara Mechanical comes in 5 great colours (burnt gold, black, old gold, oil rubbed bronze and pewter (above)) and is great …

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Check out this lovely room designed by Elizabeth Metcalfe Interiors and Design!

Update your space using fabric! Fabric brings colour, pattern and texture into your home while acting as an easier alternative to a full scale re-design. Depending on your budget, the extent of incorporating fabric may vary, but the result will …