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Choosing drapery
headings & hardware
With Tracey the Showroom Interior Design Consultant at Frazerhurst.

Fabric tie
PART backs:
Choosing Drapery Hardward
TWO Padded and made
in matching fabrics.
Piped and shaped.
Classic elegance.
Holdbacks in brass,
chrome or powder-
coated:
Foldaway, static or swivel in a colour to
match your track or rod. There is a size and

E
nquiring on Google for Drapery
Headings and Hardware types will
likely lead you down the Pinterest
pathway but what you really need
to know is which Heading and Hardware will
suit the chosen fabric and intended look and
style.
Last month I put together a list of the most
popular Headings in New Zealand homes
and this month we will look at the most
popular Hardware options.
Track:
Minimalist style in a variety of profiles.
Blends in with the architrave or wall. Can be
bent to shape for corners or returns. Wall
or ceiling-mounted and fits under pelmets.
Consider motorised or cord-drawn. Drapes
are mounted to cover the track when drawn
closed. Minimalist pleats work best, such as
single or reverse-pleats with lighter weight
fabrics to continue the contemporary theme.
shape to suit every fabric and style!
Cord/Rope
Acorns and tassels with plain twisted or
braided cord. Luxury and charm.
Rod:
Drama and class with a luxury look in
a variety of profiles, sizes and colours,
including timber. A choice of finials or end
Artisan:
caps. Consider motorised or cord- drawn. Get artistic or creative with something of
Drapes are mounted below so the rod your own design. Try playful pompoms or
becomes a feature. Fuller pleats, such as maybe antlers for a rustic masculine look.
tripe, look amazing and use heavier fabrics
to bring out a strong structural overall style.
Drop down/
french loops
They are sexy when used on
sheer and lightweight fabrics.

Straight
stem
Rail: rosette
holdbacks
Playful and casual. Used for rings, eyelet, and Visit the Frazerhurst Temporary
tap top styles. Best used on smaller windows Look fabulous when
and doors with light-weight fabrics due to a teamed with a classic
Showroom at 148 Lower Dent
maximum of three mounting brackets only rod with finials and a Street, Whangarei.
allowed. heavy fabric drape.