These are indeed difficult and scary times for us all. We are being faced with unprecedented changes to our way of life on a daily basis and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have reached into our homes and businesses. Dallas County has now enacted the “Shelter at Home” order, mandating that all non-essential businesses […]
Operations Update … Restarting (Cautiously)
By Ski Sullivan on April 21, 2020 in Custom Workroom, Interior Design, Lancaster & Associates, To The Trade
Effective immediately Lancaster & Associates will be resuming business functions on a limited basis. Office hours will be 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The facility will be closed on Friday until further notice. Our office and production facility will be operating on an abbreviated, split-shift basis with smaller staffing in order to […]
Draperies of the Year (so far)
By Ski Sullivan on August 22, 2018 in Custom Workroom, Interior Design, Lancaster & Associates, Window Treatments
Recently on our Instagram feed, we posted a cool video that showed the cavalcade of custom drapery and shade fabrics that have graced the workroom this year. The applications have been numerous as we’ve also fabricated custom valances, swags and cornices for whole homes and elaborate home theaters. We have also upholstered poles for our […]
Hand-Painted Silk Draperies
By Ski Sullivan on August 7, 2018 in Custom Workroom, Dallas Design, Interior Design, Lancaster & Associates
At Lancaster, we have so much special coming through the workroom that when we take note of something REALLY special, it bears mentioning. Case in point, these hand-painted silk draperies now nearing completion. The fabric is so beautifully done, it inspires the viewing. And, since it is all hand done, there are no two panels […]
A Fad 40 Years in the Making
By Ski Sullivan on July 16, 2018 in Design Consultation, Lancaster & Associates, Motorized Systems, Window Treatments
In the early 1980’s, Lancaster began experimenting with motorization for draperies and shades. Truth be told there wasn’t a lot to work with … radio systems (wifi? what’s a wifi?) hadn’t been adapted for commercially viable sizes and scope and even leaders like Lutron were still relying on Founder Joe Spira’s designs for hard-wiring to […]
The Videos You Need
We’re all about discretion when it comes to installations and projects for our Designer, Architect and Institutional Clients. So whether it’s an NDA or standing agreement, when privacy of our clients is a consideration, we don’t photograph our installations or share glimpses into the homes we’re working in. Sad but true in this Instagram era. We […]
From the J.L. Anthony Designer Showcase
This month we’re featuring a snapshot of a larger project underway in the San Diego area. We were first alerted to the work by Jamie Royak, GM at J&J Drapery Workroom in Santee. Jamie forwarded a photo of a valence treatment design by Harold Pell of Pell Interiors being installed that features a beautiful fluted […]
Picking Up the (Printed) Pieces
By Ski Sullivan on April 26, 2018 in Interior Design, J.L. Anthony, Lancaster & Associates, To The Trade
While we make all of our Lancaster and J.L. Anthony brochures, Look+Books, price sheets and specifications available online, sometimes it just feels better to have that tactile sensation of the printed piece in your hands or product binders. We get that, which is why we regularly send out the latest info to our designer, architect […]
Custom Draperies Prepped for Installation
The workroom has been a whirlwind of activity all winter, and this week nearly every available hanging space was playing host to custom drapery orders from all across the continent. We showcased many of the photos taken on Instagram and our Facebook page. What was particularly intriguing was color selections were relatively muted but textures, […]
Finials of Fall, Part Deaux
When our J.L. Anthony team set out to create the J.L. Anthony Finials of Fall, no one in the workroom knew just how big, remarkable or fun the project would become. Simple ideas abut tweaking existing finishes into fall imagery morphed into all manner of twists and turns. The results are breathtaking; worthy of the […]