Tara, who we later found out is from Illinois, sent us a very interesting question via email yesterday. Tara wants to know what we mean when we ask how long your window treatment should be to the lowermost tip.

Thank you for the question, it’s an excellent one. As some may have noticed, we try to be very descriptive in our product options. This is to avoid confusion and make sure that the product in your mind translates into the same, identical product when we design and sew it for you after your purchase.

Nowadays, asking about just the length is not good enough. The length to some could mean the drop of a swag, while to others, a length is calculated at the jabots or cascades. Some consider a ruffled header or curtain ring part of a length and others don’t. That’s why we try our best to describe our options, even if that means that you have more to read.

When an option wants to know how long a window treatment should be to its lowermost tip, it asks for the measurement from the top of the window treatment to the lowermost part. This can be the tail of a London valance or shade, the middle part of a swag or festoon, or a really long jabot. Whichever part of the window treatment is closest to the floor, that is the part that you’d measure to determine the length to the ‘lowermost’ tip.

We could easily standardize this question and just ask for the length using vague terms, but accuracy in window treatments is very important. This benefits all our customers, but it especially benefits those who decide to mount window treatments inside their windows.

We recognize that while we can save you money by offering our products online, you as a consumer are taking a risk and putting your trust in us. It’s not easy for you, so we try our best to simplify our website and give you the right tools to use our services. So far, our customers have been satisfied with the resources that our website has to offer and we hope that you will visit our Help & Info Center today and take advantage of our resources too.