Grayso Enterprise Ltd Firs N Seria Rights Pag 1 Copyrigh 1989 JOA COWE O INTERIOR BY J C. ROMANTI WINDOWS Writte b Jun Grayson Photographed b Ji Ream Ever da i "Designer Showcas Da" fo Joa Cowe an he staf whe the instal th windo treatment he client hav bee eagerl awaiting Cowe design i al style bu sh i especiall know fo he luxurious romantic an sometime vaguel Victoria windo treatments Suc design impl luxuriou homes abundan i th Fo Rive Valle are fort mile wes o Chicag wher ne millio dolla home ar no commonplace To an Gai Scholte ar presiden an vic-president respectivel o Ashle Custo Homes Inc The no onl buil custo homes bu the hav buil reputatio a clien- centere builder Thei ne hom, nestle int on o th wooded hill jus wes o St Charles Illinois i welcom retrea wher the ca enjo thei fiv youn children I i als plac wher the mee client t pla thei nex buildin project The neede designe wh coul translat thei nebulou vision int th realit o specifi fabric an desig an someon wh woul no tak si month t d it Ente Joa Cowen Cowe wa excite abou th chanc t desig windo treatment t complemen th detaile architectura feature tha typif eac Ashle home Gai Scholte spen hour wit th compan architec achievin thei inimitabl designs Sh ha designe th tra ceiling feature i man o thir homes Sh supervise eac ste o construction I sh see somethin bein buil tha doe no see perfec t her sh ha th authorit t sto th workme a an poin an hav th wor redon t he satisfaction Ashle home ar designer' delight accordin t Cowe - an th Scholten ar delighte wit Cowen' windo design whic ar detaile o thes pages. Cowe ha bee i busines i th are fo fiftee years bu he lov o beautifu fabric starte whe sh wa child an begge fo gift o materia s tha sh coul mak dol clothes Paradoxically however sh becam registere nurs an worke i publi healt afte graduation He caree a a interio decorato bega i 197 whe sh bough radia sa s sh coul buil he ow recreatio room Othe sel-taugh skill quickl followe a friend an neighbor sa he wor an retaine he t hel the wit thei decoratin problems This graduall le he int he caree a a interio designer Cowe ha n forma trainin i ar an interio design Sh taugh hersel b tria an error research an th helpfu advic o othe professionals He busines ha grow onl b wor o mout an sh ha neve ha t advertise I i als famil business A th busines ha grown he husban Gerald recentl retire businessman ha take o th onerou (t her chore o accounting payroll an taxes He daughte Kathleen als busines graduate i responsibl fo managemen bu i movin int design discoverin withi hersel thos sam creativ talent tha he mothe possesses Cowe attribute thei succes t th servic the giv thei clients "Som busines peopl ar totall irresponsible The don' kee thei word The don' com o eve cal whe the sa the wil. You client mus b abl t depen o you. W ar absolutel rigi abou keepin ou word W promis deliver fou t si week fro th tim w receiv th materials Tha i muc les tha th nor fo th industry whic i thre t fou months. "Whe firs wen int busines rea someplace tha yo wil neve becom successfu b takin people' mone an promisin the thing yo can' deliver Whe w star workin wit client w tel the wha w ar goin t d an w liv u t it I w can' mee thei schedulin needs w tel the immediatel s tha the ca g someplac else. Cowe ca mak promis becaus al o he wor i don i- house Sh eve ha he ow carpenter an upholsterer whic allow he t us constructio procedure unusua fo th industry Sinc sh ha move int expande workroom sh can no accep request t d fabrication fo othe designers Cowe keep creativ contro o ever project Sh ha rul tha tw designer an sh i alway on o the g o locatio fo ne client "Yo ca bounc idea of o eac other an brin tw differen perspective t eac challenge Kathlee ha youthfu flai tha don' have Sh i especiall goo wit fabric an wal coverin selections whil m fort i windo treatment an accessories Togethe w ar muc mor tha eac on o u i alone. Cowe like th challeng o sometime workin withi limite budget "Yo don' nee t b ric t hav beautifu home W see t establis suc a ope relationshi wit ou client tha the fee fre t discus possibl change the wan mad instea o sayin nothin an goin elsewhere I the ar worrie abou costs w ca chang th materia o design o us differen fabricatio methods Yo ma thin tha someon wh ca affor $500,00 hous ca affor th decorating bu tha i no alway true. Cowe take relaxe vie towar fabricatio error that migh mak som workroo supervisot frantic "I w mak mistake w tr t figur ou ho t incorporat i int th desig s n har i done Tensio an stres onl reduc creativit an productivity tr t laug abou an erro an sa let' redesig thi s w wil hav somethin mor beautifu tha th wa w firs planne it A result w creat ne an nove windo design "Fo instance Lucy m workroo supervisor accidentall cu th bisho sleeve o th bedroo window fo th Scholte hous th wron way W kne tha w ha receive th las bol o th fabri i stock s w jus redesigne th bisho sleeve t run ro o shirre fabri throug th tw wron cuts Th resul i tha w hav styl no tha ha neve bee mad befor an i i absolutel gorgeous Whe loo bac ove thes las fiftee years fin tha ever ne desig hav ha t develop becaus o erro ha brough u mor order tha m origina design. Cowe think tha everyon deserve beautifu home "Yo hom shoul b plac o refuge th plac yo lov t be s tha yo ca fin th peac an tranquilit yo nee t g ou agai int ou trouble world." Lov you wor an perservere advise Cowen "Onc w wer floode out Anothe tim a employe stol al o m tool an disappeared Bu w neve gav up Ou onl goa i t pleas ou clients W lov wha w do W actuall LOV wha w do a thankfu ever da tha ca hel othe peopl fin happines throug m ow creativ talents. ##### BEDROOM ne elegan loo i Victoria i th Rober Alle 100 cotto blac backgroun chint agains th sof ros Rober Alle 58 cotto an 42 acetat fabri an th Rober Alle blu 50 cotto an 50 polyeste moire Th lac i Victoria cabbag ros patter i B Berge 100 polyester Th tw wingbac chairs pillow an dus ruffl ar don i th blu moire Th blac chint fabri i als use a th wal covering W wante t ti i th blac fabri s w use i fo ruffl a th botto o th fluff The w decide tha th contras o th lac an th blac wa to hars s w adde anothe ruffl o th ros fabri betwee the t softe it. inserte ro o shirre ros fabri run u th bisho sleeves. MASTE BATH Repeat th blac chint fabri use i th maste bedroo a th wal coverin an drapes Th pleate balloo i pulle int bow a th botto o eac pleat. LIVIN ROOM Th bod o th drap i hammere Rober Alle 80 cotto 20 acetat sati Th sam Waverl prin tha i o th sof i use fo th inne plea o th pleate balloon Th lac is th call lil pattern B Berger 100 polyester Palladiu window ar th desig o th day bu ther i n palladiu windo o thi livin roo wall T achiev th elegan palladiu look w cu plywoo t for th arc ove th window Th hammere sati wa pleate aroun th arc an tw inc ruffl finishe of th edge te inc diamete rosett ou o th Waverl prin fill th cente o th arc wher th pleat com togethe an tie i th Wqverl prin a wel a pickin u th dee burgund accen use elsewher i thi room DININ ROOM 100 cotto Seabroo fabri matchin th coordinatin wal coverin i use a th fac o th balloon th inne plea i 100 ros fabri b B Berger Lac i als B Berge 100 polyester Tw shade o ros ar use t swa aroun th windows Th swag ar hel i plac b rosette i Williamsbur blue bras sconc t th lef an righ o th window hold th end o th fabri swa i place. W have develope ou ow fabrictio method whic call Galvesto shirring fo th beautifu Frenc lac S tha th delicat pattern o th lac ca b full appreciated n tape ar use o th lace W se ring o specia ta righ o th lace an instea o shirrin i a ful widthwis a i customary th fullnes i achieve thorugh additona fabri i th length I yo wan t appreciat th beaut o th lac b lookin throug th ligh o th window yo lowe it I yo wan i t appea t b secon balloo valance yo rais i al th wa an i pouf an fluff extremel well #####