eastcreek designs smart window treatments for home and commercial
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Beautiful, smart window treatments for home & commercial
The Early YearsHow Eastcreek Designs began
How Eastcreek Designs got started• Founded by Maripat Powers
• Background in dressmaking• Started with a worktable in a spare bedroom
• A one-woman show: Maripat did everything
• Consulting with clients• Designing and sewing• Installation (busting out the ladder and drill)
• Today: A team of six employees• Maripat still oversees every project
We stretch our wings a bit
We expanded beyond window treatments• We added “hard treatments” (no sewing!)
• Wood blinds, shutters, woven wood shades, honeycomb shades
• We offer unique, hard-to-find custom drapery hardware• Custom-finish metal hardware, decorative finials and poles
• We provide soft home furnishings to complement the decor• Decorative pillows, custom tablecloths and runners, chair
slipcovers, bedding
All the things that “tie the room together”
What makes us great?So many things
We have an excellent facility• We converted a small
house on our property into a warm, spacious workspace
• Approximately 2000 square feet
• Great space for meeting clients
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Our facilities• Huge workroom• Fabric-samples room• Spacious offices
Compare us to the competition
• Everything we do is created in-house
• All custom made, way beyond industry standards
• We add “dressmaker details”• We handle every problem
creatively
• They farm out to drapery workrooms
• An assembly line with a cookie-cutter approach
• Zero frills• Got a problem? They’re
nowhere to be found
THE COMPETITION EASTCREEK DESIGNS
We get excited about challenging windows
A giant wall of windows
• We’ve seen it all, and we can create a solution for any challenge:
square …Tiny … windows
A room with three different-sized windows, plus a door
We get excited about challenging windows
CURVED WALL OF WINDOWS
ARCHED DOORWAY
We get excited about challenging windows
AFTER
BEFORE
We focus on what’s important to our client
MANAGING LIGHT: We can create a pitch-dark media room
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: We know the best products, techniques, and dealers
HEALTH ISSUES: We know how to manage allergens and synthetic odors
ECO-FRIENDLY: Products woven from renewable grasses and woods; recycled materials
CHILD SAFETY: We can customize cordless solutions
Ultimately, our job is to …
Provide beauty, functionality, and value
(and help our clients avoid costly mistakes)
How much does it cost?
You’ll be pleasantly surprised
We’re often less expensive than Big-Box stores• We know lots of tricks to keep
costs down• We get special pricing• What do you get with Big-Box
stores?• Low-quality fabrics• Cheap lining and stitching• Materials that are crooked … different
lengths
Solution: Spend a little bit more now and it will look great and last much longer
Give us a budget … we can make it work.
Because great design doesn’t cost … it PAYS.
Who needs our services?
IS THIS YOU?
We’re a great fit for you if …
You are looking for an EXTRA TOUCH (slipcovers, pillows, tablecloths, bedspreads)
You are a FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER (on a tight budget)
You’ve recently bought A NEW HOME (bare naked windows)
You are living with DATED WINDOWS (want a fresh look)
What you should know about Eastcreek Designs• Superb facility, fully staffed with
passionate design professionals• Can solve virtually any window
treatment needs: • We also do soft furnishings (decorative
pillows, custom tablecloths and runners, chair slipcovers, custom bedding)
• Save money and improve the quality of your window treatments
• Our initial consultation is FREE. Call us.
• Light control, privacy• Aesthetics vs Function• Unusual windows• Unique health issues• Eco-friendly challenges• Clients who sleep during
the day (dark bedroom)
Contact us for a free consultation:
MARIPAT POWERSm: (512) 784-8894
Beautiful, smart window treatments for home & commercial