When you shop at a big box store or online, the process can feel very unsupportive and cold. You’re only beholden to faceless customer service or a list of specifications on a webpage.

When you work with a designer, the process is more personal, with concierge-level detail to your project. The consultation process may be new to you if you are unfamiliar with working alongside a design professional—but at Interior Views Design Center, our designers work to impress and inform you.

And if you know how to prepare for what to expect at your design consultation, it’ll be the start of a perfect partnership.

Step 1: Refine Your Design

Maybe you’ve seen an image on social media sites like Instagram or Pinterest, watched a window covering commercial on TV, or were impressed by a look in a friend’s home or magazine, design can find us anywhere.

The first step is to narrow down what you’d like to see in your home. If you search online, often you’ll find many different retailers online or at a big box store before deciding you’d like more control and customization to get the look you want with guidance from a trusted career professional like our team at Interior Views.

Having an idea of the problem area you’re looking to resolve and a design in mind is one way to start—but your designer can help you source solutions too!

Step 2: Contact Our Window Treatment Shop

At Interior Views, since 1985, we’ve helped homeowners, designers, and businesses create polished spaces with custom window treatments, drapery, fabric, wallpaper, flooring, furniture, upholstery, decor, and interior design across the Tri-State area and Jersey Shore from our Manasquan showroom. Contact us online, give us a call at (732) 840-5600, or fill out our form to speak with a member of our team to schedule your consultation.

Step 3: Before Your Window Treatment Consultation

Once your consultation is scheduled, get an early start by taking note of the rooms and windows you'd like to address, along with any specific concerns. Jotting these priorities down ahead of time helps your designer tailor recommendations.

Gather any inspiration you've been collecting, whether that's a Pinterest board, saved Instagram posts, or magazine tear-outs. Photos of your current windows and the surrounding décor are also helpful, especially if you're scheduling an in-showroom visit rather than an in-home consultation. If you have paint colors, flooring samples, or fabric swatches from other recent projects, set those aside to bring along too.

Then, if you can, ensure that your designer can easily get around your furniture to fully measure your doors and windows. They may be able to help! If you know that there might be obstacles in the way, let your designer know before they visit.

Step 4: Getting Personalized Recommendations

Whether you visit our Manasquan window treatment shop or schedule an in-home consultation, expect to spend some time preparing with your consultant. They’ll ask questions about how you live in your space and learn about what inspires you to help set goals and expectations.

After setting your goals, they will introduce suggestions from our selection of products. You'll get to review working samples of each style and touch actual fabrics and materials. During your consultation, you’ll be able to test how different items feel in your hands, learn how various opening and closing mechanisms work, and see how opacity effects privacy and sun protection.

Our designer will consider your home’s architectural details, furniture placement, and how you use each room before making suggestions from these lines. For example, your home office might need filtered light to eliminate glare during video calls. At the same time, the dining room could benefit from sheers that keep prying eyes out while maintaining an elegant, airy profile.

Step 5: Professional Measurement and Installation

Even the most beautiful custom treatments fail when measurements are off by half an inch. Our design team is certified to accurately measure and install custom solutions, and precise measurements can account for window irregularities, wall angles, and mounting surface conditions that affect how treatments hang and operate.

These pros know how to locate studs, avoid electrical wiring, and position hardware so treatments look stunning and work flawlessly for years. They also adjust each treatment on-site, checking that everything hangs evenly and the operating systems work perfectly before leaving your home.

Shop For Window Treatments with Interior Views

As New Jersey’s premier interior decor and window treatment shop, we feature interior design services, space planning, window treatments, custom drapery, custom drapery hardware, custom fabric/trim, embellishments, furniture, wall coverings/wallpaper, flooring, window tinting, and awnings.

Contact us for a consultation in the Tri-State and across the Jersey Shore from our Manasquan showroom, including communities like Wall, Spring Lake, Sea Girt, Avon, Northern Brick, Farmingdale, Bay Head, Point Pleasant, Mantoloking, Lavallette, Seaside Park, Northern Ocean County, and Monmouth County, NJ.