Fasano Fifth Avenue, New York
Three layers over Central Park - Villa Nova chenille hand-drawn on Forest Group rods, striped white sheers, and motorized blackout behind them, to Carla D'Aquino's palette.
Fifth Avenue, by hand
Under the 815 canopy, up to the residence: Central Park and the skyline through the French doors, chenille and striped sheer at the glass, and the spiral stair glowing at the end of the day.
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A Miami workroom on Fifth Avenue
A private residence at Fasano Fifth Avenue, 815 Fifth Avenue - the storied limestone address at the corner of Central Park. When Carla D'Aquino of CD Home Design, the Miami designer behind the interiors, needed her window treatments executed in New York, she brought the workroom she trusts at home: ours.
The design asked for the classic hotel gesture, done properly. The drapery and sheers operate by hand - pinch-pleat drapery in Villa Nova's Atlantis Camelia, an EasyClean chenille, traveling with striped white sheers on Forest Group decorative rods - so drawing the curtains over Central Park stays the small daily ritual it should be. Behind them, out of sight, motorized blackout rollers do the modern work of darkness.
Measured in Manhattan, sewn in our own South Florida workroom, shipped north and installed by our own crew - three layers deep on every French door, in a building where nothing less than perfect gets past the lobby.
Project at a glance
Location
Private residence · Fasano Fifth Avenue, 815 Fifth Ave, New York, NY - overlooking Central Park.
Designer
Carla D'Aquino · CD Home Design, Miami - palette and interior direction; see how we work with designers.
Drapery
Villa Nova Atlantis Camelia V3078/112 - EasyClean chenille, pinch pleat, hand-drawn.
Sheers
Fine-striped white sheer - Alendel Glitz 0100 White · Fabric Bistro Milky White Fine Stripe.
Hardware & blackout
Forest Group decorative rods · motorized blackout rollers concealed behind the drapery.
Delivery
Measured on site, sewn in our own workroom, installed in New York by our own crew - see where else we travel.
Fabric schedule
A cream chenille with real weight, and a striped sheer that catches the park light.
Villa Nova · Atlantis Camelia V3078/112 - Drapes
Alendel · Glitz 0100 White - Sheers
Fabric Bistro · Milky White Fine Stripe - Sheers
Chenille & Stripe at the Glass
The Morning Layer
Stripe Against the Skyline
Tap a fabric for its full specification - the Alendel sheer links to its page in our fabric library.
Villa Nova · Atlantis Camelia V3078/112 - Drapes
| House / Collection | Villa Nova (Romo Group) · Atlantis plains collection |
| Pattern · Colour | Atlantis · Camelia · V3078/112 |
| Type | EasyClean chenille - drapery weight |
| Composition | 100% polyester |
| Width | 140 cm (≈ 55 in) |
| Abrasion | Martindale 100,000 rubs |
| Care | EasyClean stain-resistant · washable · OEKO-TEX® certified |
| In this project | Pinch-pleat drapery in every room, hand-drawn on Forest Group decorative rods |
| More | Our pinch pleat draperies · Curtain fabric types compared · Atlantis Camelia at Villa Nova |
Alendel · Glitz 0100 White - Sheers
| House / Collection | Alendel Fabrics · striped sheer collection |
| Pattern · Colour | Glitz · 0100 White |
| Type | Fine-striped white sheer with a delicate woven glint |
| Availability | Through Alendel trade accounts - full mill specs on request |
| In this project | The sheer layer behind the chenille, hand-drawn on the same Forest Group rods |
| More | Our Alendel Glitz page · Sheer draperies · Striped sheers at Alendel |
Fabric Bistro · Milky White Fine Stripe - Sheers
| Supplier | Fabric Bistro |
| Product | 116″ Wide Semi Sheer Milky White Textured Strip |
| Type | Semi-sheer textured woven stripe |
| Composition | 100% polyester |
| Width | 116 in (294.6 cm) - extra-wide, for walls of sheer without seams |
| Weight | 24.2 oz per linear yard |
| In this project | Sheer layer, matched with Alendel Glitz White |
| More | Our sheer draperies · Milky White stripe at Fabric Bistro |
Inside the residence
815 Fifth Avenue
The Living Room, Three Deep
The View They Dress
The Sitting Room
Blackout Behind the Chenille
The Primary, Styled
The components on this project
Forest Group decorative rods
The hardware the hand draws on
Decorative rods from Forest Group carry both layers - the pinch-pleat chenille and the striped sheer travel on the same rods - so the drapery is drawn by hand, the way the design asked, with the rod and its finials part of the room.
| Type | Forest Group decorative drapery rods, hand-traversed |
| Carrying | Pinch-pleat chenille drapery and the striped sheer layer |
| Why by hand | The classic hotel gesture - drawing the curtains over Central Park as a daily ritual |
| In this project | Every French door and window in the residence |
More on drapery hardware · The Forest collections we specify
Motorized blackout rollers
The modern work of darkness, out of sight
Behind the drapery and the sheer, a motorized blackout roller on every opening takes the bedrooms dark without touching the hand-drawn layers - concealed so the room reads as chenille and stripe, nothing else.
| Type | Motorized blackout roller shades, concealed behind the drapery |
| Role | Full darkness for sleeping, independent of the hand-drawn layers |
| In this project | Every opening, behind the chenille and the sheer |
Pinch-pleat heading
The formal heading, sewn by hand
The chenille is made up as pinch-pleat drapery - the pleats sewn in, the fullness in the fabric - so it hangs with real weight and draws cleanly on the rod, with the sheer behind it on its own hooks.
| Type | Pinch-pleat drapery heading, sewn in our Fort Lauderdale workroom |
| Fabric | Villa Nova Atlantis Camelia EasyClean chenille, drapery weight |
| In this project | The drapery layer in every room, three layers deep on each French door |
Frequently asked
Who designed the interiors?
Carla D'Aquino of CD Home Design, Miami - Exotic translated her palette into sewn goods and installed them in New York. How we work with interior designers.
What fabrics were used?
Villa Nova Atlantis Camelia EasyClean chenille for the drapes; a fine-striped white sheer - Alendel Glitz White, matched by Fabric Bistro's Milky White Fine Stripe. Alendel Glitz in our library · Pinch pleat draperies · Sheer draperies.
How do the treatments operate?
By hand, deliberately - drapery and sheers on Forest Group decorative rods - with motorized blackout rollers doing the work of darkness behind them. Drapery hardware · Forest drapery hardware · Blackout shades.
Do you take on projects outside Florida?
Yes - we sew in our own South Florida workroom and travel to install: Turks & Caicos, Sarasota, and now Fifth Avenue. Beyond Florida · Talk to us.
Do you partner with designers?
All the time - and we are glad to structure a referral partnership. Trade program.
Designing beyond your zip code?
Bring your workroom with you. One free hour with our team routinely saves designers and owners thousands in avoidable mistakes - wrong fabrics, bad mounts, hardware that fights the architecture. Book a private, complimentary consultation - we bring the fabrics, the samples, and honest answers. Start with the free guide: 10 costly window treatment mistakes.
Exotic Shades & Draperies is an independent window-treatment company. This was a private-client project: the owner of the residence commissioned it, not the building, its developer or the hotel brand. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them, and building, developer and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners, used here only to identify where the work was done.