Lori Designs Custom Drapery Workroom

What Lori Designs Custom Drapery Workroom does

Lori Designs Custom Drapery Workroom, operating as Lori MacKeil Designs, is a privately held, founder-owned custom drapery workroom based in Medway, Massachusetts. The company specializes in hand-crafted, high-end textile fabrication for interior designers and discerning homeowners across the Boston metropolitan area and Martha's Vineyard. Its core product portfolio includes drapes and sheers (pinch pleat and ripple fold), roman shades, custom pillows, cushions, bedding (shams, duvets, bedskirts), drapery hardware (manual and motorized), and a "Completely Custom Projects" line for unique design challenges. Differentiators include meticulous hand-finishing (pattern matching, hand-stitched hems), willingness to handle delicate fabrics and complex designs, and specialized textile conservation expertise from owner Lori MacKeil's prior work with the Museum of WWII.

The business operates on a project-based, quote-driven revenue model with no publicly disclosed pricing. Each engagement begins with design consultation, proceeds through custom fabrication in the Medway workroom, and concludes with professional installation. The go-to-market is primarily referral-driven through relationships with Boston-area interior designers, supplemented by direct-to-homeowner inquiries via the company website (lorimackeil.com), phone, and email. The company partners with hardware suppliers including Somfy Systems (motorized), Forest Group, Vesta Drapery Hardware, Lundys Iron, and Bradley Collection to broaden the hardware options available to clients. There is no proprietary technology, no disclosed AI/ML capability, no external funding, and the firm employs 1-10 people across a single Medway location.

Name

Lori Designs Custom Drapery Workroom

Legal name

Lori MacKeil Designs

Website

https://lorimackeil.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lori MacKeil Designs is a privately held, craft-based custom drapery workroom in Medway, MA that hand-fabricates high-end window treatments, bedding, pillows, cushions, and hardware for interior designers and discerning homeowners across the Boston metro area and Martha's Vineyard.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Drapery Workroom Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Blind and Shade Manufacturing (33792)

SIC

Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures (2590)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAKAB

Interior Design Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

Keywords

• Custom drapery workroom
• Hand-crafted window treatments
• Roman shades fabrication
• Interior designer workroom services
• Bespoke home textile fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Medway

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Drapery and Workroom Services: The company generates revenue through custom fabrication and installation of window treatments, bedding, cushions, and other textile products. Revenue is project-based, driven by custom orders from interior designers and homeowners. Services include design consultation, production, and professional installation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lori MacKeil Designs is a Boston-area custom drapery workroom that hand-fabricates high-end window treatments and home textiles for interior designers and homeowners. Its core products include drapes and sheers, roman shades, custom pillows, cushions, bedding (shams, duvets, bedskirts), drapery hardware, and one-of-a-kind custom projects, with services spanning design consultation, fabrication, and professional installation.

Product overview

Lori MacKeil Designs is a single unified custom drapery workroom service offering hand-crafted textile products for interior designers. The portfolio consists of core products including Drapes & Sheers, Pillows, Roman Shades, Cushions, Bedding, and Hardware, complemented by Completely Custom Projects for unique design challenges. Supporting services include Design Consultation and Production, Installation Services, Fabric Sales, and Custom Blinds. All products are hand-crafted at their Boston-area workroom with a focus on craftsmanship and quality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drapes & Sheers Hand-crafted draperies and sheers including pinch pleat and ripple fold styles, featuring custom linings, pattern matching, and hand-stitched hems for interior designers and homeowners.
• Pillows Custom pillows in various shapes and sizes, with fill options including down, synthetic down, and buckwheat hulls, featuring hidden zippers and optional linings.
• Roman Shades Custom roman shades in all styles, working with fabric, sheers, and grass cloth, with all finish work completed by hand.
• Bedding Custom bedding including shams, duvets, and custom bedskirts designed to fit all bed sizes and frames.
• Cushions Custom cushions in any type and size, including fully removable and reversible loose cushions, velcro seats and backs, and complex wall-mounted upholstered pieces.
• Drapery Hardware Drapery hardware including manual and motorized options, with the ability to retrofit custom solutions for unique design requirements.
• Completely Custom Projects One-of-a-kind custom projects to solve unique design challenges beyond standard workroom offerings.
• Design Consultation and Installation Services Professional design consultation services guiding clients through window treatment and textile decisions, plus professional installation services for completed drapery and window treatment products.
• Fabric Sales and Custom Blinds Fabric sales and custom blind fabrication services offered as part of the comprehensive full-service workroom offerings.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Somfy SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationSomfy Systems is a provider of motorized window treatment hardware and automation systems. Lori MacKeil Designs partners with Somfy to offer motorized hardware options for drapery designs, providing customers with automated window treatment solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Smith & Noble: Smith & Noble sells custom drapes, shades, blinds, and hardware direct to consumers with design consultation and professional installation. It overlaps Lori MacKeil Designs on custom soft-goods fabrication for residential design projects at the upper-middle to premium price tier.
• Budget Blinds: Budget Blinds is a national franchise network offering custom-measured and installed blinds, shades, shutters, and drapery for residential customers. It is comparable as a distributed custom-window-treatment provider serving local markets with on-site consultation and installation.
• 3 Day Blinds: 3 Day Blinds designs, fabricates, and installs custom window coverings with in-home consultation across major US markets. The custom-fabrication-plus-installation model for residential window treatments is directly analogous to Lori MacKeil Designs' full-service workroom offering.
• Stout Group: Stout Group is a contract textile fabricator producing custom drapery, bedding, and soft goods at scale for designers, hotels, and residential projects. It is a direct peer to Lori MacKeil Designs in the custom-drapery workroom space, though at substantially larger scale.
• The Shade Store: The Shade Store is a national custom window-treatment retailer offering drapery, shades, and blinds made-to-order with in-house fabrication and designer trade services. It is directly comparable as a custom-drapery provider serving discerning homeowners and the design trade, the same customer profile as Lori MacKeil Designs.

Broad incumbents

• Springs Window Fashions: Springs Window Fashions manufactures and distributes custom window coverings under brands such as Bali, Graber, and SunZero through dealer networks. It overlaps Lori MacKeil Designs in the residential custom-window-treatment category but competes as a large-scale manufacturer rather than a craft workroom.
• Restoration Hardware (RH): RH is a luxury home-furnishings retailer offering drapery, bedding, and custom interior services to high-end residential customers. It targets the same luxury homeowner audience as Lori MacKeil Designs but operates as a national retail brand rather than a craft workroom.
• Hunter Douglas: Hunter Douglas is the largest US manufacturer of custom window coverings (shades, blinds, shutters) and operates a national dealer-and-designer installation network. It is comparable as a broad incumbent in the same product category, though it does not focus on the boutique trade workroom niche Lori MacKeil Designs occupies.

Others

• Kravet: Kravet is a major to-the-trade fabric and home-decor supplier whose Kravet Couture line is where founder Lori MacKeil previously worked as a product developer. It is comparable as a supplier and ecosystem participant in the same high-end textile-and-design trade that Lori MacKeil Designs serves, rather than a direct competitor.
• Lutron: Lutron is a leading manufacturer of motorized shading systems and lighting controls that competes directly with Somfy (a Lori MacKeil Designs partner) in the smart-shade hardware category. It is comparable as a complementary/competing technology provider that designers specify for high-end motorized window treatments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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