Maria’s Custom Draperies

Maria replaced the black-​out lining on a custom curtain for our sliding doors. Her work was impeccable and she was a pleasure to work with. Not inexpensive, but worth the quality.

I don’t think this business will last any longer for Maria because she treats her customer so bad. I went to this store and it was so messy and disorganized. I went there to get to know if I will be able to get a job done for a decorating idea for my home. She absolutely did not give me a sense of encouragement to pursue anything instead of offering something that she can do. She gave me a price that is not really acceptable. She can’t even hand me the samples and had me get it from the shelves which are all do dusty. She said I will need 4 yards of textile for the 114″ W x 20″ L of panel board. Just the textile itself will cost $ 100 per yard. RIGHT THAT MINUTE I KNEW THAT SHE IS NOT A GOOD PERSON TO DEAL WITH. Beware of people like this? I wonder why she still doing business when she can’t really handle it so well.

I had Maria cover a very loved Ethan Allen chair. It was stained chewed and amazingly distressed. I felt I paid kinda a lot of money to have chair recovered. As Maria told me I could get new chair for probably less but not the chair I had. Good bones. Maria picked up my chair, helped me pick perfect fabric, washed fabric before sewing my slip cover so there would not be future shrinkage, and delivered my chair complete as promised in 10 day timeframe. Chair is beautiful. So I’m moving so I take off slip cover to wash for first time. It’s been like two months. Still looks amazing. What’s more amazing «pretty sure Maria washed my chair before she slip covered.» It is amazingly restored. Can I also mention stitching of slip cover-​no threads, smooth hidden zippers. Trim lined. Fantastic enjoyable experience. Maria forever
Diane Sutton, RN, BSN, PCCN, WCC, HCN
Torrance Memorial Medical Center

Maria did a custom sized bench cushion for my house. It was impeccably made and I couldn’t be happier. If you’re looking for professional work at a great price, go to Maria.
She is also a really nice person and very easy to work with and accommodating to requests.

Maria has recovered about 8 different pieces of furniture in my home, over the past 15 years! Sofas, chairs, benches, slip covers and recently recycling old covers to make new. She is amazing, and the work is always perfect. A couple of years ago she transformed a small chesterfield with a wool bedspread from Italy… she lined up the pattern to match the buttons and the end result is incredible. Several times I have given her vintage material which she has managed to make work even thought there was barely enough. Definitely the best around… although I like to access my own fabric.

Maria has done multiple pieces of furniture for our home and did our drapes and blinds. I think you could get «faster service» on the blinds from a big box store, but really everything was done to perfection and we ave very happy with the work she has done. I have already recommended her to a friend who lives out of the area, because she is very kind and accommodating. She’s not a speed demon but she really cares about her work and the customers.

I would also like to add that when I got the pieces back some of the snaps were broken (snaps can be very pesky, which is why I didn’t want to do it myself) and when I called to tell Maria she said bring them in and she would fix it at no extra charge. In a perfect world I wouldn’t have to deal with bringing them back but hey things aren’t always perfect. what is perfect is people standing by their work and fixing whats not right at no extra charge to the customer. Thank you Maria’s!

Maria does great quality work! She has a huge variety of fabrics and does upholstery right. She re-​built my couch and later re-​upholstered my antique chair and they look beautiful. She got each done on time and her price was fair. I am definitely a repeat customer!

I am still waiting for Maria to call me to explain why she blew off my appointment 4 days ago! I agreed to her $ 75 consultation fee for going over custom design ideas for window treatment. My husband and I set aside time for the appointment, and she never showed up. I even called and left a message at her number, saying I was waiting for her and for her to call me. I am willing to give her the benefit of the doubt — like she got into a car accident — but I won’t be giving her my business any time soon. Even if she is physically unable to contact me, I’m now wary that the business seems to hinge completely on one person (ie., no back up), and would feel uncomfortable putting my money (window treatments always require pre-​payment to a certain percentage!) on the line.