Two-Story Drapery at SpringHill Suites, High Point

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Located in the heart of High Point’s design district, this hotel project reflects the scale and craftsmanship the city is known for — featuring custom two-story drapery fabricated and installed by our in-house workroom.

Modern lounge area with exposed brick walls, large windows, contemporary chandeliers, and assorted seating including armchairs and booth-style seats. — *Two-story custom drapery in the lobby of SpringHill Suites at Congdon Yards, High Point. Fabricated and installed by our in-house workroom to match the scale of the century-old former mill.*

The SpringHill Suites by Marriott at Congdon Yards sits in the center of downtown High Point, steps from one of the city’s most active design hubs. Set within a former Adams-Millis Hosiery Mill building built in 1922, the hotel blends historic structure with a new hospitality experience, felt immediately in the height and openness of the main spaces.

Our work on this project focused on custom drapery in High Point, specifically, two-story panels designed to match the scale of the architecture. These weren’t decorative add-ons. They were a key part of how the space functions and feels, requiring careful coordination from fabrication through installation to ensure everything hung correctly, operated smoothly, and held its presence within the room.

Interior view of a loft-style space with large industrial windows, exposed brick walls, wooden beams, and modern hanging light fixtures. — *From above, you can see how the panels move with the architecture — floor to ceiling, column to column, exactly as designed.*

A Historic Structure, Adaptively Reused

The building itself does a lot of the work. It’s brick throughout, including the interior walls, which are paired with original wood beams that still carry the weight and character of the space. You see it immediately in the height, the texture, and the way light moves through the windows. Nothing about it feels manufactured.

This is a true example of adaptive reuse — taking a former industrial building and reworking it into a hospitality space without losing what made it worth preserving in the first place.

Modern restaurant interior with exposed brick walls, wooden beams, leather seating, and a central bar area with a hanging chandelier. — *The drapery carries through to the bar and lounge, softening the industrial bones without competing with them.*

The overall renovation and design direction, led by Barbour Spangle Design, leans into that history. The materials aren’t hidden. The structure isn’t softened. Instead, the interiors are built around it, including the drapery concept that complements the scale and rhythm of the windows.

Our role was to fabricate and install those treatments, bringing the design intent into reality and making sure it performed the way it needed to in a commercial setting.

Fabricating and Installing Large-Scale Commercial Drapery

Two-story drapery isn’t just a larger version of residential work. It changes how everything is handled.

In the workroom, these panels took over entire tables. Fabric had to be managed in long, continuous sections. Seams had to stay consistent across extended yardage. Every measurement had to translate perfectly from table to ceiling height.

A large roll of gray fabric sits on a table with a pink tag attached; a person is blurred in the background, working.

A person using a sewing machine to stitch beige fabric, with sewing tools and threads nearby on the table.

A long, beige curtain is laid out on a worktable in a fabric workshop, with workers and sewing equipment visible in the background.

This is where the work starts. Custom fabrication at scale, built by hand in our Jamestown workroom.

This is where having an in-house team matters. Multiple hands, experienced fabricators, and a process we trust.Installation is its own project entirely. This wasn’t a one-day install. It took several days on lifts, going up and down repeatedly to position, adjust, and secure each panel. At this height, even small adjustments take time. Everything has to be aligned from top to bottom so the drapery hangs cleanly and operates the way it should. At this scale, on-site refinement is required to get the finished length exact. Here, we even had to do some hand hemming because the ceiling and floor were not level.

A worker on a lift performs maintenance on ceiling light fixtures in a tall, industrial-style room with brick walls and large windows.

A person stands on an elevated scissor lift near tall windows inside a brick-walled room with high ceilings and exposed beams.

Several days on lifts. Multiple passes up and down. At this height, precision isn’t optional.

Working in a space like this adds another layer. With exposed ductwork, pipes, and original structural elements, nothing is perfectly clear or unobstructed. Each panel had to be installed with those conditions in mind, fitting around the architecture rather than trying to override it, while still maintaining clean lines and proper function.

It’s detailed work, and it’s physical work, but it’s also where experience shows.

Two men stand among metal scaffolding poles in an indoor space with brick walls, wood floors, a ladder, and a large window in the background. — *The crew that made it happen. Custom work at this scale takes the right hands on it from start to finish.*

Now Open and Ready for Market

This is the kind of space that reflects why High Point is known for bringing together history, design, and craftsmanship. Officially opened in Fall 2025, many visitors coming into town for Spring Market will be experiencing it for the first time.

A modern loft lounge with exposed brick walls, large windows, wood beams, patterned chairs, white sofas, and hanging ceiling lights. — *The finished space — open, historic, and exactly what the architecture called for.*

If you’re in town for Market, SpringHill Suites by Marriott at Congdon Yards is worth a visit to see the space in person and experience the scale of it firsthand.

And if you’re a designer or vendor working in High Point, having a local workroom partner matters, especially for projects that require this level of precision and coordination. From large-scale installations to detailed custom fabrication, our team is built to support work that needs to be done right the first time.

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