Donna Cash

About Donna Cash

I’m an award winning custom soft furnishings designer, sewing fabricator, and teacher of exquisite custom fabric items, also known as custom soft furnishings, for homeowners and interior designers. These products range from custom pillows and valances to draperies, slipcovers, and upholstery. Sewing has always been my creative outlet. Designs by Donna has been serving Atlanta and the surrounding areas since 1987. We are located in Flowery Branch, just outside of Atlanta, GA.

Pattern Drafting For Custom Window Valances

Every custom made window treatment is just that - custom.   There is no such thing as a 'standard' window whether it be a single, double, or even triple window.   Each window has a different measurement.  That is why, at Designs by Donna, we draft a full size pattern for each of the window valances we [...]

Tableaux Faux Wrought Iron

Tableaux faux wrought iron is a customizable, light weight interior design and window treatment product.   Tableaux® provides the look and feel of wrought iron without the weight or cost. This Tableaux design has been customized to fit each of the opening sizes. The Tableaux used here is carved on both sides so it is [...]

9 Scents to Use in Your Home

Thanks to Sally Augustin,Houzz contributor and owner of Design With Science, for this great article on great scents to use in your home. 9 Smells You Actually Want in Your Home. Check out my page on Houzz for more ideas on how to use custom window treatments and soft furnishings in your home.

By |2014-03-24T11:33:47-04:00February 2nd, 2014|Uncategorized|

Be Stroheim: Notting Hill Collection

Originally posted on Fabricut: Stroheim presents a new collection of decorative prints and wovens that embody the charm and sophistication of the fashionable neighborhood in London known for its Victorian townhouses, beautiful gardens and Portobello Road antique market, Notting Hill. The Notting Hill collection has a traditional, yet youthful character comprised of 34 SKUs including [...]

By |2014-03-19T11:44:50-04:00July 21st, 2013|Uncategorized|

12 Tried and True Paint Colors

12 Tried and True Paint Colors for Your Walls Related articles Choosing Paint Colors & Picking Paint Colors for Rooms | Pottery Barn (potterybarn.com) Porch Paint, Outdoor Paint Colors & Porch Paint Colors | Pottery Barn (potterybarn.com) 14 Colorful doors (myasmusingsblog.wordpress.com)

By |2014-03-24T11:53:24-04:00June 26th, 2013|Design|

A Great Yard Sale Find Leads To An Easy Bathroom Makeover

It's funny how one thing leads to another, isn't it?  A crystal chandelier purchased at a yard sale lead me to a making over one of the bathrooms here at Designs by Donna.   It's missing a few crystals but now that I've found The Crystal Place, www.CrystalPlace.com , I'll get those replaced for just a [...]

By |2013-03-23T13:50:47-04:00March 23rd, 2013|Design|

Flowing Flower Detail For Draperies, Valances, Pillows

As a soft home furnishings designer and fabricator, I am passionate about embellishing my creations.  This embellishment I call the Flowing Flower Embellishment and I use this on drapery panels, window valances, or pillow covers, just to name a few.  The source for my flowing flower inspiration was this picture of a sweater in a [...]

By |2013-03-10T13:13:04-04:00March 10th, 2013|Embellishments, How To|
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