Nov 17, 2024
In a previous life, Julie Thome had a 20-year banking career as
a foreign currency trader,
which brought her to the United States in 1995. A lifelong passion
for fabrics and sewing,
however, inspired her to start her drapery workroom when her
children were small. Since 2000,
she has owned and operated Julie Thome Draperies Inc., a
to-the-trade workroom in Bethel,
Conn., specializing in high-end details and turnkey distance
project management.
Her business has grown, and now counts some of the biggest names in
design — both in the
U.S. and internationally — as regular clients. Project locations
currently include New York,
Washington, D.C., Idaho, Montana, Texas, Florida, Maine, Nantucket,
Martha’s Vineyard, New
Hampshire, Alabama and Bermuda.
Julie’s work has been published in Architectural Digest, Elle
Decor, UK House & Garden,
Homes & Gardens, The New York Times, Home Beautiful
Australia, Flower Magazine, and New England Home, as well as
in books by clients James T. Farmer III, Heidi Caillier Design,
and
Nina Farmer Interiors.
Julie is on Facebook and Instagram