- Hospitality
- Healthcare
- Senior Living
- Business
- Educational
- Community
RESTAURANTS • COUNTRY CLUBS • HOTELS • BANQUET FACILITIES • RECEPTION & ENTERTAINMENT SPACES
ROAR Social House
The Background
The client was looking for a way to shut off an open space on the mezzanine level for private functions and to help absorb sound. They were looking to add sheers to help soften the space and operable drapes to allow them to completely enclose the space.
The Challenge
There is no ceiling above the mezzanine to hang the drapery rods from – only the roof located approx. 25 feet up. There are also many HVAC ducts to work around.
Our Solution
We had the general contractor on site place a solid steel pipe with a 5″ diameter from wall to wall. By utilizing a system of pipe clamps, threaded rods, and specialty fabricated brackets, we were able to use the pipe to support the rods and drop it below the duct work. In order for the drapes to be operable, we needed special rings to bypass the support brackets. We also needed clearance between the sheer rod and drapery rod to allow them to operate properly. The end result was stunning and added to the overall ambiance of the restaurant.
Bear Creek Mountain Resort
Civic Theatre
The Civic Theatre needed to replace the previous draperies on the sides of the theatre. The draperies are for both aesthetic and acoustic purposes and run from floor to ceiling. There were four areas that were replaced with 30′ draperies. K & H worked with the Theatre to match the color and fabric to meet their needs and maintain the charm of the venue.
Vault 634
In 1911, the Lehigh Valley Trust Company opened the doors of its new, exquisite office in downtown Allentown at 634 W. Hamilton Street. In 2017, Mark and Zachary Jaindl purchased the property and commenced a $5 million renovation project. K & H was called to design, manufacture and install window treatments and draperies throughout the historical property.
K&H knows the importance of appearance as well as function in hospitality spaces. Hotel rooms require a combination of room darkening draperies so the early morning sun is not an issue, as well as light filtering draperies for daytime privacy. Lobbies, meeting rooms, and banquet rooms require treatments that control sound, light, and privacy while looking great at the same time.
We provide:
- Room darkening drapery systems for hotel rooms
- Sound absorbing draperies for banquet and meeting rooms
- Solar screen shades for light control as well as heat absorption in public areas
- Shades or draperies automated to integrate with AV systems to provide blackout for AV presentations
- Dual shades for light control as well as room darkening when necessary
Sampling of Hospitality Projects
Project Name | Nature of Work | Location |
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Bear Creek Mountain Resort | manual & motorized shades | Macungie, PA |
Blue Mountain Christian Retreat | manual & motorized shades | New Ringgold, PA |
Carmel Kitchen | wood blinds | Allentown, PA |
Centro Restaurant | drapes | Allentown, PA |
Civic Theater | commercial drapery | Allentown, PA |
Coopersburg Diner | wood blinds & top treatments | Coopersburg, PA |
Hampton Inn | drapes | Bethlehem, PA |
Main Gate Night Club | privacy curtain | Allentown, PA |
Mercer Museum | projection screen | Doylestown, PA |
Roar Social Club | drapes | Allentown, PA |
Vault 634 | drapes & curtains | Allentown, PA |
Woodstone Country Club | drapery panels & top treatments | Danielsville, PA |
The Ideal Balance
We make it look easy...
With every project, we consider many factors to arrive at the perfect balance of form and function.
HOSPITALS • PHYSICIAN OFFICES • PHYSICAL THERAPY FACILITIES • LABORATORIES
Surgery Center
LVHN
Draper
K&H has many years of experience working in health care, so we know the special challenges of working within a 24 hour a day operation. We know how to work quietly, cleanly, and efficiently around patients, in infectious areas, and around valuable equipment. We also know the type of special products required in psychiatric and memory care areas.
We provide:
- Anti-microbial privacy curtains for around patients beds
- Complete blackout shades for x-ray and laboratory rooms
- Shades for patients rooms and waiting areas
- Special products like drapes with no pins and cordless shades for memory care areas
- Shower curtains and liners
Sampling of Healthcare Projects
Project Name | Nature of Work | Location |
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Abington Hospital | manual shades | Abington, PA |
Allentown Family Footcare | manual & motorized shades | Allentown, PA |
Coordinated Health Hospital | manual shades | Allentown & Bethlehem, PA |
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital | manual shades, cubicle tracks & curtains | Various Locations |
Grandview Hospital | cubicle track & curtains | Sellersville, PA |
Health Network Labs | cubicle tracks & curtains | Various Locations |
LVHN Cedar Crest Campus | cubicle track & curtains, vertical blinds | Allentown, PA |
LVHN Muhlenberg Campus | cubicle track & curtains, vertical blinds | Bethlehem, PA |
Lehigh Valley Physicians Group | manual shades, vertical blinds, horizontal blinds | Various Locations |
Mid-Atlantic Retina | horizontal blinds | Bethlehem, PA |
Penn State Hershey Medical Center | manual shades, cubicle tracks & curtains | Hershey, PA |
Pocono Medical Center | manual shades, horizontal blinds, cellular shades, cubicle tracks & curtains | Bartonsville & Stroudsburg, PA |
Progressive Vision | black-out shades | Allentown, PA |
St. Lukes Physicians Group | manual shades, faux wood blinds, drapes, cornice boards | Various Locations |
Senior Life Reading | manual shades | Reading, PA |
Urology Associates | manual shades | Allentown, PA |
The Ideal Balance
We make it look easy...
With every project, we consider many factors to arrive at the perfect balance of form and function.
SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES • ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES • MEMORY CARE FACILITIES
Moravian Hall Square Common Area Is Attractive and Functional
The Background
Moravian Hall Square is a highly desirable retirement community in Nazareth, PA. The facility recently expanded, adding both a new library and a “hub,” a common space for the residents.
The Challenge
The space needed to be both attractive and functional. The top priority was for the residents to have a place that felt homey, comfortable, and inviting. All of the furnishings were to be kept with that theme, and the window treatments had to follow suit. When we first met with the Moravian Hall Square executives and the project architects, the addition was still under construction. The windows were just holes in the wall, so the planning took some creative imagining.
Our Solution
We chose to use decorative fabric valances with fabric shades underneath for light control. For variety and interest, we used different color schemes for the two spaces. The residential-looking drapery style that we chose is inviting and homey, specifically avoiding a commercial look. In everything they do, Moravian Hall Square exhibits a very high attention to detail; it was our pleasure to ensure that the window treatments matched the level of excellence of the rest of the facility.
Keystone Villa Fleetwood - Independent Living and Personal Care
The Birches at Newtown Senior Living
The Watermark at Logan Square Assisted Living
South Mountain Memory Care
Wesley Enhanced Living
The first impression of your facility can make or break a family’s decision.
IN TODAY’S competitive market, your assisted living, senior living or personal care home space has to be more attractive, welcoming, and people-oriented than ever. It requires special window treatments to create the warm, gracious atmosphere that puts people at ease and encourages them to linger and connect with friends. A senior living community also needs to be cognizant of the needs of seniors; mobility, lighting, safety and memory issues.
AT K&H, our deep experience in the assisted living market has taught us the value of a room elegantly outfitted with classic draperies, cornices, sheers, and blinds. We know what the job entails – from routine installation to windows with odd shapes, high placement, or special accessibility requirements. Our experienced installation team is professionally trained and certified by Hunter Douglas, Draper, Graber, and Lutron.
DESIGNERS & ARCHITECTS — We speak your language and understand your vision, requirements, and deadlines. We know how to read interior fit-out plans and comply with codes. We are easy to work with and know how to rise to projects’ inevitable challenges. You can trust us to do our part.
Sampling of Assisted Living Projects
In addition to draperies, sheers, blinds, and cornices, here are a few project highlights
Project Name | Nature of Work | Location |
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Birches at Newtown | horizontal blinds, 2nd story drapes | Newtown, PA |
Blue Bell Place | drapery panels | Blue Bell, PA |
Fountains at Washington House | blinds & drapes | Alexandria, VA |
Gracedale | manual shades, cubicle tracks & curtains, upholstery | Nazareth, PA |
Hillside at Arbour Square | sheer horizontal shades | Harleysville, PA |
Keystone Villas | horizontal blinds | Various Locations |
Kirkland Village | faux wood blinds | Bethlehem, PA |
Maplewood Park Place | cubicle/ privacy curtains & shades | Bethesda, MD |
Moravian Hall Square | motorized shades, blinds, drapes, top treatments | Nazareth, PA |
Mosser Nursing Home | horizontal blinds | Trexlertown, PA |
Phoebe Home | faux wood blinds, dual shades, cubicle tracks & curtains, drapes, top treatments | Allentown, PA |
Rockland Place | custom outdoor cushions | Wilmington, Delaware |
Rose Tree Place | drapes on decorative wooden hardware | Media, Pennsylvania |
Wesley Enhanced Living | top treatments | Upper Moreland, PA |
The Ideal Balance
We make it look easy...
With every project, we consider many factors to arrive at the perfect balance of form and function.
OFFICES • RECEPTION AREAS • BOARDROOMS • MEETING ROOMS • CAFETERIAS • CORRIDORS • PUBLIC AREAS
PPL Building Lights Up the Lehigh Valley
The Backstory
When the PPL Building is lit up in red and green on Thanksgiving Eve, we all know the holidays have begun in the Lehigh Valley. What many people don’t know is that K&H plays a special part to usher in this holiday tradition.
The Challenge
Many years ago, PPL started the popular display using light bulbs and a colored cellophane wrap in each window. Then, after an 18-year hiatus, they turned to K&H to re-institute the holiday light tradition in 1990. Sandy Kuhns, K&H president, remembers, “We were given only a few weeks to come up with a method for projecting the color outside the building.” After noticing several businesses with lit awnings, Kuhns realized that back-lit awning fabric could be used to produce the color effects here as well. Now — all they had to do was plan the designs, buy the fabric, manufacture, and install all those shades — in two weeks! To complicate further, the solution required numerous multi-part shades, designed with both black and color portions to define curves and other graphic details when seen from a distance.
Our Solution
Originally, K&H used roller shades made of back lit awning fabric; now PPL has devised a special system of lights and a plexiglass casing to enhance the color of the shades. The entire process is computerized and set to turn on at a scheduled time each evening–as long as employees remember to pull down their shades each night!
We are grateful for our part in this special Lehigh Valley holiday tradition and hope you enjoy it all during the holidays.
Butz Corporate Center
Leeson Law Office
Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union
Tower Six
Piramal Critical Care
Five City Center/North Star Construction
North Star Construction built Five City Center in downtown Allentown and contracted K & H to install custom windows treatments for the building. Five City Center’s exterior is almost entirely glass and despite the striking modern appearance, there was a need to allow workers to control lighting. K & H installed Draper Flexshade in a Kool Black color and the tenants now enjoy a comfortable work environment.
In today’s business climate, more focus is placed on having a work space conducive to the needs of the employees and aesthetically pleasing to clients.
At K&H, we can help you choose the right product to eliminate sun glare on computer screens, while reducing the heat, and still allow a view to the outside. The current trend in open-concept office spaces requires additional sound absorption. With our experience, we can help you select attractive, functional window treatments that absorb sound.
We can work with your facilities department, your designer or architect, or even your furniture company to get the right product to solve your window treatment needs.
Sampling of Business Projects
Project Name | Nature of Work | Location |
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Air Products | vertical blinds | Allentown, PA |
American Bank | silhouettes | Allentown, PA |
Avago Technologies | black-out shades | Bethlehem, PA |
Banko Beverage | manual shades | Allentown, PA |
Bosch-Rexroth | manual shades & bottom-up shades | Bethlehem, PA |
Butz Corporate Center | manual shades & Lutron motorized shades with sunsensors | Allentown, PA |
Captial Blue Cross | manual shades | Saucon Valley & Enola, PA |
Crayola | motorized shades | Easton, PA |
First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union | wood blinds | Bethlehem Township, PA |
Five City Center/ North Star Construction | Draper flexshade | Allentown, PA |
Ironton Telephone | wood blinds | Coplay, PA |
Janney, Montgomery, Scott | cellular shades | Bethlehem, PA |
Leeson Law Office | drapes and top treatments, shutters | Allentown & Bethlehem, PA |
LVHN Mack Building | manual shades | Allentown, PA |
LVHN @ PPL Center | manual shades | Allentown, PA |
Morgan Stanley | manual shades, dual shades | Allentown, PA |
People First Federal Credit Union | sheer verticals | Bethlehem Township, PA |
People's Security | manual shades | Bethlehem, PA |
Piramal Critical Care | solar shades | Bethlehem, PA |
PPL Gold Credit Union | manual shades | Allentown, PA |
PPL Utilities | horizontal blinds, shades for Christmas light display | Allentown, PA |
Service Electric | manual shades, wood blinds | Various Locations |
Sharp Corporation | vertical blinds, sheer verticals | Breinigsville, PA |
Talen Energy | horizontal blinds | Allentown, PA |
WFMZ TV | curtains, tracks & graphic shades | Allentown, PA |
Wells Fargo | manual shades | Various Locations |
Upper Moreland Twp Administrative Offices | manual shades | Willow Grove, PA |
Underwriters Laboratories | manual shades, dual shades | Mount Pocono, PA |
UGI | stage curtains | Bethlehem, PA |
Victaulic | motorized shades | Easton, PA |
The Ideal Balance
We make it look easy...
With every project, we consider many factors to arrive at the perfect balance of form and function.
DAYCARE CENTERS • K-12 • CHARTER SCHOOLS • COLLEGES • UNIVERSITIES
Window Coverings Improve Acoustics in Kutztown University’s Old Main
The Backstory
Old Main, considered to be the centerpiece of Kutztown University, is the University’s most historic building. Built in 1866, the stunning construction hosts many tours, gatherings and classes, and it houses roughly 180 students. In 2015, the University invested in updates and improvements to this prized building, including the window coverings.
The Challenge
The building’s magnificent reception hall, the Georgian Room, features 16 windows, each measuring 15 feet tall, paired with tall ceilings and wood floors. Because the room is used for many musical performances, acoustics were a primary concern for the space. Additionally, the University wished to accentuate the architecture of the windows with dressings, preserve the period and style of the room, and eliminate invasive, direct sunlight.
Our Solution
Using precise measurements and a template of the curved arch, K&H fabricated lined operable draperies and an upholstered cornice to follow the shape of the window. The fabric was a 32-ounce velour, recommended by the acoustical engineer, specially used for acoustics and noise control. The material is thick, highly porous, pleated, and mounted at a specific position for optimal noise control. The design fit the bill, with period-inspired hues and meticulously curved cornice and drapes that matched the arched windows. Additionally, the drapes can traverse closed for light control.
The University was pleased that the curtains enhanced the windows’ architecture, that the treatments significantly improved the room’s acoustics, and that the staff could close the curtains when necessary.
Lafayette College
East Lansdowne Elementary School - Gym divider
Complete the décor. Solve glare problems. Save energy.
Today — In an increasingly competitive market, your facility has to be more attractive and functional than ever. It requires special window treatments to create an inviting campus atmosphere while meeting the facility’s needs.
What You Need — It’s easy to get one-stop shopping with K&H because we offer a wide variety of products: blinds and shades for classrooms and dormitories, stage curtains, projection screens, and privacy curtains for specialty areas; and drapes, valances, and upholstered cushions for offices and common areas — just to name a few.
Expertise — We select the right product for each application to save energy, reduce glare, provide privacy, with built-in durability and good looks. We also manage especially challenging issues like old plaster construction, difficult accessibility, and odd-shaped windows. Our experienced installation team is professionally trained and certified by Hunter Douglas, Draper, Graber, and Lutron.
Sampling of Education Projects
In addition to draperies, sheers, blinds, and cornices, here are a few project highlights
Project Name | Nature of Work | Location |
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Albright College | manual shades | Reading, PA |
Allentown School District | manual shades, projection screens, cubicle tracks & curtains | Allentown, PA |
Broughal Middle School | new stage equipment, manual & motorized shades, vertical blinds, projection screens, cubicle tracks & curtains, T.V. brackets | Bethlehem, PA |
Bucknell University | blinds | Lewisburg, PA |
Bucks County Community College | motorized vertical blinds | Newtown, PA |
Catasauqua School District | manual & motorized shades, horizontal blinds | Catasauqua, PA |
Cedar Crest College | manual & motorized shades | Allentown, PA |
Central Bucks School District | manual & motorized shades, new and dry cleaned stage curtains, vertical blinds | Bucks County, PA |
Corpus Christi School | new stage curtains | Lansdale, PA |
Delaware Valley College | blinds | Doylestown, PA |
DeSales University | manual shades | Center Valley, PA |
East Penn School District | manual & motorized shades, projection screens, cubicle tracks & curtains | Emmaus & Macungie, PA |
East Stroudsburg University | shades with light block | East Stroudsburg, PA |
Kutztown High School | stage equipment, horizontal blinds, manual shades | Kutztown, PA |
Kutztown University | manual shades, vertical blinds, drapes, cornice boards | Kutztown, PA |
Lafayette College | manual & motorized shades, horizontal blinds, wood blinds, cornice boards | Easton, PA |
Lehigh Carbon Community College | manual & motorized shades, skylight shades | Schnecksville, Allentown, & Hazelton, PA |
Lehigh University | manual & motorized shades, horizontal blinds, wood blinds, cornice boards, drapes, top treatments | Bethlehem, PA |
LV Charter HS for the Arts | manual shades | Bethlehem, PA |
Millersville University | shades with light block | Lancaster, PA |
Moravian College | shutters, drapes | Bethlehem, PA |
Muhlenberg College | manual & motorized shades, sheer panels, banners | Allentown, PA |
Northampton Community College - Bethlehem Campus | manual shades, vertical blinds | Bethehem, PA |
Northampton Community College - Monroe Campus | manual & motorized shades, projection screens | Tannersville, PA |
PA College of Health Sciences | manual shades | Lancaster, PA |
PA Virtual Charter School | horizontal blinds | King of Prussia, PA |
Parkland School District | manual shades, dry clean & FR stage curtains | Lehigh County, PA |
Penn State College of Medicine | manual shades, black-out shades, horizontal blinds, cubicle tracks & curtains, drapery panels, valances | Hershey, PA |
Penn State Lehigh Valley | recording studio track & curtains | Center Valley, PA |
Quakertown High School | manual & motorized shades | Quakertown, PA |
Quakertown School District | horizontal blinds, manual shades | Quakertown, PA |
St. Thomas More School | new stage curtains, manual shades, projection screens, vertical blinds | Allentown, PA |
St. Thomas the Apostle School | new stage curtains | Glen Mills, PA |
Upper Dublin High School | manual & motorized shades, horizontal blinds, projection screens, projector mounts | Fort Washington, PA |
Upper Dublin School District | dry clean & FR stage curtains | Upper Dublin, PA |
Ursinus College | manual and motorized shades | Collegeville, PA |
The Ideal Balance
We make it look easy...
With every project, we consider many factors to arrive at the perfect balance of form and function.
HOUSES OF WORSHIP • FIRE HALLS • RECREATION CENTERS • THEATERS • PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS
Controlling Glare Creatively at Easton City Hall
The Background
At K&H, we enjoy working with contractors that we know we can rely on, so we were thrilled to win the bid with Boyle Construction to work on the newly-relocated Easton City Hall. The new offices, which were built as an addition onto the city’s transportation center, feature industrial architecture that mimics the style of the city’s landmark bridge.
The Challenge
The sleek, three-sided addition features industrial architecture with exposed steel beams and open floors at the windows, making the placement for the shades tricky. Light control and glare were a challenge for the space, especially with employees experiencing glare on their computer screens.
Our Solution
Because of the unique style and layout of the rooms, we had to be creative with the shade placement. We mounted some behind beams, some in pockets, and some shades actually went from one floor or another. This was a large-volume job; we used manual clutch-operated roller shades on 88 windows, each measuring between 8- and 13 feet tall. Specially-made charcoal gray mesh shades help control light and glare. We got the job done so the city hall employees could do their jobs.
Nativity Lutheran Church Allentown
The Background
Imagine yourself on a summer Sunday morning, sitting in your usual pew listening to the sermon. You’re trying to pay attention, but the sunlight through the high windows is so glaring you have to move to the other side of the sanctuary. Fast forward six months, and the winter sun in your eyes now forces you to move yet again. Such was the story at Nativity Lutheran Church in Allentown as they watched their members seasonally migrate from one side of the sanctuary to the other to avoid the sun’s glare.
The Challenge
After researching many options on their own, the church approached us for a budget-wise solution for their trapezoid windows. We recommended Draper Flexshade fixed-frame panels as the ideal solution for skylights, sloped windows, or odd shaped windows.
The Solution
The panels are made of woven mesh fabric stretched tightly over an extruded aluminum frame, and provide solar filtration at lower cost than operable solutions. Panels can be surface mounted or mounted inside the frame with clips (the clips allow for easy removal of the shades for cleaning)
We chose fabric from swatches of varying openness, depending o the amount of light and heat control desired. Then we installed matching operable shades on the lower windows.
The new panels filter the sun, cut the glare and heat, but don’t block all of the light. They are aesthetically pleasing, and ended the congregation’s need to shift with the seasons.
Crayola Experience Easton
From apartment buildings to grand old churches and everything in between, we do any type of window treatment you might need for your public buildings.
We provide:
- Beautiful decorative treatments to show off the architectural beauty of your old stone church
- Fabric and styles that absorb sound in fire halls, rec centers, and theaters
- Important and economical privacy for apartment buildings
- Elaborate curtains for theaters or performing arts centers
- Glare cutting shades for odd shaped windows
Sampling of Community Projects
Project Name | Nature of Work | Location |
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Bethlehem Area Public Library | motorized shades | Bethlehem, PA |
Bethlehem City Hall | manual shades | Bethlehem, PA |
Bethlehem Fields | horizontal blinds, vertical binds | Bethlehem, PA |
Bethlehem Visitor's Center | motorized shades | Bethlehem, PA |
Cathedral Church of the Nativity | stage curtains | Bethlehem, PA |
Easton City Hall | manual shades | Easton, PA |
Egypt VFW | manual shades | Whitehall, PA |
Hanover Township Municipal Building | manual shades | Hanover Township, PA |
Hope Lutheran church | vertical blinds | Cherryville, PA |
Jacobsburg Environmental Center | manual shades, horizontal blinds, skylight shades | Nazareth, PA |
Nativity Lutheran Church | manual shades & fixed panels | Allentown, PA |
Northampton Borough Municipal Authority | vertical blinds | Northampton, PA |
Northampton County Dept. of Human Services | manual shades | Bethlehem, PA |
Our Lady of Victory Church | motorized shades | Tannersville, PA |
Palmer Apartments | horizontal blinds | Wynnewood, PA |
PP Mills | horizontal blinds | Allentown, PA |
Riverport | cellular shades | Bethlehem, PA |
Selinsgrove Community Center Library | manual & motorized shades | Selinsgrove, PA |
St. Johns Lutheran Church | drapes | Kutztown, PA |
St. Thomas More Church | stage curtains, vertical blinds | Allentown, PA |
Steel Fitness | manual shades | Various Locations |
Strata Flats | manual shades | Allentown, PA |
Trinity Lutheran Church | fixed panels | Allentown, PA |
The Ideal Balance
We make it look easy...
With every project, we consider many factors to arrive at the perfect balance of form and function.