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Step Up to the Style Bar

by Terry Coffey | April 9, 2026 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper At Home, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Every room is different. Every person has a unique sense of style. That’s why we believe in giving you as many alternatives as possible. Soon you will be able to step up your style game with the latest hem bar offering from Draper and Draper At Home: The Style Bar! A...

Elevate Shades Now Available for Commercial Market

by Chuck Raible | April 1, 2026 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Commercial clients are asking for shading solutions that deliver clean aesthetics, reliable performance, and long‑term value. For dealers and architects, that means finding products that not only look great on day one but continue performing without creating...

Bringing 2026 Color Trends to Life with Draper At Home

by Terry Coffey | March 25, 2026 | Draper At Home, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Color forecasters and interior designers seem to agree: homeowners are moving away from cool minimalism and toward nature-inspired palettes that feel grounded, joyful, and familiar. 2026 is a year defined by richer neutrals, dustier jewel tones, earthy greens, and...

Versa Clarion Fixed Screen Delivers Strength, Economy, and Performance

by Jim Hoodlebrink | March 4, 2026 | Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology | 0 Comments

There are three things required for fixed screens used in hospitality, education, and other applications: strength, performance, and economy. The new Versa Clarion fixed frame screen from Draper delivers all 3. Strength The Versa Clarion frame is constructed of 1-1/2...

Introducing Elevate, Our Next Gen Cordless Manual Shades!

by Clint Childress | February 4, 2026 | Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

It’s time to take the home manual shading experience to a new level. New Elevate shades from Draper At Home deliver the safety, durability, and performance your clients have been clamoring for. Cordless shades with one-touch operation are an increasingly popular...

World Series Bound

by Amy Madden | Aug 16, 2012 | Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

New Castle, Indiana is like so many other small towns. It is not quite as obscure as Spiceland (population 800), where Draper is located, but it’s not exactly well known either. For all of you sports fans out there though, our 11-12 year old Little League Baseball...

Fall is coming! Time to recharge rental inventories!

by Jim Hoodlebrink | Aug 15, 2012 | Rental & Staging

Wow, record heat in many parts of the United States. Indiana is part of that--much of our state is dealing with drought conditions. The good news is this past week we have seen a little rain, and great temperatures in the 80’s. Maybe Fall is coming! Actually, yes,...

Celebrating our summer intern, Samantha

by Amy Madden | Aug 14, 2012 | Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging

Every year Draper mines the employee pool for children and grandchildren looking for temporary, summer employment. We had 21 hires this summer, and our department, Audio Visual Sales, had the pleasure of working with Samantha Smith. Samantha just graduated from high...

Lighting up the CEA Line Show NYC

by Bob Hadsell | Aug 2, 2012 | Home Theatre, Screen Technology

New York City in late June! The weather was great (cooler than our drought-stricken state), the people wonderful (as always! I think New Yorkers get a bum rap…), and the lights!!! June 27 and 28, the lights were on at the CEA Line Show NYC, bringing together media and...

A Slice of Americana

by John Pidgeon | Jul 24, 2012 | From the President's Desk

Last weekend Spiceland celebrated its big event of the year - Freedom Days. Freedom Days is sponsored by the Spiceland Volunteer Fire Department and the local school corporation's scholarship fund, and takes place on a Friday-Saturday each July. It is a celebration of...

Relay for Life 2012

by John Pidgeon | Jul 19, 2012 | From the President's Desk

Eleanor Painter and Sharla Massengale volunteered to lead the company's Relay for Life team for the 2012 event. They worked hard and the effort was very successful. Here's their story, and a gallery of photos from the event. - John Pidgeon With the belief that...

Gym Equipment Powers Meet at Draper

by Neal Turner | Jul 9, 2012 | Gym Equipment

Draper was pleased to host most of the nation’s top gymnasium equipment dealers on Sunday, April 29th and Monday April, 30th. We have had similar national sales meetings in the past, but have always held them at remote locations and in conjunction with a trade show....

My First Press Conference

by Amy Madden | Jul 5, 2012 | Draper Updates, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

In my own mind, there were a hundred members of the press hanging on every word we said. In reality, there were maybe 15 people there...and who really knows what they heard. It was my first shot at a press conference. I complained beforehand, but I had fun. If you...

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