High Country Drapery Designs is a full-service custom window treatment company serving the Southeastern United States that designs, measures, creates and installs Custom Window Coverings including: Draperies, Blinds, Roman Shades, Plantation Shutters, Cornices. Top Treatments and more. You can be assured we will manage the entire process from measuring your space to the final installation flawlessly. We have Designers on staff who can help you create your perfect home or room design. We also offer reupholstery services. So if you have a room design in mind but a piece of furniture doesn’t quite meet your design goals, we can reupholster it for you. So your home and/or room is picture perfect.
MEET OUR TEAM
Jill Ballew
Principal Designer & CEO
Location: Corporate Headquarters, Chickamauga Georgia
Favorite Movie The Family Stone
Spirit Animal: Horse
Guilty Pleasure: Love days where I don’t need to get dressed and can lay around all day.
Favorite Color: Can a girl have two? Hot Pink and Navy
Most People Don’t Know: President Carter and Rosalyn rode their bikes to my house when I lived in Plains GA. Rosalyn told President Carter that she wanted a front door the same color as mine!
Favorite Food: Ravioli
What do you do in your Free Time: Tell me about this “Free Time”. Lol travel.
Francesca Banks
Designer
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Favorite Movie: The Money Pit
Spirit Animal: Deer
Guilty Pleasure: Reality TV
Favorite Color: Blue
Most People Don’t Know: My happy place is in any art gallery
Favorite Food: Italian
Free Time: Spend time with family or hikes with my husband/dogs.
Contact Francesca at: [email protected]
Beth Mills
Designer
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Movie: Message In A Bottle
Spirit Animal: Whale
Guilty Pleasure: Chocolate
Favorite Color: Green
Most People Don’t Know: I am fluent in Sign Language.
Favorite Food: Pasta
Free Time: Hike. Kayak. Enjoy nature. I just started pickleball. We shall see ….
Contact Beth at: [email protected]
Krista Savadge
Operations Manager
Location: Corporate Headquarters, Chickamauga Georgia
Movie: Oceans 11
Guilty Pleasure: Pedicures
Favorite Color: Purple
Most People Don’t Know: I was homeschooled.
Favorite Food: Chicken N Dumplings form the Groovey Gourmet
Free Time: I love to read but most of my free time is spent with my husband watching our kids play soccer/baseball/basketball.
Thyra DeCicco
Marketing Manager
Location: Corporate Headquarters, Chickamauga Georgia
Movie: The Breakfast Club
Guilty Pleasure: Cake.
Favorite Color: Fuscia or Turquoise. It depends on the day.
Most People Don’t Know: I used to help market musicians pro bono.
Favorite Food: Indian.
Free Time: I love to restore old homes and move (physically), walk, workout, etc.
Thanh Pitts
Seamstress
Location: Corporate Headquarters, Chickamauga Georgia
Movie: The Big Ben
Spirit Animal: A Bird
Guilty Pleasure: Being alone and being free to do whatever I want.
Favorite Color: I can’t pick one. I love the entire rainbow of colors.
Most People Don’t Know: My Great Grandfather was a King in Vietnam. My lineage is royalty.
Favorite Food: Anything spicy. Vietnamese noodles are a favorite.
Free Time: I love to knit and crochet.
