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11 | Wednesday, June 12, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com 13 · Friday, May 4, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com 13 · Friday, May 4, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com The The Drape Lady Drape Lady Interior Interior fOrum fOr mic Fin Sake Bar serves authentic Japanese experience e with the Drape Lady Put a `WOW' into your living space with the Drape Lady Serving an authentic and comforting Prac t itiO ne r in bu s iness nD in D u s t ry this feature serves as as Dynamic fOrum fOr PractitiOners in a business anD inDustry Japanese dining experience in drapes downtown mean that each person doesn't order just Whether you are looking to put in your bedroom, living, dining or family s i was with my clients all day anyway ." any longer as i was with my clients all day anyway." room or any other room with a window, the Lady is your one-stop resource ith her clients, she develops the perfect style of window covering, together with her clients, she develops the perfect style of window covering, Oakville, Fin Sake Bar is the area's first andDrape one entrée. Instead, Masuda recommends for window treatments, drapes, blinds, drapery hardware, curtain linings and drapery traditional, updated traditional, casually elegant or country . "i love be it formal, traditional, updated traditional, casually elegant or country. "i love only Japanese style pub. With roots in Toronthat a group of four order between eight to fabric. specializing in residential homes in Oakville, mississauga and burlington areas, e of dressing architectural windows, and i also carry an endless the challenge of dressing architectural windows, and i also carry an endless the Drape Lady, who has won numerous readers choice awards for design and to and a sister restaurant on Eglinton, Fin 10 different dishes throughout the night to erent high-quality fabrics, textures and blinds that aa variety of different high-quality fabrics, texturescreate and blinds that create service, provides designs that reflect her client's personality and lifestyle. piece right in your home." conversation piece right in your home." Sake Bar is the perfect place to kick back share. She says this way diners don't get "it didn't take me long to fall in love with the whole process of creating the ofessional retail and entrepreneurial experience have kept the years of professional retail and entrepreneurial experience have kept the with friends after work and enjoy delicious so full but can still enjoy the drinks. `Perfect magic' for my client's windows and more their living space," Drape Lady 20 years. local treasure for than "between myself and Drape Lady a local treasure for more than 20 years. "between myself and sake with foods that complement them. The menu at Fin Sake Bar is slightly difelisabeth Wimmer explains. sses, we have over 70 years of combined experience, which we my seamstresses, we have over 70 years of combined experience, which we "We call ourselves a Drape sake Lady, bar from. because ferent than the one offered at the Eglinton before becoming the elisabeth owned bed and bath boutiques closely hare and draw ithree also work together with my installer constantly share and draw from. i also work closely together with my installer inis toronto, mississauga and Oakville and it was there that she had her been first and most working able to my work. We have for together many years who is invaluable totogether my work. We have been working for many years that the main thing that we do and it replocation, but is prepared by the same, exhumbling window treatment experience. "my customers kept asking me all the time enjoy the process of the installation and the touches. i i am am and we both enjoy the process final of the installation and the final touches. resents Japan and Japanese food," owner perienced kitchen if i could make working a simple bedroom drape with out of two king size sheets fora them. i do e to be such great team that supports very fortunate to be working with such a great team thateach supports each other otherstaff. The main feature says of the restaurant, which is wagyu beef ­ the most expensive type likeMasuda challenges and so ithe stepped up to the plate and learned how to measure, what y Akiko stage of creation." through every stage of the creation." hardware to use, what lining to use andsake how to figure things out," e opened Lady , elisabeth along with her team of seamstresses make sure that at the Drape Lady, elisabeth along with her team of seamstresses make sure ­ that in early May. Much like wine, of premium beef cooked directly on Japaafter a while elisabeth really began enjoy working with windows and and that mpleted from beginning to end all clients 100 per cent the job is completed from beginning to are end and that all clients arelava 100 per cent from a volcano in Japan. must be properly paired with food for to optinese imported thought to herself,and "if we can make drapes from bed sheets, we can also make e quality craftsmanship throughout. "Our goal throughout. is to find practical happy with the quality and craftsmanship "Our goal is to a find a practical enjoyment. Fortunately Fin Sake Bar's The she lavasays. is heated in the oven and the beef them from fabrics." soon after it became, "if we can makeyour drapes for bedrooms itmal your needs and make windows great," she says. solution tolook suit your needs and make your windows look great," we can alsotrained make them for living, dining, family rooms, etc..." staff are well in those pairings and placed on top where it cooks at the table so nformation about the Drape to get some ideas about for more information about the Drape Lady or Yoshi to get some ideas about Owner Akiko Masuda, Lady centre, posesor with her staff, from left, Sada, Toshiyo, Wein, elisabeth sold her last store in 1990home and became the send Drape Lady literally tments for your elisabeth a message through her window treatments for your home send elisabeth a message through her it sizzling and cook it to their explaining the difference between dryer diners can hear and Erin at theto new Fin Sake Bar. website Photo by Inger MacKenzie/Metroland Media Group overnight. "i began working from my residence, which proved have been one w .drapelady .ca. clients contacting the Drape Lady through her www.drapelady.ca. clients contacting the Drape Lady through her sake, made with rice harvested from Japreference, or allow their server to help. It's of my best business decisions ever," she explains. "i didn't really need a store receive a discount on their new order . receive a discount on their new order. website will pan's cooler regions and the full bodied sake made with rice from the hotter spots in Japan. Fin Izakaya, the Toronto-based sister restaurant, was the first of its kind in the area, but since opening four years ago has Spanish. The sharable, smaller portions Together with you, Elisabeth will develop the perfect style of window covering, be it formal, traditional, updated traditional, casually elegant or country. Elisabeth loves the challenge of dressing architectural windows. She carries an endless variety of different fabrics, textures and blinds that create a conversation piece right in your home. An expert in bedroom makeovers, she will pull it all together from scratch or work with your favorite items, finishing them off with just the right accessories and drapes. The Drape Lady would love to work with you. Contact us to set up your FREE consultation - No charge for design and estimate LET US PUT A WOW INTO YOUR LIVING SPACE THANK YOU TO ALL CUSTOMERS WHO ATTENDED OUR GRAND OPENING! spawned about 20 similar restaurants. And with customers coming from west of the City, asking for a location out this way, owners Masuda and Kevin Lee knew that Oakville was the perfect place to open the new location. A trip to Fin Sake Bar will treat you to an authentic Japanese experience. It's the kind of place where you can order from the extensive sake menu and relax before ordering your food, which is described as Tapassized portions ­ a term borrowed from the an experience that Masuda says Oakville's food enthusiasts won't want to miss. Fin Sake Bar is located at 221 Lakeshore Rd. East. For more information and reservations, call 905-842-1196 or visit www. finizakaya.com. Drape Lady 287 Interior · www.drapelady.ca at 905-847-3287 · www.drapelady.ca Please check our facebook page for daily specials throughout the summer. TheDISCOUNT CIAL SPECIAL DISCOUNT ng me through my new for contacting me website through my new website Fin Sake Bar Oakville 221 Lakeshore Rd East, Oakville 55 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 102, Toronto TEL: 905 - 842 - 1196 TEL: 647 - 347 - 3864 WWW.FINIZAKAYA.COM Fin Izakaya Toronto