I didn’t realize that we even tracked samples but I did a check today and we have mailed out a whopping 40000 samples in five years! That is an average of around 25 per day. That’s individual customers but the actual number of samples we pulled from our sample room or ordered from Hunter Douglas is much higher. [...]
Happy new years.
December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
New Color Descriptions
December 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
We know color monitors just do not show the accurate color. We have thirteen monitors here and three laptops and none look the same. We are SLOWLY going through each color and are adding a description of the fabric and the color to make ordering samples an easier choice. Be patient on this (we have over [...]
Merry Christmas
December 23, 2008 By
We hope everyone one has a wonderful Christmas. We are open tomorrow but will close once it dies down. We are closed Christmas (and to the lady that said we were not legit because we didn’t have someone to answer the phones on Thanksgiving) Tough! he he (or Ho Ho?). We will be back Friday [...]
Two new Comfortex color lines
December 22, 2008 By
We just added two new color lines in the Comfortex “sunscreens”. First is the Silver Screens II. Five new colors with that cool aluminum backing that gives this sunscreen the best reflective value on the market. The second group is called the Designer Screens in the Envisions collection. The Designer Screens are made of 100% [...]
New Image Galleries
December 20, 2008 By
Hunter Douglas recends projected price increase
December 18, 2008 By
Last month Hunter Douglas Window Fashions™ announced another price increase for their Country Woods™ wood blinds, EverWood™ Collection and the Modern Precious Metals™ Aluminum Blinds. For the Everwood™, it was the second price increase in less than a year. They sent all the dealers new price guides and now we are to replace them back [...]
New 1″ Wood Blinds
December 17, 2008 By
We just added an affordable 1″ wooden blind. These are an excellent blind for shallow mount openings and doors. They are made of 100% basswood and have a lifetime warranty against warpage. Thye ususally ship in around seven working days and there are three painted colors along with seven popular stains.
Lowe’s Faux Wood Blinds and Roman Shades
December 15, 2008 By
New Mini Blinds
December 13, 2008 By
We just added a new 1″ mini blind selection called “Best Buy Mini Blinds“. Pricing is more in line with some of our competitors. We still are keeping the old line because motorization and eight gauge aluminum slat material is available with that and not with this new mini blind. Best Buy Mini Blinds is a durable, six [...]
Timber Rio Woven Woods Backorders
December 12, 2008 By
Hunter Douglas Price Increase
December 11, 2008 By
I hate to say this guys but Hunter Douglas™ is having ANOTHER price increase effective January 6, 2009. From checking out the pricing, it looks like almost a 6% increase across the board. Prices will effect the following products: Country Wood™ EverWoods™ Modern Precious Metals™
New honeycomb shades
December 10, 2008 By
We just added a very high quality cellular shade line called Super Saver Single Cells. This is a 1/2″ single celled fabric in 15 light filtering colors and 12 blackout colors. Pricing is very reasonable, the fabric is of high quality, and all options are available including: top down-bottom up, cordless, and motorization. Order your [...]
Shangri-La sheer horizontals by Comfortex
December 8, 2008 By
This is an article given to us by Comfortex™. The soft touch of a translucent (see through) sheer provides the Shangri La™ 2″ and 3″ vaned sheer horizontal blinds with a beautiful radiance. The Shangri-La™ vanes are available in a room darkening or light filtering fabric and adjusts for different light control options. The Shangri-La™ is the [...]
Comfortex new mounting brackets for Ballet and Stardust
December 5, 2008 By
Comfortex ™ just added some new valance clips that will make it easier to attach to the Ballet™ and Stardust™ sheer vertical blinds. The new fascia mounting bracket for inside the window openings (inside mount) will help the installation process for the WOOD fascias. This option will make installation easier with just a snap of [...]
Odysee Insulating Blinds by Comfortex
December 1, 2008 By
The new Odysee ™ Insulating blinds by Comfortex is a unique new cellular shade. It goes up and down and has the same energy efficiency as a normal cell shde but with a pull of the cord, the cells collapse to give a one inch view between the cells! To see the new Odysee, click [...]
December Blind Sales
November 30, 2008 By
I hope everyone had a very nice Thanksgiving. These pictures were taken by my house this morning. Honeycomb (cellular) shades- 1 cent Top Down/Bottom Up Applause Single Cells Applause Double Cells Applause Blackouts Duette 3/8″ Single Cells Duette 3/4″ Single Cells Duette Double Cells Duette Blackouts Comfortex Cellular shades Timber Single Cells Timber Double Cells [...]
Hunter Douglas Puressence Applause Cellular Shades
November 26, 2008 By
Hunter Douglas Applause Puressence ™ is made of cotton. It is available in three very natural and neutral colors. They are very energy efficient and environmentally friendly. My option is that the Puressence ™ is one of the coolest fabrics on the market today. Another Hunter Douglas ™ awesome innovation. Check out the Puressence ™ [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
November 25, 2008 By
Hunter Douglas holiday schedule
November 21, 2008 By
Hunter Douglas will be doing end of the year inventory between December 22nd – January 5th. Hours will be: December 22-23, 8AM-5PM December 24, 8AM-12 December 25-26, closed December 29-31, 8AM-5PM January 1-2, Closed January 5, 8AM-5PM January 6- back to normal
Ikea Canada recalls 200,000 roman shades.
November 20, 2008 By
Check out this article: http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/11/20/ikea-recall.html. I posted about this before and one child actually DIES every two weeks because they get caught up in the cords of the most popular blinds. Parents for Window Blinds Safety is a non profit organization that puts pressure on blind manufactures to make the blinds more child friendly. All of [...]
Credit Upon Inspection
November 19, 2008 By
Sometimes a blind will show up damaged or broken. Other times a blind might break. Most of the time we will issue a call tag for a return or the factory will just remake the blind with no questions asked. Sometimes however, the factory might want the old blind back for a “credit upon inspection”. When this [...]
New Bamboo Blind article
November 18, 2008 By
We are updating our website including articles that have become outdated. I re-wrote our Bamboo Blinds section to include all the updated colors, styles and options. Check it out. We now offer a whopping 225 color selection and over 155 different options you can add to this popular shade to make it viable for any window [...]
New blog design
November 15, 2008 By
This is the first official post since we started hosting our blog on our server. I am practicing on this today. If you happen to see any obvious bugs, shoot us an email. Remember, 5% off your order if you write a review about us.
Website design and optimization
November 13, 2008 By
Search Conversion is an excellent source for web-design and search engine optimization. Scott has been running this company for several years and is very knowledgeable in many operating systems including asp and .NET based web servers. We have been using his service’s for several years and are giving him a plug. For the best in [...]
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