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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.

Hi guys. We are back. Everything should be caught up as of now and thanks for your patience. We are down to one person (me) for the next two days (big mistake on my part). I thought it would be dead between Christmas and New Years but today was the busiest we had in weeks. [...]

New Color Descriptions

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

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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

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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

We just added hundreds of new photos so you can take a better look at the products. Simply click on the “Image Gallery” or “Photo Gallery” right above the quick quote of each page. Some might not have them yet because we are waiting on the vendors to get the photos to us.

Hunter Douglas recends projected price increase

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

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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

I picked up the paper Sunday and saw a very nice color ad from Lowes™. It was for a Faux Wood 2″ blind at 31″ x 64″. The price was just incredible. Much lower than ours or anybody else’s that I am aware of. I know Lowes™ does some massive buying and times are definitely [...]

New Mini Blinds

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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

Yes, it is that time of year. Timber Blinds just sent us over a list of backorders for the Rio bamboo blinds: #13 Franca Pecan ETA 1/31/09 #31 Monte Carmelo ETA 1/31/09 #45 Kon Tiki ETA 12/30/08 #46 Tatui ETA 1/31/09 #52 Coluna ETA 1/31/09 #65 Tupi ETA 1/31/09 #69 Serrana ETA 1/31/09

Hunter Douglas Price Increase

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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

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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

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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

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

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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 [...]