New Options Descriptions

Due to people not being able to find good pictures of all the options for a particular product, we added actual pictures to each product page. Simply scroll to the very, very bottom of that page to look at the options. Click on the picture to make it bigger. To select the option, simple hit [...]

Rio Woven Wood Blinds Kon Tiki.

Hi, I got an email this morning from Timber. Kon Tiki is coming. Orders due OUT on the 5th of March. Thanks you so much for your patience on this. It’s been kind of a nightmare on our end as well.

woven wood blinds and vertical blinds backorder notice

Woven Wood Blinds- Lincoln Park INWE200 is on backorder until the end of this week. Vertical Blinds- Doverwood Oak DWS35 is on backorder until the 9th of March. If you have these blinds on order, we can wait, pick a different color or cancel the order. Let us know and thank you for your patience.

Hunter Douglas™ coordinates chart for Nantucket™, Luminette™, Park Lane™ and Silhouette™.

Hunter Douglas™ has a coordinates chart to match the Park Lane™ Privacy Sheers with the Nantucket™ window shadings and also for the Luminette™ Privacy Sheers to match the Silhouette™ Window Shadings. This is a great chart to finding the CLOSEST match. However it’s just that. A close match. It isn’t the exact same color. If [...]

Closeout Woven Wood Blinds Modifications

We are out of a few Close Out Woven Wood Blinds which we took off line today and changed the size specifications on a few of the other colors. We now have it underneath each color  “Max width is 72″ for the ones that cannot be made wider. This is still an outrageous bargain so hurry while [...]

Blinds look great on our windows

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Wow, we don’t get a ton of these with photos so I thought I would post. Thanks guys. I hope you enjoy your new blinds. Louis: WOWZA!  Fabulous service!  All three blinds were delivered by UPS today.  Packages intact, contents not harmed.     We are enclosing the spare bedroom fotos of “Shadow Sky”.  They [...]

Re-hashing Inside Mount and Outside Mount

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I guess we need to keep posting on this because questions still come up. First, if you have ANY questions on how to measure and are not clear, call us. We often can walk you through it when you are on the phone. First in the blind industry, we have an inside the window (inside [...]

Double paned window facts

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Double paned windows (the most typical out there) is made of two layers of glass with gas in the middle. Each pane of glass probably has a glazing on it to add to energy efficiency as well but the fact is, almost 50% of the heating and cooling escapes from your home through a double [...]

How to choose the product that’s right for your home by Hunter Douglas™

Again, this comes from Hunter Douglas™. Hunter Douglas™ provides everything to make your windows a beautiful expression of the way you live. Light source. Where the light is coming from is important. First make sure you know which direction your windows face. North light tends to be cold and clear, suggesting energy-efficient window treatments. Light [...]

New Sampling

OK, I finally got around to redesigning our samples. All the samples will eventually be labled with the color name, number, our logo. We currently order all samples from Hunter Douglas directly from them but will eventually stock them in house to get those out that day or the following day as well. They are [...]

Hunter Douglas backorder notice

Duette™ Eclipse 3/8″ Blackouts Bisque on back order and due to arrive to the factory on the 13th. All orders should ship by the 17th. Sorry about the inconvenience.

Prestige Blinds Backorder Notice

Newport Blackout Roller Shades due in this week 9-13th. Contrast Tan Vertical Blinds due in 3-2-09. Sorry guys. If you need to change colors or want to cancel, just let us know.

Hunter Douglas™ Website Makeover

Ah, we are so used to just using the back end that we didn’t notice this. Probably a couple of weeks old. Hunter Douglas™ just totally redesigned their website. www.hunterdouglas.com. The flash based design is much more user friendly and searching for pictures is much easier. Great job guys.

New Applause™ Motorized Specs by Hunter Douglas™

We keep telling you that for the battery operated remote controlled blinds, Hunter Douglas™ is one of the best if not the best out there. Besides the new radio technology, the specifications for the PowerRise™ with Platinum™ is fantastic. Check these new specs out: For the Applause™ Casuelle™ 3/4″ light filtering single cells, Width to: [...]

The Light is Changing by Hunter Douglas™

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This article comes directly from “We Make Green Beautiful” brochure that we received from Hunter Douglas™. It has a ton of useful information and will keep you posted. They give us great info like this all the time and I wish they would let us know who the authors of this so we can give [...]

Alouette™ LightLouvers by Hunter Douglas™ to be retired

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We have been informed that starting May 1st, 2009, Hunter Douglas™ will longer be making the Alouette™ LightLouvers blind and it will be permanently retired. We asked our fabricator if this was true and the response was that material are no longer being stocked. If you like the Alouette™, order those now while supplies last. [...]

New Quick Quote Layout

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I hope it makes it easier to order and price. We made the quick quote a “pepto pink” to make it easier to see, put the size specs and additional shipping charges if they apply to show automatically, and if the fabric is more expensive (we comboed alot of colors), it will tell you as [...]

February Sales and News

Ask us about Designer Screen Shades by Hunter Douglas™ Closeout Woven Wood Blinds- These are true closeouts and are high quality. The pricing is fantastic. Good literally, until supplies last. 15% off on Rio Woven Wood Blinds 10% off Prestige Woven Wood Blinds Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3. Free UltraGlide upgrade on all [...]