Shades Shutters and Window Blinds
Insights and Opinons from the Window Blinds Industry
Comfortex is fazing out the Stardust vertical sheers and replacing them with the more functional Ballet Sheer drapes. The Stardust was a nice option to match the popular Shangri-La colors but vertical drapery sheers sales have slowed because of price and consumers tastes. Comfortex just came out with a new Shangri-La sample book a few [...]
Most cellular shades are either glued or heat treated or both. All of our cellular shades have a lifetime warranty against fabric separation and a remake is usually as easy as sending a picture over. Here is a picture of a job where the customers string snapped and the blind separated. You can tell this [...]
The metal fascia simply snaps into place on the roller shade bracket. Our installers try to hang each bracket as an up mount because it allows you to pull the brackets in and out from the sides and makes a tighter fit. Install the bracket. The top part of the fascia hooks into the top [...]
All of our brand 1″, 2″ & 2 1/2″ custom wood blinds will now come with magnets instead of plastic valance clips. This new option makes installation as easy as ever. It also hides the clips and gives the blinds a cleaner look. Available on the 15th.
Once you receive your blinds, cut the box slowly. Once out of the box, be sure to wrap the packages instead of just cutting in.
We had a customer who ordered four shades all at the exact width even though the sizes were slightly different. In most cases, up to 1/2 difference will still allow the blind to hang properly. When it comes to roller shades though, measurements are crucial. For all of our blinds and shades, each window needs [...]
Although we have provided about 30 of these motors over the last several months, we haven’t had the opportunity to test them in person. We had a reject brought in and we decided to test it out. The Somfy ST-50 is a heavy duty roll up motor made for roller shades up to 35 pounds [...]
Measuring for shades is extremely easy but if you are nervous, we just added a measure insurance that you can choose for most of our blinds and shades. It covers mis-measures only and not all of our products. It has to be listed as an option when you select your blinds or shades. It is [...]
The decor of any room is never truly finished until window treatments are added. Woven window blinds are some of the most versatile window dressings available. They compliment many different decorating styles from elegant, modern or traditional to rustic, tropical or exotic. They are a beautiful finishing touch to any room. Woven blinds are made [...]
If you are looking for new crown valances for your sliding panel or folding panel doors, we have just added two new models that you may find interesting. The Woven Woods Sliding Panel doors add a classy touch to any room, offering the choice of a light filtering backing fabric to provide soft shade with [...]
We are offering some very nice Specials for June. Our roller shades and sunscreens promotions were a massive hit so we are running it to July 5th. If the product you want is not on special, use your discount codes found in your samples packet, emails, online coupons and thank you cards to get added [...]
My friend David is a independent blinds distributor in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He is experienced in every aspect of the blind industry including retail, and many years as a sales representative for various manufacturers. After some recent layoffs at his last job, David has decided to start his own business and continue as an [...]
There are many different types of accessories that an individual can purchase to help spruce up their home. One type of accessory that many people think are popular is window and blinds. On many occasions people do not think that they can do anything special with these items but they are incorrect. There are many [...]
We are offering some very nice specials for May. Our roller shades and sunscreens are the lowest we had all year. If the product you want is not on special, use your discount codes found in your samples packet, emails, online coupons and thank you cards to get added savings. For these listed below, there [...]
The woven wood folding doors are unique because they serve kind of like a drape. They can also be used for doors and even room dividers. However, they are most popular on sliding glass doors. The woven wood folding door blinds are just a giant piece of woven wood fabrics turned vertically and put on [...]
Shades for windows are used to cover or block the warm rays that the sun emits. Using these, the rays does not directly enter the house and somewhat regulates the temperature inside the house. A lot of people, particularly decorators and designers have been finding ways to have more ideas regarding motorized window covers. In [...]
For some of our arches, we will allow you to make odd shaped window treatments. For window arches where the height does not equal half the width, a template will be required. A template is simply a cutout of the window opening. When it is sent in to the factory, they will lay the template [...]
Spring has sprung, and that big round ball in the sky has finally begun to show itself again. It has been six long months since most have basked in the warmth it creates. While you have been sorely missed Old Sol, your glare can be a little overwhelming at times. In order to keep you [...]
Many companies today are jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in an effort to increase sales and marketing of their products. Shades Shutters Blinds new Twitter page offers their customers the opportunity to check up on some of the latest news concerning their company’s products. Shades Shutters and Blinds is a well established company that has [...]
We now have three Hunter Douglas certified installers on staff. Although we are not allowed to sell Hunter Douglas online anymore, we do still sell in the Colorado market and Hunter Douglas offers the most comprehensive training in the entire blinds industry that really can be used with any vendor. It helps not only on [...]
We just did our first door cutout online for plantation shutters and it actually turned out great. As you can tell, we simplified our shutter program to the bare basics. However, our client Chris seemed very competent and did his research before calling us to do the job. When it comes to shutters, there is [...]
This has to be one of the worst cases of freight damage we have ever got. The blinds came from Timber Blinds & Shutters who is one of our main suppliers. For freight that is over 96″ wide, they are shipped common carrier because Fed Ex and UPS doesn’t ship that big. This particular order [...]
When it comes to the string on blinds, they are actually designed to go out over time without breaking the mechanisms. We mainly see it in heavier blinds such as faux woods or mini blinds. However, we had a case of a past customer who needed to re-string his cellular shade. He ordered the Comfortex [...]
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