Child Safety for your home

This is a brochure Hunter Douglas sent us and I felt will be useful to you. It contains all of their products that have the child safety feature in mind. There are safety features for all of their product but I listed only the ones that have no strings. All the others have strings and [...]

How to clean Vignette Modern Roman Shades

This useful information comes directly from the Hunter Douglas recipe for success series. You need a feather duster and a hand-held vacuum. You need to dust occasionally with a feather duster. You can also vacuum for a more thorough dust removal but only use a low suction, hand held vacuum. You can spot clean with [...]

Somner Vertical Blinds by Hunter Douglas

We just added the new Hunter Douglas Somner Collection. Almost 300 new styes and colors to choose from. Free shipping if under 95 inches. Go to: Hunter Douglas Vertical Blinds to view all the new Somners.

Hunter Douglas Vertical Solutions

Hunter Douglas Just came out with this brand new line of popular vertical blinds. They now offer around 20 styles and colors. Click here to view vinyl Vertical Solutions. Click here to look at fabric Vertical Solutions.

July Sales

July Promos!!! Keep scrolling down the page to view all sales. Massive Comfortex Sale- Dennis Swan, our Comfortex rep, must have been happy at the blog post we did about him. This is by far the best sale ever offered for Comfortex products. Shangri La 2″ and 3″ Horizontal Sheer Blinds. 10% off. Good through [...]

New Pleated Arches just added

The picture comes from the Hunter Douglas website. We just added a totally new collection of pleated arches that are great for those hard to cover arch openings. We have a fantastic collection of colors and textures to choose from. Go to Pleated Arches to view this new collection. For perfect arches, we need just [...]

Envision Roller Shades by Comfortex

Due to back order problems on sampling, we took this popular product off line. However, the samples have arrived and we are again back in action. Remember, samples are free. Go to Envision Roller Shades Group 1 and Envision Roller Shades Group 2 to view all colors and options. Our Hunter Douglas guy Joe Marley [...]

Woven Wood Bora Bora Discontinued

This color is discontinued. Please read what Prestige has to say: We have depleted our inventory of Natural Woven pattern BORA BORA WT115 from our Natural Woods Woven Treasures collection, therefore, effective immediately it will be discontinued and removed from our system. There are many reasons for the decision to discontinue this pattern: -Pattern is [...]

May Promotions

There has been only one change since April promotions and that is the Hunter Douglas Applause and Duette 1 cent Literise (cordless) sale is no longer available. To see all of this months promos, click here.

How to adjust Vignette Modern Roman Shades ™

All of this information comes from a “Recipe for Success” card given out by Hunter Douglas Window Fashions. How to level a Vignette. 1. Access the bottom rail weight from the back of the shades. 2. Simply push up on the weight clips to release, then move the clips and weight one inch at a [...]

A press release on Pirouette window shadings being used on the set of NBC’s, "The Celebrity Apprentice."

Just got this press release from Hunter Douglas about the new PIROUETTE by Hunter Douglas. UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J., Apr. 1, 2008-This year, the seventh season of NBC’s hit television show “The Apprentice” premiered with an all-star celebrity cast competing in business-related challenges for charity. The newly renamed “The Celebrity Apprentice,” boasting 12.9 million viewers [...]

Hunter Douglas price increase starts soon

Starting May 1st, Hunter Douglas is increasing their pricing. Hurry to get orders in by April 30th. Looks like it is pretty much across the board averaging between 3% to 7%. Hunter is also going to introduce a new Silhouette book, Provenance Woven Woods, and as mentioned on the last post, Hunter Douglas vertical blinds. [...]

On Vacation

Sorry its been a while since the last post but I finally got a vacation (since my 3 year old was born)! Went on a “Windows to the World” cruise that was given by the awesome Hunter Douglas team. My wife and I went on the Caribbean Cruise that took us around Cuba with stops [...]

April Promos!!! Keep scrolling down the page to view all sales.

Hunter Douglas Duette Honeycomb Shades Sale*- 1 cent LiteRise Upgrade. Shows up automatically in Quick Quote. No Promo Code needed! Runs till April 30. Rebates, Rebates, Rebates- $20 on UltraGlide (quantity 4 max), $20 on EasyRise (quantity 4 max), $50 on PowerRise (quantity 4 max), $100 on Vertiglide (quantity 4 max). On your order page [...]

How to adjust Nantucket and Silhouette

This info comes from Hunter Douglas. If the fabric rolls unevenly or rubs against the end cap, just follow these simple steps to keep the Silhouette or Nantucket hanging straight. 1. Be sure the shading is mounted so the head rail is level. Use a carpenters level to be sure. 2. If it is still [...]

Country Woods & Everwoods Benefits and Enhancements

This info comes from Hunter Douglas Intermountain. Wider Slat Spacing- Starting April 1st The unique PVC-free formulation of the Everwoods and Everwood X-tra slat allows Hunter Douglas to offer wider expanses between ladders; in fact, the widest in the industry. On April 1st, 2008, they will be moving to a wider 18″ tape spacing on [...]

Country Woods and Everwoods Benefits & Enhancements

Information comes from Hunter Douglas Intermountain Wider Slat Spacing-Starting April 1st. The unique PVC-free formulation of the Hunter Douglas Everwood and Everwood X-tra slat allows them to offer wider expanses between ladders; in fact, the widest in the industry. On April 1, 2008 they will be moving to a wider 18″ tape spacing on the [...]

Cleaning Silhouette and Nantucket

This information comes from Hunter Douglas. Even though the Silhouette and Nantucket look delicate, these window shadings are quite durable. You should be careful, but not afraid. Here’s how to make a clean sweep of things. First, dust occasionally with a feather duster. If you have access to one of those compressed air cleaners (used [...]

March Sales

March Promos!!! Keep scrolling down the page to view all sales. Comfortex Cellular (Honeycomb shades) *Sale* 1 cent top down, bottom up. Shows automatically. No promo code needed. Runs till March 31st. Please note, for standard cordlock only. Not cordless. Click here to go to Comfortex Cellular Shades with Free Top Down, Bottom Up   [...]

Tips for out-of-level windows

This information comes from Hunter Douglas. How to recognize when a window is not “level” or “square”. How to identify Out-of-Level Windows Inside the window: The shade rolls up unevenly and may appear to be crooked. Using a level, verify that the top of the window frame is level. If the window frame is not [...]

R-Value and Coefficient explained

This information comes from Hunter Douglas Window Fashions and is interesting. R-Value The R-Value is simply the measure of a blinds ability to resist the heat flow which is very important during the cool winter. The higher the R-Value, the more insulation the blind provides and the better at reducing heat loss. A standard window [...]

Hunter Douglas price increases

Yep, it is that time of year. Starting May 1st, Hunter Douglas will be increasing their prices. We have not received the new price books yet but have received a memo on the projected price increases. All products are going to increase between three to five percent. The only ones that will remain the same [...]

*New* Hunter Douglas Designer Roller Shades

Highlights of this new and exciting product are: -123 new colors: 15 new fabrics and 26 collections -Three fabric Categories: Traditional, classic look and traditional feel, Natural, casual, the look of grass cloth, chenille, and other natural elements, and lastly the new Soft category with elegant textures, gentle hand and luxurious colors. – New lifting [...]

Jubilance Roman Shades

After 10 years of operation, Hunter Douglas has discontinued their Jubilance Roman Shades line. They are planning on coming out with a totally new line but this popular product has gone the way of the dinosaur. Hunter will continue doing repairs on this until all the fabric is depleted.

February News Letter and Promos

9 promotions for February Save $10 on Hunter Douglas Applause honeycomb shades Easyrise continuous cordloop….Applause Easyrise details and prices 5% off all Prestige Vertical blinds….click here for sale prices 1 cent sale on Comfortex top down-bottom up Signature series cellular shades….a $30 savings 5% off all Comfortex Woodwinds 2″ composite blinds….sale prices click here 1 cent [...]