Made in the Shade Blinds and More

[...] As a window coverings dealer in the Santa Rosa area of California I do many design consultations for customers. [...]

[...] Shade, and the service at a big box store. Many people think that they can save money buying window coverings at a big box store. Well, in most big box stores, the customer chooses the type of blind [...]

[...] I walked up to the door. Many of these window coverings had the top down bottom up feature which adds so many options to their window covering in [...]

[...] big-box store were so embarrassingly warped that we had to take a photo. When it comes to window coverings and blinds, you really do get what you pay for. Recently, I stopped into a local big box [...]

[...] east, south,  or west-facing windows, it is not only desirable but necessary to have shade. Solar shades are the perfect solution. They block up to 99% of the heat and glare. This heat and glare [...]

[...] Photo 1 I recently went to a customer’s house and took photos of solar shades we installed in a beautiful house in Healdsburg, California the other day. The benefit of [...]

[...] Photos thanks to friends from Made in the Shade, Fl Last week I wrote about how solar shades improve the environment of an interior space in residential homes. As I mentioned, they are [...]

[...] time of year, when people think about window coverings, they might not first have thought of solar shades because it is winter. There are several reasons they might be shopping for solar shades even [...]

[...] options still apply. The post Free Cordless Lift System appeared first on Made in the Shade Blinds and More. [...]

[...] .” The post Window Covering Designer: What “Service” Really Means appeared first on Made in the Shade Blinds and More. [...]

[...] options with real wood. The post The Ever Elegant Wood Blinds appeared first on Made in the Shade Blinds and More. [...]

[...] and Drapes. The post How Honeycomb Shades Can Save You Money appeared first on Made in the Shade Blinds and More. [...]

[...] , I wrote about the long history of wood blinds and some of the differences between wood and faux wood blinds. In this blog I would like to let you know about some of the cool features that wood and [...]

[...] there are no pinpricks of light coming into the room. Customers who have purchased wood or faux wood blinds, really appreciate the fact that the room can be very dark with the blinds closed. Since the [...]

[...] Room or go out to their vineyard and enjoy that. What I’d like to show you is the faux wood blinds we’ve put in and the convenience and the versatility of faux wood blinds. Well, the [...]

[...] applies to Graber® Cellular, Pleated, and Natural Shades as well as Wood, Composite, and Faux Wood Blinds. For more information, contact us at Made in the Shade Santa Rosa TODAY! Cordless Lift [...]

[...] heat and glare – can be lowered while the privacy shade is up in the headrail. One shade is a solar shade that cuts out 85-99% of heat and glare and the other shade is typically a roller shade that [...]

[...] you have something that gives a customer a lot of options if you’re thinking of a solar shade Healdsburg residents will agree that they have a very sleek look, are very [...]

[...] is also a concern, you can control the degree of privacy or openness with the choice of  solar shade material. What that means is, a material with a low openness factor will block a very high [...]

[...] time. Photo 2 Solar Shades Reduce Glare Photo 2 shows how the  glare is cut out by the  solar shade. Even though the sun is behind that solar shade, it is screened by the shade. No direct [...]

[...] Window Fashions & Flooring. Today, we’re going to talk to you about honeycomb or cellular shades. You can get these in several lines. The one I’m going to show you today is a double [...]

[...] see in the photo. Now, what if for some reason you decide against shutters or sliding cellular shades for sliding glass doors or French doors? If you need to cover this window for privacy, [...]

[...] TV. So they needed something to cover these windows and, in this case, it’s honeycomb cellular shades. You can also get a lot of light filtering while covering the glare. What we’re going [...]

[...] of the companies I represent, is now offering a FREE upgrade to cordless when you purchase cellular shades, pleated shades, wood blinds, natural shades, faux wood, and composite wood until the end of [...]

[...] children. The post Window Shade Cord Safety For Children appeared first on Made in the Shade Window Blinds. [...]

[...] . Thank you. The post Honeycomb Shades For Adjustable Privacy appeared first on Made in the Shade Window Blinds. [...]

[...] shutter dealer. The post Plantation Shutters, Healdsburg, Ca appeared first on Made in the Shade Window Blinds. [...]

[...] . Thanks. Made In The Shade. The post Why Buy Window Shutters? appeared first on Made in the Shade Window Blinds. [...]

[...] window coverings to keep your house warm or cool depending on the season? Here they are: 1. Honeycomb cellular shades of double or triple cell  construction 2. Shutters,  of hybrid or composite [...]

[...] ” and Hunter Douglas calls it “Ultra-Glide”. Several products such as Roman shades, honeycomb cellular shades, and woven wood shades, also known as natural shades, have break-away cords [...]

[...] to give you one example of a customer of mine who had previously purchased 16 honeycomb cellular shades from a big box store on one of their “sales”. On the face of it, he would [...]

[...] the Legacy valance can save you about $50 per window. The top down, bottom up feature on honeycomb cellular shades, Roman shades, natural shades, and pleated shades can save between $60 and $80 per [...]

[...] solar shades. So we have designed the shades for those windows as well. In the past, mostly aluminum blinds were sold for offices and still are in many cases. Some very large commercial buildings with [...]

[...] if you’re in a commercial application where you’d like to go a little higher than aluminum blinds, but you want something that looks nice, at a good price point, with a lot of versatility, [...]

[...] For more information, Make an Appointment TODAY! **Not available with Solar/Roller Shades, Aluminum Blinds, or Simple Selections. Contract quotes are excluded from this offer. Orders must be placed [...]

[...] Pleated BLINDS Wood, Composite, and Faux Wood Blinds *Not available with solar/roller shades, aluminum blinds, or Simple Selections. Contract quotes are excluded from this offer. Orders must be placed [...]

[...] to reach the cords. There are several preventions for this. One way is to only install cordless shades. Another is to install shutters because they have no cords. There are several free retrofit [...]

[...] about other ways you can prevent strangulation by window cords in children (or pets) besides cordless shades. There is also information about window blind safety here: Window Cord Safety Council, or [...]