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How To Select The Best Shutters For Your Home

After browsing Pinterest for hours on end, binge-watching all the home reno shows on HGTV for a week and talking to friends, neighbors, and your Aunt Sally, you’ve finally decided that you want interior shutters for your home. Now you have to decide on which […]

Acrylic Drapery Rods Are A Clear Choice

One of the hottest trends in drapery hardware right now is using acrylic drapery rods. They are frequently used with finials and rings that have brass, chrome, or other metallic accents. They give a touch of “bling” to your windows. Many companies are making clear […]

Motorization Monday

For years, personal trainers and business coaches have been using the term “Motivation Monday” or some variation because alliteration makes a phrase easy to remember (alliteration means having words that start with the same letter or sound). With that in mind, welcome to “Motorization Monday” […]

How Much Difference Can One Inch Make?

When it comes to selecting the best configuration for your plantation shutters, there are several things you need to keep in mind. First off, is it possible to install the shutters INSIDE the window casing or do they need to be installed OUTSIDE or in […]

6 Tips on Finding The Right Interior Decorator

It has been said that finding the right interior decorator to work with is like finding the right pair of shoes. Of the hundreds of styles of shoes on the market, there are very few that will meet your personal taste, your needs, or your […]

What Is The Difference Between Curtains And Draperies?

In the window treatment industry, there is an age-old question that is debated frequently but has never been definitively answered. “What is the difference between curtains and draperies?” Is there, in fact, a difference? That kind of depends on who you ask. According to some […]

What Kind Of Window Treatments Should I Buy?

One of the biggest questions we get asked is “What kind of window treatments should I buy?” A lot of people don’t know what type of window covering they want. Or they simply don’t know what is available. The first question to ask yourself is, […]

What Is The Difference Between An Interior Designer And A Decorator?

It is a question that has been asked for years. Sometimes the discussion gets quite heated. And there are deep-rooted beliefs and strong opinions on both sides of the aisle. The question is this: What is the difference between an interior designer and a decorator? And […]

7 Questions You Should Ask Before Hiring An Installer

So you’ve got a garage full of blinds or maybe your dining room table is covered with the drapery panels waiting to be hung. You’ve asked your friends and family if they can help, but no one has volunteered to take on that project and […]

The Prawn, The Ex, and the Curtain Rod

From time to time, we have to take down older window treatments like old blinds or old draperies. In doing so, we have come across some interesting “artifacts” for lack of a better term. We’ve seen Nerf® darts on window sills of 2nd story windows. […]