Mini-trend alert! One of our favorite product categories has been experiencing a rebirth in popularity over the last few months. Roman shades are nothing new, they’ve been a favorite among homeowners for a long time. But we’ve been noticing an…
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If you’re a design fanatic like I am, then you wait with baited breath for the announcement of Pantone’s choice for Color of the Year. The color choice speaks to design and décor trends, a collective feel for the direction design will go in the year to come, and it’s also kind of fun to see what they choose. A little information about turquoise, from Jacci Howard Bear on About.com:
ODL Enclosed Blinds are sleek, energy efficient, and super safe for homes with kids and pets. They’re truly revolutionary. Find out why.
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Plantation Shutters really are the Cadillac of window treatments (aside: do people still say that?). We love them because they really, truly increase resale value, and give your home an instant designer boost. Though they can run you thousands of dollars at a big box store, and even more from your local store, if you buy them at Blinds.com, you’ll save literally hundreds, even thousands of dollars.
Decorating with black and white will be a hot trend for Fall and Winter 2009.Black and white window treatments will be in style.
The color purple is regarded as chic and elegant. Known as the color of royalty, purple is often found in formal dining and sitting areas. It connotes luxury, wealth, and sophistication. You’ll rarely find hints of purple; people drawn to…
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When you head over to your parents’ house for a home-cooked meal, do you notice that the old blinds in your childhood home are starting to look a little, er, yellow? Has your wife been hinting that it’s time to…
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A few days ago, I discovered Bisazza, a manufacturer of glass mosaic tiles. As I began to look through the galleries of designers and artists who have successfully used these tiles to create beautiful things, I was overwhelmed by the…
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Do you doze off out of boredom at the repetitious color schemes in your home? If you’d rather not look like every other beige home on the block, why not try something a little out of the ordinary in one…
If you knew there was an easy, inexpensive way to shrink your carbon footprint, would you do it? That’s what Springs Window Fashions, makers of Bali and Graber blinds and shades, is helping customers do with window treatments. Tom Rodgers…
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