The Finishing Touch

The Blinds.com team is hiring awesome people! 8 hours a day is a long time – why not spend it loving where you are and growing an amazing career? If you’re in the area, stop by our Houston job fair this Friday, June 22nd 2012 from 9am – 3pm at our headquarters:  10555 Richmond Ave.  Houston, TX  77042 You can view all of our open positions in detail on the Blinds.com career page, do any of these fit your passion and skill set? Sales team member / design consultant Customer service team member UI rock star Business analyst   Let’s work together!  Our employees voted us the #1 BEST PLACE TO WORK IN HOUSTON and you’ll see why the minute…

Your windows are with you all year long, but there’s no time like the summer to really appreciate a great light and heat blocking window covering! Here are a few of our favorite solar shade and insulating cell shade reviews, just in time for the sweltering summer heat. Bali Solar Shades: “Perfect for hot windows” “We live in GA and our back yard of flowers faces South. Before we got our Sunscreen blind it was like living in a cave for about the nine hot months. Now it is cool in the room and we can see our garden. It is our perfect solution and can’t wait to do our breakfast room the same way.”  ~Thanks to reviewer: luanngreencat Graber…

As a Customer Service Representative here at Blinds.com, I love answering all the various questions that come my way – especially when the answers turn out to be surprisingly easy! Here’s one of the most frequently asked questions I get about window covering care: How do I clean my honeycomb cell shades? Depending on the spill or stain, cleaning your cellular shades can be a fast and easy task! Steps to follow to spot clean your cell window shades: Grab a plain white wash cloth to clean with – colors on the towel might bleed onto the shade Dampen the towel with warm water Sprinkle a gentle detergent (same used on clothes is fine) on the towel – no colored…

What would you do with $5000 in your pocket?  Take a great summer vacation?  Finish that home design project you’ve been dreaming of?  Pad your savings account with glee? Blinds.com is doing (another!!) cash giveaway – this time for $5000!!  That’s a lot of beachside mojitos, kid’s sunscreen and charcoal for your next BBQ grill party! How to win the Blinds.com $5000 giveaway We’re making it easy on ya’ – to enter the sweepstakes, simply follow this link (http://bit.ly/blinds5k) and fill out your name / email and submit.  Voila – you’re done! In the meantime, start dreaming up your next window decorating update (we’ve got some pretty great window shades on sale this month!) and get inspired with our Pinterest…

Updating your home décor with the seasons is a great way to change the look and feel in your home on a budget with an extra accent piece or two – and often without even spending a dime! Getting your home ready for summer is all about re-purposing furniture, re-arranging your favorite accent pieces and adding a little season-appropriate color to make it extra special.  Here are a couple of ideas to get you going: Make the outdoors livable! Make your porch, patio or yard an enticing place to relax and host friends.  Whether it’s the kids swimming in the pool, a grill party or inviting a neighborhood pal for a mojito Get cozy outdoor seating!  Cover your living room floor pillows…

Nothing says summer like grilling parties, poolside gatherings and family visits – is your home ready for an influx of guests and sunshine? We’ve got some great deals on custom window treatments for you, just in time for the neighbors, in-laws and friends. One of our favorites products on sale is our brand new motorized cell shade that lets you conquer even the hardest to reach windows.  And the ‘oh coooool’ factor of having a remote control for your window shade is undeniable, don’t you think? Check out our June savings below and don’t forget to ‘Like’ us on Facebook for our special June Facebook fan only deal!

Here’s a juicy confession:  while I work at Blinds.com and love seeing all of our customers’ window transformations, I have secretly been holding out on a few windows in my own home.And it’s not because I don’t love our products.  I’m just in love with our old school cylinder glass windows.  You know the kind you might have seen at your grandparent’s home that look a little wavy and smeary when you look outside?  Let’s just say I got a little over-protective on what would cover those panes. But the high visibility of the wall of windows in question finally got to me (I mean, how much should my neighbors REALLY know about my Wii Just Dance 3 moves?) and I began my window covering…

The Blinds.com team is excited to launch Episode 1 of the BlindsCenter – our all-new window covering design and how-to show that keeps you in the know about all things window design. Join Sean and Kristopher as they dive in…

It’s a funny thing I like Pinterest as much as I do. Before discovering the website, I was not a fan of cooking, fashion, or arts and crafts, and now, well I spend at least an hour day browsing about…

No matter how technolgically savvy we get, there are a few things that you will always need an in-person experience for. Massages (yay!), dentist visits (boo!), hair cuts, baby sitting, hugs, dinner dates, happy hour. Lucky for you, the Blinds.com…