We’re obsessed with our friend Kelli’s blog, 3 Boys and a Dog. She started off as one little writer many moons ago, and has since grown to a team of 8 amazing bloggers who share words of wisdom for the up and coming blog community, delicious recipes (anyone brave enough to try chocolate bacon crunch?), and they are the queens of amazing giveaways. Kelli is redecorating and just got the prettiest woven wood shades for her kitchen. She chose the Blinds.com Budget Woven Wood Shades in Aspen Walnut. With this fabric valence and glossy red windowsill she totally nails the rustic-chic look. We can only image how adorable the rest of her kitchen is! At 3 Boys and A…

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Are you looking for a simple way to update the look of your home? If you thought that traditional vertical blinds were the only covering option for sliding glass doors and large windows, have we got news for you! Over the last few years many modern, but just as functional alternatives have come onto the market. We’ll be sharing a few of our favorite options below, but be sure to take a look at the complete list of vertical blind alternatives at blinds.com. Woven Wood Grommet Panels: These are a hybrid between traditional fabric drapes and a folding door. They have the elegant look of drapes and are installed on a curtain rod, instead of the complicated track system that…

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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…

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It seems a bit strange, calling these blinds “matchstick blinds,” but it’s one of their many aliases. They’re the last thing you’d want catching on fire in your home, considering their all-natural construction. Also known as bamboo blinds, bamboo shades…

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