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The Only Window Treatments You’ll Ever Need
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, everything is clambering for your time, energy, and attention. The functionality of your home is not something you should be worrying about. You should not have to worry if your window treatments are letting in too much light. You should not have to struggle to find window shades that match your carefully designed home decor. Worrying about the sun fading your furniture should not be on your busy plate. And, you certainly… (Read More)
Elegance with the Alustra Fabric Collection
When you’re striving for an elegant interior design, every single piece matters. You want the best of the best. While you might have chosen high-quality furniture, gorgeous flooring and paint or wallpaper, you want that design to carry through as you enhance and decorate the space, from throw pillows to paintings to your window treatments. Blind Builders carries high-quality Hunter Douglas Window treatments and offers design consultations to help you find the right window coverings. When you’re looking for the… (Read More)
Adding a Touch of Nature with Woven Woods
Bringing a touch of nature into your home can create a warm, welcoming space and help you feel calm and relaxed. There are many ways to bring in nature, but the most prominent is with windows. Windows are your home’s gateway to nature. Whether the window is open or the shade is just raised, you can have a touch of nature in the form of nature light or a soft breeze. Aside from the windows in your home, you might… (Read More)
Automated Shadings for Your Home Office
Staying focused and comfortable when working from home can be difficult at times. You might easily be distracted by family, pets, and other interruptions. Having a dedicated, well-designed home office is essential to minimizing these distractions and helping you remain focused. By taking advantage of different design elements and customizations, you can create an office space that helps you find the motivation you need and sets you up for success. Some elements that can help you retain focus are privacy… (Read More)
Fight the Summer Heat with Honeycomb Shades
You might be doing a lot to prepare for summer, but you might not be thinking about your window treatments. Many of us look forward to planning outdoor activities for summer. Children go to camp, weekends are filled with outside activities, and your meals might feature more grilled food or in-season fruits. However, we always retreat back to our homes, and you might notice that being indoors doesn’t necessarily mean an escape from the summer heat. If you’ve checked for… (Read More)
Three Steps for a Brighter, Happier Home
For many of us, our homes are our safe havens. After all, a house is where we are most comfortable! This is mostly because your home is a place of your own where you can pick and choose how to use the space. A home also offers privacy and the ability to relax and do whatever you want. However, if your home seems dim and cramped, it can be harder to feel truly comfortable and happy in your space. With… (Read More)
Enjoy Convenience with Automated Shades
In the last couple of decades, a slew of products have been released that make life easier and more convenient. With the rapid innovation in the field of technology, we have gone from connecting with people over the phones in our home, to having access to phones in our cars, to having a phone with us at all times. Now that phone is used for more than just communicating. Rather it is the hub to our lives—we connect with friends… (Read More)
Warm Your Home with Wood Window Treatments
There is something relaxing and comforting about the thought of a warm night in on a cold evening. If you imagine the perfect scene, you might picture a fireplace, blankets, and warm tones. In this imaginary room, are there any wooden elements? For a lot of people, the answer is yet. Maybe it’s the wood in the fireplace, hardwood floors, a coffee table or some other piece. This might be because wood tones are associated with warmth. With wood window… (Read More)
How to Make your Home More Energy Efficient
Efficiency is a goal many of us try to work toward. It might take form in a variety of areas of our lives, from completing household chores to goals at work to improving how we use resources. For example, if you want to become more energy efficient, you might buy new lightbulbs, turn off lights when you aren’t in the room, or take shorter showers for energy savings. On the other hand, if you want to be more time efficient,… (Read More)
Premium Motorized Window Treatments
As we move into the new year, many of us are met with added stress and pressure. From jumping into resolutions and living our best lives, this time of year usually has higher expectations. For many homeowners, the pressure of keeping a dinner-party ready home all year long is a goal they hope to achieve. Often, some people worry about whether their homes are clean enough and may feel like some family members and friends are studiously checking out the… (Read More)