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At Blinds & Designs we like to keep our customers up-to-date on current trends such as colors, designs and new window treatment options for your home or office. Please enjoy the home decor blogs and check back often to see what is new and exciting in the world design. We look forward to working with you in the near future.
Hunter Douglas Vertical Blinds
Vertical blinds can be a beautiful part of the décor within your home, adding an area of beauty and interest to a room. You’ll not only enjoy the privacy they provide, but you will realize energy savings, as they prevent the sun from entering the room in summer or heat loss in the winter. If…
2016 Tax Credit On Select Hunter Douglas Shades
Because the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015, which gave federal tax credits on select energy-efficient products, has been reinstated for 2016, certain home improvement products (including some window treatments) are eligible. Talk to a trained consultant here at Blinds & Designs serving San Francisco and Marin County, CA to learn how…
Things to Consider for Specialty Shaped Windows
If you have a window that’s an unusual shape—such as an oval, an octagon, a trapezoid, or an eyebrow—or if you have a skylight or a Palladian window, you’ve got a specialty shaped window. It can be tough to figure out whether those windows need to have window treatments—after all, they’re beautiful and unique, and…
Do You See the Walls or Windows First? Determining Your Room Focal Point
What is the focal point of your room? Is it the walls or the window? Typically, the eye is drawn to color—if you put color on the window, that will become the focal point, and if you put color on the wall, that’s where you’ll tend to look first. If you want to explore color…
Window Treatments for the Outdoors
Our homes aren’t just about the indoor spaces but about the outdoor ones as well. And one way to enhance our enjoyment of our favorite outdoor spaces is to enclose them with shades such as the patio shade line from Hunter Douglas. With these products, you can cut down on UV rays, add privacy to…
Window Treatment Fabrics From Hunter Douglas
Today’s selection of window treatments is vast. From styles to operating systems, there’s a lot to choose. Not to mention the fabrics! Hunter Douglas, the leader in American-made window treatments, offers more than 4,000 fabrics, materials, textures, and colors to choose from. To see all of the options and get help deciding what works best…