If you find that you are completely stuck on which color of blinds to use in your home, it is typically safe to take a close look at the window casing or trim around the window. By choosing a color that closely matches the tone of the trim, it will give the appearance that your …
How did Sorento get started and how long have you been in business? Sorento was formed in 2003. The founder, Mark MacLeod saw an opportunity in Red Deer to cater to clients that were looking for a higher end product, superior craftsmanship and luxury homes. He felt that transparency in the industry was lacking and …
Once you have chosen the perfect fabric for your drapery with Normandeau Window Coverings Lethbridge, you next need to decide on the height from which you will hang your custom drapery. There are many factors that your designer will help you with, to decide the perfect height and length of your custom drapery. Window Style …
Hunter Douglas EverWood Alternative Wood Shades vs. Parkland Wood Shades When it comes to picking a versatile, well-priced window covering, it is hard to beat the style and ease of the slatted wood shade. Offering adjustable privacy and light control, both the Hunter Douglas Parkland Wood Shades and the EverWood Alternative or “Faux” Wood Shades have …
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So you are interested in getting cellular shades but are not sure of the difference between Hunter Douglas Applause shades or Duettes? With so many options, it can feel like a new language so here’s a quick overview! Applause and Duette shades are both a kind of Cellular or Honeycomb Shade, blinds consisting of pleated …
Home » Window blinds have been around for centuries to provide protection from the sun, wind and outdoors. Ancient Egyptian civilizations used wetted cloth strips to keep out the dirt and the sun. In Persia, Venetian blinds were first used from 1100AD to 1500 AD and the ancient Chinese created window blinds by tying bamboo stalks …
When looking for a new home you may have to view many, in fact, lots… and lots… and maybe even lots more accommodations before you find ‘the one’ that really speaks to you. Sometimes you just walk into a house and know that it is the ‘one’. It may be the space that you fall …
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6 Benefits of Window Shades You may not think of your window treatments very often, but they do you a lot of good. Possibly more than you know. Window treatments are so ubiquitous that they almost never cross your mind outside of the context of getting new ones or maybe washing your curtains every once …
Hunter Douglas Blinds: Intelligent and Sophisticated How many of us have lived in homes with those terrible cheap white blinds, the ones that are impossible to draw up and shatter in a stiff breeze? How many of us have vowed never again to have to deal with such terrible window treatments? Hunter Douglas blinds are …
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The Benefits of Window Blinds So, you’re looking to replace your window treatments, and you want something that isn’t those terrible white blinds, the ones that are impossible to lift? Or maybe you had low-quality vertical blinds and you’re thinking that you don’t ever want to go through that again. No one can blame you. …
