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December 19, 2005
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January 2005
New products to look on our site for: *
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Hunter Douglas Duette
• Hunter Douglas Applause
• Graber Traditions Shutters
• BlindsOnSale Natural Wood Shades
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| BlindsOnSale.com listens to your needs and we have solutions. Many of you have asked for a real wood shutter of high quality at an affordable price. Well its here! Graber Traditions Real Wood Shutters offer classically designed natural wood shutters custom-made for the home to last a lifetime. These shutters come with some amazing features. First Graber has the only national custom color program in the shutter industry! |
Choosing an appropriate color for Traditions Wood shutters is critical to pulling a room's style together. With the unique custom color matching you will never have to compromise on color again. Just provide a color swatch or sample of the color you want, and we will do the rest! |
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The best feature of the Traditions wood shutter is that for no additional charge, it can be finished in the exact same stains and paints available in the Traditions wood blinds product line.That's 21 different color choices. These will be available on BlindsOnSale.com January of 2006. Its our way of saying we hear you and keep those ideas rolling in. If you want to purchase a window covering product and we do not have it on the web site, e-mail and we will work hard to find the product for you. Our passion is your window fashion, let us show you why. |
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The Weather Outside Is Frightful, and So Is The Heating Bill!! |
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Many of you may be like me. I have heard that fuel and natural gas prices are continuing on an upward trend. I did not pay much mind to the rising cost because I was not using fuel and natural gas. Then the heater was turned on. I opened the gas bill and was floored! For this reason, I and many other economical consumers are choosing energy-efficient window treatments. Simply by installing, raising, and lowering the appropriate shades homeowners can save on their heating bill. |
In an article in a recent Window Fashions magazine Jennifer Modica from the maker of the Graber Crystal Pleat cellular shade says, "As our economy changes and energy costs rise, we have noticed an increased demand for both cellular and solar shades." Insulating window shades are fast becoming the essential element in window fashion. |
"Simply by installing, raising, and lowering… homeowners can save on their heating bill."
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The Experts
Most all window covering company owners agree that the demand for window treatments to assist in managing comfort in the home and office is increasing. What is the reason for this drastic change? People want more and better insulating values out of a more permanent window treatment. In addition the current architectural trends lend toward the need for better views.
Choices
From single, double, and triple cell cellular shades, to roller shades and woven shades with lining, there are options for protection from the elements. |
With the U.S. Department of energy estimating that window coverings can save on heating and cooling costs by 25%, making the choice to get a shade with better insulating value is a must. We offer cellular shades, sunscreen shades, and natural wood shades to keep that room nice and toasty and keep that heating bill very chilly! Oh and don't forget to look at motorizing those shades of insulation. Motorization gives you year round climate control at the push of a button.
For more information on wood blinds and cellular shades, and how they can help with your winter utility costs, call 1-800-919-4301. |
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The days are shorter, the nights longer – it's time to stop looking through that bare, black hole of a window and get it ready for the winter and holiday season!
Raise Your Room Temperature!
As the temperature drops outside, adding color, texture and window treatments will dramatically change a room from cool to warm and cozy. Adding panels and a top treatment can be just the thing to warm up a room (lined treatments act as an insulator). It's a perfect time to change out your existing window treatments with wood blinds or cellular shades … their insulating properties will keep rooms warmer all winter long (and cooler next summer!) |
Soft Treatment Trends for the Winter Season
• French flip panels
• Unusual pleated headings on panels – inverted, goblets, cartridges, ruching
• Color-blocked columns of fabric
• Classic swags and cascades with dressmaker details
Holiday Decorating "Buzzwords"
You'll be hearing a lot about these holiday decorating trends as the season approaches! |
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• Warmth you'll be seeing a lot of the warm side of the color spectrum – sumptuous reds, oranges, pinks, honeys and yellows. Create distinctive color schemes for the holidays with one or more of these colors. Pinks and reds are perfect for a nostalgic or Rococo-themed holiday.
• Retro/Pop Op-art patterns, strong contrasts, graphic looks – the attitude that "The Future is now!" |
Don't discount the classic looks as produced by the great couture houses – Chanel (tweeds and boucles), Pucci, Courréges, Mary Quant. Think back to the 50's and the flocked tree with pops of brilliant color for your inspiration. Retro/Pop looks work in traditional settings as a wonderful contrast that creates variety, making a room or window come to life.
• Shock the colors aren't new – clear, bright hues – but the interest is in the combination and schemes. |
Can't find the right fabric for your holiday window decorating scheme? Create your own! Alternate panels in "shocking" combinations like fuchsia and berry, or coffee bean and citrine, on multiple windows.
• Applied Layer design techniques and methods in the room and on the window. Layered, feminine, girly looks are window treatments hottest new |
trends. It All Adds Up to Pretty Decorating! Take a lesson from the fashion runway and consider tweeds, plaids and stripes mixed and matched in panels and top treatments. Buy some of the fabulous new brooches and pin them on tab top panels or use as holdbacks – buy several and attach them all the way down the edge of stationary panels for a sparkling effect.
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Are shutters the new wave of the future? Are they only for the wealthy? Are they accessible? No. No. and Yes! Shutters have been around for ages. However, starting sometime around 1995 shutters began to change. Before this period shutters were only seen in very upscale urban retreats. They were expensive and a family had to have serious cash to buy them.
Then technology started to catch up with cost and today more than ever families with average incomes can afford to purchase shutters. But people are not purchasing because of price. In a recent article Dix Jarman, CEO of Sunburst Shutters says, "the entire shutter market is growing because of a classic American philosophy- do it once and do it right. |
People are tired of replacing blinds, drapes, and even low quality shutters year after year, and they are looking for a long lasting alternative." The right shutter looks good, last forever, and adds value to a home; the perfect combination for the perfect window treatment.
Now comes the buying process. Choose the right source to buy from. Price is always a factor. However, never sacrifice quality, service and innovation. Look for a supplier who goes above and beyond.
Call Tom @ 1-800-919-4301 and let his knowledge of shutters take you to the next level! |
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Decorating 101 |
How's your sense of direction?
The direction your windows face affects the amount of light that illuminates your home. A few things to remember as you're choosing your window treatments: North-facing windows offer the clearest, most consistent light and the coldest exposure. Energy-efficient treatments are a smart option. East facing windows offer warm, bright light, especially in the morning. Treatments that block UV rays are a good choice. West-facing windows admit the hottest, haziest light of the day. One or combinations of light-diffusing treatments are recommended. South facing windows receive good light year-round, and cast a warm, golden glow on interiors. |
Light-diffusing treatments can help protect fabric and furniture. Left untreated, your windows can let in enough light to fade your furnishings. So unless you need an excuse to buy a new sofa, consider a window treatment that blocks UV rays. When closed, many of our products block damaging sunbeams. When open, they filter and diffuse harsh light, while leaving your room bathed in a warm glow. Windows keep getting bigger and bigger. So do heating and air conditioning costs .Because of this change you need window treatments with high R-values, or "resistance-to-heat-loss ratings." The higher your window treatments R-values, the more energy efficient they are. |
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Need to add a little height?
Or maybe hide an architectural shortcoming? Window treatments can perform feats of magic. They can make a big room feel cozy or small rooms seem grand. Got a pair of windows with different dimensions? Let curtain rods be your magic wands. |
Place them at different heights above each window frame and voila- your windows suddenly look alike. Enlist a cornice to even up a room's sense of balance. Or put a single treatment above three adjacent windows to conceal the wall space between them. You'll get the illusion of having one large window. It's all about bringing out the positive. Feng who? Feng Shui. (Pronounced Fung Shway.) Known as the Chinese art of placement, it's a combination of interior design, astrology and ancient philosophy. |
Feng Shui devotees believe if you place your belongings at just the right spots in your home and pay attention to which direction your chi (natural earth energy) is flowing, you can lead a more harmonious life.
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Hunter Douglas Duette |
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Product Highlight!
Home, your canvas for personal expression and your haven of comfort. Welcome to the world of Duette honey comb shades from Hunter Douglas, where honey comb shades originated and were perfected. Duette honeycomb shades offer a wide variety of luscious woven and classic fabrics in a virtual rainbow of contemporary colors, pleat sizes, and opacities to complement rooms that mirror your individuality. |
Hunter's state of the art lifting systems provide an array of operating choices, including a battery powered remote control system and a cordless system to enhance child and pet safety. Duette honeycomb shades adapt beautifully to a broad range of design and architectural styles and enhance any window, including yours! Establishing the amount and type of light in your home is essential to the creation of a pleasing atmosphere. Duette honeycomb shades |
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offer four gradations of opacity (the degree to which light penetrates fabric), which means the amount of incoming light and the level of privacy you desire are controlled with the opacity you select. Choices range from sheer, which reveals considerable detail, to opaque, which blocks up to 99 percent of incoming light. You may also consider the Duolite option, which is two fabrics on one shade, providing natural light and privacy on the same window. |
Duette honeycomb shades also come in a variety of pleat sizes, each affording unique and subtle effects. Sizes range from the widest at 1 1/4" to 3/4", 1/2" and 3/8". The versatility of scale provided by four different sizes gives you decorating options unparalleled by other shade manufacturers. Fabrics are also available in double and triple honeycomb for additional energy efficiency. For added |
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| beauty and a look of tailored precision, the majority of Duette honeycomb shades are made with TruePleat construction, a proprietary Hunter Douglas Process that ensures crisp pleats year after year. Fabric sets the tone of a room, creates texture and highlights your windows. Fabric can add color for a distinctive look, blend into the surroundings to suggest a sleek, minimalist appearance |
or create a showcase for exquisite woodwork by transforming windows into works of art. Regardless of the look and feel you're after, the extensive collection of Duette honeycomb shades provides the options required for beautiful windows. By its very nature, the honeycomb cell construction of Duette shades is energy efficient. However, with energy conservation increasingly more important |
, Hunter Douglas has developed two products that offer even greater insulating benefits. Encore fabric features double honeycomb construction for enhanced energy efficiency. Phenomena fabrics, featuring triple honeycomb construction, are the most energy efficient shade on the market. For your new Duette honeycomb shade visit blindsonsale.com or call us at 1-800-919-4301. |
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