5 Elements to Consider When Updating Your Window Treatments What makes a room have that "wow" factor? Using pattern, texture, and colour with the right balance can take a room from "nice" to "wow". If your having trouble and your not sure what your room needs or...
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3 Easy Steps to Measure your Windows
3 Easy Steps to Measure your Windows First of all have a good laser measurer or a good tape measure. These tools will avoid frustration for you when the blinds come in. Measuring must be precise and depending on the type of blinds there are specific considerations....
De-clutter your Home/De-clutter your Life
De-Clutter your Home There is a freedom behind de-cluttering and organizing. This correlation between your home and your life serve a powerful connection. It takes time in the beginning, but once you have de-cluttered and organized you have freed hours of time and...
Touch of class to Windows
How to add a touch of class to windows and doors with wood Cornices, Valances and Palladian Shelves How to add a touch of class to Windows: Used alone or over window treatments, wood cornices and valances are both decorative and functional. Wood cornices are the...
Don’t Forget to Protect your Vehicle
Don't Forget to Protect your Vehicle Have you ever considered putting roller shades on your garage windows? A lot of money is spent on the vehicles in the garage, so have you considered protecting those precious assets? It doesn't matter whether its spring,summer,...
Staying ahead in Fashion & Decorating Trends for 2017
Staying ahead in Fashion and Decorating Trends for 2017 Design Inspiration follows Fashion Trends. What’s Coming for Fall 2017? In fashion its Animal Prints, metallics & bling, mauves and pinks, and jewel tones. Following a more minimalistic trend things are...
50 Shades of Grey…. Why Grey is Huge
50 Shades of Grey.... Why Grey is Huge 50 Shades of Grey. We all know there is a psychology behind colours. For example, red is the color of energy, passion, action, ambition and determination. We choose our clothing based on how we feel that day. However in our...
4 Patio Door Solutions
4 Patio Door Solutions Sliding glass doors offer a great view and are a smooth transition from inside living to outdoor activity. However, they can be drafty and depending on the direction of the window light control or privacy may be required. There are many...
Something to Cover the Windows
Something to Cover the Windows? “I’d like some new blinds,Something to cover the windows." To a client this means “something “ to cover the windows. To a designer the term “Blinds” usually refer to hard treatments which come in the form of slats or vanes. Examples...
Nesting In the Spring
Nesting in the Spring Nesting in the Spring! It is common for women to get the urge to clean and organize during the spring, thus the old adage, “spring cleaning.” Some speculate that this is triggered from being cooped up all winter and wanting something new. Others...
Who Are We?
Who Are We? Who are we? Made in the Shade Blind & More is an international buying group in the US and Canada with well over 100 dealers. This volume buying power allows us to compete with anyone on the market. We are able to pass discounts to our clients. We often...
Woods vs Faux Woods & Composite Woods
Woods vs Faux Woods & Composite Woods What is the difference between wood, faux wood, and composite wood? How do I know which one is right for me? Woods Wood Blinds are an investment in quality, setting the tone for your customers’ living spaces. They are an...