Easy Methods for Cleaning Window Blinds and Shades

Window blind cleaning can be easy and make even cheaper blinds look spotless and attractive. These simple instructions will tell you how to clean vertical blinds, clean wood blinds, clean faux wood blinds, clean fabric blinds, and more!
When tidying around the house, it’s easy to forget to dust the blinds. The best way [...]

Top Ten Decorating Blunders ! Guess what #1 is ?

Decorator and HGTV designer Karl Lohnes has a list of the most often-made decorating blunders. Do these seem familiar?
1) Leaving windows for last !!!!!!!!!!!!! Window fashions create pleasing illusions of depth or Purchasing new furniture before measuring the room. Spend time in the room, instead of using a presale floor plan or picture. Have the [...]

Decorating … show your wild side !

To avoid a boring look, change your decorating style in the middle of a room. Consider adding one element of surprise in each space.
Sometimes you walk into a room that is perfectly decorated, only to get the feeling that things are just “too perfect.” Sometimes all that’s needed is a little surprise–something that doesn’t really [...]

MOVIES: Blinds Installation Tips !

I was browsing around window treatment sites today and found these great installation movies. They really show how easy it is to install blinds yourself. Remember that you will find your best sales, best rebates and product options with online shopping. And helpful information, like these movies, give you the [...]

Review of Faux Wood Blinds

Faux Wood Blinds  are one of my favorite blinds.   They are particularly effective in more traditional homes where existing woodwork needs to be complimented with natural (or natural looking) products.  And  Faux Wood is so realistic these days that they often appear more realistic than the real wood in the room that they were supposed [...]