Window Treatment Ideas & Tips: Kempler Design

How To Put Together The Smartdrape By Norman

SmartDrape Installation Of Vanes Before you snap in the vanes of the Norman Window Fashions SmartDrape, you need to pre-build the vanes. This video shows you how that works. The first time I did a SmartDrape installation, it was a little bit nerve wracking. Hopefully, this video will make it easier to do your job. […]

Hunter Douglas Duolite Roller Shades Overview

Definition Of DuoLite Roller Shades Before we discuss the specifics of the DuoLite Roller Shades, we need to make sure we understand what this phrase means. According to Hunter Douglas, the term “DuoLite” means: “LIGHT FILTERING AND ROOM DARKENING IN ONE The Duolite® design option offers maximum light control by using two separate fabric panels […]

Alpha Motors- A New Player In The Window Covering World

This blog is going to show you the new Alpha Tubular Motor in action for a retrofit roman shade job we did in Reno NV. The motor is strong, quiet and effective. I can spend a lot of time on the specifics, but just know that this product worked out very nicely for this client. […]

Cordless Honeycomb Shades- Strong Handle

Shade Handles Do Two Things First, cordless honeycomb shades have handles that allow you to easily move your rails up or down with very little effort. Secondly, they show you the quality of the overall construction of the product you have installed in your home. Let’s break it down a little more. Please watch the […]

3 Blinds On One Window- Alta Dual Shades With Powerwand

What Do Three Shades On One Window Look Like? Large windows have some challenges. One of them is whether the product you choose will fit that width. Let’s look as an example at this window. It was about 10 feet wide and the product maximum for the Alta Dual Shade in this fabric is 108”. […]

Smartdrape With Contrasting Colored Headrail

The Smartdrape Headrail Colors I like the look of the Norman Window Fashions Smartdrape. It is beautiful and functional. Some of the little details make it even better. Take a look at the Smartdrape headrail to the left and notice how the contrasting fabric and headrail make for a very custom look. We have spend […]

Options For Window Coverings On A Front Door

Front Door Window Coverings I anticipate that this blog on window coverings for front doors will be very popular because it is a challenging situation. The reason why front door blinds are an issue is because doors typically don’t look great with window coverings on them. But, this option is a great choice, in my […]

Roman Shades – Light Filtering And Blackout In One Shade

Roman Shades- A Modern Version People have been ordering roman shades for a long time. Something like 2000 years or so. But the new version is a great choice for our modern life. Check out this Hybrid version of roman shades in the attached video. These Roman Shades are made by Hunter Douglas Window Fashions. […]

One Week Until Hunter Douglas Cost Increases- April 6Th, 2021

Everyone wants to get the best deal on window treatments. Sometimes there are great promotions and other times it is about timing. This blog is just about the latter. Timing. The reason I’m posting this is to help those people who are on the edge of decisions for Hunter Douglas products. If you wait until […]

Overview Of The Norman Synchrony Vertical Blinds

Norman Synchrony Vertical Blinds Are New Vertical blinds are not new, in fact, they are very dated in my opinion. Because of this, manufacturers are trying to come up with new versions of this product. This leads us to this blog and video today because we have one such option to look at. This is […]