Window Treatment Ideas & Tips: Kempler Design

Roller Screen Shades Cut Down Glare In Tahoe

I recently posted this photo on Facebook and I had a brief discussion about the benefits of solar screen shades with a potential client. I thought it would make an interesting blog posting. I am copying the text to here, and I’ll add a bit more information. Kempler Design: If you don’t think that solar […]

Wood Blinds Over A Slider?

Horizontal blinds are rarely recommended for slider doors, but when need necessitates it, you can consider this option. I don’t suggest wood blinds over sliders because of these reasons: They are stupid heavy You have to raise the blind all the way up to use the door The stack at the top of the window […]

Shutter Options When Dealing With An Obstruction

When viewing the photo above, notice how the right side panel would not open past the obstruction of the faucet unless special design considerations were made. In the video, you will notice how one option has been offered. Using bullet catches or magnets, you are able to remove the panel without hinging it. This […]

Before And After- 2 Faux Wood To Hunter Douglas Pirouette

One of the most common types of window coverings these days is the 2″ horizontal blind. The reason for their popularity is obvious. They are functional, efficient and in most cases, cost effective. For some of my more discerning clients, they are often replacing these more common window coverings with much more designer oriented window […]

Hanging Strips For Shutters Eliminates Frames Inside Of Wood Cased Windows

When you have beautiful wood trim around your windows, sometimes you don’t want to cover it up. This video shows one option that you can consider. That is a frame that actually mounts BEHIND the panel. This enables you to still mount your shutters inside the window without losing view or light from having […]

Roman Shade Tip

Roman Shade Tips for Cord Placement With all of the talk of cord free operation in window coverings these days, sometimes we forget to discuss simple things like which side of the shade the cords should be on, if we put a standard cord on the shade. Now, I’m not talking about left or right; […]

What Kind Of Window Coverings Should I Get?

The title of this blog is a little misleading, because I am not going to discuss the products as much as I am going to discuss the process. From the time that I originally receive their email or phone call expressing their desire to have a consultation, I’m trying to figure out how to best […]

Window Coverings On Sloped Ceilings

If only it were so easy as shooting screws into your ceiling. When you are mounting shades, especially motorized ones into a ceiling where there are uneven surfaces, great care needs to be taken to level out your surfaces. In most cases, shims can be used to level out gaps of an inch or so. […]

Simple Solution To Challenging Wall Of Windows

If you have a challenging window to cover, for example an arch, you don’t always have to match the shape of the window. Often, all that is needed is to provide some color, softness and interest to the window in order to get the desired effect. The video below, though poor in quality, will show […]

Inverted Box Pleat Valance With Arch Top

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAY1jgjeAYQ Think outside the box. Just because you are dealing with a square room, a square window or a square wall, it doesn’t mean that you can’t add your own shapes. In this video, we take design clues from other areas that are visible from this room. We decided to add an arch to the […]