BlindSaver Advantage Pleated Shades, Top-Down / Bottom-Up Lift with a beautiful matching arch above
We love pleated shades for their versitility and the rich variety of fabrics. Another great win? They can be made with matching stationary arches to keep the beautiful statement that unique window makes without sacrificing your privacy. Don’t see a specialty shade on our site that you need? Call our customer service team for more great custom products, or email your dimensions and needs to customerservice@blindsaver.com for a detailed quote.
Large windows can be a challenging thing to tackle. While they offer stunning views, they have a high cost in privacy. Many traditional window coverings do not cover large windows without seperating the blinds into multiple panels. Vertical blinds cover most windows, but have an undesirable sway to the vanes and lack a designer feel.
For a more elegant, stylish look in any room, consider vertical sheers. Available from Levolor, Comfortex, and Bali, these beautiful window treatments combine the elegance and soft light diffusion of draperies with the light control. Our featured brand in this category is Levolor’s Perceptions. Levolor has carefully selected fabrics that coordinate with or perfectly match many other window treatments by Levolor. In addition, the colors available perfectly match many colors Levolors Roman, Roller, Vertical, and Cellular collections. Levolor’s innovative vertical products are available in cordless wand control for a clean, uncluttered look. If the traditional cord and chain controls are more your style, check out Levolor’s Backstacker feature. Backstacker is exclusive to Levolor and causes the vanes to gather from the back of the stack. This allows a clean, unobstructed view when the sheers are partially opened, rather than a gathering of material in the center of the window. With Levolor, you can truly change your perception of light.
Last year after my son’s birth, my husband and I moved out of our large one bedroom apartment to a smaller, more affordable two bedroom space while we save for a home. The biggest challenge we face is less space, and our family photos exemplify the dilema perfectly. Only two walls in our new home have enough space to hold photos, so I needed to pair down the clutter. I had a huge hodge-podge of frames that were the product of having my pictures spread throughout a large apartment with high ceilings.
The first step in the process was to go through the photos and decide which were the most important. Trimming out old snapshots and moving them to the family photo albums helped a lot. I then narrowed it down to the special shots from specific occasions- wedding photos, holidays, and my son’s introduction to his family. I still needed some inspiration, so I went online to look at various collage frames. On Target.com I saw a lot of creative and fun frames, but nothing with the flexibility I wanted- many had inspirational phrases I didn’t want to be stuck with for years. What I wanted was the ability to adjust the style of the frame throughout the year, not a one-size-fits-all greeting card phrase.
Enter Crayola. Crayola sells “Window Crayons”- basically non-toxic grease markers in primary colors. You can write or draw on a glass pane and then come back later and wipe the glass clean with glass cleaner, even months down the road, and create a different design. This can also be done with eyeliner, but eyeliner isn’t available in the colors I wanted. I purchased the Window Crayons from a hobby store and picked up two RE Collage Frames with white matting from Target. I three 8″x10″ black frames from my orginal collection. I shifted the large photos into the 8″x10″ frames and put those frames in the dining room. On the frames with matting, I used the Crayola Window Crayons to create a generalized, abstract winter design that will look nice until spring peeps its head over the horizon and I’m ready to change the design. These two frames will look great and fit comfortably in the living room.
Any space, no matter how small, can be a comfortable home. The key is being flexible and creative, and accepting that in small spaces less is more.
Looking for a way to add classic warmth and style to any room in your house? Wood blinds are a perfect window covering for almost every room in your home, adding a sense of warmth and style at a lower price than shutters. With so many beautiful stains and paints to choose from and a wide variety of available options, wood blinds offer a timeless elegance to any home.
1. Energy Efficiency
While cellulars get all the credit for this key point, wood blinds are remarkably green in this regard. Wood blinds have an average R Value (the amount the reduce heat loss) of 3.5-4, which is comparable to many single cell and sheer cellulars. More notably, wood blinds have a U Value (the amount of heat they prevent from entering your home) of .26- meaning they reduce heat gain by up to 74% when closed.
2. High Quality at a Great Price
Ask anyone in the industry who makes the best wood blinds and the answer may surprise you- it’s usually Levolor or Bali that earn the recommendation of pros, not high-profile “designer” brands. Both brands have a wide array of colors to meet anyone’s style, and both individually hand craft their slats. In addition, Bali’s wood blinds are made using sustainable forestry techniques, including replanting all wood that is harvested and only using North American Hardwood. Don’t want to take the word of the pros? Over 90% of our customers would recommend Bali’s wood blinds to a friend, and 100% say the same of Levolor’s wood blinds. Starting at less than $90 for 30” x 60” blind, you’ll have room to spare in your budget for our third reason to choose wood.
3. Unique Options to Customize Your Space
Features in wood blinds aren’t just about ladder tapes anymore (although both Bali and Levolor offer a wide variety of beautiful options in this regard). Whether you’re out to eliminate
tangled cords, want to increase privacy, or are looking for stylish valance options, wood blinds have you covered. Available free of route holes and cords, wood blinds are a safe, easy to clean, and privacy-enhancing choice for your home. Want a beautiful way to top it off? Try adding one of many available decorative valances and cornices to your window for the perfect finishing
touch.
The only thing easier than rallying behind your World Series pick is picking out shades to support your team. MLB roller shades, available at BlindSaver.com, add the perfect finishing touch to any trophy room, den, child’s room, or “man cave”. Decorating a room in a baseball theme can be as enjoyable as the game itself. These roller shades are officially licensed by MLB and can find their place with fans of all ages. They are available in all 30 teams’ mascots, colors, and logos, and each team has a shade with a customizable background color to fit any fan’s tastes. When decorating a child’s room, you can coordinate paint palettes and bedding, such as sheets, pillowcases and quilts. Many department stores offer complete bedding sets in the pattern or logo of major league teams.
Whether decorating for your children or your rec room, MLB shades are a home run. Custom made to your exact specifications, these exclusive shades are available in light filtering and black out fabrics. The light filtering fabrics gently filter sunlight while the room darkening shades will completely block out the light. Both the light filtering and black out fabrics absorb heat and block UV rays. Made with a premium continuous loop control system – a beaded chain that allows the shade to roll up and down easily and precisely – the MLB shades are easy to operate. A fabric wrapped bottom rail adds a nicely finished appearance. For a truly custom look, upgrade to a Cassette or UltraSleek valance.
Your custom MLB shades are made with a durable, 100% polyester fabric, making them convenient to clean and capable of standing up to life’s rough edges. The only thing easier than installing and maintaining these shades is sitting back and letting your team spirit fly out of the park.
BlindSaver.com, Decorating, Showcase, Uncategorized | A. Graham | 
November 15, 2012 2:31 pm | 
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