| A new home is a mile stone in anyone's life, a fresh | | | | looks like a blind with the ability to roll all the way up into |
| start in a new neighborhood and a mailbox full of | | | | a neat head rail. |
| advertisement for window blinds and decorating. The | | | | Shutters can make a room or break a room. Once |
| biggest mistake a homeowner can make when | | | | you put a shutter in, it generally stays there for life and |
| moving into a new home is rushing into painting, and | | | | decorating around it can be difficult. When having a |
| window coverings. The worst part of these mistakes | | | | shutter built for a room, try and make it the only part of |
| is the cost involved to fix it. A home is like a new | | | | the window, adding heavy draperies to them later can |
| friend, it may take a little while to get to know it. | | | | look like you made a mistake. A good quality shutter is |
| The mistake that is the most common, is putting up | | | | also important: you want it to be able to last for years. |
| window treatments in a hurry. They can be pricey and | | | | Make sure that the shutter is made from Bass wood |
| once they are up it is hard to replace them, so many | | | | and has a tension control. |
| people just try to decorate around them and the snow | | | | Fabric choice, color and style can also be added to |
| ball effect begins. My suggestion to my clients is to | | | | any window. If you decide to put a blind in you can |
| purchase temporary shades. They are white and have | | | | always add a valance to it. A fantastic look for a dining |
| a sticker at the top of the blind so they can easily fit | | | | room could be silhouettes with beautiful swags and |
| on any window. This will allow you to have some light | | | | cascades over the top of them. There are so many |
| control and privacy. Once you have moved into your | | | | options available with fabric. Working balloons in a bed |
| new home you will get a better feel of the style and | | | | room can change the entire mood of the room, |
| privacy issues with the window. | | | | transforming it into a romantic get away. Flat fold |
| There are so many choices available on the market | | | | romans in soft linen can make a beach house feel |
| today for covering your windows. Blinds and shutters | | | | even beachier. A kingston valance with tiebacks for a |
| may be an option for a bedroom, but lose the appeal in | | | | living room can be elegant and timeless. An office |
| a dining or living room. Let's talk about blinds because | | | | paneled in wood with a heavy soft fold roman would |
| there are so many different styles and functions. If you | | | | complete the look. |
| are on a budget and want a functional but nice look a | | | | When buying furniture for a new house, the first thing |
| wood blind will do the job. The good part about wood | | | | to do is access what you already have. You may |
| blinds is that you can adjust the light, the bad part is | | | | want to hire a designer to help you place your furniture, |
| that if you want to lift them up and down they are | | | | they could have some idea's that you did not think |
| cumbersome and take up a good portion of the | | | | about and this could save you thousands of dollars. A |
| window. Never put wood blinds on a sliding glass door. | | | | sofa can always be reupholstered and placed in |
| If you have more of a budget and like the wood blind | | | | another room. Once you have settled into your new |
| look but want to roll your blinds up and get it out of the | | | | home then you can purchase that new bed or dining |
| way, a great product is the Silhouette by Hunter | | | | room table that you have always wanted. |
| Douglas. I have been using Silhouettes on my client's | | | | So enjoy your new home, with the economy and the |
| homes for years. They come in room darkening and | | | | housing market the way it is, many people will be in |
| light filtering and have a vast selection of colors to | | | | their homes for the next twenty years, so take the |
| choose form. The other product that Hunter Douglas | | | | time to decorate it right the first time. Take a room or |
| just came out with is the Pirouette: I recommend this | | | | two at a time and invest in it. We spend so much time |
| blind as well. The Pirouette when in the closed position | | | | in our homes, that we might as well enjoy it. |
| looks like a soft fold roman and in the open position | | | | |