Couture by Karen

How do you decorate sliding glass doors to provide privacy and also keep them functional? There are so many options available but which one is right for your home? If you live near Monroe, MI roller shades are one of many products that I can help you select to bring beauty and functionality to your home. Read the entire decorating tips newsletter here.

Residents in Monroe, MI call on Exciting Windows! by Couture by Karen to provide solutions for all of their window covering needs.

Great decorating ideas that help design a custom look unique for you with draperies, blinds, shades or shutters in Monroe, MI are my specialty at Exciting Windows! by Couture by Karen. It’s easy to get started with my free in home consultation or my new service… a free phone consultation to help you get your thoughts together.

An article from the Wndow Covering Safety Council states that window coverings can pose a potential strangulation hazard to children. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, since 1990, more than 200 infants and young children have died by accidently strangling in window cords. Parents and guardians should replace all window coverings in the home with today’s safer cordless products. To watch SuperBaby explain more go to www.windowcoverings.org and click on the SuperBaby tab at the bottom of the page.
With many cordless options on a wide range of products, we all should be using cordless wndow coverings!

Back to school also means back to a regular schedule. Although we are all sad to see summer go, it is also nice to see our kids get back to a normal routine. Did I just hear all the kids groan?
Back to school also means that the holidays are right around the corner.
Did I just hear all the parents groan? Yes, I said holidays! Now that the seasons are changing, it’s time to change or update your window treatments. Go from Spring/Summer to Fall/Winter designs, styles and fabrics. Or you can even have your window treatments be more holiday specific. Whatever you like, we can help you create beautiful designs that will enhance your homes beauty and decor!

With the new school year beginning, please be aware of children walking to and from school and the many, many buses we all will encounter!
Let’s keep our children safe!

Funnel cakes, Ferris wheels and Fun – oh my! It is day 4 of the Monroe County Fair in Monroe, Michigan and it has been a whirlwind of activity!
Our booth has been bustling with inquiries on window tretments and shading products. We are hearing a lot of positive comments and a few people have mentioned that they didn’t know we were around. Well I am hear to tell you that we are Monroe’s best kept secret! Stop in at Booth #59 in the MB&T Expo center {it is air conditioned!!!!!} and see what we are all about! We have a custom bedroom set on display including bedding, pillows, a one of a kind curved cornice and silk drapery panels hung on decorative medallions – it is absolutely stunning!!!!! We look forward to talking with you!!!!!!!

How does the internet effect our lives? Here are just a few statistics from Google Search:

By 2014, mobile Internet usage will overtake desktop Internet usage.
Americans spend, on average, 2.7 hours each day socializing on their mobile phones.

Google Search handles more than 1 billion searches per day.
Google has more than 620 million daily visitors.

Almost 72% of all U.S. Internet users are on facebook.
Facebook has more than 500 million users {that’s one in every 13 people on Earth}.

1 billion tweets are sent every week.
As of June 2011, Twitter ranked #9 in the world’s most popular websites. Google was #1, Facebook #2, and YouTube #3.

Where would we be with out the internet?

Take a look around you….. what inspires you? It could be a beautiful flower, the architecture of an old building, colors found in nature, a classic car….. the possibilities are endless and there is no right or wrong because everyone sees things differently. Everyone has a different definition of beauty, everyone has different ideas – that is what makes the world go ’round.

So Monroe, Michigan – let us help you bring the beauty that isnpires you into your home. From gorgeuos drapery panels and top treatments, sheers, designer blinds and shadings, to color consulting on paint colors.

Even though it’s been an unusually mild winter all over North America, we’re ready for spring and summer in Monroe, Michigan. It’s time to open up those draperies, blinds, shadings and shutters to let in the light! If your curtains are looking a little tired and under the weather, it’s time to freshen up. Like a new spring wardrobe, layers on your windows can add fashion and style to your home in a unique and surprisingly affordable way. Here’s some great ideas for spring that will make your home look and feel warm and welcoming all year long. Read the entire decorating tips newsletter here

Great decorating ideas that help you freshen up for spring and summer using custom draperies, blinds, shades or shutters in Monroe, Michigan are my specialty at Exciting Windows! by Couture by Karen. It’s easy to get started with my free in home consultation or my brand new service… a free phone consultation to help you get your thoughts together.

Keeping Michigan beautiful one home at a time!!!! May has been a whirlwind of installations. It is bittersweet seeing our jobs come to a close but such pleasure to see the joy on our clients faces when we install their beautiful new window treatments!
Keeping Michigan beautiful one home at a time – words we take to heart!

Now that the weather is turning warm and the sun is shining, take a moment and look around your home. Do your window treatments need up dating? Or maybe they just need a fresh new look. What ever the reason, or for no reason at all…………. let us help you make your home beautiful!

Let There Be Light!
By nature, lighting serves two purposes in your home: functional and decorative. Successfully lighting your home calls for the correct balance of general light, task lighting and decorative lighting. When planning for the functional needs of your room, consider the activities that typically take place in your room.

There are three basic types of color in light: warm, white and cool.

Warm light
tends to soften or outline your room. If your walls are painted in a warm color, then warm light would flatter your room’s overall color tone. Incandescent bulbs tend to help you obtain a warmer color tone in your room.
White light
shows colors at their truest. Most white light bulbs actually tend to cast your room in a slightly warm light as well. Halogen bulbs give you the brightest of white light.
Cool light
can add a sense of open space and dignity to your plan. Fluorescent bulbs will give you the cool look you desire. When properly used, it makes the walls and furnishings of your room appear more distant, and enhances objects more distinctly.

Spring has sprung! Green grass, blooming flowers, singing birds and fresh air………. it time to throw open the windows and blow the “stink” of winter out of the house {as gramma used to say}. Spring cleaning is under way and maybe you have noticed how tired and dingy your old sheers are looking. Why not start this Spring season off with a bang….
Now until the end of April we have custom sheers $2.00 per inch in white and off-white, maximum width 180″, maximum length 99″ – call the shop for details 734-243-1757!