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Last night I held a Trunk Show of Window Fashions at one of my favorite client’s home.  She invited several women to attend. They came from Blanchester, West Chester, Mason, Maineville and Loveland After enjoying delicious appetizers and wine, we began an exploration of window treatments.  We looked at various new blinds and shades that are available through Hunter Douglas, Lafayette, and ADO.  We talked about trends in draperies treatments and lookes at many options for decorating a window.  I look forward to the next one!

Are you stumped over what to do with your arched windows.  So many houses in the neighborhoods of Mason and Maineville, Ohio have large palladium (arched) windows in their foyer, over the front door.  For most, the amount of sunlight coming through those windows is blinding.  Not only blinding, but also a source of too much of heat in the summer and too much cold in the winter.  It is hard for home owners to know where to begin in treating windows like that.  The good news is that there are many options!  You just need a good window treatment professional you can trust to come to your home and show you some solutions. You can treat the window with a blind, shade, shutter, or fabric treatment.  It all depends on what you are trying to accomplish.  Call me for a free consultation and let me wade through all the products to show you what would work best for you.

There is a definite trend toward softening the look at the windows.  Even if blinds are used, fabric drapery side panels are often use to enhance the design and decor of the room.  These panels can be stationary or fully moveable, traversing the entire width of the window to give complete privacy, light control, and insulation.  Fully lined drapery panels offer fabulous insulation in a room. 

Now through the end of the year, Hunter Douglas is offering FREE Literise upgrade on all their Duette Cellular Shades.  Literise is a cordless lift system which eliminates any dangerous cords that children or pets could get tangled in.  This promotion and many more are available at Exciting Windows by Kim Lyon

 Let me introduce you to Hunter Douglas’ latest addition to their Duette Cellular Shade line.  The Duette Architella Collection has a patented honeycomb within a honeycomb.  Hunter invented the cellular shade and they continue to be great innovators.  Let’s talk about R-Value.  R-value measures a product’s ability to keep heat in and cold out.  The higher the R-value, the greater the insulation.  An R-value of 4.00 will prevent up to 75% heat loss through the window.  Duette Architella heneycomb shades, with R-values ranging from 5.48 - 7.73 offer tremendous energy efficiency benefits with distinctive fashion.  Call me to see a sample of these unique shades.

We are experiencing such fabulous Fall weather here in the Greater Cincinnati area.  I have been out visiting neighborhoods in Mason and Maineville this week.  People have their windows open and enjoying the warm days and cool nights.  But this weather won’t last forever.  Cold is coming and this year more than ever we need to be conscious of our energy dollars going out the window - literally!  Now is the time to replace older blinds with the newer highly energy efficient shadings of today.  Hunter Douglas is even offering a mail in rebate to consumers who purchase many of their products.  Over the next few days, I will talk about the products that offer the highest in energy efficiency.  Stay tuned.

Don’t drive all over town when the gas prices are so high!  We offer a complete, shop at home experience for your window treatment needs.  Our experienced decorator comes to you with great ideas and samples to help you select the perfect draperies, top treatments, blinds, shades, or shutters for your home or office.  Don’t waste energy - call us today!

The majority of people are more than capable of painting their home or fixing something as simple as a gutter, but commercial interior design is a completely different ball game. Commercial interior design requires a special education. Any professional commercial interior designer has a very good education, they probably started thinking about commercial interior design before they even got to college and simply didn’t realize it. Commercial interior design is something that’s very different, and this means that it can be difficult to choose what to do. There are many different areas of commercial interior design, and many people will specialize in a particular area. No matter which area you choose you will face many of the same challenges.

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