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Not your average window covering shades

Seeking a modern, classy alternative to traditional fabric shades? Then consider Hunter Douglas Pirouette Shades with a single sheer fabr...

Shutters 101: What to know when choosing

Thinking about window shutters? Shutters are timeless design that immediately add elegant style to any room. What should you know when y...

Hunter Douglas VERTIGLIDE™ Blinds

Do you have sliding glass doors, room dividers, and any other side-to-side opening? Consider these child-safe, cordless, manual or power...

Outdoor Living Space Extended with Zip Shades

Zip shades go beyond standard screens. They allow you to keep bugs and creatures out and extend your outdoor season as they can also pro...

Specialty Shapes in Shutters

Custom designed homes often also have specialty shaped windows for architectural and interior design purposes. Sometimes, the specialty ...

Why are Norman Shutters so popular?

Shutters Can Transform Style and Light

Carolina Blinds recently installed Norman Shutters (3") in a home that is more than 100 years old. Before the shutters the homeowner had...

Room Darkening Shades

Room Darkening Shades are referred to as "Light tight" or Blackout shades and are especially popular in bedrooms. Here is a recent Carol...

Top Down, Bottom Up Cordless Cellular Shades

What does it mean to have "Top Down, Bottom Up" Cellular Shades? It means you can pull the shades down from the Top OR draw them up from ...

Mountain Home and Mountain Views with Carolina Blinds

This is a recent installation by Carolina Blinds. Many mountain homes have angled windows which are often hard to reach. With motorized...

Elegant Roman Shades for just the right light and privacy

From Fall into Winter, privacy becomes an issue with many windows especially if you've moved into a new home in the summer when all the s...

Stained wood shutters with odd size

Deep, rich, and timeless, stained wood shutters are like furniture for your windows. Treating odd window shapes and complicated installat...

Problem solved: gooseneck faucet gets in the way

Exceptional installation this week. Notice the gooseneck faucet, since shutters normally swing on hinges, it would seem that this shutter...

Installation of the week!

A Carolina Blinds installation

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