August Heat Wave 2008

Okay, I cannot testify for the northern most States, however summer August 2008 for the southern United States looks to be an absolute sizzler! Especially Texas! Luckily we have some regular rain to water the nature and give temporary coolness to some days, yet just enough to bring down that 101 degree to a WHAT? comfortable 96 with humidity.

Cellular Shades! Honeycomb cellular shades...........they come with an insulation rating and are proven to reduce heat and cold better than wood blinds and faux wood and vinyl blinds. View the factory specifications under cell shades on our web site and you will see the r-value for product.

Folks this energy thing ain't goin away. It started long ago and has risen steadily since. Some years we get a little break, but you know well as me. We are not seeing No break since last year. Some wages are keeping up, yet most are not. Even if the earnings increase you have to spend it on the ever increasing price of products. Even when money is not an issue. Do you really want to continue giving the dollars away to the power providers?

Get a little green. Don't go ballistic, just consider a cellular shade for the green effort as well as an actual reduction in the heat and cold penetration into your living space that will result in lesser dollars spent to cool and heat.

AND KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED!!! Somebody comes in force them to pay part of the bill. Nobody comes in ..... you just plain loose money. Crime is not the basic reason for the closed door anymore.

Blessings and stay cool.

Americas New President

Gee Wiz!

Is everyone so weiry as myself over all the U.S. Presidential election media? If so, Here is my theory! Buy lots and lots of wood blinds and or roman shades. This way we can all close off the world and recluse into our own harmony, at least for a little while.

Seriously, we live in a great nation with freedoms we should most certainly take advantage and or action upon. Voting is not only a right, but an obligation. How can we complain if we don't participate?

Okay, my take is this. Don't vote with the pocket book. Vote the man and or woman who will seek higher power and wisdom to guide the nation. Our country was founded on Godly issues and we have had many leaders who sought our God and provailed even without wordly wisdom or experience. God provides for those who seek him.

Whatever your thoughts, get out there and vote.

Once you've decided, leave the complicated media nonsense out and close out the process with a calming surrounding, like cellular shades to allow some evening and even morning sun in without the bolstering heat that normally accompanies such an idea. Woven Wood Shades, Roman Fold Shades are very trendy and will filter light as well. We also have the most attractive staple, the real wood custom blinds in1,2,2.5 inch sizes.

We'd love to have you visit and purchase window decor from us, yet we also would like everyone to participate in the upcoming 2008 Presidential elections so that together as one Nation Under God we might present our petitions and ideas and convictions to the one God whom has blessed this nation for these many years.

Enjoy your day!

Blinds For Apartments

Live in an apartment, condo or townhome? If so you'll need to check with tenant coucil or leasing office before deciding on blinds and or shades. Often color choices must be cleared by the building manager etc. White is often required for the outside or window side of the shade or blind. That's not a problem blinds are available in many shades of white and the honeycomb cellular shades are normally white to the outside regardless of the room side color chosen. I will urge you to consider that true whites, artic whites and some others may have a bluish huge that may not be acceptable in some buildings. Even woven wood shades have available liners for the street side of the window. These liners are often in white as well and not only provide the white street side requirement of many facilities, but also provide light blocking that will help to reduce the heat that can filter through the shade. Should you find youself in abosolute need of a stained blind or product that does not come with a white street side appearance you might consider a sheer fabric to line the window or maybe a white roller shade to mount behind the blind and or shade. Keep in mind the amount of depth you will using on inside mounts if you ponder this option, it might require an outside blind or shade choice once a roller shade is mounted in the recess of the window opening.

Even if renting or leasing your home, new blinds and shades are an inexpensive decorating option to make the home reflect your own personal style.

Christmas is ever closer so order your free samples today.

Have a wonderful day.

Saving Energy with Shades

Like most people today we all want to cut back on the dollars we spend for heating and cooling our homes. We don't want to be uncomfortable, but we simply can't stand the utility cost which seem to be increasing with every coming month.

Consider cellular shades! Honeycomb cellular shades will provide filtered light to enter the home and illuminate the space and at the same time keep much of the heat and or cold out. As with any shade the henderance will be that shades are either open or closed. They cannot be tilted like a wood blind to allow for partial viewing. Actually YES! in one respect they can be! Some cellular shades are available with options like top down, bottom up. This means the shade can be lowered from the top and raised from the bottom. This option allows one to let more light in and limit the view in from the outside. Also, cellular shades come with an R- Rating, just like home insulation and the more efficient modern windows of today. Other features are also available, such as cordless shades or even easy lift which limits the number of cords to one. Colors and sizes are many.

My weather man says we are lucky this year. Temperatures are lower than normal and we can all breath easier. While he maybe correct, someone forgot to tell my electric company. I urge you! Consider Honeycomb Cellular Shades when trying to cut cost and still enjoy a modern stylish home.

From Spring,Texas where the temperatures lower, but the humidity is sweltering. I wish you a wonderful August weekend.