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Home Motorization with the Somfy TaHoma system

The Somfy TaHomA system is the latest in home innovations, a Total Home Automation system which provides you with remote control over many things in your home, including motorized shades, awnings, lights, and even your thermostat. It uses the latest in wireless technology so you can control, schedule, and monitor the processes in your home. By monitoring your home, you can help to optimize the efficiency of the interactions between a variety of things, including the natural and artificial lighti...

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ShadesToYou 5/17/2012 Comments(0)

What are the benefits of Solar Screen Shades?

In previous blogs, we have written about the benefits of solar screens for your home’s budget. They prevent the sun’s heat from coming into your home, lowering your electricity costs. But the benefits of solar screen shades don’t stop here, rather, they can even help with your health! For example, they can protect you from the damaging ultraviolet rays of the sun that might peek through your windows and harm your skin on a daily basis. They also help to shield your eyes from th...

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ShadesToYou 5/1/2012 Comments(0)

Summertime Savings with Solar Screen Shades

As the Floridian summer months hit, you might be thinking of ways to keep your home cool and also lower your electricity bill. One such option you might consider is solar shades. Solar shades are an easy and comparable replacement for conventional window screens, allowing you to still enjoy the view and for air to come in the room, while blocking out the sun’s harmful rays. In fact, most solar screens can keep out 80 to 90 percent of the sun’s heat, as well as the sun’s harmful...

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ShadesToYou 4/17/2012 Comments(0)

Window Treatments or Room Dividers...or BOTH?

Sometimes open floor plans are exactly what you want to create a sense of grandeur or openness, but many times there needs to be a clear definition between one space to the next. How about having the option? We can offer a beautiful, sophisticated and streamlined option with a product originally designed for windows and sliding glass doors. The Hunter Douglas Skyline Gliding Window Panels create visual interest when mounted to the ceiling and drawn across the width of the room. Separate k...

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ShadesToYou 3/28/2012 Comments(0)

Setting The Standard

Setting the Standard Custom window treatments are one of the best ways to decorate and insulate your home. Purchasing custom treatments is now affordable for virtually every budget. You will also save on both time and headaches by letting the professionals provide a design consultation, measurements and installation. One thing to remember: there is no such thing as a standard window size. Whether your home is new or old there is not a standard window measurement that it's possible ...

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ShadesToYou 2/8/2012 Comments(0)

Roman Shades

Modern Roman Shades By:ShadesToYou We meet with a lot of people in our showroom as well as in their homes. Recently, we have had a lot of requests for Roman shades. These are not a new design, but a treatment virtually everyone has heard about. Window treatments, just like clothing fashion, comes and goes and comes back again. We are seeing trends come back in the window treatment industry, but we don’t consider it a trend if they can make a lasting impression and have a long shelf...err w...

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ShadesToYou 1/25/2012 Comments(0)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! We are nearing a week into 2012; the holidays are over and we are already looking forward to the thought of a warm Spring. It's a time to make and keep new year resolutions. Resolutions are to make ourselves feel better, more comfortable, happier. Well this may mean a few extra trips to the gym or a few less fast food drive thru's, but it can also mean getting your home to look and feel the way that truly reflects who you are. We challenge you to take that next step to refresh yo...

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ShadesToYou 1/4/2012 Comments(0)

Happy Independence day!

Happy 4 th of July from all of us at ShadesToYou! We are proud to say that all of our ShadesToYou products are made in the USA at our Orlando area workshop! Each window shade, blind, and shutter is fashioned by our skilled craftsmen in this facility. We are also a Hunter Douglas Dealer Service Center for Central Florida....

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7/4/2011 Comments(0)

Route-LESS is More

...When it comes to route holes that is. Traditional wood and faux wood blinds have holes drilled into the center of each slat where the cords are threaded through, thus allowing them to operate. With this construction, the holes are visible when slats are traversed open and the sight is, well, unsightly. Here at ShadesToYou, we like to keep our showroom full of options that go above and beyond the norm. That is why we'd like to familiarize you with route-less wood and faux wood blinds. In this ...

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ShadesToYou 3/8/2011 Comments(0)

Motorized Blinds and Shades

Emotions, The Stock Exchange, finances, weather temperatures: things that may not be a good thing when they go up and down. Motorized blinds and shades: always a good thing when they go up and down, especially with just a push of a button. Motorized window coverings are becoming more popular and thus more common in households and offices today. Motorization is garnering vast exposure due to television broadcasts streaming into thousands of households nationwide. One such example is HGTV’s ...

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ShadesToYou 1/27/2011 Comments(0)

Cold is Out, Heat is In

Put your hand up to your window. Do you feel the cold air seeping in? Me too, which is why I wanted to address this frigid problem right here, right now. With your heating bill skyrocketing and your layers of clothes doubling, there is a fashionable yet affordable way to take care of this problem without putting in brand new windows. You are in luck to have stumbled upon this blog since I, ShadesToYou's personal Fashionista, have some great options for you! The first note-worthy...

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ShadesToYou 12/20/2010 Comments(0)

Designer For A Day

Not everyone would consider themselves a Fashionista like muah, but I know that each and every one of you has a creative bone in your body. Let today be the day you let the creative juices flow and experiment with custom window treatment looks for your home. Virtually put up various types of window treatments selecting from endless styles and colors - without the commitment! Because we know we can all be commitment phobes... "How?" You ask? Great question! Our friends at Hunter Douglas h...

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ShadesToYou 11/29/2010 Comments(0)

The Holiday Season is in Full Swing

It's here! The Holiday Season, that is. Have you seen all the commercials and in store promotions? We've all been knocked over the head with the winter wonderland whimsy and jingle bell giddiness. But that's unfortunately not the case for all. We are so thankful for what we have here at ShadesToYou, that we want to help give back to those less fortunate in our community. We need YOUR help, though. We have an entire showroom full of window coverings that have been marked down a stag...

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ShadesToYou 11/22/2010 Comments(0)

Weaving Fall Into Your Home

Hi everyone, it’s Windee here and I’m sporting my favorite leather boots and light sweater as I prance around in this glorious fall weather. I have some thoughts to share with you as the cooler months draw closer and I truly believe it’ll make selecting new window coverings less of a pane . What do you think of when you hear the words fall, autumn or harvest? Perhaps pumpkins, hot apple cider, cinnamon and natural earth tones… Well, there is a way to bring the natural fee...

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ShadesToYou 10/20/2010 Comments(0)

Child Safety

Well, it’s already nearly two weeks into October and aside for the weather alluding to the holiday season, it is also Child Safety Month. Although this month was selected by The National Window Covering Council to bring attention to our children's safety when it comes to window coverings, we feel at ShadesToYou that is our duty to inform you of a few simple ways to keep those kiddos safe around your home. Our friend’s at Hunter Douglas have been working hard and are now proud to anno...

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ShadesToYou 10/12/2010 Comments(0)

Nice To Meet You

Introductions are definitely in order! Hello faithful ShadesToYou readers, I'd like to introduce myself as The Fashionista a little mysterious, but all fashion forward . I will be your window covering fashionista and blogger! Because honestly, who wants to read a blog that doesn’t have an author on the other side of the screen? Forget your typical generic company blog. On behalf of ShadesToYou, and based on your feedback, comments and questions, I will be bringing you the latest industry n...

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ShadesToYou 10/7/2010 Comments(0)

Welcome!

Welcome! Our specialty is window coverings, but we’ve found a little niche in the blogosphere because when it comes down to it, we are all about open communication at ShadesToYou . We value the importance of long lasting relationships and want to leverage this opportunity to allow everyone we know and work with to always feel connected – now it’s possible on an e-platform! Why would you want to read a blog written by a window covering company? Because it’s so much m...

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ShadesToYou 9/16/2010 Comments(0)