Guides for Westfield homeowners

What we have learned measuring and installing window treatments, written down.

Common Mistakes Buying Blinds in Westfield: Stock vs CustomMost of the regret around buying blinds traces back to a handful of avoidable mistakes, not to bad luck or a bad product...Budgeting Window Treatments for Your New Westfield HomeNobody budgets for window coverings until the house is nearly done, and by then the money is mostly spent elsewhere. A n...Cleaning Wood Blinds Without Ruining the FinishEvery material on a window wants a slightly different cleaning approach, fabric handled nothing like wood or aluminum, a...

Blind Repair in Westfield: What Actually Breaks and WhyThere's a version of a shade repair that works and a version that's finished, and homeowners can usually feel the differ...Do Your Westfield Windows Need Inside Mount or Outside Mount Blinds?A blind that looks great in a showroom photo can look wrong on your own window if the mount doesn't match the opening. T...Cordless Blinds and Child Safety in Westfield HomesA house full of working blinds doesn't feel like a problem, which is exactly why the cord question tends to get overlook...

Do You Need Blackout, or Will Room Darkening Get the Job DoneEvery fabric shade on the market falls somewhere on a spectrum from barely dimming a room to blocking nearly all of the ...Measuring for Zebra Shades: What Westfield Homeowners Should KnowA zebra shade looks like the simplest thing on a window until the measure starts, and then a handful of small numbers de...

Specialty Shape Windows Cost More. Here's Why, and What You GetAn arch top window can sit bare for a decade while every other window in the house gets treated, mostly because homeowne...

Designing Custom Drapery for Westfield Rooms, One at a TimeCustom drapery is the one window covering that is genuinely made rather than bought, which means the decisions all happe...

Battery or Hardwired: Powering Smart Shades in WestfieldMotorized shades and smart shades get talked about like they're the same thing, and they are not quite. One is a shade w...