Window Treatment

Happy Saturday!!!

Questions have come in about our decision on window treatment, so I thought I would share details!

Our blind selection

Before we moved in, we knew we had tons of windows to cover.  Our broker emphasized how important it was to have a plan for window treatment before moving in.  And boy was he right!  We looked at various stores including Home Depot and Lowes, but we had no luck.  The look of wood blinds was our preference, but the up-keep was not so friendly.  Since we have a window in the master suite bath, we knew having wood blinds around moisture was not the best idea.  To counter this, we opted for faux wood instead.  It gave us the look we wanted, but for a fraction of the price.  The best thing was we would not have to worry about moisture damage in the bathroom.  My husband and I found a blind center and took a Saturday trip to see what they offered as well as pricing.  There were so many color options and textures for the blind selections.  It was exhausting!  If you have been through your selection process, you know what I mean right...just when you think you are done you have one more choice to make!!!  The thought of making more decisions was daunting.  The store allowed us to take the samples home with us so we could match up our color and texture preference.  We ultimately decided on a faux wood, cordless, white-ish blind with a subtle texture.  There are ~20 windows and doors to cover in our home so although it was a cost friendly going with faux wood blinds, it added up very quickly.  Also, it is good to note that you should be prepared for time delays if they have to manufacture your blinds.  There was a 3-week wait period from start to finish with our blinds, then we had to schedule the install around our work schedules, which pushed it about one more week.  Plan ahead for this!  I will be honest and tell you crawling on the floor after a shower is NOT cool!  HAHAHA

I would suggest you have a plan for what exactly you are looking for in terms of type of blinds or window treatment.  Find out the turn-around-time from start to finish and book installs early.  Do you want cords, cordless, or automatic?  Do you want to add color, or do you want to coordinate with your trim (which is what we did)?  Also ask if you can take the samples with you.  These are a huge help when deciding on color or textures.  Don't feel like you have to do blinds...there are so many options out there!  And remember...this is still part of your building process so HAVE FUN and enjoy the moment!  After all, once you have paid once for window treatment, it may be a long while before you replace them all!!!

xoxo