Gathering with friends and neighbors is one of the best things about springtime. There is nothing like pulling the barbecue pit back out after a long hibernation over the winter months and inviting your favorite people over to kick off spring! One’s back porch becomes the center of great joy, … [Read more...]
5 Modern Window Trends to Update Your Space
How do you take a drab room and make it fabulous? Out of date window treatments can really make a room feel stale even more than furniture, fixtures and other items. Update your windows with contemporary window treatments and make them the feature in your home that everyone will be talking about. … [Read more...]
Insulate Your Windows with Stylish Window Treatments
Winter has come to Texas! Now that there is a chill in the air, it is important that your windows are insulated to keep the cold out and the warmth in. Stop! Put the weather stripping down and back away slowly. We aren’t talking home improvement here. There are simpler ways of insulating your … [Read more...]
New Year, New Look….for your Windows!
Forget all that typical New Year self-improvement mumbo-jumbo, you’re wonderful just the way you are! Spend that time and energy on something that really needs it; your window treatments! Most of us look around the house all year long wanting to freshen up our décor. Window treatments like blinds … [Read more...]
A Story of Blind Faith
Almost a century ago, there was a man named Val Hicks that sold equipment to make blinds and shades. He developed a unique friendship with one of his customers down in Corpus Christi, TX named Gus Gustafson. The two men would go hunting together and enjoyed good jokes and a stiff drink. Eventually, … [Read more...]