Warm Toned Honeycombs

Ask most people why they want honeycomb blinds and they'll say "insulation." Fair enough — that's the reputation these blinds have earned, and it's deserved (we cover that side of things in detail in how honeycomb blinds save energy in Calgary winters). But opacity is...

This is one of the most common questions we get once someone's already decided wood blinds are the direction they want to go. The look is similar enough from across the room that people assume the decision doesn't matter much. It does — just maybe not for the reasons...

Every homeowner hits this decision eventually, usually standing in front of a bare window wondering why something this simple feels so complicated. Blinds, curtains, shades — they all technically do the same job, block light and give you privacy, so why does picking...

There's a reason wood blinds never really went out of style, even when everyone was chasing sleek roller shades and minimalist drapery for a stretch there. Wood does something other materials just don't — it warms a room up. Walk into a space with real wood blinds...

You hang the blinds, step back, and something's still off. Can't always put your finger on it right away. Then you notice it — that gap at the top of the window where the bracket sits exposed, or the headrail just sort of... hangs there, unfinished. That's the piece...

You know the feeling. You're standing in an empty room, tape measure in hand, staring at a bare window and doing mental math on what this is going to cost you. Then the second thought hits — if I go cheap here, am I just going to be doing this again in two years? Fair...