TSS Spotlight // Solar Shades

A modern solution for any room, Solar Shades are energy efficient and environmentally friendly.  Solar Shades absorb heat, reduce glare and UV protect all while leaving your view in-tact.  All of The Shade Store’s Solar Shade materials are GreenGuard® and Microban® Certified which ensures air quality and offers antimicrobial benefits.

 

Along with different colors and patterns, our Solar Shades come in a selection of openness levels – 3% is the densest and 10% is the sheerest. This translates into the percentage of light that is allowed to pass through. A lower openness level increases UV blockage, but the outside view will not be as clear. The higher openness level creates a better view, but decreases UV blockage. As an example, Solar Shades with 5% openness level diffuse light glare & harmful UV rays by are blocked by 95% while providing for a soft screened view.

 

Customers can save 10% on all Solar Shades from The Shade Store through February 29th.  All orders ship free in 7 days or less.

 

Spotlight on Solar Shades

as shown: solar shades | 5% | pearl |

 

February 16, 2012 | E.Glick leave a comment
Featured in February // Energy Efficient Window Treatments

Winter is here with a season full of cold weather.  Insulating your home from the cold and preserving the heat with the correct window treatments can improve your home’s energy efficiency.   You can save money, conserve energy all while adding style to your home.  Select from our beautiful custom Roman Shades, Solar Shades, Cellular Shades and Drapery.  Our exclusive collection of materials includes some of the finest quality eco-friendly textiles available.

 

The Arbor Day Foundation and The Shade Store are working together on the Shades of Green Program to further our positive environmental impact.  A tree will be planted in one of our national forests for every order that’s placed.  We’ve committed to helping the foundation plant 25,000 trees this year.

 

Energy Efficient Roman Shades

as shown: Aventura Roman Shade | Sheer Elegance | Silver

 

Energy Efficient Solar Shades

as shown: Solar Shades | 7% Metallic | Peat

 

Energy Efficient Cellular Shades

as shown: 3/8" Cellular Shade | Light Filtering | Lace

 

Our Energy Efficient products are featured throughout February.  As always, all orders ship free in 10 days or less.

February 9, 2012 | E.Glick leave a comment
Not Just Good, or Even Better // Our Shades are the Best!

The Shade Store was proud to join DIY Network’s new program Good, Better, Best hosted by Jeff Devlin during a home renovation in Pennsylvania. The show follows a home makeover which included a sunroom in need of a major renovation.  As a key component to the renovation, the window treatments needed to provide UV protection and privacy for the room and its contents.  The Shade Store installed our Solar Shades in 3% Mushroom for all the windows in the room.

 

Using Solar Shades allows the homeowner to maintain their bright view out of the room while still cutting down on the intense heat and glare that comes into the sunroom during the day.  Choose from our selection of eco-friendly GreenGuard Certified fabrics in various opacities based on the level of sun protection, heat reduction, and privacy you desire.

 

New episodes of Good, Better, Best begin airing this April on the DIY Network. For more information on the show and upcoming schedule of Good, Better, Best visit http://www.diynetwork.com/.

 

We have some behind the scenes images from our installation process:

 

The Shade Store Install on Good, Better, Best

 

The Shade Store Install on Good, Better, Best

 

The Shade Store Install on Good, Better, Best

 

February 6, 2012 | E.Glick leave a comment
Pick. Click. Ship. // Sampling Made Simple!

We are excited to announce The Shade Store’s new and improved Sample Department!  Now it is easier than ever to view our entire collection and decide on your favorites.  Pick through our enhanced swatch library by product & material and just click the ones you would like to see in person.  All samples ship out Priority Mail and arrive in 1-3 days.

 

It’s as easy as 1-2-3.  Pick. Click. Ship.

 

The Shade Store's New Sample Department

Samples Made Simple at The Shade Store

January 20, 2012 | E.Glick leave a comment
“Hangin’ with Norm”

Coming up at the end January on This Old House, the show will head to Rhode Island to cover the renovation of a house in need of a big makeover.  The Shade Store is honored to be a part of This Old House’s classic renovation show.  One of our managing partners, Ian Gibbs, goes in front of the camera during the installation as well.

 

During the upcoming episodes of This Old House:  The Barrington Beach House, The Shade Store played a part in the renovation by providing Solar Shades in 3% Density Fabric in White and Cellular Shades in 3/4″ Single Cell in Ivory.  The window treatments are hung in all windows throughout the entire home, allowing the perfect amount of light to be filtered into each room and an airy finish.  New episodes of the Barrington Beach House project begin airing in January 26 on PBS and on January 29 at thisoldhouse.com.

 

Ian from The Shade Store with Norm Abram from This Old House

Ian from The Shade Store with Norm Abram from This Old House

 

The Shade Store Installation on This Old House

The Shade Store Installation on This Old House

 

Here is a sneak peek: This Old House: The Barrington Beach House

 

January 12, 2012 | E.Glick comments(1)