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Seasonal Solutions: Beating the Summer Heat

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Summer is here with a season full of blazing hot weather.  Mitigate the summer heat with a minimal, modern solution for any room of your home. Solar Shades absorb heat, reduce glare and UV protect all while leaving your view intact.  All of The Shade Store’s Solar Shade materials are GreenGuard® and Microban® Certified which ensures air quality and offers antimicrobial benefits.

Solar Shades from The Shade Store - Beat the Summer Heat

Solar Shades from The Shade Store

Our Solar Shades come in a selection of openness levels – 3% is the densest and 10% is the sheerest. The openness level 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 10% openness level diffuse light glare & harmful UV rays by 90% while providing for a soft screened view. Nothing is better than beating the summer heat.

Solar Shades 10% White - Beat the Summer Heat

Solar Shades 10% White

Want to see how the solar shade would look in your home?  Order free swatches from The Shade Store here!

All solar shade orders ship free in 7 days or less.

All About Summer Whites – The Window Treatment Version

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Looking for a set of summer whites? There are many types & colors of window treatments available at The Shade Store.  Decorators and homeowners alike use window treatments to match and complement the interior décor of their homes.  White window treatments offer versatility and go well with many types of decorating schemes.

Drapery by The Shade Store - Summer Whites

as shown: tailored pleat drapery | embroidered silk | halo

The room’s design and ultimately the primary purpose for the window treatment should always be at hand.  White window treatments can brighten a room, giving it a more inviting and happy feeling.  Some shades and drapery can be created in a sheer white material, allowing more external light to enter a room.

Roman Shade from The Shade Store, Summer Whites

as shown: relaxed roman shade | sheer elegance | white

White shades and drapes offer various levels of privacy depending on style and fabric.  If privacy is the main goal, white window treatments can be lined to ensure privacy.  Blackout lining is another option, if the removal of all external light is preferred.

Roller Shades from The Shade Store - Summer Whites

as shown: roller shades | bamboo | chalk

White blinds, shades & drapery are versatile window treatments that can be used alone or in conjunction with other window accessories.  Combining summer white shades or curtains with a decorative valance or other layered curtains can result in an attractive finished design.

Cellular Shades from The Shade Store - Summer Whites

as shown: 3/8″ cellular shade | light filtering | lace

Come visit us at one our showrooms, where you can experience our custom-made window treatments first-hand.  Not by a showroom?  View our entire product catalog online.  And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter!

Pinteresting Things Happen At The Shade Store

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Sometimes you just have tons of pictures & you don’t know how to organize them or share these great images with others. Thankfully, Pinterest came up with the ultimate way to organize and share your favorite pics! Our photo gallery has always been the place to showcase images on our own site, but now we have the opportunity to spread the love!

We are always pinning inspired window treatment ideas to our boards.  Our boards range from our favorite room galleries & suggested styles along with many of our patterns and colors.

We hope that you join us in making everything at The Shade Store even more Pinteresting! Browse our site; pick materials, colors and product styles that interest you.  Create your own “pinspirational” window treatments.  To share your pins with us, tag your photos with: #theshadestorepinned.  We look forward to your pins!

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The Shade Store // Now Open On Madison Avenue!

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The Shade Store is now open on The Upper East Side of Manhattan! Come visit our newest showroom, located at 1100 Madison Avenue, in NYC (between East 82nd & 83rd streets). See our entire assortment of window treatments in person.

Feel free to browse our product line and take home our catalog and free samples. The Shade Store’s Design Experts will be available every step of the way.

The Shade Store is located on 1100 Madison Avenue, NYC

Storefront at The Shade Store- Upper East Side

Come visit us at one our showrooms, where you can experience our custom-made window treatments first-hand.  And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter!

Keeping Up With Traditional Style

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Traditional style interiors are comforting and classic.  The overall ambiance of traditional decor is homey, understated, and non-jarring. Traditional style homes feel comfortable for any age group with just the right balance of conventional grace and lived-in comfort.  The warm, natural and refined elegance draw people into the room.

Traditional Style Roman Shades

as shown: roman shades | silk sphere | autumn

Fabrics in a traditional room are generally neither too shiny nor too textured.  Florals, plain colors, understated stripes, geometrics, tone-on-tone and muted patterns are common.

Traditional Style at The Shade Store

as shown: inverted pleat drapery | silk dupioni | leaf

Color in a traditional room is often in a mid-range of tones, though very dark and very light colors can also be used. Pretty multi-color florals are often the basis of a traditional color scheme that uses the lightest color on the walls and deeper hues for upholstery and flooring.

Traditional Style Roman Shades

as shown: roman shades | linen sheers | ecru

The Shade Store’s custom window treatments for traditional rooms have a classic style.  Look for our roman shades, draperies, and under treatments of pinch pleated sheers. Cornices and valances may also be featured as a traditional design element.

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