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The World’s Priciest Window Treatments

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There are so many different options when it comes to window treatments; the possibilities are infinite when you think about it. It’s relatively easy to find a window treatment that fits within your price range, but sometimes people prefer to spent egregious amounts to completely customize their treatments from start to finish. Today we have examples of some luxurious treatments that are the most expensive to date.

Marie Antoinette’s Curtains:

Marie Antoinettes

In Los Angeles, the Fleur de Lys is one of the most expansive mansions in the entire city. It’s estimated worth is nearly 125 million dollars; this includes 12 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms and a theater that can accommodate over fifty people. It also has a pool house, a gym and a ballroom, among many other things.

The interior of the house is embedded with 24-karat gold; some of the rooms feature window treatments that have been designed by the former Queen of France, Marie Antoinette. Her thirst for luxurious goods is said to have helped spark the French Revolution. Read More

Design Tricks to Keep Your Home More Comfortable

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Having a home that you feel comfortable in is important, after all this is the space that you will be relaxing in after a long day. Today we wanted to go over some tips decorators use when helping making their homes cozier.

Comfortable Dining Room Seating

In the dining room below, you’ll see that this space is intimate and a great place to meet as a family for a meal. The cushions on the chairs provide relaxation and comfort where traditional dining room may have uncomfortable wooden chairs. Break away from tradition and spruce up your seating space!

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5 Surprising Culprits of Energy Loss

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Every second of every day, your home is losing energy. The smallest of cracks can lead to inefficiency which can add up to a lot of money in the long run. Today we want to help you overcome these five surprising culprits of air leaks in your home.

1. Recessed Lighting

Recessed lighting can help give your ceilings a sleek and uniform look. To do this, they use can lights and are typically installed inside of the celling. Often times these cans contain gaps and holes that let air leak out of your home, right into the attic!

Recessed Lighting

If your can lights were installed prior to 2004, they probably haven’t been sealed. You can call an electrician to properly seal these lights with special fireproof foam. Read More

Don’t Let Glare Keep You from Watching Your Favorite Team

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The NFL season is wrapping up with one of the most exciting Super Bowls ever.  No matter what side you’re on, it’s an exciting time to be a sports fan. If you have friends and family over during the weekend to watch your favorite teams play, it’s important to have a great viewing experience. Sure you have the big screen TV and high powered sound system, but there’s one thing that can ruin this experience, sun glare.

superbowl-party
Such a bright room! We can’t even imagine what the glare must be like for these folks!
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Welcome to Our New Home!

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We are more than pleased to announce the relaunch of CellularWindowShades.com. Our beautiful new site is the result of countless hours of work done by our small but mighty team over the past seven months. We kept the good, added new features to accommodate today’s online shopping experience, and worked tirelessly to create a site we feel is worthy of our customers and of our shades.

We’ve cleaned up the design and added awesome new tools to make navigation easier than ever.  Here are some of our new features:

  • Categorized shopping – narrow your search by what specifically interests you.
  • Popular products – see what everyone else is buying right on the homepage.
  • Paypal – a fast checkout to make secure shopping simple.
  • Mobile usability – our website is compatible on phones, tablets, and beyond!
  • Blog – visit our blog weekly for new advice, design tips, photos, and more.
  • The good ol’ stuff – the measuring guide, installation instructions, free samples, how-to videos, glossary, and our team of customer service representatives and designers are still here, ready to give you a hand when you need it.

When we set out to redesign CellularWindowShades.com, we knew we wanted to provide the best shopping experience possible.  We still make the same top-quality shades and offer the friendliest and most helpful service around, and now we’ve got the site to match. Read More

We No Longer Offers Replacement Parts like T-Handles, Smoothy Replacement Cords & Others

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On December 25th, CellularWindowShades.com will no longer offer our customers replacements, which include T-handles, smoothy replacement cords, tassels, brackets, replacement string among other cellular shade related parts and accessories.

For the past 13 years, we’ve been offering our customers these goods. The decision was difficult to make, with the re-launch of the new CellularWindowShades.com and our re-branding; we’ve decided to focus strictly on providing our customers with the best cellular window shades in the industry. We will, however, still sell shade accessories like operating extension poles. Read More