October Means National Window Cord Safety Month!

National Window Cord Safety MonthThe Window Covering Safety Council (WCSC) alongside the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is telling parents to check their window treatments for coverings that pose safety threats to young children. They are also urging parents to replace older treatments with today’s safer products.

They recommend that parents use only cordless shades in homes with younger children. The CPSC has noted that window treatments and coverings are one of the top five hidden hazards in homes in America. Toddlers and infants have died from accidental strangulation due to window cords. A large portion of these deaths have resulted from older products that never had the appropriate safety devices. Read More

Where in the WORLD are our Shades?

Now that you’ve seen where CellularWindowShades is residing (see post), maybe you’ve wondered what other customers we supplied with window shades —

Here’s some of the more “exotic” locales

Japan

 

One of our latest orders was sent all the way from Vermont to JAPAN. Even sent “economy” they were quickly received — and as quickly installed! We heard some “rave reviews” from our customer. Read More

A House…..Is Now a Home

Our customer Sonia sent in photos of a room in her new home. A bit of “before and after,” if you will.

She writes of feeling “naked” and “exposed”, especially at night. Given the wide expanse of windows (two sets of double-windows plus a double-door slider!), it is no wonder these words spring to her mind. Take a look at Sonia’s “before”:

Before

Our eyes immediately zero in on the six “black holes”. Sonia does not say how close her neighbors are – but imagine the feeling of incomplete comfort as you try to relax and enjoy a movie on that TV…. Read More