{"id":1136,"date":"2017-02-14T17:41:24","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T17:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cellularwindowshades.com\/blog\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2017-02-14T17:47:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T17:47:56","slug":"ode-to-cellular-shades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cellularwindowshades.com\/blog\/ode-to-cellular-shades\/","title":{"rendered":"Ode to Cellular Shades &#8211; A Love Ballad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">There Was a Time My Windows Were Bare<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There was a time my windows were bare,<br \/>\nGlass eyes on the walls, with a cold, blank stare.<br \/>\nI could view my lawn, my neighborhood too,<br \/>\nBut it was clear there was something I needed to do.<\/p>\n<p>Through the panes my heat so quickly did seep.<br \/>\nAs winter drew on, I shivered in my sleep.<br \/>\nMy wallet ran dry, my savings were killed \u2013<br \/>\nPoor insulation claimed my utility bills.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nSummer also devastated my frail old home,<br \/>\nFor it became an oven the more the sun shone.<br \/>\nWith nothing to block the harsh UV rays,<br \/>\nMy fine art and furniture bleached right away.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t mean to whine, but I\u2019ve been through enough,<br \/>\nA home without shades is just plain rough.<br \/>\nExposure to the elements and the occasional passerby,<br \/>\nHas in many instances, made me want to cry.<\/p>\n<p>I knew it was time to take back control<br \/>\nOf my windows and bills before a new winter took hold.<br \/>\nI jumped on the web, and vowed not to rest,<br \/>\nUntil I had the shade that would serve me the best.<\/p>\n<p>I saw sheers, I saw drapes, I saw rollers and Romans,<br \/>\nFabrics gauzy, or heavy, embroidered and woven.<br \/>\nAnd then I found one made of insulating cells<br \/>\nThat blended function and fashion incredibly well.<\/p>\n<p>Weighing out my options, I could plainly see,<br \/>\nCellular shades were the ones for me.<br \/>\nThe power to insulate with the finesse of d\u00e9cor,<br \/>\nThese shades would perfect my windows and doors.<\/p>\n<p>I ordered right away, and as soon as I installed,<br \/>\nKnew I would be forever enthralled.<br \/>\nNo more haunting drafts, no glare on the TV,<br \/>\nNo one on the street can look in and see me.<\/p>\n<p>Through winter I\u2019m warm, in summer it\u2019s fine,<br \/>\nMy shades will pay for themselves in no time.<br \/>\nDurable and stylish, fabric lovely and strong,<br \/>\nCellular shades on every window, my whole life long.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>by: Erin M, your friendly customer service gal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There Was a Time My Windows Were Bare There was a time my windows were bare, Glass eyes on the walls, with a cold, blank stare. I could view my lawn, my neighborhood too, But it was clear there was something I needed to do. Through the panes my heat so quickly did seep. As [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,14,27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cellularwindowshades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cellularwindowshades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cellularwindowshades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cellularwindowshades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cellularwindowshades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1136"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cellularwindowshades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1139,"href":"https:\/\/cellularwindowshades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136\/revisions\/1139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cellularwindowshades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cellularwindowshades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cellularwindowshades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}