Graber, owned by Springs Window Fashions, is a recognized brand for window treatments. If you are looking for quality and selection, Graber can be an excellent choice for your home. There are many reasons why you might want to choose Graber if you’re looking for great window blinds, shades and treatments: Graber is known for quality products The company…
The Merits of Faux Wood Blinds I was keeping my son’s dog about a week ago and noticed there were several chunks of what I thought to be faux wood blinds on the floor. I could see they were nothing more than pressed cardboard with a plastic finish on them. When I purchased the blinds from less than two years…
Going by a Tradition of Customer Service Remember the times you’ve waited with such anticipation to get something you’ve always dreamed of, only to realize that its magnificence was only in your head? And then you beat yourself up because it was a lot of hard earned money that could have gone elsewhere, something more important? I imagine this happens…
Decorative and Highly Functional Accessories “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.” Ernest Hemingway A renowned name in window treatments, Graber strives hard to come up with superior products to meet the needs of their customers. Innovation and improvement are high on their agenda…
In Love with Walls of My Home Sweet Home When you finally go back to your old home, you find it wasn’t the old home you missed but your childhood. Sam Ewing I have lived in the same house all my life. My dad had built our house lovingly, and my mom decorated with all her heart and soul. Their…
Encourage Cortisol and Melatonin with Controlled Light Remember the awe you felt when your baby was born? That yawning rosebud that could turn into an unconscious smile that said ‘hallo’ or grim paroxysms of displeasure?! I remember my son’s first cries – those of mutant rage – but when he was laid on my chest, that glow of wonder, that…
AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE HOME Considering the important function that a bathroom serves makes it such an integral part of our homes. Our day begins in it and ends in it. A hot, invigorating bath gets us going for the rest of the day. So much happens in that span of time. Routines are planned, and ideas are born.…
Saguenay, Terrace, Corner Brook, St. John’s, Prince Rupert Out of the night the thunder rang in my ear. I can’t fight the feelin’, Lord, that brings forth my fears. I wish it was over, Lord, please stop the rain. The rain that’s fallin’ on my window pane. (Grand Funk Railroad Lyrics) Saguenay, Quebec Saguenay gets 950.8 mm of…
Easy Window Décor Lately, I’ve noticed that not a lot of people pay the kind of attention to windows that they deserve. And those who do, give them mostly aesthetic considerations. Many people want the overall appeal of a room to be outstanding, and there are those lucky few whose decorators probably advised functionality as well. There is also the…
Wood vs. All Other In an earlier blog, I’d written about a 35-storey tower proposed by Michael Green Architecture for the Reinventer Paris competition, slated to be the tallest wood building in the world. In a sequel to that, I bring you the 13-storey timber tower, the condominium ‘Origine’, designed by Yvan Blouin, in Quebec’s Pointe-aux- Lièvres eco-district, the…