Window blinds and shades constitute some of the biggest challenges in the world of home decor. Ask any interior decorator about his or her experience, and they will have multiple stories to tell about disgruntled and overly fussy customers who never get satisfied with a single design. Besides, they prefer everything to be served on a platter without spending an…
Custom Made Roman Shades with Drapery Panels Windows are often neglected in an interior, but they are such a beautiful canvas for color, texture, and natural light. But what’s the easiest way to make your window treatments stand out and look professionally designed? When it comes to covering your windows, homeowners and some design experts may think about hard window treatments…
In Montréal, Vancouver, Toronto and other cities in Canada, privacy can be at a premium. If you live in a condo or a home close to other buildings, shades can help you maximize your privacy without cutting off your view or your light. There are a few ways you will want to use shades to make sure you get privacy,…
If you love watching makeover home shows, you’ve probably seen the amazing transformations possible with window treatments and a little paint. You don’t need a team of designers to make over your home, though. With ZebraBlinds.ca, your Canadian home can be made more beautiful with a simple DIY project. ZebraBlinds.ca sells designer-name curtains, shades and other window treatments and delivers…
When you’re looking to change out your window treatments, selecting just the right colour and style can be overwhelming. However, you don’t have to choose just one — it might work to combine window treatments instead. Maybe you have a larger room with multiple windows, or perhaps you have one larger window and want to layer patterns and colours for…
Whether you live in Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax, Montréal, or any Canadian city, keeping your blinds and shades sparkling and clean can be a challenge. Even if you live in a smaller city, dust, exhaust and other pollutants can wreak havoc with your blinds and shades. You don’t want dust to settle onto your window coverings, as dust in your home…
While Canada may be known for its winters, summers across the country can get quite warm. In fact, temperatures of well above 30o C are not uncommon. Kelowna, British Columbia has an average of 24 days above 30o C each summer while Windsor, Ontario has an average of 20 such days. Many cities in the southern part of the country…
The Complexity of the Variety Available For those of us who pay attention to our homes, and detail, in general, we know that windows ARE the focal points of a room. However much we may try to detract from this fact, creating other visual treats, without a well-accoutred window, all else fall by the wayside! This is, of course, my…
Thoughts on Window Treatments for a Canadian Home Canada is blessed with four seasons, summer, spring, fall and winter. Canadian winters are famous for being frigid, making it advisable to remain indoors right through winter with its sub-zero temperatures, storms, high-velocity winds, icy rain and snow accumulation. Summers are pleasant across most of Canada except cities like Windsor and Kelowna…
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…