November is National Child Safety Month! Are Your Window Coverings Safe for Your Children? By Sabrina Phillips-Garrison Since 1990 more than 200 infants and young children have died from accidental strangulation by window cords. For the months of October and November, The Blind Guys are offering a...
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Sell Your Home with Home Staging
Home staging is imperative in any market if you are trying to sell your home. Although you may live in a very neat and tidy manner, the setting you are selling in has to be a step above. Your home must be visually and aesthetically pleasing...
Thanksgiving Decor Inspiration
The Blind Guys and Designing Women are taking the day off to spend quality time with our loved ones. We hope you have a very happy Thanksgiving with your friends and family. As we relax on our day off we want to share some gorgeously designed...
Playing with Paisley
Paisley has been around for awhile, the swirling shapes immediately draw the eyes in no matter where it’s place in a room. And although it’s a seasoned vet it can bring something new to your room. Because it is such a bold print it is usually...
Our Blog Has New Updates!
We’ve been hard at work trying to figure out ways to make your experience with our blog more enjoyable and we finally settled on some new updates. The new updates to our blog allow you to see more content about interior design and window treatments directly...
The Dos of Window Treatments
Picking out the perfect window treatments for your home can be a very challenging experience. People are constantly advising you of the don’ts of window treatments- don’t do this, don’t install those. Between the ever-growing mound of don’ts no one ever gives good advice on what...
Powerful Purple Interior Design
Are you looking to make a powerful statement with your interior design that is worthy of royalty? If so then you may want to consider adding the power of purple to your interior design. Purple has long been a color associated with royalty, strength and power....
Kips Bay Decorator Show House Opens
Nothing was able to stand in the way of the Kips Bay Boy’s and Girl’s club annual fundraiser, not even a six month delay. The April debut of the decorator show house was put on hold because the original home that was set to host the...
Swing into Retail Therapy
Now that the week is over do you need a little retail therapy? If so you have just enough time to partake in the 8th Annual Back in the Swing Retail Therapy Week. The event that benefits breast cancer survivorship began Monday and will end Sunday...
Our Fall 2010 Specials!
We have Fall 2010 specials on shutters and Hunter Douglas here at The Blind Guys and Designing Women! Call us today at 816-380-6333 or 913-897-6555 for further information on how you can save....
Decorating with Pumpkins
Are your kids begging and pleading with you to take them to the pumpkin patch? Picking out pumpkins can be enjoyable for you as well as your kids. As your kids pick out pumpkins to carve scary faces into for Halloween, you can pick some to...
The Oval Office Redesigned
Big news in the interior design world and our country is the redesign of the Oval Office. Each president usually redecorates to an extent to accommodate his taste and President Obama has made a few changes. The interior decorator Michael Smith added new striped wall paper,...
Gray: The New Neutral
When you think of neutral colors do shades of gray come to mind? More than likely they don’t, but they should. Various shades of gray are easing into the neutral category, because like their predecessors, they go with everything. Gray can makes colors spring to life...
31st Annual Ethnic Enrichment Festival
This weekend Kansas City will host its annual Ethnic Enrichment Festival. As the longest running festival it will feature the heritage and traditions of over 50 countries. As always there will be food, drinks, dancing and crafts particular to each country. If you need something to...
Put It On the Walls
Ever been so completely enamored with a print that you wanted it everywhere? Well maybe not everywhere literally, but in a few places. One way to reuse a print from a fabric for example, is to have it recreated on the walls of your home. We...
Back to School Blinds
Your little ones have already started school and your teens are up next. In addition to getting new bookbags, notebooks, pens and pencils consider new blinds. Providing your child with a good space to study and sleep will ultimately be beneficial to their learning. Blinds play...
Bookshelf Color
A little color can go a long way, and so can wall paper. If you are looking to breathe life into your bookshelf paint or wallpaper the back of the shelves. Putting the color behind draws attention to the shelves, bringing the eye to what you...
Playful Office Elegance
It’s kind of dull, but you get work done in there. Well, most it. Looking to bring a touch of something to your home office? Try to lighten things up with a little playful elegance. We found this office on casasugar and immediately took a trip...
Eloise’s Suite at The Plaza
Her name is Eloise. She is six. She is a city child. She lives at the Plaza. Do you remember the children’s book Eloise? The famous hotel resident recently had an actual suite at The Plaza designed in her honor. The Eloise Suite located on the...
How do I add cloth tapes to my wood blinds?
Please be sure to tell us at the time of consultation or when ordering your blinds. Tapes cannot be added to the blinds once they are made!...