These are the most professional, respectful, creative and talented people with which I've ever had the pleasure to work. Please don't be overwhelmed or even put off by the superlatives I've used. They really have shown me all of these traits. We've recently moved into a very old Victorian home. While I have my own tastes and preferences for styles, I have NO experience in working Victoriana into my decorating. Ann and Bill managed to walk me through the process of finding just the right window coverings and treatments throughout my entire home (there are LOTS of windows, especially after we added a Sunroom/Solarium). Not only was it painless, but I actually enjoyed every moment, learned a lot, got just the effects for which I was hoping, and met some delightful people with deep integrity as well.
As just one example: the drapes for our Great Room were designed to be much higher and wider than the actual windows to balance the incredibly high ceilings. When the hardware and fabric arrived and were installed, they took one look at the finished result of just one set, and then asked me if I'd mind (yes, that's what the word was, "mind" - remember that in a moment) if they'd take the others back to their shop to rebuild the rod mounting/backing so that the draping fabric would hang "perfectly" and so that they'd be mounted directly to studs. The rods that were sent only mounted on the ends; not good enough, in their opinion, because these old walls just might not be sturdy enough to hold them over time. Well, did I "mind" that they were willing to absorb the cost of building their own mounting system? Did I have to even think about that, other than feeling a little guilty that they were going so far out of their way to be sure I was completely happy with the finished job? Uh, no.
Poor Ann must've schlepped fifty pounds or more of catalogued fabric samples over here for me to try to help me select "just the right ones" for our Master Bedroom and Greatroom. Now, you have to understand, the Master has these huge windows that are going to have ceiling to floor drapes with side panel overdraping. It's those side panels that she probably had nightmares about because I, well, I was just a teeny, tiny indecisive because I just hadn't seen ... yep, you guessed it, "just the right one"! Low and behold, after talking to me, seeing my home and other interiors, she showed up with a piece of fabric she remembered she "had in back". One look, folks, I knew it it was the one. Oh sure, she and I went through more catalogs (she did, after all, haul them over again!), but she knew, too, that she'd found MY fabric. That's the kind of people you want working in your home. They pay attention to every detail, they truly get to know you and YOUR tastes rather than "knowing just what you need!", and they DO listen and remember even little comments about what you like and don't. Then they run it through their intuition and talent honed through years of experience, and help you make a perfect home.
Trust me, please, when I say that these are only some of the amazing things they've done "above and beyond the call of duty" for dedicated and honest professionals. Icing on the cake? They have wonderful senses of humor, an efficient office, and work ethics that might well put even some Type A folks to shame.
As if all that weren't great? Their products are absolutely beautiful and first class. They do not leave you hanging, waiting forever for an appointment, proposals, samples or for installations. Well, I suppose that, overall, you could say I'm quite pleased with Interior Blinds And Designs and I would absolutely recommend them to ANYONE who cares about the quality of the materials they're using on their home and would even like to enjoy the process of the project.
