What's New

I have begun to add several child-safe items. You can now purchase Safety Lift Rings and Cord Tassels.

I completed the first of two shades for the Guest Room using Safety Lift Rings. I always personally test any new products so even though I've had inquiries for months, I only now feel comfortable offering these items for sale. You can read about the constructions considerations in our Safety Issues for Roman shades section. I've also added a new Tab to the shopping area: Child-Safe Lifting Hardware.

We have a new color of lift cord: gray and NEW LOWER prices for the cord. Due to a decrease in our purchase price for this item in 2010, prices are now 20% to 25% lower on average than in 2009. It is nice to be able to lower prices rather than raise them for a change.

I finally noticed that I didn't have a photograph of the colored cord on the web site. That would explain the questions about specific cords matching linings and cord drops. You can see the lift cord colors here.

I've added five new Gallery pages showing photographs sent to me by readers of this web site. Four are pieced Roman shades and the other page shows some wonderful scalloped-bottom shades.

Sandy MacWilliam's Oriental Delight Kitchen Shade and Celtic Knot Sliding Glass Door Shade

Debbie Bair's French Braid shades and Lone Star shades

Karen Malvese's Scalloped-Bottom Shades.

New Gallery Page: Memories of Brazil Pieced Roman Shades

I've added photographs and a description of a set of my very favorite pieced Roman shades that were designed for a Master Bathroom.

New Instructional Section: Safety Issues for Roman Shades

Read all about using grommets at the top of your shade to string your lift cords through to the front of your shade. You may want to consider doing this if you are using a cord lock on an Inside-Mount shade.

Doug Millar of South Portland, Maine sent me these photographs of his Inside-Mount shade along with his explanation of how he used grommets to bring the lift cords to the front of his shade.

I have a new post on my Blog about fixing a Roman shade that sags in the middle.

We've added a page on Coupon Codes.

Our new Shopping Cart has a box for Coupon Codes. Many of you have been calling or e-mailing about available codes. I've created one that everyone can use. Read about it in our Shopping FAQs Section.

I've added a new Gallery page showing an outside shade made by a reader.

I've added a new Gallery page showing the shade made by Jillian Silva of Austin, Texas.  Be sure to read her comments and several tips I have given on her results.

Two new Gallery pages showing some of my own work.

I've added two new Gallery pages: OceanView French Door shades and Arts & Crafts Top-Down/Bottom-Up Bathroom shades. These two sets of pieced Roman shades are a good example of the fun you can have creating art for your windows.

When will you get your order? Usually less than one week after you place your order.

We pull and fulfill orders at 7 AM, Monday through Friday. Orders received between 7:01 AM the previous day and 7:00 AM the current day are processed at 7:30 AM then packed and shipped that day. This is an automated system and unless you call, this applies to you. We do process Next Day Delivery orders up until 10:30 AM. If you place your order between 7 AM and 10:30 AM, you need to call (303-758-0188) and get a confirmation that your order will be shipped that day. Otherwise your order will be processed the next morning.

The Holidays are rapidly approaching and the volume of mail is increasing. We have already seen a dramatic increase in the delivery time, both with the postal service and FedEx Ground. You should plan on two weeks from the placement of your order until delivery. Seems ridiculous, but that is just the way it is. If you need your order sooner than that, you will have to specify (and pay for) Next Day Delivery.

New Page: Relaxed Roman Shades

I've added a page on Relaxed Roman shades containing brief instructions and lots of tips. I've also updated the Video Clips page. It now lists all of our videos.

Comments on our new credit card authorization service and a new page: Terrell's family.

We're continuing to correct errors that readers have found. Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to send us messages.

We are using a new credit card authorization service called Cybersource. That is the service that checks the name, address and "secret number" on your card. We had to switch from Authorize.net because it did not interface with our Shopping Cart. The wonderful thing is that your card is authorized for your order total when you check out. This shows up as a temporary charge on your credit card statement (if you are checking online, for example). When we process your order for shipping (either late the day before or early on the morning it is packed), you are billed for that amount. So if you order on a Friday, your credit card is not actually charged until Sunday. Our prior shopping cart billed you on checkout.

Finally, I have added one new page: Terrell's Family and Passions. Actually the page was already there, but it only had one photo and no text. I'm trying to add a few pages every week, so do check back.

We're finding and fixing the glitches after 2 days with the new web site.

I've been spending all of my time going through the pages and ordering items. We have fixed the Gift Certificate (didn't function properly at first) and the Video Clips page. I just found a problem with the Hardware Calculator. It truncates some of the comments. We're working on that now. If you need help, please call us at 303-758-0188.

The Gift Certificate option is great. If you have a do-it-yourselfer on your Holiday Gift list, this would be a wonderful present. You can purchase a Gift Certificate for any amount up to $500. There is no shipping and the Gift Certificate is e-mailed to them. When they check out, there is a box for entering the Gift Certicate Code.

We have already had a number of orders from "returning" customers. Unfortunately, you have to re-register. We are in the process of consolidating your prior information. In a few days you will be able to Log In to your account and see all of your transactions from February 1, 2009. That is a real help if you can't remember what size lift cord you ordered.

Please let us know if there is anything else that looks ugly to you or doesn't work properly. Also, if there is missing information that you were planning on referring to (not all pages have been re-coded), let us know so we can put that item at the top of the list.

New Totally Secure Site. Find errors on the site and earn credits towards your next purchase.

It's finally here! Our totally secure web site. The Shopping Cart is resident on the site. No Cookies, no double (or triple) Carts.

It's not completely done and I know there are lots of typos and missing information. But it is launched! As you read the information, let us know about any errors and you can earn $1.00 for each one you tell us about. Simply e-mail me at Terrell@TerrellDesigns.com, Subject: "Errors" with a list of errors that you find. You will receive a credit of $1.00 for each valid error which may be applied towards your next purchase. I will try to correct errors as quickly as they occur. I won't pay twice for a reported error so there is a slight chance that your error has already been reported.

One thing to note is that several of the "units" have changed. You can no longer order fractional units of anything. We changed the Hardware Calculator to reflect this change: the lift cord is now rounded up to the next yard, the hook and loop fastener and linings are given in inches.