What's New

Decorative Rod shade and Romans mounted over wood blinds.

A popular variation on Roman shades is to "hang" them from a decorative rod. A custormer sent photographs and and explanation of how he and his wife accomplished this.

Lynne L sent photographs of Roman shades mounted over wood blinds.

Shades of Summer featuring three sets of stunning window blinds. An updated summary of all of Terrell's videos makes for easier viewing.

I've added three new Gallery pages showing colorful Roman shades completed this summer by three customers:

Catherine G made French door shades.

Megan C sent photographs of Outside Mount shades she made for a bedroom.

Windy M made two sets of French door shades for her breakfast nook.

I've added more content to the Video Clips page. This makes it much easier to understand what is covered in each video.

A new page describing the new safety requirements for the back lift cords of a Roman shade. Two new Gallery pages show shades mounted over the kitchen sink.

I've added a page describing the test used to verify the safety of back lift cords on a Roman shade.

Two new Gallery pages show photographs of Roman shades mounted over a kitchen sink:

Sylvia B sent photographs of several shades she made for a neighbor.

I made a simple pieced shade for a Junior League Show Home kitchen.

I have added a lot of content over the last 6 weeks. A great (new) way to keep up-to-date on the latest items is to sign-up for the Newsletter. Just click on the Lime-Green "Terrell's Newsletter" box near the top of every page in this web site.

I send out the Newsletter the second and fourth Wednesday of every month. I don't use the list for marketing or any other thing, so you won't get anything else from me. Promise. I've found that when I write a Newsletter, I might as well add that information, greatly embellished, to the web site. Some new and helpful information:

Instructions for making a Safety Compliant Classic Roman Shade

Facing the hem of your shade to save on fabric

A description of a reader's cordless shade technique

A Gallery page showing a banded silk shade

A Gallery page showing ten art shades

Safety Compliant Classic Roman Shade passes ANSI/WMCA Corded Window Safety tests

I received wonderful news on New Years Eve. A sample Classic shade with lift cord shrouds was tested for compliance with the ANSI/WMCA Corded Window Safety requirements. It passed all tests. I am now in the process of adding instructions on how to make a safety-compliant shade. The cord shroud will be in the warehouse later this week and available for purchase by the middle of January. This is the only additional item you need to make a safety-compliant shade. If you sell the shade or make one for a friend or relative, you will also need to attach Warning Tags.



We are in the final test phase of modifying the Hardware Calculator to include the Safety-Compliant shades. It should be online by early next week. There may be a little confusion with the directions until all of the information has been updated. For example, I have already begun to modify the "How to Use the Hardware Calculator" pages, even though the old calculator is resident on the site. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail or phone.

This is the day for arched windows.

I've added two new Gallery pages showing arched windows covered with Roman shades.

I made shades for a Palladian window in a Parade of Homes.

Ann Wiles of Round Rock, Texas sent photographs of shades she made for Eyebrow windows.

I've added a page in the Shade FAQ's section on installation tips for arched windowsdow.

The first issue of our Tips from Terrell Newsletter was sent out on October 13th.

Be sure to join the Newsletter subscription list to receive our bi-weekly e-zine. You will receive a coupon worth 5% on an order just for signing up.

 

I've also added a Gallery page showing Abra Hooven's large silk shade.

We have finally received the new metal cord drops.

I think you will really like these small metal cord drops, which come in three finishes: antique bronze, chrome and white. The white pulls have a manufacturing issue, so be sure to read about that. Also, I updated the information on how to thread a cord drop.

I am very excited to announce the start of our bi-monthly Newsletter "Tips from Terrell". You can sign up by clicking on the "Terrell's Newsletter" button, which appears on every page. We are still working on the logistics and lay-out. The Newsletter will be published the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. The first issue will post on October 13th.

New Blog Entries on "No-Valance Top-Down shades" and "Tips on Gluing Internal Battens".

I'm finding that it is much quicker to add a Blog entry than a new web page. When I'm in a hurry and want to add new information, I create a Blog post. Later, when I have time, I add that information to the web site. So be sure to check out my Blog!