Window treatments are not only a functional necessity to filter light and save energy in the home, but they also can be a focal design point. Family owned and operated since 1996, Show Me Blinds and Shutters provides countless solutions for window treatments that are as beautiful as they are functional.
The company offers the full selection of Hunter Douglas window fashions, including the exclusive Alustra Collection. It also provides free design consultations and quotes in the home or at its Kirkwood gallery showroom, and repairs all Hunter Douglas products.
Design consultant Charlene Gieseman has worked in the interior design field since 2000 and has sold Hunter Douglas products for 11 years. “When I visit a client’s home, I’m not just looking at the windows. I look at their furniture and overall style, too,” she explains. “I can offer them solutions that fit their home’s aesthetic, as well as whatever their needs are, whether it’s privacy or light control.”
For home consultations, Gieseman comes prepared with all product options available. “I always approach an appointment ready to help a customer complete their project and put the finishing
touch on their windows that’s going to complete the room beautifully,” she says. “I don’t recommend anything I wouldn’t do in my own home.”
For customers looking for solutions that are ‘green’ or energy efficient, Show Me Blinds and Shutters offers the No. 1-selling Hunter Douglas Duette Architella honeycomb shades, which can cut down heating and cooling costs by 50 percent when installed throughout a single space. Clients also love the Pirouette and Silhouette lines that softly diffuse light and filter 87 percent of UV rays when open, allowing perfect views while protecting carpet and furnishings.
Gieseman’s unique design background allows her to stay on top of current industry trends. “With window coverings, the new trend is ‘bigger is better,’” she says. “Roman shades traditionally used to be 3 or 4 inches. Now we have a 6-inch flat fold shade for clients with a more contemporary, transitional or modern style. Our Design Studio line of roman shades is ultra contemporary and comes in an array of patterns and colors.”
Gieseman says texture also is a hot trend, including textured fabrics on roman shades and larger veining on slatted blinds and shutters.
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