The Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) Product Awards are the benchmark of excellence in the industry, and Hunter Douglas has captured more awards than any other manufacturer every year for the past 15 years. The 2010 award results were just announced and Hunter Douglas, North America’s leading manufacturer and marketer of custom window coverings, has once again topped the esteemed competition as an impressive 30 out of the 51 awards conferred went to Hunter Douglas companies. Hunter Douglas also swept the Shadings and Sheers, Verticals/Panel Tracks and Merchandising Categories, where a total of 10 awards were granted. “We’re very pleased that the Window Covering Manufacturers Association panel of independent judges has given such a strong endorsement to our innovative product offerings and to the marketing and sales support we provide,” said Marv Hopkins, Hunter Douglas President and CEO. “As a company, Hunter Douglas is dedicated to market leadership in design, quality and customer service; these results are a testament to that. We’re grateful for these honors and for our many loyal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada.”

As expected, Hunter Douglas captured four awards in the “Green” Products Category.
The latest addition to highly energy efficient Duette® Architella® honeycomb shades, the first and only window shades to qualify for the Federal Energy Tax Credit without add-on insulation systems – the nonwoven, durable Classic fabric in the 3/8-inch pleat size – was named Best New Style Enhancement in the “Green” Products: Energy Efficiency Category. As of May 4, 2010, Duette Architella will have 192 SKUs, comprising more than 40 percent of the Duette line. Vignette® Tiered™ Modern Roman Shades with UltraGlide® won Best New Style Concept in the “Green” Products: Health and Environmental Safety Category. The retractable single cord UltraGlide design offers enhanced child safety, as does the fact that all Vignette shades have no exposed cords on the back side. The UltraGlide system also allows for easy onehand operation and a “click and walk away” feature lowers the shade automatically.

In the “Green” Products: Sustainability Category, Vintage™, one of the new fabrics for
Applause® honeycomb shades collection, which provides legendary Hunter Douglas quality and
a streamlined selection process with exceptional value, captured Best Utilization of Recyclable
Materials. Made using 40 percent recycled polyester fibers from post-consumer textiles, such as
water bottles, Vintage is as beautiful as it is sustainable. It comes in 10 neutral colors and in ¾-
inch and 3/8-inch pleats in semi-opaque and blackout.

Hunter Douglas Roman-style shades with the New Cord Ladder garnered Best Technical Innovation in the “Green” Products: Health and Environmental Safety Category.
This new safety feature, along with modifications to the current lifting system, is designed to
make the rear cords less accessible and thereby reduce the chance of accidental strangulation.

It’s no wonder that in the Shadings and Sheers Category, Luminette® Modern
Draperies Dual Panel was awarded Best New Style Concept. A first in the marketplace,
Luminette® Modern Draperies Dual Panel combines a drapery with a sheer on one operating
headrail. The drapery portion consists of fixed side panels made with woven fabric. The sheer
portion – Luminette® Privacy Sheers – is a knit sheer with fabric vanes that rotate for light and
privacy control. The sheer also traverses open and closed, with either a center opening or side
stack design.

A new fabric for streamlined Nantucket™ window shadings, Sunscreen privacy shadings walked away with Honorable Mention for Best New Style Concept in the Shadings and Sheers Category. Sunscreen privacy shadings are unique to the market because they offer the aesthetics of a screen shade with the light control benefits of window shadings with their rotating fabric vanes. While screen shades offer a singular opacity and openness rating, Sunscreen privacy shadings offer a dual-openness rating of up to 28 percent openness when the vanes are open and 1 percent openness when the vanes are closed. This allows for complete nighttime privacy and daylight control.

Enhancements to Pirouette® window shadings – featuring soft adjustable horizontal fabric vanes attached to a sheer backing – were honored with Best Technical Enhancement in the category. Pirouette shadings will now be available with the PowerRise® 2.0 with Platinum™ Technology system, the most advanced battery-powered wireless motor control system on the market. PowerRise quietly raises and lowers shades while precisely controlling vane tilt. Pirouette shadings will now also be available in specialty shapes. Designed for unique and hard-to-cover arch and angle windows, including trapezoids, ovals, hexagons, octagons and circles, Pirouette specialty shape window shadings was also named Best New Style Enhancement in the Specialty Applications Category. Easy to install, most specialty shapes require no templates for ordering.

In the Motorization Category, PowerRise® 2.0 with Platinum™ Technology, the most
advanced battery-powered wireless motor control system on the market, won Best Technical
Enhancement. Built on the patented Platinum™ Technology platform and operated using the
Platinum remote or wireless wall switch, PowerRise 2.0 quietly raises and lowers shades while
precisely controlling vane tilt for many Hunter Douglas window fashions. Additionally, PowerRise 2.0 systems will easily integrate with most home automation systems, offering the ultimate in control possibilities.

Duette® and Applause® PowerRise® 2.0 with Platinum™ Technology was awarded Best Technical Innovation, Honorable Mention in the Cellular Shades Category. This new PowerRise 2.0 lifting system is now part of the honeycomb family of common headrail premium lifting systems with a fabric-covered valance that comes in more than 120 colors. In addition, the enhanced system can accommodate larger shade sizes – about 10 percent more window area than the previous design – and features better shade aesthetics with the receiver eye now located in the end cap. The fabric stack is also tighter.

The EPIC™ Operating System, which will now set the standard for 2” horizontal blind operation on all Hunter Douglas wood, alternative wood and aluminum offerings, won Best Technical Innovation in the Horizontal Blinds Category. New material selections and component designs on this system offer the most robust construction with improved performance, such as a cord tilter with smooth, silicone-infused gears and a cordlock that provides three times longer cord life as well as easier-to-install brackets.

Best New Style Enhancement in the Roman, Roller and Pleated Shades Category was
awarded to Provenance® Woven Wood Shades Enhancements. Effective May 4, Provenance
woven woods will feature five new opening price point fabrics, including bamboo, reed and
grass designs. Also available among other additions are four new decorative valances – Angled,
Stacked, Double- and Triple-hobbled – that are the perfect complement to any shade.

Reinvigorated /Refreshed Palm Beach™ polysatin shutters walked away with Best Technical Enhancement in the Shutters Category. This excellent, durable product, particularly
suited for areas to moisture, humidity or heavy use, offers increased coordination and cross selling opportunities across the Hunter Douglas Custom Shutter Collection. Louver sizes are now 2 ½-, 3 ½- and 4 ½-inches, consistent with Heritance® shutters and NewStyle® shutters. Refreshed colors coordinate across the collection with four hues. Frames accommodate any application – many coordinating across the line – and are new and improved. Pricing has been simplified. The specialty shapes program includes framed and unframed specialty shapes and no templates are required.

The only prize awarded in the Verticals/Panel Tracks Category, Best New Style
Enhancement went to Skyline® Gilding Window Panels Enhancements. These include the
Boutique collection of fabrics designed to offer a luxury look, at a competitive price with over 40
fabric options organized by style category. Also offered, the Harmony Program™, which
allows the same fabric to be used on multiple product styles, including Skyline window panels,
Designer Roller Shades and Designer Screen Shades. The fabric-wrapped large cassette top
treatment option, now available in the Skyline program, allows even further coordination
possibilities between Skyline and Designer Roller and Screen Shades. Providing solutions for common window covering design challenges, the Harmony Program™ was also named Best Overall Design in the Specialty Applications Category.

HUNTER DOUGLAS WINS ALL AWARDS IN MERCHANDISING CATEGORY
Once again, Hunter Douglas won all awards in the Merchandising Category. The Duette® Architella® Federal Tax Credit Opportunity Integrated Marketing Program was named Best Integrated Marketing Campaign. While the beauty and energy-saving benefits of Duette® Architella® honeycomb shades have fueled its sales success, the addition of a $1,500 Federal Tax Credit opportunity has created a hard-to-resist value proposition for today’s consumers. To generate widespread awareness of the opportunity and entice consumers to take advantage of the potential tax credit, a comprehensive marketing program was launched that includes consumer advertising – centerpiece of which is an eye-catching new TV commercial – direct mail, website support, public relations, point-of-sale materials, and much more. Many Hunter Douglas dealers are reporting significant sales growth for the product and identifying the powerful marketing support as a critical component driving this success.

Best Online Consumer Technology went to the iMagine™ Design Center Upload Your Own photo feature debuting soon on www.hunterdouglas.com. The exciting feature will allow consumers to personalize room settings using their own photos and view all Hunter Douglas products within these rooms. It provides more than 4,500 Hunter Douglas window fashion colors, fabrics and materials.

My Hunter Douglas (My.HunterDouglas.com), the new online door to everything Hunter Douglas has to offer its dealers, fabricators and business partners in a completely personalized online experience, won Best Online Trade Technology. Every Hunter Douglas tool they have access to is there when they log on; they no longer have to remember separate web addresses or passwords. A Hunter Douglas Catalog also offers one-stop shopping for all technical, sales, marketing and training information.

The 2010 Nantucket Sample Book captured Best Point-of-Sale Merchandising. A complete departure from previous positioning of the brand, this new book contains more fabrics, more informative photography and a window display cling that is new to the market. Utilized with large working samples, this cling provides an excellent view of Nantucket window shadings.

Second Place in the category was awarded to the Design Studio™ Roman Shades Merchandising Kit, which is designed to express the simplicity of this new collection. The Sample Book features inspirational photography in the Design Guide, which clearly describes the product and outlines the simple, step-by-step ordering process. Six uniquely designed fabric books signify a clean, fresh approach to fabric sampling. A sophisticated In-Store Sampling Display makes a dramatic retail presence, while the Tote Bag distinctly merchandises the collection in the home.

Designed for storefront and shop-at-home dealers, the Architella® Energy Efficiency Demonstration Kit won Best Point-of-Sale Display. This kit effectively shows consumers how Duette® Architella® shades save energy (and money) in both summer and winter and contains a fabric sample, infrared laser thermometer, lamp (heat source), consumer brochures and “Science Behind the Beauty” DVD.

The 2009 Hunter Douglas Promotional Programs garnered a Second Place for Best
Point-of-Sale Display. These integrated promotions are designed to be easy-to-execute, drive traffic to Hunter Douglas dealers to purchase, motivate consumers who are in-store to purchase and build awareness of the Hunter Douglas brand and sub-brands.

The 2009 programs included the largest Hunter Douglas consumer rebate program ever, Stop the Great Energy Giveaway. This promotion resulted in the highest level of dealer participation and dealer advertising of any Hunter Douglas promotion. Other promotions included the Summer Window Fashions Sale and The Season Of Giving Promotion, designed to capture sales during the important fall selling period.

Best Educational Programs for both consumer and trade were awarded to three
Hunter Douglas initiatives: the Custom Shutter Collection Environmental Brochure, WebEx seminars and E-learning Product Courses. A multi-functional piece, the environmental
brochure gives both consumers and window fashion dealers an inside view on how Hunter Douglas shutter products reduce the impact on the environment through support of energy conservation, waste management and environmental outreach programs. It summarizes four key areas of interest: reduce, reuse, recycle and renew efforts.

Hunter Douglas WebEx seminars are a new way for the company to reach dealers and installers in a timely and interactive manner. Hunter Douglas has installed a webcam that allows participants to see the speakers and also to see the products discussed. They have been able to stream the “under the camera” feature through the WebEx so that they can demonstrate adjustments, repairs and specifics of operations. In addition, they have been able to use the interactive options that WebEx provides such as voting, chat, Q&A, “breakout rooms” and discussion options including dialogue with speakers.

The Hunter Douglas E-learning product courses have taken on a new look. Now, learners follow a customer through the buying process, making choices along the way based on needs. Customer “scenarios” present problems to the learner – privacy, light control, energy efficiency and design preferences – that he/she addresses while gathering information on how the product they are studying can be applied.

Hunter Douglas, Inc, headquartered in Upper Saddle River, N.J., is the leading manufacturer of custom window coverings in North America and a national sponsor of Habitat for Humanity, covering windows in every Habitat home built in the U.S. and Canada.

Hunter Douglas Cellular Shades are made of a solid fabric that stacks like an accordion. If you turn the shades sideways, it looks like a beehive. The air pocket makes the blinds very energy efficient, helping to retain heat in the winter and coolness during those hot Seattle summer days.

Hunter Douglas Faux Wood Blinds come in the traditional 2” slat or the 2 1/2” wider slat for added view.  PVC is made of 100% vinyl. PVC faux woods are heavier than most other products but are typically more affordable. The composite faux woods are made of a wood & vinyl mix. They are typically more expensive, but are lighter & more durable. Both are great for your home improvement needs.

Hunter Douglas Vertical Blinds are also very popular because you can use them on sliding glass doors. You can choose from the fabric vanes that allow light in to brighten the room & still provide privacy at the same time. You may also go with vinyl vanes that allow no light in, for room darkening. Verticals can draw from the right, or the left of  the split in the middle. New faux wood Hunter Douglas verticals match the popular faux wood blinds. The real wood vertical blinds are super thick & do not warp.

Hunter Douglas Bamboo Blinds are also known as woven woods & are a very popular selection. You can choose to have a backing, or just have it look natural. There are more than 300 styles & colors available. As the patterns get more complicated, the price level increases.

Hunter Douglas Roman Shades are becoming more & more popular each year, as prices have dropped for this window fashion. There are now hundreds of colors & styles to choose from. The popular Toscana roman shades collection has true 100% linen & 100% silk fabrics. Roman Shades have come a long way in the past several years. You can go for the standard traditional look, or the new popular hobbled style for your Western WA home. The popular top down, bottom up feature is also available for both of these Hunter Douglas styles.

Hunter Douglas Plantation Shutters gives your home the classic Southern look. Several changes have been made over the last several years. You can choose from the traditional true wood shutter, faux wood or vinyl shutters called PVC Shutters, or the new composite shutters which are made of wood & PVC mixture.

We offer motorization for almost all Hunter Douglas products. The pricing & quality has greatly improved over the last several years, moving from the standard infrared to the new radio remote frequencies technology, there is an affordable option for everyone.  Most of our options are battery operated for ease of use; optional plug-in adaptors are available if you do not want to have to change batteries.

Make sure & ask your Major Blinds Seattle sales consultant about the Hunter Douglas Motorization options available for the types of window coverings you choose.

Major Blinds offers numerous Hunter Douglas window coverings solutions for your Seattle area home. If you have any questions regarding Hunter Douglas products in the Seattle area, give us a call at (888) 662-5672.

As always, we offer free in home window coverings consultations.

Major Blinds proudly serves all of Western Washington including Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Olympia, Bellingham & beyond!

With the recall of so many types of blinds due to safety issues concerning possible  strangulation of small children, Major Blinds would like to present you with some of the child-safe blinds options available from Hunter Douglas.

There is a complete downloadable list of HD options at the Hunter Douglas web site: www.hunterdouglas.com.

Highlights of their child safe window treatment designs include:

• Hunter Douglas Vignette^® Modern Roman Shades are the industry’s only roman shade with no exposed rear cords.

• Hunter Douglas developed the first Break-Thru^® Safety Tassel, which is designed to break open under pressure should a child or pet become entangled in the cord loop.
• Our innovative motorized lifting system, PowerRise^® with Platinum™ Technology, allows you to raise and lower window treatments with just the press of a button.
• Our cordless LiteRise^® system has no operating cords; it just pushes up and pulls down from the bottom. The shade or blind raises or lowers evenly to the desired position, and then holds that position, locking in automatically.

To get more information or to schedule an appointment for completely child safe blinds for your Seattle area home or business, please call Major Blinds in Seattle at (888) 662-5672 for a free in home consultation.  Or visit our window coverings website at www.majorblinds.com

Major Blinds proudly serves all of Western Washington including Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Olympia, Bellingham & beyond

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Enjoy big energy savings at the window with some of our most energy efficient products and you may also qualify for a Federal Tax Credit of up to $1,500.

Purchase any qualifying energy-efficient Hunter Douglas products within the following collections:

• Duette® Architella® honeycomb shades with certain fabrics and options*
• LiteRise® TrimKit (for use on certain Duette® and Applause® honeycomb shades)*

* Contact us for a detailed list of the qualifying products and restrictions, and for the Hunter Douglas Manufacturer’s Certification Statements. Consult a tax professional regarding your individual tax situation and ability to claim a tax credit related to the purchase of qualifying Hunter Douglas products

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• All Hunter Douglas products are made for a lifetime of wear-resistant trouble-free performance.

• Many shade fabrics are specially treated to repel dust and dirt.

• Aluminum horizontal blinds are treated with Dust Shield™, an anti-static paint additive that inhibits dust build-up.

• Detailed cleaning instructions are included with every Hunter Douglas window fashion.

• See the Care and Cleaning Chart on the last two pages for additional care and maintenance recommendations for most Hunter Douglas window fashions.

Recommended Cleaning Methods

Dusting

Regular light dusting maintains a like-new appearance of most blinds, shades, shadings, sheers, shutters and window panels.

Vacuuming

For deeper cleaning, vacuum gently with a brush attachment of any vacuum cleaner. Most products may be vacuumed using a vertical stroke; however, Do not use a brush attachment with Luminette® or Park Lane®

Privacy Sheers

Compressed air or hair dryer (non-heat setting). Use to blow dust off selected window coverings.

Spot-cleaning

Spot-clean shades and blinds with soft cloth or sponge moistened with lukewarm water. Add mild detergent if needed.

Blot gently to avoid creasing or damaging the fabric. Rubbing can damage fabrics. Spotcleaning may result in cleaner areas.

Notes:

• Certain honeycomb fabrics should not be spot-cleaned. Please consult the Applause® and Duette® sections in the Care and Cleaning chart for more specific information.

• Use cool, distilled water when spot-cleaning fabric-covered headrails on Alustra® Silhouette®, and Silhouette and Nantucket™ window shadings.

Aluminum blinds

Use an over-the-counter blind cleaner with a soft cloth.

Vinyl and aluminum vertical blinds

Reduce build-up of static electricity by applying a very thin film of detergent on all vanes.

Bathtub cleaning/water immersion

This method is used for EverWood® Collection alternative wood blinds, Modern Precious Metals® aluminum blinds and most, but not all, honeycomb fabrics.

1. Immerse entire shade assembly in lukewarm water with mild detergent. Wash for five minutes by gently moving liquid around with your fingers.

Not recommended for blinds with cotton or decorative tapes.

Important! Do not immerse headrails on TruRise®, EasyRise™, LiteRise®, UltraGlide®, PowerRise® or Vertiglide™ systems, EverWood Collection or Modern Precious Metals blinds. Do not immerse specialty shapes mounting hardware for Alustra Silhouette and Silhouette window shadings, and Alustra Vignette® and Vignette Modern Roman Shades.

2. Rinse with clear water.

3. Close shade before removing from rinse water.

4. Hold rails and tilt the shade to allow excess water to drain off.

5. Re-install damp shade into window opening.

6. Lower shade all the way to allow it to dry completely.

Note: Honeycomb shades should be dried in the fully lowered position. Refer to the charts on the following pages for products not recommended for bathtub cleaning. Certain honeycomb fabrics should not be immersed

in water. Please consult the Duette and Applause sections in the Care and Cleaning chart for more specific information.

Ultrasonic cleaning

Professional ultrasonic cleaning is recommended for several products.

Do not use this method for: Chalet Woods® and Country Woods® wood blinds, Country Woods® Exposé™ wood blinds and wood cornices, Cadence® Motif™ soft vertical blinds, Crosswinds® wood vertical blinds, Skyline™ Gliding Window Panels, UltraGlide, PowerRise with Platinum™ Technology, Skyrise®, Simplicity™, Vertiglide, TruRise and LiteRise systems, EverWood and WoodMates® alternative wood blinds, Modern Precious Metals, Silhouette Bon Soir™, motorized systems, Nantucket Misty Harbor™ or metallized-backed shades.

Injection/extraction cleaning system

This type of cleaning injects a cleaning solution into the fabric and extracts the dirty solution in the same motion. It is a very effective way to deep clean your window treatments.

The service is typically performed in the home so there is no need to remove the window treatments.

Products that can use this method include any soft, fabric-based Hunter Douglas product including Luminette and Park Lane Privacy Sheers, Silhouette window shadings, Vignette Modern Roman Shades and Duette honeycomb shades.*

Dry method is recommended for certain fabrics.

Important! Do not clean fabric covered headrails or fabric-covered valances.

To locate businesses that utilize this method, check the yellow pages or call Hunter Douglas at 1-888-501-8364 for referrals. Hunter Douglas acknowledges these cleaning methods as being safe and effective. We cannot attest to the quality of equipment or services provided by any independent cleaning facility.

Steaming

Steaming can be done to remove wrinkles from some fabrics. A hand-held travel size steamer that provides continuous steam is best. Heavy-duty steamers are not recommended.

Please contact the Hunter Douglas Customer Information Center for product specifics.

* There are some specific fabric exceptions. Please refer to the Care and Cleaning chart.

The following “helpful hints” have been outlined by product category

Faux Wood or Vinyl Products

• To reduce static cling and help repel dust, wipe the product with dryer sheets.

• Do not use abrasive cleaners or chemical solvents, as they will scratch or damage the surface.

• Allow blinds in the EverWood® Collection to air dry to preserve the dust repellent properties of the slats.

• Clean Palm Beach™ polysatin shutters with mild soap and water. Do not use ammonia-based products.

Wood or Hybrid Products

• Clean using a dry and soft feather duster, clean cloth, dust cloth or dusting mitt. A vacuum with the soft brush attachment can also be used.

• Ultrasonic cleaning or use of chemical solvents and scrubbing cleansers are not recommended. They will damage the product.

• Protect all fine wood products from exposure to steam or high moisture areas, rain or outside irrigation systems to ensure their long life.

• When cleaning any window, spray glass cleaner on a cloth rather than spraying directly on the window. This will prevent damage to the wood finish by splattering cleaner.

Cloth Tapes

• Spot-cleaning with fabric cleaning wipes found at your grocery store is recommended for all tapes. These will typically not leave a stain or discolor the tapes. We suggest a cleaning test on the underneath side of the blind where the tape wraps around the bottom rail where any stain would be the least visible.

• 100% polyester tapes can be spot-cleaned with cool distilled water using a clean white cloth. Support the tape from behind using another clean cloth that is dry. Use a gentle blotting action to clean the spot or soiled area. Rinse by blotting with clean distilled water. Let air dry. A gentle detergent can also be used on the 100% polyester trims. Spot-cleaning may result in cleaner areas.

• If the tape is shiny or has a luster, DO NOT USE WATER. It is most likely rayon or acetate. The result will be a water stain. Wipes are the best for all fiber contents.

Fabric Shades, Shadings or Window Panels

• Do not use magnetic cleaners such as a dusting mitt on light-dimming fabrics. This will damage the light-dimming backing.

• When cleaning any window, spray glass cleaner on a cloth rather than spraying directly on the window. This will prevent damage to the fabrics by splattering cleaner.

• While some fabric window covering products may seem perfect for an outdoor setting, all are recommended for indoor use only.

Sheers

When choosing an ultrasonic cleaning technician for Luminette® or Park Lane® sheer fabrics, be sure to ask:

• Have you ultrasonically cleaned Luminette or Park Lane sheers for other customers?

• Do you have the proper equipment and Luminette or Park Lane product knowledge? The ultrasonic cleaning process requires the sheers to be removed from the home and transported back to the cleaning facility. And, sheers should be rolled on a tube during transport to minimize wrinkling and damage.

• Will the temperature of the bath water exceed 90°F? If the water temperature is higher than the recommendation, oxidation may occur in room-darkening vanes.

• Is your tank long enough to accommodate the length of the sheer? (Very important.) The tank used should be at least as long as the height of the sheer to allow for cleaning without folding and wrinkling the vanes.

More Care & Cleaning helpful hints

The following “helpful hints” have been outlined by product category for your use.

Faux Wood or Vinyl Products

• To reduce static cling and help repel dust, wipe the product with dryer sheets.

• Do not use abrasive cleaners or chemical solvents, as they will scratch or damage the surface.

• Allow blinds in the EverWood® Collection to air dry to preserve the dust repellent properties of the slats.

• Clean Palm Beach™ polysatin shutters with mild soap and water. Do not use ammonia-based products.

Wood or Hybrid Products

• Clean using a dry and soft feather duster, clean cloth, dust cloth or dusting mitt. A vacuum with the soft brush attachment can also be used.

• Ultrasonic cleaning or use of chemical solvents and scrubbing cleansers are not recommended. They will damage the product.

• Protect all fine wood products from exposure to steam or high moisture areas, rain or outside irrigation systems to ensure their long life.

• When cleaning any window, spray glass cleaner on a cloth rather than spraying directly on the window. This will prevent damage to the wood finish by splattering cleaner.

Cloth Tapes

• Spot-cleaning with fabric cleaning wipes found at your grocery store is recommended for all tapes. These will typically not leave a stain or discolor the tapes. We suggest a cleaning test on the underneath side of the blind where the tape wraps around the bottom rail where any stain would be the least visible.

• 100% polyester tapes can be spot-cleaned with cool distilled water using a clean white cloth. Support the tape from behind using another clean cloth that is dry. Use a gentle blotting action to clean the spot or soiled area. Rinse by blotting with clean distilled water. Let air dry. A gentle detergent can also be used on the 100% polyester trims. Spot-cleaning may result in cleaner areas.

• If the tape is shiny or has a luster, DO NOT USE WATER. It is most likely rayon or acetate. The result will be a water stain. Wipes are the best for all fiber contents.

Fabric Shades, Shadings or Window Panels

• Do not use magnetic cleaners such as a dusting mitt on light-dimming fabrics. This will damage the light-dimming backing.

• When cleaning any window, spray glass cleaner on a cloth rather than spraying directly on the window. This will prevent damage to the fabrics by splattering cleaner.

• While some fabric window covering products may seem perfect for an outdoor setting, all are recommended for indoor use only.

Sheers

When choosing an ultrasonic cleaning technician for Luminette® or Park Lane® sheer fabrics, be sure to ask:

• Have you ultrasonically cleaned Luminette or Park Lane sheers for other customers?

• Do you have the proper equipment and Luminette or Park Lane product knowledge? The ultrasonic cleaning process requires the sheers to be removed from the home and transported back to the cleaning facility.

And, sheers should be rolled on a tube during transport to minimize wrinkling and damage.

• Will the temperature of the bath water exceed 90°F? If the water temperature is higher than the recommendation, oxidation may occur in room-darkening vanes.

• Is your tank long enough to accommodate the length of the sheer? (Very important.) The tank used should be at least as long as the height of the sheer to allow for cleaning without folding and wrinkling the vanes.

It’s that easy! If you have any questions please call Major Blinds at (888)662-5672.  This article was brought to you by HunterDouglas.com.

Major Blinds proudly serves all of Western Washington including Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Olympia, Bellingham & Beyond!

Take a look around your home…are you pleased with what you see?

Do you have quality window coverings that not only look great but also help to reduce your energy bill?

No?  Well we can help. Major Blinds offers hundreds of solutions to make your Seattle area home look & feel its best!!

In this struggling economy many families have decided that instead of buying a new home, or recreational vehicle, they will invest in what they have. Something as simple as adding new window coverings can make that big difference you are looking for.

Adding new Hunter Douglas honeycomb shades to your home, or RV, can insulate against the sun’s damaging rays & reduce temperatures while giving you a great new look at an affordable price.

If you would like to see the entire Hunter Douglas line we offer in your home please give Major Blinds a call at (888) 662-5672 for your free in-home consultation.

Major Blinds proudly serves all of Western Washington including Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Olympia, Bellingham & beyond!

Major Blinds Seattle has the room-cooling solutions you need. We offer numerous affordable products that will block the sun’s harmful UV rays & help keep your home cooler & more comfortable

• Durasol SunShelter® Elite Awnings that help to block out the sun & create an outdoor living space.
• Durasol DuraShade Solar Shades that will eliminate the sun’s damaging glare.
• Hunter Douglas’ complete line of Honeycomb shades are proven to help lower your heating & cooling bills.
• Custom wood shutters also block out the heat & misery during these hot summer months in Washington.
• Wood & Aluminum blinds, vertical blinds & sliders for sliding glass doors, manual or remote controlled light blocking skylight shades, as well as custom drapery are other available cooling & energy saving solutions.

Major Blinds strives to meet every home’s window covering needs. We are locally owned & operated, so we understand the unique needs of Pacific Northwest homes!

Let us show you affordable ways to decrease the temperature of your home without having to spend thousands. Give us a call at (888) 662-5672. We look forward to serving you.

Local Phone Numbers

Seattle: 206-623-1379

Bellevue/Eastside: 425-453-3216

Bellingham: 360-671-7091

Tacoma & Auburn: 253-826-4513

Major Blinds Seattle proudly serves all of Western Washington including Tacoma, Bellevue, Olympia, Bellingham & beyond!