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Keep Your Children Safe by Going Cordless
Window Cords are a Hidden Home Hazard October is National Window Covering Safety Month, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging parents and caregivers to rid their homes of this hidden...
Beautiful AND Energy Efficient: Plantation Shutters
It’s Summer in Alabama: the season for cookouts, lake weekends, and skyrocketing electricity costs. If you are an Alabama resident, you are probably suffering from some through-the-roof electricity...
Collaboration with Alieta Casey
We recently collaborated with local treasure hunter Alieta Casey to upgrade her living room windows! Alieta had left her windows naked for six years because she didn’t want to block the gorgeous...
What do we mean by “Custom”?
It’s in our name (Custom Blinds of Alabama), and we make and install custom window treatments. But what does that really mean? Let’s have a little fun and spell it out: C-U-S-T-O-M C – Created just...
The Versatility of Woven Woods
Let’s talk about woven wood shades. They function as a statement piece, yet they are versatile enough to look great in nearly any room. Whether your home decor style is neutral farmhouse or bright...
Dogs: The Ultimate Window Decor
Dogs love to look out the window; anyone who has a dog knows this to be true. No dog-home is complete without a cozy spot for your furry friend to sit and stare at the outside world. But have you...
Home Feels
While we sell plantation shutters and custom blinds and shades, our real business is helping you make your house a home. Thank you for allowing us to be part of that process! We’ll be sharing some...
How to Clean Shutters and Blinds
How You Clean Plantation Shutters and Blinds Depends on the Type You Have Wood Shutters and Blinds If it is a wood plantation shutter or blind, you should never clean it with a water-based cleaner....
One More Reason to Replace Mini-Blinds: Cats
If you need one more compelling reason to upgrade from those metal mini-blinds from the 80s, we’ll give it to you today: cats. Like most other things, cats are under the impression that the blinds...
Making a Home
Making your house into a home is a lot of fun. Well, at least it should be. Too often, home improvement projects get complicated and stressful, when they ought to be rewarding and exciting. Our goal...
What Do We Mean by No-Pressure Estimates?
You can buy plantation shutters and blinds from a wide variety online and local Birmingham providers. While having options can certainly be a good thing, it can also leave you bewildered by choices...
Plantation Shutters: The Safe Choice
Cords on blinds and other window coverings have made the news recently for their potential danger to kids and pets. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports at least 17,000 kids...