Arizona’s All About Blinds and Shutters

Since we opened Arizona’s All About Blinds and Shutters in 1990, we have proudly served the Mesa area with high quality and affordable blinds and shutters. Now, All ABout Blinds and Shutters is known all throughout Mesa and the surrounding areas for quality products, expert installation, and very happy customers. We have expanded our reach to serve Gilbert, Chandler, Queen Creek, Tempe, Scottsdale, Apache Junction, and now go all the way out to Tucson!
Our beautiful selection of shutters, blinds, and shades are selected very carefully. We only use products that we know to be beautiful, reliable, and excellent quality. We stand confidently behind each window treatment and installation. Regardless of the window’s size or shape, we will have the perfect window coverings solution for you.

We proudly serve the areas of: Mesa, East Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe, Apache Junction, Ahwatukee, Queen Creek, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Deer Valley. We hope to be able to serve you as well and add you to our growing list of happy customers.

We know it can be hard to select a company you have never worked with before, and we want to put your mind at ease. When you select Arizona’s All About Blinds and Shutters, you are selecting the best.

But, you don’t have to take our word for it.

You can find out what some of our customers have to say about us at the links below.

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As you can see from our reviews, we will take excellent care of the windows in your home. You will be happy with your new blinds or shutters.

Call (480) 507-3333 today to schedule your free in-home consultation. I look forward to meeting you and helping you to select the perfect blinds, shades, or shutters for your home.

Sincerely,
Cory Black
Owner, Arizona’s All About Blinds and Shutters
cory@aabsaz.com

Mesa and Gilbert Shutter Sale! Only $16.95 Call All About Blinds at 602-418-1429

All About Blinds and Shutters is offering High Quality Basswood Shutters on Sale for only $16.95. These will look great in your home and can help with your energy bills. We have been doing business in Mesa and Gilbert for over 25 years and we are experienced in installing in any home!

We also offer free consultation, free measuring, and free installation. Not only that, but we will bring the samples to your house to make sure they match your design. Why travel all over when we can make sure it fits your decor. All About Blinds stands behinds its work. If you have any problems call us and we will take care of it.

To Get Your Shutters today, send us a request or call us today at 602-418-1429. We will be there when you need us.

Honeycomb Shades Have Better Insulation

Honeycomb shades, also called cellular shades are known as one of the most energy efficient shades available. Honeycomb shades are a lot like pleated shades. That means they are crisp shades with pleats. The pleats help to create a wall of air which acts as insulation. Honeycomb shades offer even more insulation. Continue reading “Honeycomb Shades”

Why are Solar Shades Popular in Mesa Arizona?
Quick Answer
Solar Shades are popular because of the amazing ability reduce glare with beautiful fabric. With our hot heat, the Solar shades hold temperatures well and reduce the suns reflections.
Which Solar Shades are the best?

There are a few things to consider when trying to find the best solar shade for your circumstance – location, performance and aesthetics.

1. Location

Knowing whether your window faces north, south, east or west is the first step in choosing the right solar shade. The sun is not as hot or intense on windows facing north or south as it is on windows facing east (early morning to afternoon) or west (noon till 5PM) and so knowing the direction your window faces will help in determining which fabric offers the level of control you are seeking combined with the individual style that is aesthetically appealing.

2. Performance

Solar Shades can reduce solar heat gain, reduce glare, provide a degree of daytime privacy and filter natural light to illuminate the interior. However, no fabric can accomplish all of the above. You need to decide what feature is the most important or find a comfortable balance between one or more of the above. To help you decide, lets take a look at a couple of important elements – the Openness Factor and fabric color.

3. Openness Factor
3% Openness 5% Openness 10% Openness

The Openness Factor represents the amount of open and/or closed space in the material or more appropriately, the density of the weave. A fabric with a low Openness Factor (OF) reflects more infrared heat, provides greater daytime privacy and offers the greatest glare reduction. A fabric with a high OF provides for a better view out but doesn’t reflect as much infrared heat, reduces daytime privacy and allows more natural light to filter through the fabric to illuminate the interior. Many of the benefits associated with a low or high openness factor can be enhanced or negated depending on the fabric color selected

There is something so lovely and elegant about a home with Roman shades. The layers of fabric encasing the shades can soften the hard edges that open blinds may project. Light colored roman shades encased by dark walls look stunning and dark blinds juxtaposed against light walls look inviting and dramatic. Roman shades that are neutral against neutral walls are cozy and soft looking. With draperies or without, Roman shades are a touch of elegance in any room.

Roman shades weren’t always a choice based upon elegance. Originally, they were a pragmatic creation. Ancient Roman homes were situated in a warm climate and had open windows to hopefully enjoy breezes when they came through. Dust came through the homes as well as breezes passed through. Dust also was kicked up as people traveled wіth carts оn unpaved roads. Dust easily entered homes, covering everything inside from furniture, to clothes, and even to food. To prevent this, Roman shades wеrе created tо hеlр keep dust outside where it belonged.

Today, Roman shades аrе ѕtіll very effective at keeping dust from entering homes. The swaths of fabric between the shades help to trap the dust and to keep it outside where it belongs. When extended, Roman shades lay flat against the surface of the open window and act as an elegant screen which lets air and light through and nothing else.

They are also very effective at reducing the amount of sunlight entering your home. Sunlight can damage your furniture and increase the temperature in your home, so good Roman shades are very useful to keep your home comfortable and your furniture in good condition.

One of the most common reasons that people choose Roman shades today, though, is that they are so attractive in homes. They have clean lines, they create an elegant statement, and they also add a touch of class to any window. Homes with Roman shades express a lot about their owners. They make your home look sharp and crisp and help any homeowner to feel good about the way their home looks.

At “allaboutblindsandshutters.com”, we can help you select and install the perfect Roman blinds for your home today!

Roman Shades

The 411 on Roman Shades

Roman Shades actually started in Rome. Back then they were little more than bunched up cloth on the window. What’s interesting is that they had a different purpose than we usually think about with blinds and shades. The goal of roman shades wasn’t about insulation as much as it was about dust. The Romans were going through an industrial age of sorts. They were building. Specifically they were building with Stone. We’re talking about enormous buildings such as the Colosseum. That much stone construction created a lot of dust in the city. As a result, Romans began to create what we now call roman shades to keep out the dust. The folds of the thick cloth helped to catch the dust.

Today’s roman shades come in two styles, flat and cuffed “aka curved”. The basic structure is the same. You have cloth that is pulled from the bottom up causing the cloth to fold on itself as the shade is raised. What those folds look like determines if it’s flat or cuffed. If the shade looks like multiple parallel folds on top of one another it is referred to as flat. If the blind folds up a little more haphazardly its considered cuffed. The cuffed shade is wavy and the folds just flop all over. Instead of the rigid structure of the flat shade, the cuffed shade is more casual.

Roman shades can come in varying materials and colors of course. Very thin cloth is called a “veil blind” while very thick cloth works as a blackout blind. They also vary in terms of installation. There are do-it-yourself kits you can buy and put them together yourself, you could start from scratch, or you can have them professionally installed.

Finally, let’s learn how to clean these shades. They are great at getting the dust out of a room. that means you’ll need to get the dust off of them. You could use a feather duster, but that would just knock the dust back into the house. You’d do better to take the shades down and shake them off outside. Because these blinds are cloth the method of washing and stain removal is varied. The best advice we can give here is to know what material you’re dealing with and look up best cleaning methods of that particular material. For example, cotton could just go in the washer. Where as silk would need a hand wash cycle. So be conscious of what material you have. You may opt to have your blinds dry cleaned.

Roman Shades add a neoclassic look to any home. If your home has columns or uses a lot of regal colors you should really consider roman blinds for your home. If you’d like professional consultation call us today at 602.418.1429