Window Treatment Ideas & Tips: Kempler Design

Smartdrape Fabrics By Norman Window Fashions

SmartDrape Choices of Fabric Today’s blog is about selecting the right style for your Norman Window Fashions SmartDrapes. I typically lay out facts, but this time I am also going to offer a couple of opinions. No matter which fabric you choose, there is very little difference in the function of the SmartDrapes. We have […]

What Does A Fascia Look Like For Roller Shades?

A Fascia is One Type of Top Treatment When doing roller shades, which in 2022 is one of the most common selections for window treatments, there are quite a few details to decide on. The one we are discussing in this blog is the choice of the type of top treatments. There are different names […]

Powerview+ Details That You Need To Know

PowerView+ Motorization Options by Hunter Douglas I could write for a couple of hours about this topic, but I have decided to share information directly from Hunter Douglas about their PowerView+ system. If you need specific help with this product or other motorization questions, please reach out to us. Here is what they have to […]

Charging Alpha Tubular Motors Lithium Ion Batteries

How to Charge Your Lithium Ion Batteries for Roller Shades This video is pretty detailed in explaining exactly how to charge your Lithium Ion batteries. If your batteries have already gone dead, then this video will calm you knowing they are probably fine and just need a charge. Let me add a couple of little […]

Overview Of Pirouette Shade

Details of the Pirouette This video shows you the Hunter Douglas Pirouette Shade in action. The details of this shade’s operation are the EasyRise corded lift system. The pleat size is 5”. The mounting position is “inside mount”. The version is called “Room Darkening”. In the video I break down these options, but here I […]

Wands, Td/Bu Sizes, Motor Volumes- Questions Answered

Kempler Design Answers We focus on making sure that our clients have all their questions about window coverings answered. We are going to be making a regular podcast where we discuss questions that people have written to us. Mostly, they do it on our videos on YouTube. This is how we plan on answering them. […]

What Is The Difference Between A Window Coverings Designer And An Order-Taker?

Paul Kempler is a Window Fashions Expert Why do people hire a window coverings designer like Kempler Design? As we tell our potential clients, “We do not sell commodities, we provide you with an experience”. For this blog, I will be showing a before and after and going over some of the details that made […]

Hunter Douglas Luminette Shades Stacking Info

Luminette Shades Need to be Ordered Correctly We did these Hunter Douglas Luminette Shades for a job in Reno NV recently. They had two patio sliders that came to a corner that were very large. One window slider is 15 feet wide and the one to its side is about 10’ wide. These are not […]

Huge News About Hunter Douglas Ownership- 2022

Hunter Douglas Ownership Changing The owners of Hunter Douglas are brand new. They are now 75% owned by a Global Management company known as 3G Capital. In this video, April and I discuss how this might affect us, and our clients. I’m not going to spend time typing what we just talked about, but I’d […]

Trends For The 2022 Window Coverings Industry

We just posted our forecast for Trends 2022 in our industry. The video posted below contains all the info, but these are our notes from the chat. Thanks for watching! New Window Covering Trends 2022 Review our coverage of 2021- What was accurate and what was not New Window Covering Trends 2021 Supply chain issues- […]