Window Treatment Ideas & Tips: Kempler Design

Cordless Shades Perfect For Families With Children In Reno

Kempler Design is very interested in the safety of your children and pets. Thankfully, window coverings manufacturers are too. They are constantly coming up with new ways to remove cords from your blinds, shades and other window coverings. In this blog, we are introducing a new low cost cordless window shade from the world leader […]

Midtown Reno- Motorized Roller Shades By Hunter Douglas

This blog shows the combination of two trends in the Reno and Lake Tahoe areas in the field of window coverings and blinds. We are showing the Hunter Douglas Designer Roller Shades and we are showing them done in the Power Rise motorized system. Currently, more and more people are choosing to motorize their blinds […]

Save Money On Your Hunter Douglas Motorized Shades This Summer

This summer, we are promoting the use of motorization to work your window coverings. You can save $100 per unit using this promotion. The following provides the details of this deal. Duette® SkyLift™- Honeycomb shades with PowerRise®-Designed for skylights, this is a completely framed unit. $100 rebate with the purchase of 1 Duette® SkyLift™ honeycomb […]

Using Dark Colors On Drapes (Drapery, Draperies)

Some of the most beautiful fabrics tend to be those that convey warmth and richness and luxury. People tend to be drawn to dark colors, especially those with patterns printed or woven into them. The issue that sometimes comes up is that when the window treatment is installed, you can lose the fabric’s beauty because […]

Window Coverings That Keep The Heat Out

As this post is written, the high in Reno, NV is in the mid 100’s. Some houses are better insulated than others and window coverings have a great deal to do with that. The best insulating window covering that I currently carry is the Hunter Douglas Architella Trielle. It has a patented design that provides […]

Caution With The Platinum App By Hunter Douglas

The Platinum Application by Hunter Douglas is an amazing way to control your window coverings. You can do so many amazing things with the app that it is a huge trend-setter and I predict that it will be the thing that brings motorization into the mainstream. While it is a great product, I wanted to […]

Another Alternative For Patio Sliders- Provenance Draperies

Draperies are a part of the current design trends. In order to provide a fresh look, many companies are updating the materials used, so that they don’t have that “my grandma’s drapes” look. In the photos,see one of the latest additions to the trend. It is the Hunter Douglas Provenance Woven Draperies. Also available in […]

Consider Stained Wood Shutters For Your Reno Home

Stained shutters are a viable choice for windows in Reno and Lake Tahoe. White shutters, either vinyl or wood, have had a lion’s share of the market for years, but you should consider using a stained shutter. When you use a wood shutter, one of the things you are paying for is the material itself. […]

Using Screen Shades And Blackout Shades On The Same Reno Window

One of the trends that we are seeing hit the market is not new; it is a resurgence. Roller shades are back in a big way. Now, you’ve seen the screen shade boom in the commercial market. Every Starbucks I’ve ever been in has them and a great deal of restaurants and other places of […]

Shutters On A Transom Window- Reno, Nv

Transom windows are those short windows above the top of another window or door. They typically don’t open and are there to add more light to the living space. As a result, they can be a challenge to cover. For the video posted below, we chose a shutter. One of the main reasons was that […]