Duette Architella - Up to $1,500 Federal Tax Credit

Smart Hunter Douglas Products. Smart Energy Savings




Purchase qualifying energy-efficient Hunter Douglas products and you may qualify for a Federal Tax Credit of up to $1,500!


Enjoy big energy savings at the window with some of our most energy efficient products - the Duette Architella honeycomb shades with certain fabrics and options. This tax credit offer is retroactive to January 1, 2009 and will remain in effect until December 31, 2010.


Contact us for a detailed list of the qualifying products and restrictions. 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.


Duette Architella honeycomb shades have a patented honeycomb-within-a-honeycomb design offering the industry's highest level of energy efficiency when covering your window. In fact these shades are so energy efficient they can reduce energy loss up to 50%. See our previous blog on January 12, 2009 for more information on these wonderful energy saving shades.

Hunter Douglas - Generous Fall Rebates

Hunter Douglas is offering the largest mail-in rebates ever offered on its most popular window fashions. We can now offer our clients savings of $25 to $600 per window through this mail-in rebate program.

$600 rebate per window

Duette Vertiglide Honeycomb Shades with Duolite

$300 rebate per window

Duette Vertiglide Honeycomb Shades

$200 rebate per window

Luminette Privacy Sheers

$100 rebate per window

Skyline Gliding Window Panels

$100 rebate per window

Park Lane Privacy Sheers

$75 rebate per window

Silhouette Window Shadings

$50 rebate per window

Pirouette and Nantucket Window Shadings

$30 rebate per window

Vignette Modern Roman Shades

$25 rebate per window

Duette Architella Honeycomb Shades

Hurry - offer ends December 15, 2009. Visit our showroom located at 1305A Cleveland Avenue in Santa Rosa to see all of these fine products, or call 707-578-0849 to schedule an in-home appointment.

Interior Design Color Outlook for 2009

Interior Design color trends in 2009 are affected by, really no surprise; fashion, nature and the economy. These are the three motivating factors that shape color trends overall and they tend to shift and evolve each year in regards to how they impact consumer trends.

Since our economy has been in a recession we are seeing more conservatism in decorating. Colors have been shifting to neutrals with bolder colors for accent. Everyone is thinking "Green" these days too and nature is much more mainstream and on the minds of almost every consumer.

Fashions seem to be running counter to the more conservative trends. We are yearning for art, culture, beauty and fun. With many of us staying in our existing homes much longer than before we have been searching for options to renew and reinvigorate our living spaces. We are beginning to find comfort in colors that are familiar, yet at the same time we are embracing colors that make us happy. The demand for products that reflect an environmentally "greener" world is going way beyond a passing trend. Exotic places in the world have become fascinating to everyone and oranges, turquoises, teals, reds and yellows bring these places into our homes. These colors are optimistic touches in accessories, dishes and our clothing. Believe it or not shades of white are becoming more popular when painting our interiors so that these colorful accent pieces really pop with childlike exuberance.

Rex - Our Shop Dog & Best Friend

Rex - Our Shop Dog & Best Friend

It is with a great deal of sadness we must report that Rex our Cocker Spaniel left us the day after Easter 2009. He came to work almost every day of this life from the ripe old age of 3 months until his death 14.6 years later. He never complained about the management or his clients, he never stayed home because he was lazy and wanted to skip work - in fact he beat us to the car every morning when it was time to leave for work. Rex had the pleasure of meeting many wonderful clients during his years; he would greet every one who came into our shop with a sniff, a wag of his little tail or maybe he'd bring them his ball. He used to lay on the carpet in the front window and several times through the years people turned their cars around and came into our store to see if he was a stuffed dog in the window; no, he was just waiting for me to come back from an appointment.

What a wonderful friend he was. Trixie, his companion the last two and one-half years has big PAWS to fill! Oh, we have a new puppy Teddy, who was born on March 26th, he is a nephew of Trixie's. But, Rex no one can take your place and we will always miss you!