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Article: Window treatments retreat to simplicity
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- February 9, 2003
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Joe Cagle is sales manager for Best Blind & Shade in Louisville,
Ky. Here, he answers questions about new trends in window treatments.
Q. With the wide range of off-the-shelf window treatments now
available, why should consumers spend more for custom treatments?
A. You can design a custom treatment to suit the aesthetics of
your room in some relatively inexpensive ways. You can have cornices
made for an average living room with just a few windows for $100 to
$200 a window vs. spending $60 a window for ready-made valences that
you may or may not really love.
Cornices are definitely a custom treatment. They're not something
you can go buy off the shelf. When people walk into your home and see ...