Beautiful Beige & the Freshest Spring Colors! Beige Doesn't Have to Mean Boring! When we think about beige, we often think dull, plain and cheap. But it just isn't so! Beige is not just one blah tone used as a default choice for cheaply built apartments. It's a variety of soft, subtle shades that can add dimension and beauty.The trick to using beige to make a sophisticated design stateme...

Along with a new page on a new calendar, 2013 brings with it some exciting design trends, including a return of warm metal finishes.  After being banished some years ago, they've been creeping back in, and the year ahead promises us a little more bling! We've seen a move toward downsizing, and smaller new homes being built, but along with that trend, a jewel-box approach to the finishing of t...

Home for the Holidays? During this festive time of year, the inevitable entertaining that happens gets many of us frantic, with lists of all the things we'd like to do before the guests arrive. We plan our menus, give seldom seen areas an extra scrubbing, and read about the latest trends in food, fancy, and fun. I see my home with new eyes when the calendar page turns to November and Decem...

Innovative Openings Completes Hunter Douglas Motorization Certification Hard-wired motorized products require very specific knowledge to effectively sell, detail and manage each project.  Hunter Douglas has recently upgraded their motorization program with the availability of highly technical hard-wired motorization and control solutions for an array of Hunter Douglas products.  Hunter Douglas...

Many sliding glass door and window walls require a traversing window treatment solution.  In the past we were limited to traditional draperies, sheers, and vertical blinds.  Today, there is a whole new generation of traversing products that provide more light control and better insulation than previous solutions.  [break] Luminette Modern Drapery and Privacy Sheers combine a sheer and drape...

Innovative Openings, an award winning Colorado based window covering and awning retailer, is adapting to the changing needs of consumers in an increasingly high-tech marketplace.  The new business model focuses on making the window covering purchase experience, product installation, and repair service faster and more convenient.  “There has been a dramatic increase in Colorado consumers usi...

Lateral-arm style retractable awnings have become a very popular solution over the past 20 years. With recent advances in technology, awnings can be extended by remote control and retracted automatically when the wind kicks up. Adding a retractable solar screen valance allows awnings to shade the setting west sun very effectively. Single awning units can cover a deck area up to 30 feet wide by 13 ...

Extend your living space and enjoy the great outdoors with a retractable patio awning. When mother nature turns on the sun, roll out a beautiful fabric awning to make your deck or patio an oasis in your back yard. Shading your outdoor space is perfect when entertaining friends or just enjoying lunch on the patio. Kids can play outside in the shade without worrying about a sunburn. Beautiful awn...

New Manufacturing Standards for Roman Shades require compliance by December 3, 2010 The Window Covering Manufacturer Association (WCMA) in conjunction with Consumer Product Safety Commission has re-written the manufacturing standards for corded window coverings. The implementation of the new standards is in two phases with the first phase requiring compliance to the new standards for Roman Shades...

Innovative Openings was selected as the "Best place to buy window treatments (within Colorado)" by the 2010 Boulder County Gold Peoples Choice Awards. Innovative Openings is a 30-year- old locally owned and operated business with window treatment customers throughout Colorado.  "Our long-term employees help us make a difference with our customers", says Rick Pease co-owner.   "The company's b...

Innovative Openings has been selected by Hunter Douglas to be part of a national network of Dealer Service Centers to protect the Hunter Douglas Brand nationally by offering a consistent warranty repair process for retailers and consumers.   "The Dealer Service Center program allows Innovative Openings to provide our customers with faster warranty service and introduce other consumers and retai...

Energy efficient solar screen shades are turning commercial buildings green.  Window treatments and reducing glare have always posed a challenge for the office environment.   Open a blind or shade and there is too much glare to work comfortably at a computer.  Close the blind or shade to block the sun, then turn on the light so you can see.  Office lighting consumes a lot of energy and requ...

When Apple created the iPad, little did we know that it would re-invent the home automation graphic user interface options.  Often lighting controls and home automation controls have been selected by the look and feel of the touch pads which switch the lights and home controls.  Now, Apple jumps into the game with a powerful, value packed option for to switch everything in the home. Innov...

Louisville, Colorado – July 10, 2007 – Innovative Openings, Inc., a Colorado-based window covering and awning retailer & fabricator, announces the expansion plans. A 5000 Sq. Ft. office building at 667 S. Pierce Ave., Louisville CO has been acquired to facilitate future growth. According to co-owner Rick Pease, “Plans have been approved to add a 6000 Sq. Ft. warehouse to the office build...

Window Covering Solutions for Your Home Buyer… Enhanced Customer Service for You Innovative Openings provides this simple, window-covering referral program ready to customize for you and your home buyers. Here’s what you can do for your home buyers via this simple Innovative Openings Home Builder Division program: Reinforce Buyer Satisfaction JD Power & Associates examined nine f...

The Innovative Openings Story...People Make the Difference Through Innovative Openings, Inc. Rick Pease finds the answer other retailers seek. by Howard Shingle This article is from DRAPERIES AND WINDOW COVERINGS April 1999 It's all about people. At a time when many window coverings retailers are finding it harder and harder to attract, hire and keep quality employees...