Solar Shades are the hands-down window treatment choice for reducing your home’s energy usage. We all know that they look beautiful, but what can they really do for your carbon footprint or your financial bottom line? Solar screen shades make your home more energy efficient in two ways Reduced cooling costs Solar shade fabric is […]
Imagine… award-winning blinds on your windows… The Window Covering Manufacturers Association 2014 Product Awards were announced on July 1st, and Innovative Openings is proud to feature a number of award winning products! Award-winners for your windows UL Listed Motorized Shade Systems from Insolroll We’re especially proud of this product- we are the manufacturer! These motorized […]
Hosting for the Fourth of July this year, and dreaming of creating the perfect patio setting? Here are a few finds to inspire you! A Patriotic Patio for a Day or for a Season You can go a couple of ways with red, white and blue on your patio… fun accents and flourishes, or a […]
If you haven’t taken a look at the fabric selection available for patio awnings lately, it’s time to look again! Even I was surprised when I took a look this week at the vast variety of fabric offerings Innovative Openings offers from Durasol , and the truth was right there in front of me: awnings ain’t […]
You know what that Pharrell song “Happy” says… “like a room without a roof”. Hellooo…! That’s your patio! If there’s a place to be happy during summer, this is it! How can you make your patio a personalized place to be happy? Here are 7 easy planning ideas from Innovative Openings. 1. What do you want […]
Today, I’d like to write a blog on Silhouette Window Shadings by Hunter Douglas. Here goes: Silhouette Window Shadings are beautiful. The end. ………….. What? You need more? There is nothing more- that one word says it all. Okay… maybe there is more, but that is the most intrinsic thing about Silhouettes- they are quite […]
Have you taken a look at Skyline® Gliding Window Panels? This unique Hunter Douglas window treatment is clean, elegant, and versatile. Skyline Gliding Window Panels for tall, soaring windows… yes! Skyline looks gorgeous in extremely tall windows, almost like a variable accent wall with texture and light. Depending on the fabric you choose, you can […]
In our fast paced society, sometimes it feels hard to justify getting up and going down to a showroom, or having someone out to the house to buy a product for your home. There are tempting alternatives in online sellers, but is this really the way to buy window treatments? At Innovative Openings, we believe […]
If you hang around with designers much, you’ll hear them talking about “flow”. We don’t always know when we see it, but we sure know when we feel it… as human beings, we like reference points. We like elements to be repeated. We like to have some expectations met, while other elements surprise us. Flow […]
Creating Some Shade Opens up Planting Possibilities! We always think just the opposite, right? Plants need sun! Truthfully, though, when you think of lush tropical plants, many of them need filtered light in order to thrive. When you shade your patio, you are opening up worlds of possibility for patio plants in containers. I like […]