Textured Vinyls Offer Value
Empire Window Fashions, Chatsworth, CA, a Hunter Douglas fabricator, presents the all-new Prospects[TM] textured vinyl vertical line designed to compete in today's value-conscious market. These new designs simulate freshly embossed textures with rich hues inspired by leading design techniques. State-of-the-art extrusion and coloring processes facilitate a wash coat appearance on two styles. The remaining styles are offered in a variety of finishes in designer color choices.
Updated Hardwood Lines
Levolor Home Fashions, High Point, NC, has updated its Premium Hardwood lines with new finishes and twill tapes. The line includes Decorator Colors, fashion-forward colors that are unique and distinctive; Rustic, a cozy collection emphasizing heavy knotting and deep grains; Distress, a vintage collection of textures; and Real Rare Woods, from ash to cherry, a true companion to hardwood furnishings and flooring.
Custom Engraved Vinyls
All-Teck Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, introduces the Laserlite Elegance Collection offering decoration in the latest custom colorations and engraved vinyls. These styles are available in two- and 3 1/2-inch verticals and two-inch horizontals.
Wood Blinds Maximize Privacy
Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc., Middleton, WI, presents Nanik® two-inch wood blinds with NoHoles[TM] option. No rout holes means maximum privacy and light control, plus an aesthetic beauty not found on conventional blinds. Premium basswood slats are completely sealed during finishing to prevent warping. Every Nanik two-inch blind features the low profile SureClose XL[TM] aluminum headrail for outstanding durability, tighter slat closure and improved light blocking.
Colorful Roller Shade Line
Industrial Coatings Group, Inc., Chicago, IL, presents its versatile collection of roller shade fabric, Décor ShadeLine[TM]. The new shade line has light-filtering to room-darkening offerings in natural or synthetic fabrics. Available in a spectrum of fashion colors, tones and textures. Ideal for home, office or recreational applications.
Wood Blinds Block Light
Classico Window Coverings Corp., Fairfield, NJ, offers the Country Woods Classics[TM] Collection from Hunter Douglas with the de-Light feature, which eliminates the rout holes that create distracting sunspots and prevents transmission of unwanted light to block 99 percent of outside light. This feature also provides tighter slat closure and creates a clean, stylish look. Precision-crafted from North American hardwoods.
Slim, Silent Vertical Track
The Cobra vertical track from Eclipse Blind Systems Inc., Ravenna, OH, is a slim, elegant vertical track with the silent gliding attributes of its namesake. It is available as a completed track, in custom sizes to order or in various size options in a six-pack format.
Child-safe Cord Weights
Rainbow Industrial, Anaheim, CA, presents CW-04, a new innovation of the Perfect-safe[TM] child safety cord weights for verticals, roller shades and any other chain or shade cord style of blinds. It combines the sash cord and chain in the same shell and replaces the traditional blind cord with one that is held safely tight on drywall or window frame. All patents pending.
Workroom Aids Offered
The full range of workroom products available from H.T. Barnes Co., Foley, AL, includes piping cord, thread, hardware, shirring tapes and many other products. Videotapes and how-to brochures also are available to aid in workroom projects.
Complete One-wand Control
The Decomatic one-wand control system from Benthin Systems, Sewickley, PA, offers complete operation with a single wand, while eliminating all cords and chains for safety. The wand attachment axle pivots as the blind is rotated allowing the wand to move away from the vane when the blind is in closed position. Vanes rotate to close tightly. The Decomatic one wand system is both safe and easy to use.
Colorful Shade Programs
Turnils USA, Norcross, GA, has updated the color selections for its products. Nordic Light pleated shades now are available in 56 colors in six patterns with color-matched rails and components. Nordic Light honeycomb shades are offered in 21 colors compatible with the regular pleated shade hardware program. The one-inch blind line now is available in 114 colors.
Buckram Controls Sags, Droops
Hovotex® non-woven buckram from Hollingsworth & Vose Co., Charlotte, NC, keeps drapery pleats looking new longer without sagging or drooping. It is washable and dry cleanable. Shipped from stock and slit to any width, this buckram also is offered in heat tackable versions for faster sewing. Swatch book and sample rolls available at no charge.
Wand Control for Scissor Sytems
The wand control system from Scientific Plastics, Inc., Miami, FL, is the only wand for plastic eight-prong scissor systems, and soon to be available for the Ameri-glide strap system. It eliminates the need for cords, therefore allowing for traversing only. Plastic chain tassels are available to eliminate cord loops. The fiberglass batons are offered in 36- and 144-inch lengths with rubber hand grips avaiable.
Custom Made ShutterComponents
Highland Lumber Sales Inc., Anaheim, CA, is the West Coast's largest stocking distributor of components for the shutter industry. All items are custom made at its facility in Anaheim and can be shipped to any destination within 24 hours.
Two-inch Hardwood Blinds
CACO, Inc., Johnson City, TN, presents Delta Woods two-inch blinds constructed from kiln-dried American hardwoods and offering the best features and option choices available including a new routless feature. One- and two-inch slats and unique valance options are offered. The Faux Wood, manufactured of space-age PVC foam, creates a blemish-free wood-looking product. The Arch Wood arch solution is constructed of wood and PVC foam.
Hardware for All Blind Systems
Satellite Metal Inc., Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, serving the window coverings industry for almost 20 years, manufactures metal vertical and Venetian blind hardware to suit all generic and brand name systems including such innovative products as VaneSaver and VaneSaver Plus adjustable vane weights and adjustable wall brackets.
One Style Reduces Inventory
Royal Capital Stamping & Tooling Ltd., Ontario, Quebec, Canada, announces the Multi System. It offers the versatility of a wall or ceiling mount while reducing your inventory of brackets and snap-on clips. All you need is one bracket style and the clips that twist on. Also available as extension brackets. The solution for inventory cost reduction.
Workroom Services
Complete custom manufacturing services for most types of draperies, bedspreads, top treatments and accessories are available from Merrill Y. Landis, Ltd., Telford, PA. For unique home fashions, designs can vary from ornate to simple. Specialty shapes and sizes also are available.
Paneling for Versatile Displays
Slatwall paneling, recognized by retailers for its appearance benefits, is available from industry supplier CALHOOK[TM] TMS, Kent, WA. Slatwall is available in a variety of finishes, along with the specialized sample display fixtures used on it. Designers and decorative products retailers also will find a complete one-stop resource for bags, gift wrap and other point-of-purchase supplies. A helpful catalog including fabric sample racks, fixtures and hangers is free.
Quality Blinds at Factory Prices
Nova Blind Factory, Inc., Dallas, TX, manufactures name brand quality custom blinds at low factory-direct prices with fast turnaround and responsive customer service. Product information and free sample kits are available.
Decorative Accessories
Silverado Service Co., Calistoga, CA, offers a host of decorative accessories. Wood tassels, cord locks and pulleys are featured.
Eliminate Cord Hazards
EZ Release, Inc., Sacramento, CA, eliminates the hazards of window coverings with multiple looped cords. The EZ Release is easily installed on two- to five-cord window coverings and breaks the loop that has contributed to child injuries.
Vertical Components
Les Outillage Ricci Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, offers vertical blind components featured in its Vertisystem[TM] component brochure. The blind components are self-lubricating to reduce track system friction and permit uniform ALIGNment.
Eclectic and Elegant Florals
Mirage Wallcovering Co. introduces another collection of Floral Concerto from Brewster Wallcovering Co., Randolph, MA. This collection features wall coverings and borders in the latest transitional and contemporary silk and in-register designs. Choose from intricate textures and faux accompanied by eclectic and elegant florals. Watercolors and impressionistic florals and geometrics are richly colored and designed for today's style-conscious consumer. Collection includes 76 sidewalls and 22 coordinating borders.
Colorful, Child-safe Verticals
Kids Kolors from Window Concepts Inc., Wilson, NC, feature a wand control headrail for safety with no cords or chains. The reversible headrail stacks to the left or right and the easy-to-clean Geon® vinyl vanes contain no lead additives.
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