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How to Get Started

This is your source to get started with your window coverings. You will find information on how to choose what style of window coverings works best for you, how to measure for them, and even installing them. If you have any question or comments, please send them to info at windowblindcenter.com.

Measuring Your Blinds

measure blinds Download an order form to help you keep track of each window you measure.

When you are measuring there are two options to hang your window coverings. They can be mounted inside the window frame or outside the window frame. It is important to decide which one you want before you order because the blinds will be made different depending on which one you choose.

Measuring Guide for Horizontal Blinds
Measuring Guide for Vertical Blinds


Here are a few tips to help you get a good measurement on your window.
  • When you measure you windows, measure each window individually. Even though they appear the same, there are usually differences between them.
  • Record width first, then height (also referred to as length) to the nearest 1/8".
  • Use a steel tape measure, not a cloth tape.
  • When measuring the width, measure the top of the window and the bottom of the window, and use the smaller measurement.

For more information, click on the links below.

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Choosing Your Colors

Our homes have become colorful places âwith vibrant reds on the walls to turquoise haze in our bedrooms! Whether you are venturing into color for the first time or are re-thinking a current color scheme, it’s important to know how color impacts a room and its window treatments.
learn more about color.

Installing Your Blinds

installing blinds Before you begin installing your blinds, you will need to make sure you have the right fasteners to hang your vertical blinds. If you are mounting to a wood surface, you will need a hex head screw (no. 6 size).
Mounting into a drywall or plaster surface will cause you to need more support. It is recommended that you use a wall anchor or expansion bolt.
If you are mounting into metal or steel, you will need a sheet metal screw or self tapping screw and you might need to pre-drill a hole.

Bamboo Shades, bamboo blinds

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Caring for Your Blinds

Learn how to care for your Vertical Blinds
care instructions.

Learn how to care for your Wood Blinds
care instructions.

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