Have you heard of the top down bottom up craze? It’s not a wild new dance sweeping the nation, nor is it the latest fall fashion trend. When we say “tops down bottoms up,” we’re talking about none other than blinds and shades. Top down bottom up
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It’s summer in Wilmington, NC. The kids are running back and forth from the pool to the kitchen, the dog wants to go outside every five minutes to roll in the grass, and dinner is being served on the back deck instead of on the kitchen table.
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How to Filter Light, Prevent Glare, and Save Money Most of us who live in coastal communities like Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Southport, Topsail Island, and Hampstead, love the ocean and the sunny Carolina blue sky. It doesn’t take long, however, to discover that the
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The riot of azaleas blooming along the streets of Wilmington, NC. The spring showers raining down each afternoon. The coat of yellow pollen covering our cars, our clothes, and even out pets. While most of us welcome these signs of spring with open arms, especially after such
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James Strickland started the original company that is now Strickland’s Home as a wooden Venetian blind manufacturer in 1942, but the history of Venetian blinds are thought to date all the way back to Persia and possibly even ancient Egypt. It is believed that the early Venetians,
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