Helpful Articles

Murphy bed in home library
September 16, 2015

Shed Light or Cover it Up with Skylight Covers

Few things make a home more bright and beautiful than a skylight.  Skylights give all the pleasures of basking in the sunshine without leaving your very own living room, kitchen, or bedroom.  Stylistically, skylights look beautiful in photos and seem ideal, but research on skylights can often […]

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Custom shades by Comfortex
September 2, 2015

Design Your Own Window Shades with Strickland’s Home

Picture your perfect room. You want a room that express your unique style and personality, your passion, your aesthetic.  What if we told you that you could refine your room to perfection by making your custom designed window shades? Strickland’s Home is an authorized dealer of Comfortex, and […]

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plantation shutters of the south
July 22, 2015

Plantation Shutters of the South

What gives a stately southern home its character? Is it a welcoming porch? A grand staircase? We may be a bit biased here at Strickland’s Home, but we feel that a key ingredient to the southern estate is plantation shutters. After all, Scarlet O’Hara may have highlighted […]

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mid century window treatments
July 8, 2015

Mid-Century Modern Window Treatments

Are you hip to mid-century modern homes? Mad Men fans and those with retro-leaning tastes will recognize flat planes, large glass windows and open space floor plans as the groovy look that defined a generation. Even here in Wilmington, NC, where porches and plantation shutters rule, you […]

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home office organization
July 6, 2015

Five Must-Have Features for Home Office Organization

Working from home has many benefits: a commute that’s counted in footsteps, the ability to run a load of laundry while you attend important meetings, and the freedom to take a lunch break in your own kitchen, to name just a few. According to a recent Forbes […]

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