Hunter Douglas Palm Beach Shutters
Hunter Douglas Palm Beach™ Shutters It’s tourist season here in Wilmington, NC and everyone loves coming to our beaches for vacation. But what about the locals who are lucky enough to live here year-round? To enhance the feeling of vacationing in your very own home, consider plantation […]
Shutters
Choosing the Perfect Window Treatments for Your Bathrooms
When choosing window treatments, certain areas of the home may prove to be challenging. Consider, for example, the bathroom, a high-traffic room where moisture is abundant and privacy is paramount. Issues to consider when selecting a bathroom window treatment include: • Privacy: Privacy is the utmost concern […]
Window Treatments
The History of the Venetian Blind
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, […]
Blinds
Not Just Window Dressing
In December 2012, the Greater Wilmington Business Journal featured an interview with our very own Fred Kumpel entitled, Not Just Window Dressing. Written by Tara Slage, the article begins like this: Fred Kumpel owns a fruitful family business − a business he did not inherit from his […]
Blinds