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Product Warranty

Every 1st Blinds product is warranted free of defects in materials and workmanship, provided that the product is properly installed. Depending upon the product, the period of warranty will be either for as long as the product is owned by the original purchaser or for a period of three years from the date of purchase. For details and terms of individual product warranties, e-mail us and we will send the information you request.

All blinds over 96"are subject to additional shipping costs

If you are ordering inside California a $40 common carrier fee applies on blinds 96" or wider. If you are ordering blinds to be delivered outside of California you pay shipping.

Color Accuracy Policy

Although we do our best to make sure that the colors printed on our web site are accurate, actual colors will vary. In addition, subtle color differences and textures may not be fully appreciated on some systems due to differences in monitors and/or display cards. Due to the fact that our products are all custom made, and can't be returned, you need to be sure that you can live with any color variations that are possible from our scanning of the actual samples.

• Blinds offer a geometric elegance to any window. The consistency of horizontal lines both from an inside and an outside viewpoint is attractive.
• Wide slats resemble shutters without costing as much as shutters.
• They are available in a variety of colors.
• They are up and off the floor for easy carpet/floor cleaning. Sometimes draperies can get in the way of the vacuum or the mop.
• Blinds offer privacy when closed. This is accomplished if the rout holes, through which the cords are threaded, are placed at the back.
• With blinds, you can control the light coming in from the sun by tilting the slats.
• Some blinds come in dust repellent paints, which keeps the dust to a minimum.

What about the opening and closing mechanisms? They used to be a problem sometimes, but the modern blinds have wands and chords and other easy-to-use ways of manipulating the slats. There's even a child-safe no-chord style where you just raise the blinds by pushing up from the bottom and lower them by pulling down by the last slat. There's also the remote control motorization of blinds that makes opening, closing and raising and lowering the blinds a piece of cake.

So if you're window-shopping, you might consider blinds either by themselves or in conjunction with other fabric treatments. They really do give a clean look to any room.