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On shutters, slats and shades
Written by Michael Blair, owner of Nashville's Shutters and Blinds, from the trade’s own practice.
October 12, 2026
Shutter Installation When the Window Is Not Square
Most windows are a little out of square, and shutters are not. Here is how the frame is set, shimmed and finished so the panels close straight anyway, and when an outside mount is the better answer.
Read itOctober 8, 2026
Plantation Shutters: Louvers, Frames and Materials
Deciding on plantation shutters is the easy part. Then come the louver width, the frame, the mount, the material for each room and where the rails go, and each is made once.
Read itSeptember 28, 2026
Window Coverings That Hold Heat in Winter
Most window treatment advice in Nashville is about summer sun. The first cold nights of the fall ask a different question: which covering keeps the heat in the room.
Read itSeptember 21, 2026
Window Treatments for a Sliding Glass Door
Whatever covers a sliding door has to get out of the way every time someone goes to the patio. The options that do that gracefully are fewer than the catalog suggests.
Read itSeptember 14, 2026
Inside or Outside Mount, and How to Decide
The same blind looks built-in on one window and tacked-on on the next. The difference is the mount, and it is decided by the window frame before the blind is chosen.
Read itSeptember 7, 2026
Covering Arched and Odd-Shaped Windows
Every awkward window has a standard answer. The real decision is whether it needs to operate at all, and that is the first thing we ask.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Window Treatments That Cut Nashville Heat
Shading outside the glass usually stops more summer heat than a blind behind it, though a good interior shade, closed when the sun is on the window, still pulls its weight.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Are Plantation Shutters Worth the Cost
Shutters are usually the most expensive thing we put on a window. Whether that money is well spent depends on the room, the window and how long you plan to stay.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Cord Safety and Why Cordless Became Standard
Blind cords are one of the few genuine hidden hazards in a house with a toddler, and the clip-on safety devices fix less than most people assume.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Measuring for Blinds Without Getting It Wrong
Custom window treatments are made to your numbers, so a measuring error is an expensive one.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Getting a Bedroom Genuinely Dark
When a blackout blind still lets light into a bedroom, look at the edges before you blame the fabric.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Motorized Blinds and Whether They Earn It
Motorization stops being a gadget the moment a window is genuinely hard to reach, or west facing.
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