A roller shade is the simplest window covering ever made — one fabric, one tube, one bracket — which means everything depends on the fabric you pick and the accuracy of the cut. That is exactly why ordering from a workroom instead of a shelf makes a difference. Blinds Concept builds roller shades to the sixteenth of an inch in Atlantic Canada and ships them to US addresses in every state, with fabric samples mailed out first so you are choosing in your own daylight rather than under showroom lighting.
A short video call or a few photos with rough sizes is enough to start. We ask what room each window is in, which direction it faces, and what bothers you now — glare on a screen, a streetlight, a neighbour's window. Those three answers narrow hundreds of fabrics down to a handful.
We mail the shortlist to your US address at no cost. Hold each swatch against the glass at the time of day the room actually gets used. Openness and colour read completely differently at 8am in Seattle than at 4pm in Phoenix.
You measure, we check. Our team reviews every width and drop against the mount type — inside the opening or outside on the trim — and flags anything that looks off before a single roll of fabric is cut. Deductions are ours to get right, not yours.
Roller shades travel well: tubes are boxed with the brackets, chain or motor, and a one-page fitting sheet. Most US customers hang them with a drill and a level in under fifteen minutes per window. We stay reachable if a bracket placement question comes up.
Keeps the room bright and softens hard sun without going dark. This is the default answer for living rooms, kitchens and open-plan spaces. You keep a sense of the outside; passers-by see a wash of colour rather than your furniture.
An opaque fabric with a coated back that stops light through the cloth entirely. Pair it with a side channel or an outside mount if you want the edges dealt with too — bedrooms, nurseries and media rooms are where that extra detail earns its money.
A tight open-weave mesh that cuts glare and UV while keeping the view legible. The right pick for a wall of glass in Texas, Arizona, Florida or coastal California where the goal is heat and glare rather than privacy.
Two fabrics on a shared bracket so one window handles daytime view and nighttime privacy. Costs more than one shade and less than replacing a shade you regret. Worth it on the one or two windows that carry a room.
Production runs 10–15 business days once measurements are confirmed, and US courier transit adds 3–7 business days depending on the state. Plan on 2–4 weeks total. You get tracking the day it leaves the workroom.
Window coverings crossing from Canada into the US can attract modest import duty. We prepare the commercial invoice and origin paperwork so the shipment clears without you being called. Any duty is the buyer's, and we tell you the expected figure before you pay a deposit.
Almost everyone does. Two brackets, a spirit level and a drill. We include the hardware and a fitting sheet, and we'll talk you through an awkward mount over the phone. If you'd rather not, we can point you toward independent installers in most US metros.
Blinds Concept warrants our own workmanship and the components we fit — the tube, clutch, motor and brackets — and we handle claims directly for US customers. Send a photo and we sort the part out; we do not ask you to find a third-party service centre.
We quote and invoice in Canadian dollars. Your US card converts at the rate on the day it processes, which for most of the last several years has worked in US buyers' favour.