http://ourcheapblinds.com A world of blinds, shutters, shades and curtains Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:23:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://ourcheapblinds.com/cheap-wood-blinds-they-do-exist http://ourcheapblinds.com/cheap-wood-blinds-they-do-exist#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:30:20 +0000 Joe Franklin http://ourcheapblinds.com/?p=321 It seems that many people are warming to the idea of getting back to basics. Whether it’s an increased awareness of the trouble our planet is in, or just the constant bombardment of technology wearing us down, it seems that more and more of us are trying to get back in touch with nature, in [...]]]> http://ourcheapblinds.com/cheap-wood-blinds-they-do-exist/feed 0 http://ourcheapblinds.com/faux-wood-blinds-a-great-alternative-to-wood http://ourcheapblinds.com/faux-wood-blinds-a-great-alternative-to-wood#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:41:53 +0000 Joe Franklin http://ourcheapblinds.com/?p=284 When it comes to the world of home furnishings, wood will probably always reign supreme. After all, the look and texture of wood has a certain romanticism to it that is almost mystical. It makes us feel as if we are closer to nature, and has a warm calming effect in any home. There are, [...]]]> http://ourcheapblinds.com/faux-wood-blinds-a-great-alternative-to-wood/feed 0 http://ourcheapblinds.com/faux-blinds-fake-it-till-you-make-it http://ourcheapblinds.com/faux-blinds-fake-it-till-you-make-it#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:05:09 +0000 Joe Franklin http://ourcheapblinds.com/?p=102 The word “faux” orginally comes from France, and means “fake” or “false”. This term is used in the English language quite extensively, for example the phrase “faux fur” refers to womens fashion, and is used to describe clothing that is made to look like animal fur, but is in fact not. There are two reasons [...]]]> http://ourcheapblinds.com/faux-blinds-fake-it-till-you-make-it/feed 1 http://ourcheapblinds.com/welcome-to-our-cheap-blinds http://ourcheapblinds.com/welcome-to-our-cheap-blinds#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Joe Franklin http://ourcheapblinds.com/?p=11 When the time comes for you to decorate your new home (or redecorate an existing one), some thought will need to be given to how you are going to cover your windows. For some, this can be quite a costly exercise, especially if you have a large number of windows in your home that all [...]]]> http://ourcheapblinds.com/welcome-to-our-cheap-blinds/feed 0