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What’s The Difference Between Solar Shades & Roller Shades?

Blog Post Updated 6/27/2024
Roller shades and solar shades are two of our most popular window treatment options. There is a good reason why you see both treatments everywhere; commercial buildings, condos, and homes all over the West Coast, where the sun shines strong. If you want clean, sleek lines, roller/solar shades are for you, but…

3 Blind Mice Honored with the Fastest Growing Private Companies of 2020 Award!

3 Blind Mice is excited to be featured as one of San Diego’s Fastest Growing Companies in the San Diego Business Journal!
 
This is our fifth year on the list, and we are ranked #42, climbing from our #79 position last year! The research for this list uncovers the region’s top emerging growth companies, and the Journal…

Guide to Creating & Decorating the Perfect Home Office for a Productive 2021

According to census data, just 5.2% of the American workforce worked from home full time in 2017. While that number has been steadily on the rise over the past few years, it skyrocketed during shutdowns last year, with 42% of the U.S. labor force now reported working from home full-time in a study by Stanford.
Many…

What Are Roman Shades & How Do They Work – Buyer’s Guide

Roman Shades Window Coverings Explained
The blog post was originally published on 3/9/2013 and updated on 12/20/2020.
Roman shades are very traditional window treatments covering and have been around for a long time. With the innovation of fiber, sewing techniques, and design advancement, the truth is today’s Roman shades are not the same and light years ahead…

The Window Treatment Design Trends That Are IN and OUT in 2021

Update

<<Our Most Recent Window Treatments Trends For Your Home in 2024 Can Be Read Here>>

2020: What a year! Most of us are looking forward to 2021 with optimism and hope that the next 12 months will bring better things than the unique challenges of the past year. We’ve all spent more time at home this year, which…