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Venetian Blinds for the Brownstone's Windows

Kara Roberts from Smith & Noble joins Bob in the front rooms of the Manhattan Brownstone to show him the Smith & Noble wide-slat blinds that have been installed. The new windows are a full eight feet tall, allowing lots of light and picturesque views of the neighborhood. The blinds can be raised fully, lowered by degrees, and left with open or angled slats to control the light and privacy. These custom blinds were ordered online and shipped within four days, all for under $200. Standard ladder blinds are perfect for the space, but can be ordered with decorative tapes and custom valances for a personalized look.
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Venetian Blinds for the Brownstone's Windows

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" These look fabulous care thing here edited out you know Venetian blinds are something that's been around for a long time right."

" Candy cap and these are. Furniture grade premium hardwood two inch went flying."

" Now the interesting thing here is that we've restored the windows is. The original openings and the original plate glass windows had been taken out in 1940s and they had put in some. Art Deco looking windows but now we have the full impact it's having these openings -- CAC hot. And which you know give us a beautiful view of the brownstones across the street or realistically give us privacy and control the light in the summer and the sunlight warming things up now what do you have to spend her."

" This kind of a blind -- blind this scientist is -- what thirty inches by about 96 you're still looking at under 200 dollars and this is something that we've ordered online. Ordered online -- all custom made and shipped within four days now we ordered a wide profile but that's just the basics is -- Standard -- again."

" Because you can also specify that you can put."

" Our decorative tape here yes you can add decorative painting different sounds as if you choose to send I think it looks beautiful just as a standard yeah they look terrific."

" Thanks care."

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