Services & Cleaning
In-Home Consultations
Aja’s free on-site in-home consultation service allows her to get to know your personal tastes and color preferences, help you choose the most suitable products, colors, styles and functions, and creatively enable the designs, aesthetics and functions you are seeking.
Because she is a small local business Aja has the ability as well as motivation to provide excellent customer service. Each time you call you will be speaking directly with her. She does the consultation visit, the window covering measurements and all of the installation herself.
Free in-home consultations enable Aja to avoid all of the costly overhead of having a showroom, keep her prices as low as possible, and pass on savings to her customers.
Keep Your Window Fashions Looking Clean And New
With minimal care, your blinds, shades, shutters, and draperies will add classic elegance to any room in your home for many years to come. To keep them looking beautiful, most window treatments should be periodically dusted with a feather duster or vacuumed with an upholstery attachment.
Small stains on blinds and shades can be easily wiped clean with a sponge soaked in warm water and mild detergent. Gently blot the material to dry.
For tips on cleaning specific window products, please read further.
Vertical Blinds—Vinyl Vanes
Vinyl vanes may be removed and immersed in water for cleaning.
To eliminate static electricity, coat the vanes with a thin layer of mild detergent.
Vertical Blinds—Fabric Vanes
These should not be immersed in water or dry cleaned.
Cellular Shades
When deep cleaning is desired, you may wish to enlist a professional cleaning service. To locate a certified blind cleaner in your area, visit blindcleaners.net.
Wood Blinds
For blinds with painted and stained finishes, clean with spray polish and a soft cloth. For best results, do not use water on any wood products.
Vertical Blinds Sheer
Sheer fabrics are steam pressed during the manufacturing process, but may need to be re-steamed at a low temperature before hanging.
Be careful not to iron out the permanent pleats. Also make sure to remove the fabric from the vanes before steaming.
Sheer fabrics are machine washable. Use the gentle cycle with warm water and a mild detergent. (For best results, avoid chlorine bleach.) Hang damp fabric on the louvers and re-shape them. To dry, keep the louvers in the open position.
Shutters
For minor dirt and stains, clean with warm water on a damp cloth. Wipe dry.
If more thorough cleaning is necessary, use a mild detergent diluted in water to a 5% solution and apply with a cotton cloth. Rinse area with plain water to remove any detergent residue and dry with a cloth.
Occasional light vacuuming with a brush attachment should keep shutters clean.
Artisan Custom Fabric Window Treatments
Spot cleaning is not recommended for decorative fabric window treatments. Fabrics should not be cleaned with water, club soda, soaps, or cleansers.
Decorative fabrics are not meant to be washed. It is recommended that all decorative fabric products be cleaned by a professional drapery cleaner or dry cleaner with specific experience in decorative fabric window treatments. Please note that dry cleaning for drapes and decorative fabric window treatments is different from the way apparel goods are dry cleaned.
For regular maintenance of your decorative fabric window treatments, use the brush attachment on your vacuum and run it lightly over the treatments, including up and down the folds on draperies, to remove dust and particles. If draperies need more thorough cleaning, have them professionally cleaned.
Pleated Shades
Before cleaning, be sure to remove the shade from its window. Open the shade fully and lay the fabric on a flat surface.
To remove fingerprints or spots, use a spray foam upholstery or fabric cleaner. Spray the cleaner on the entire area and gently rub back and forth with a clean, damp sponge. Be careful not to crush or wrinkle the fabric.
Dry the fabric by patting with a clean towel. Hang the shade up once again when it is completely dry.
Do not use strong detergents or spot removers. Dry cleaning and ultrasonic cleaning methods are also not recommended.
Finally, be aware that frequent cleaning may affect the fullness and body of pleated fabric.
