Elgin, Illinois
Blinds & Shades in Elgin, IL
Elgin is the furthest regular stop on our route, and we have been making it for a long time. There is no showroom to drive to — the showroom arrives at your kerb.
Local knowledge
Blinds, Shades & Shutters in Elgin
That is deliberate. Window treatments are chosen badly under showroom lighting and chosen well in the room they are going into, against your own wall colour, your own flooring and your own light at the time of day you actually use the space. So we bring the samples to you, hold them up against the glass, and let you see what they do before you commit.
Elgin rewards that approach more than most. The housing ranges from the extraordinary Victorian and Queen Anne stock in the historic districts near the Fox River, through solid early-twentieth-century bungalows, out to contemporary subdivisions on the far west side. A fabric that looks right in a 1890s parlour with deep woodwork looks entirely different in a 2015 great room, and no catalogue page will tell you that.
Serving Elgin since 1998
Free in-home consultation · professional measurement · installation by our own team · ultrasonic cleaning and repair on what you already own.
Where we work in Elgin
- Downtown Elgin
- Fox River
- Gail Borden Library
- Elgin historic districts
- Lords Park
- Elgin Community College area
- Randall Road
- Grand Victoria area
What we see in Elgin
Every opening measured on its own
No two openings in a Elgin home are identical, and the ones that look identical usually are not. We measure each opening individually, note the hardware, the trim depth and the way the light falls, and specify from there.
- Free in-home consultation — samples brought to you
- Professional measurement of every opening
- Installed by our own team, never subcontracted
- Backed by the Hunter Douglas Lifetime Guarantee
Specified for this town
What we recommend most in Elgin
Three Hunter Douglas products that suit Elgin’s housing and light. We will show you the full range on site.
Recommended in Elgin
Provenance® Woven Wood Shades
Natural wood, reed, grass and bamboo weaves — the material that sits most comfortably in Elgin's older interiors.
Recommended in Elgin
Parkland® Wood Blinds
Real basswood in 2" or 2½" slats with 50+ colours and optional decorative tapes, which suit a period bungalow very well.
Recommended in Elgin
Duette® Cellular Shades
Older Elgin houses often still have original or early replacement glazing. An insulating honeycomb shade is the cheapest meaningful improvement you can make to that window.
Elgin questions
Asked and answered
Do you really come all the way out to Elgin?
Yes — Elgin and South Elgin are both on our regular route, and have been for years. There is no trip charge for a consultation.
I have a Victorian with very tall windows. Is that a problem?
It is the opposite of a problem; it is our favourite kind of job. Tall sashes, deep casings and original trim all need custom measurement and a careful mount, which is exactly what a custom-built product is for.
Elgin has had the same blinds and shades sales and installation company pulling up outside since 1998 — and the van still comes to you.