Downtown St. John's is one of the most recognizable streetscapes in Canada: rows of colourful wooden houses stepping up the hills from Water Street and the harbour, many rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1892, with Gower Street, Queen's Road and the streets around the Basilica at their heart.
Row houses have their own window personality. Narrow fronts with tall windows facing the street, close neighbours across the way, older frames that have taken more than a century of wind, and rooms where every bit of daylight counts.
What we fit most here: top-down bottom-up cellular shades on front windows, for privacy at street level, light over the top and warmth against the wind. Lined Roman shades where homeowners want a period look. Blackout in bedrooms.
We measure every window three ways. In a house this old, no two are quite the same.
Frequently asked questions
What blinds suit a downtown St. John's row house?
Top-down bottom-up cellular shades are ideal: privacy from the street, daylight from above and insulation against drafty older windows. Lined Roman shades also suit the period character of these homes.
Can you fit blinds in old, uneven window frames?
Yes. We measure at several points and build to the tightest dimension, or use an outside mount to neatly cover a frame that is badly out of square.
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