October 23, 2026 at 4:46pm EDT

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When we first bought our house, we didn’t even think about blinds or shutters. Whatever the house came with, I thought, surely I could replace with what I wanted—easily! Famous last words for anyone reading this who owns property. Nothing is easy, and everything is expensive when it comes to having a home, window coverings included. Everyone I talked to told me it cost them thousands of dollars to get “decent shutters” which wasn’t an option for us.

After some internet digging, we found Blinds.com, an online retailer that specializes in custom window coverings at a fraction of the price of traditional installation. You do have to do the measurements yourself, put the pieces together, and install—but if you’re crafty like me and my husband are, it’s the perfect solution. And the end result looks high-end for half the price (especially now—there’s a 45% off seasonal sale happening until October 26).

Blinds.com offers shutters and shades of pretty much all materials (wood, vinyl, bamboo, faux wood, etc.), and you can get them motorized as well. I ended up getting genuine wood shutters (spluuuuurge!) for about $500 (scoooooore!) for all three bedrooms in my home. It came out to about $1,500.

We wanted a more upscale look to our window coverings—after years and years of apartment living and opting for cheaper curtains because installation was simpler, we wanted something that looked put together and polished. We were able to fully customize our shutters, from the colors to the exact size for every single one of our windows. Plus you could customize details like window depth, trim, mount, louver size, tilt, and divider rail (don’t worry, there are images guiding you each step of the way—it’s not like I’m a window covering contractor myself!).

Currently, Blinds.com is hosting a sitewide sale with items up to 45% off. So if you’ve been thinking of upgrading your window covering, now is the time to do it. Especially ahead of the holidays, if you’re planning on hosting family and friends, a new set of shutters can really level up your living space. Blinds.com is an amazing, trusted, budget-friendly option.

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