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PowerView® Automation
Program your window treatments so that they adjust themselves automatically, creating the perfect room ambiance morning, noon and night.
Sheer Shades
Learn more about Hunter Douglas custom window sheers, including our shadings and privacy sheers. Innovative, light-diffusing sheers. Your trusted source for window treatments.
Cellular Shades
Cellular honeycomb shades from Hunter Douglas. An energy-efficient design that traps air in distinct pockets to help keep your house cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Roman Shades
Custom-made fabric Roman Shades by Hunter Douglas, combining the look of soft folds with the ease and convenience of a shade. Custom-crafted.
Roller Shades
The Hunter Douglas roller shades & solar screen shades collections offer excellent light control and a clean, stylish look in a range of fabrics and materials.
Woven Shades
For a warm, natural look our Hunter Douglas Woven Wood Shades collection of window treatments transforms sunlight into captivating design statements. Choose yours today.
Vertical Shades
Find the right custom vertical shades for any room in your home. Search our most popular window shades.
Wood Blinds
From controlling light to their stylish, sleek look, wood blinds have been a favorite among homeowners for decades.
Metal Blinds
Find the perfect metal blinds for any room in your home. From controlling light to their stylish, sleek look, metal blinds have been a favorite among homeowners.
Vertical Blinds
Discover Hunter Douglas customized vertical blinds featuring elegant styling and translucency in a large selection of colors, treatments, and textures. Lifetime guarantee.
Shutters
Hunter Douglas custom window shutters provide superior light control and privacy with classic styles, long-lasting finishes, and exceptional craftsmanship.
Drapery
Choose from timeless and on-trend fabrics, including lofty textures and alluring jacquards, artisanal embroideries and luminous sheers.
Light Enhancing
Enjoy the beauty of natural light and make any space more captivating, with the following light-enhancing shades.
Room Darkening
Want a darker room for better sleep or optimal movie binging? These shades and drapes help block light at the window.
Energy Efficient
Live comfortably and save energy with these shades. Designer to keep a room warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Door Coverings
Manage natural light and add privacy with these window treatments that work well for sliding-glass and patio doors.
Sound Absorption
Create a quieter, more relaxing room with these window treatments, which help absorb sound, reducing exterior noise.
Top-Down Bottom-Up
For privacy and natural light, position shades from the top, bottom or both. These shades have this feature available.
Commercial Blinds & Shades
We offer window treatments for any business or commercial setting.
Custom Bedding
We create one-of-a-kind custom bedding designs.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Drapery Hardware
Choose from a wide selection of styles.
Fabrics
Choose from our large selection of fabric colors, patterns and textures.
Flooring
Shelly’s Interior Concepts has provided interior design services to our clients for 23 years.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Paint
We offer a wide selection of top-quality paint, primers and stains.
Wallpaper
We offer a wide variety of beautiful wallpaper designs.
After-Hours & In-Home Consultations
Our schedule is flexible, and we can come to your home for a consultation.
Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo
We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.
Free Estimates
Get a free estimate for your next decorating project.
Interior Design Consultations
We can help you create your dream interior.
Upholstery
We offer re-upholstery services for all furniture styles.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
About Us
Shelly's Interior Concepts draws upon 23 years of experience in the interior design industry.
Maple Grove, MN
We're proud to be your local Hunter Douglas dealer in Minnesota. Shelly's Interior Concepts is women-owned and operated and serves clients across the North Star State.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
With over 23 years of full-service interior design experience, Shelly's Interior Concepts helps clients design one-of-a-kind decorating projects that speak of sophistication.
Plymouth, MN
Welcome to Shelly's Interior Concepts, where passion meets over two decades of interior design expertise.
Otsego, MN
Shelly's Interior Concepts is your one-stop interior design resource near Otsego, Minnesota. Our owner, Shelly Reilly, has been decorating homes and businesses in Maple Grove, Plymouth, St. Michael, Minnesota, and the Twin Cities for 23 years.
Corcoran, MN
Shelly Reilly has worked in the interior design industry for over 23 years and proudly serves the Corcoran, Minnesota, area.
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Bathroom
See window covering solutions for privacy and moisture-resistance.
Bedroom
See window covering solutions for privacy and room darkening.
Home Office
See window covering solutions for light filtering and glare control.
Kitchen
See window covering solutions for a variety of needs and kitchen styles.
Living Room
See window covering solutions for light filtering and UV protection.
Media Room
See room darkening window treatments for your media room.
Nursery & Kids Room
See child-safe window coverings for baby nurseries and kids rooms
Angled Windows
See blinds and shades for angled, sloped, and triangle-shaped windows.
Arched Windows
See blinds and shades for arched, half-circle or half-moon windows.
Bay, Bow, Corner Windows
See blinds and shades for bay, bow and corner windows.
French Doors
See shutters, blinds and shades for French Doors.
Sidelights
See blinds and shades for sidelight windows.
Sliding Glass Doors
See blinds and shades for patio and sliding-glass doors.
Skylights
See blinds and shades specifically suited for skylights.
Automated
See all options for automated blinds and shades.
Blackout
See our options for blinds and shades that best control light.
Energy Efficient
See blinds and shades that help save energy at the window.
Light Filtering
See blinds and shades for light filtering and UV protection.
Child and Pet-Friendly
See blinds and shades that are safer for children and pets.
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Common Mistakes When Choosing Window Coverings
An outstanding window treatment can pull a room together and be a focal point of any room. Choosing window coverings, however, can be confusing and overwhelming. At Shelly’s Interior Concepts, we want to assist you in choosing the perfect window coverings for your home. Like all things, mistakes can happen, so here are some mistakes to avoid when choosing your new window treatments.
No Coverings at All
Sometimes the sheer number of options can leave you feeling so overwhelmed that you can’t choose. However, leaving your windows bare is never the right decision. Not only do you lack any privacy, but you also lose the temperature control benefit provided by window treatments. Since windows are frequently the focal point of a room, leaving them bare can make the whole room seem unwelcoming and bare.
The Wrong Hardware
The hardware for your window coverings is just as important as the coverings themselves. You want an attractive, cohesive look, and plain, mismatched, or inappropriate hardware can detract from that. If the fixtures in your room are bronze, a brushed chrome hardware setup will look out of place. The hardware needs to match the overall decor of your room. Sleek, modern hardware will not be a good fit for a rustic room. Choosing inappropriate hardware that doesn’t support the coverings will at the least look messy, and at the worst damage your walls when the hardware falls.
Form Over Function
Imagine you have found a fabric that you love and you’re thinking up throw pillows, upholstery, and, of course, window treatments. Before you have the same style of covering created for multiple rooms, consider the function of each room. Is it a room for sleeping? If so, you will want window treatments with a room-darkening capacity. Do you want total privacy in the room, or would you like natural, diffused light? We can help you turn your favorite fabric into dream window coverings for multiple rooms.
Improperly Measured
This is one of the most common mistakes, and why we are happy to do the measuring for you. Fabric window coverings look sloppy if they are too long, and odd if they are too short. If you opt for blinds or shades, too much length will leave them bunched at the top when raised or hanging to the floor when lowered. There’s never a time or place when window blinds touching the floor is a good look. If your blinds are too narrow there will be haps at the sides which negates any privacy you hope for them to provide.
Choosing the Best Material
Another factor to consider is whether the material you have chosen is a good fit for the room. If you’ve fallen in love with natural wood shades but put them in your bathroom you can expect to need to replace them quite soon. Moisture, heat, and humidity will damage natural wood. Coverings for your kitchen should be easy to clean so maybe woven wood is not the best choice. Our design team can help you find something you love for every room that will also blend with the purpose of the room.
The Big Picture
You will usually see your windows from inside your home, but passersby will see the outside, so you want that view to be attractive, as well. Try to keep a similar theme going throughout all your rooms. If that is not possible, use a white shade on all windows so your home has a cohesive look from the outside.
Contact Us
Now that you know the most common mistakes you can avoid making them, and we are here to help! We would love to put our years of knowledge and experience to work for you. Whether you need help designing window treatments for a single room or your entire home, we are happy to help! Request a consultation online or give us a call at (763) 439-8568. Visit us on Facebook for business updates and design inspiration. We are located in Saint Michael, MN, and proudly serve the areas of Maple Grove, Plymouth, Otsego, Corcoran, and the Twin Cities.