Fast blinds is true to their name -- and so much more. Max and Yuri are incredibly professional…read morebusinessmen that provide a great balance of personalized service, fast efficiency, and quality products. I found this company through a mail advertisement when we first moved into our house, and decided to take them up on their offer for a free estimate. We met with Max & Yuri and immediately liked their friendly, personable approach. They also offered by far the best value in comparison with several other companies' quotes we received, and so we decided to go for it. That was 2 years ago and since then, we have used Fast Blinds for multiple projects at our home. Almost every room in our home has now been outfitted by this company and we trust no one else to do the job right! They have installed 20+ different shades from blackout to sheer shades, from motorized to chain-drawn, and from bedrooms to bathrooms to commons spaces. Also, I should note that we have not been the easiest of customers ! But Max & Yuri have been super professional to troubleshoot any issues personally and with a very fast turnaround time. On the most recent job, we were unhappy about the new shades that were installed as we felt they too bulky for the space. Max & Yuri patiently worked with us and they ended up replacing them all with smaller customized shades that we were very happy with. We greatly appreciate how much they care about their clients in ensuring complete satisfaction with their products and services. They clearly take great pride in their work and we cannot recommend them highly enough!

Over the course of a year one of the blinds in our house decided to break. Fearing the property…read moremanagement company eating into our deposit we took action. We called fast blinds, and they sent someone by in a few hours to fix it.. Repairs set us back $80. I have no idea if that is a good price or not, but I'm just glad I don't have to worry about it anymore. Fast Blinds indeed.

A huge shout out to Greg, the owner of Bay Blinds. He came out to our house for a repair on one…read moreof our window blinds and while here he noticed a couple of little holes in another window's blinds. He took the initiative to get approval to replace the defective blinds at no cost to us working with Hunter Douglas. Greg circled back when he received the new set of blinds and was back at our house to install them quickly. Very impressive!! Just an excellent example of what excellent customer service looks like.

I went to Bay Blinds to get some repair parts for broken shutters. I talked to a lady named Marie…read morewho helped me and gave me the parts to fix the shutters. I would recommend this store when you need window coverings!

Would definitely give them my business again…read more I went to them to have black-out shades installed in my bedrooms at home. The owner talked me out of them and convinced me to get vinyl plantation shutters. They are so much nicer and actually cheaper than than the blinds I went to purchase. So glad I did not go to Costco for this. Much more personalized advice and care. Thank you.

I have left so many messages about needing my wood shutter slats repaired (they are attached with…read morecheap plastic clips that are constantly breaking). No call back. They used to stand by their products, apparently they don't care anymore.

We came to Gianola after a defective, poorly installed shade sail left us with a dangerous,…read moredrooping mess, the result of a DIY setup that was never engineered for our wind conditions. From our first call with Lia, through Kenneth's careful site visit, to the final installation, every step felt handled with real expertise and genuine care. These guys are total pros! They accommodated our extremely tight timeline without hesitation and communicated clearly at every stage. The finished result is a 700-square foot, beautifully taut, properly engineered, and completely different set up from what we had before. Total game changer! (And we are ready for the wind!) We could not be happier and will be recommending Gianola to anyone who needs shade sail or awning work done right. Rock stars!

From the initial phone call requesting an estimate, to the design phase, progressing to the…read morefabrication to the final installation it's easy to see why these folks are thriving in business. Quite simply, they exemplify excellence at every level. We too asked for a new canvas awning fabrication for a south facing upstairs window to cut down on the summer direct sun and the resulting heat transfer through the glass. The installers just left a few hours ago, so I haven't experienced any 90 degree + days, but I'm confident the design will accomplish my goals. Gianola was communicative, responsive and comitted...exactly what I want in an artisan trade contractor. Five stars all the way.

Had the control rod to my existing 12-year old slat blinds snapped off by an over enthusiastic 8…read moreyear old, so that meant that my slat blinds could no longer be rotated to adjust the amount of light. Discovered that the sole proprietor who did the install is now retired, and could not find source of a replacement assembly, so needed to have new slat blinds installed. Found LC Window Treatments by searching the web. Nice web site and a local Sonoma company with excellent ratings. My web site query was promptly responded to, which lead to a preliminary quotation. The estimated job cost was acceptable me, so was then followed up by an in-person visit by Caroline, one of the two owners, to verify dimensions and finalize exact style of replacement slat blinds. Quickly received an updated quote, very close to original estimate, with request for check for half the amount up front, the remainder due upon job completed. Again, fine by me. Install took place about three weeks later, due to delayed blind shipment from factory; the severe Northern California wildfires smoke had also stacked up air cargo shipments at SFO. LC Window Treatments did an excellent job of keeping me informed by e-mail, which I greatly appreciated. The install took about two hours, and per our agreement included removing and disposing of the old slat blinds. The new blinds have part of the valence rotate upward as the slats are turned to allow more light; pretty neat. So, five stars to LC Window Treatments, I would definitely use them again.

Lisa and Caroline were wonderful to work with. The whole experience was seamless and I appreciated…read moretheir attention to detail and perfection. I'm sorry that I don't have any more windows. Ilene--Sonoma, CA

This High Tech Shades review is about my experience with their great customer support, selection,…read moreand dedication to customer satisfaction. High Tech Shades in Novato was initially pointed out to me by a close friend who had a great experience with them. He was attempting to get a cord fixed on a window covering, and every business (including the one he bought it from) was telling him he had to buy a new window covering. My friend thought this was ridicules. He called High Tech Shades who told him they would send a technician out to replace the cord, which they did. I knew right away that a business that has customer support like that is where I want to buy window coverings. I needed new window coverings where I just moved to in Mill for the master bedroom, three bay windows in the living room, and office. The living room and office windows weren't a tough call because the Project Coordinator, JiJi, showed me several options and what became obvious were custom Hunter Douglas Duette Honeycomb Shades with their cell construction for insulation and the amount of light I wanted to get through. The most important room to me was the master bedroom where I wanted two motorized blackout drapes, floor-to-ceiling, and wall-to-wall to cover a sliding glass window on the right and a smaller window on the left. Getting blackout drapes were important to not be bothered by sunlight in the morning and whenever I felt like a nap. Motorized was needed because I wanted neither cords nor wands because I got thick material and lining and wanted the stress of opening and closing the drapes to be evenly distributed. I had been to every window covering place in Southern Marin County looking for what I wanted for the bedroom windows, and none had the material I wanted or a selection from which I could find something else. High Tech Shades had such a great selection it took me two weeks to make up my mind with samples in my place. They had the material I initially wanted, but I was distracted with others I liked in their selection. From there I found out about others on their team that did a great job: Jihan took the measurements, and Wassim and Randy (JiJi's son) did the installations. I'm a happy customer and got that way from their great customer support, selection, and dedication to customer satisfaction.

Great service: repaired my existing Hunter Douglas window shades. Each had a continuous cord that…read morewas badly frayed and likely to break completely. Wassim came and replaced the cords. Now looks/works like new. Fair pricing relative to cost of replacing the entire unit. I shared photos over the phone. They gave me a two hour window for an appointment and came at the top of the first hour, texting before arrival. Recommended.

Shutter & Shade did a fantastic job fixing a plantation shutter. I completely appreciate the pick…read moreup and drop off of the fix. After consulting with many other shops, they were the only one that were able to address a difficult repair.

It is very hard to find a business that can repair plantation shutter tilt rods. Most blind/shades…read morebusinesses just sell & install. After 25 years, 2 shutters with plastic connectors had broken off from the tilt bar & allowed the strong sun to shine through. It was not an easy fix, since the shutters were on the second level without a landing. The 2 techs arrived on time, quick to fix the connectors & cleaned up after themselves. I would use them again!

(Reposting my Google review here... but our shades have been great, so want to spread the word):…read more We recently got new windows for our home and ended up with a need for shallow depth blinds. I spoke with several window treatment dealers (online and local) and there didn't seem to be any options. Luckily, I found out about Fenstermann from some Houzz posts and was happy to see they have an outpost here in the Bay Area. Jenny came to our home and was extremely friendly and helpful, taking care of measurements and bringing along the largest sample book we've ever seen. We were even able to have them install the blinds as well. The blinds are imported from Germany and are very high quality when I compare them side by side with other blinds we have. The best part is even though they are top-down-bottom-up blinds, they do not have the unsightly and inconvenient strings running across your window viewing area. Worth the investment and am very happy so far!

Outstanding customer service. I had so many questions and requests for samples. Ingo Scholz and…read morethen Jenny Lakner were so patient with me. Thank you. The blinds work just like I'd hoped on my tilt-turn windows. I'd been searching for blinds that attached directly to the window glass and these worked just right. The only problem in attaching the blinds was that the video and directions did not mention that the top had magnets and so I had some confusion assembling the blinds. But the mistake I made at the beginning was easy to fix. And, now we love the blinds. Thanks, Ingo and Jenny!