ROOM DARKENING WINDOW TREATMENTS ABUNDANT AT FABRICLAND AND NASSAUS

Bruce Heyman, the 3^rd generation family member to run Fabricland Interiors of North Plainfield and Nassaus Window Fashions of Paramus, has made shopping for window fashions easy.

Both stores, which carry the largest selection of ready-made and custom window treatments in New Jersey , offer a free, no-obligation Shop at Home service -- especially effective for those who are seeking expertise in the area of "energy efficiency and room darkening". Mr. Heyman, who is currently the national president of the Window Coverings Association of America, has a staff of decorators at both his stores who have earned the CWTC certification -- a educational program that provides decorators with complete expertise in the field of window coverings.

According to Lois Croce, manager/buyer of both stores' Custom Decorating Department and a CWTC consultant herself, the stores carry a huge assortment of room darkening styles. "Our Hunter Douglas Window Fashions Gallery -- known for its quality shades, shutters and blinds --contains a large variety of window fashions that are both light filtering and room darkening".

The Country Wood Blinds Collection are one of the most effective in the market today. "The rich wooden shades have a "de-light" feature of slats that overlap visible rout holes so that light cannot enter the room," explains Ms. Croce. " The use of decorative tapes on wood blinds also cover the holes which let light into a room". Vignette Roman Shades by Hunter Douglas are also available with selected fabrics that contain backing fabric to keep light out , as well as the Duette honeycomb cellular shade that has room darkening fabric selections in both 3/8" and 3/4" pleats.

Palm Beach Shutters, a beautiful clean and crisp design, are very effective darkening treatments because the poly vinyl louvres lay flat to completely block out light. "Silhouette Shadings and Luminette Privacy Sheers are other very popular selections, " said Ms. Croce, "simply because of their beauty and elegance. Any window can be layered with Silhouettes or Luminettes as they subtlely let light filter in during the daytime and can be designed with fabric backing to block out light at night." Provenance Woven Wood Shades make a statement when traditional styling meets the versatility of natural wood. These natural fabrics in a rich assortment of bamboo, reeds, slat and grasses, are available with room darkening and light filtering styles, as well.