2130 Columbiana Road , City of Vestavia Hills , Alabama 35216

The window covering experts at Budget Blinds take the time to understand you and your needs and provide custom window treatments that are perfect for your home.

Budget Blinds has any window covering you could ever want.

They offer blinds, including wood, faux wood, aluminum, vinyl and composite, as well as vertical blinds and vertical blind alternatives.

They offer all kinds of shades, such as roller, Roman, cellular, bamboo, woven wood, pleated, sheer, graphic and solar.

Budget Blinds has wood, café and composite interior and exterior shutters.

In addition, many window coverings are now motorized and can be controlled remotely.

“You get the convenience of being able to control window coverings when you’re not at home, using the apps on your phone,” Budget Blinds co-owner Steve Thackerson says.

You can also tie motorized window coverings into your home’s automation system and control them using Alexa or preset them to open or close any time of the day or night.

In the fall, with colder weather, Budget Blinds can show you how to use window coverings — cellular shades, cellular shutters and custom draperies — to help insulate your house.

“The cellular shade is the number-one rated insulator on the market,” Thackerson says.

The shades have small cell pockets on the side that prevent hot air or cold air from coming in, Thackerson says.

“Cellular shutters, when the louvers are closed, block out a lot of the heat or cold, and the composite material is a very good insulator,” he says.

Customers can visit the Budget Blinds showroom or schedule a free in-home consultation.

And if a customer finds something they like in the showroom, the Budget Blinds staff goes to the customer’s home to take measurements and make sure the product will work.

“Once you see a window covering in your home, that color or style might not match, or it might not fit the window properly,” Thackerson said.

Budget Blinds also provides custom, professional installation by experienced consultants.

Thackerson has an additional edge on his competitors because Budget Blinds is an international company that is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

“We get the same products but better pricing and better warranties,” he says.

In fact, Budget Blinds “gets an extra warranty that no other retailer gets in the window covering industry,” Thackerson says.

In addition to the manufacturer’s basic warranty, Budget Blinds offers a one-time replacement warranty with no questions asked.

“We will replace all of the products one time, no matter what happens to them,” Thackerson says.

“During a storm, a dog may go crazy and tear up the blinds,” he says. “We can replace them at no cost to the customer.”

In addition to the Budget Blinds 30th anniversary, Thackerson and his wife, Michelle, the co-owner, have run their franchise for 28 years and enjoy serving their customers in Greater Birmingham.

They have one of the largest individual Budget Blinds franchises and one of the few franchises with its original owners, Thackerson says.

To learn more, call 205-824-3300 or go to budgetblinds.com/birmingham.