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Vendor Expo Discount
10% off February 1 - 28, 2023 We are excited to offer 10% off on our collections for confirmed Vendor Expo attendees. This discount will be offered starting February 1, 2023 through February 28, 2023. Please note orders must be placed by 11:59 PM EST on February 28 to have the discount applied. The 10% discount is automatically applied for all of our collections including:
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 2023 ROLLER SHADE COLLECTION UPDATEs |
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New Options
End caps for cordless open roll shades and heat sealed hem bars for all shade styles will be available as no-cost shade options.
 Black and White Cordless Open Roll End Caps |  Heat Sealed Hem Bar |
View Our New Fabrics Below
Alessi (available as light-filtering)
 Alessi Beige |  Alessi Cotton |  Alessi Dusk |
 Alessi Gray |  Alessi Powder |
Anna (available as light-filtering)
 Anna Forest |  Anna Moss |
Augustine (available as light-filtering and room-darkening)
 Augustine Espresso |  Augustine Olive |  Augustine Stone |
 Augustine White Sand |
Calliope (available as light-filtering)
 Calliope Azure |  Calliope Blush |  Calliope Coconut |
 Calliope Fern |  Calliope Sky |
Conway (available as light-filtering and room-darkening)
 Conway Dusk |  Conway Flax |  Conway Linen |
 Conway Mist |  Conway Sea Salt |  Conway Slate |
Delaney (available as light-filtering and room darkening)
 Delaney Almond |  Delaney Birch |  Delaney Contrast |
 Delaney Ivory |  Delaney Sandstone |  Delaney Soft Gray |
Emily (available as room-darkening)
 Emily Forest |  Emily Moss |
Halstead (available as light-filtering and room-darkening)
 Halstead Mist |  Halstead Silver |  Halstead Teak |
 Halstead Tungsten |
Harlow (available as light-filtering and room darkening)
 Harlow Cedar |  Harlow Khaki |  Harlow Parchment |
 Harlow Static |  Harlow Tan |
Henley (available as room-darkening)
 Henley Taupe |  Henley White |
Kinsey (available as light-filtering)
 Kinsey Dark Gray |  Kinsey Midnight |  Kinsey Umber |
 Kinsey White |
Lima (available as light-filtering or room-darkening)
 Lima Canvas |  Lima Haze |  Lima Oyster |
 Lima Raven |  Lima Suede |
Lucie (available as light-filtering or room darkening)
 Lucie Black |  Lucie Chiffon |  Lucie Mist |
 Lucie Pearl |  Lucie Stone |
Luelle (available as light-filtering)
 Luelle Gray |  Luelle White |
Oxford (available as light-filtering)
 Oxford Ecru |
Solana (available as light-filtering)
 Solana Natural |
Wisteria (available as light-filtering)
 Wisteria Earth |  Wisteria Sand |  Wisteria Sea Side |
 Wisteria Smoke |
New Solar Screens
Cadenza
 Cadenza Bronze |  Cadenza Fog |  Cadenza Sand |
 Cadenza Twilight |
Metro
 Metro Flax |  Metro Iron |  Metro Linen |
 Metro Silver |  Metro Static |  Metro Titanium |
Ossia
 Ossia Beige |  Ossia Gold |  Ossia Sand |
Prints (all prints available as light-filtering or room-darkening)
Agness
 Agness Black |  Agness Lilac |  Agness White |
Breeze
 Breeze Fog |  Breeze Mist |  Breeze Sky |
 Breeze Spring |
Citrus
 Citrus Clementine |  Citrus Gray |  Citrus Lemon |
 Citrus Lime |
Donne
 Donne Contrast |  Donne Mint |  Donne Mist |
Fleur
 Fleur Rose |  Fleur Soft Gray |  Fleur Summer |
 Fleur Warm Gray |
Gable
 Gable Gray |  Gable Olive |  Gable Thyme |
Meadow
 Meadow Gray |  Meadow Lavender |  Meadow Sun |
 Meadow Tan |
Palmetto
 Palmetto Gray |  Palmetto Moss |  Palmetto Sage |
 Palmetto Tan |
Since the official launch of our Fabric Roman Shade Collection in August of last year, we have seen a huge rate of growth, and sales have exceeded all forecasts we gave the factory.
That has resulted in extended production times, as it takes time to recruit and train sewing staff. Fabric roman shades require a lot of skilled labor and attention to detail, but the factory has also been working with machinery suppliers to design and build custom automated equipment to streamline and speed up production.
New, automated equipment for cutting fabrics and attaching rings is now being installed, along with new inspection stations to allow us to continue to ramp up production. This is a significant investment, which the factory is making to be able to meet growth needs, and we are very excited for the future of this program.
In the short-term, the factory has seen some impact from the recent spread of covid in their local area, and while they have maintained their production output well, they have not been able to grow as they would have liked. Starting next week, they will also go into their annual shutdown for Chinese Spring Festival.
As a result, for the immediate future, we are extending lead times for new fabric roman shade orders to 11 weeks.
If you have a current order in our system that might be impacted by this extended production time, our customer support team will be in contact with you by the end of this week.
The factory will return from their Spring Festival shutdown on 1/30/23. We are confident they will catch up quickly and resume their growth momentum upon their return.
We thank you for your patience and continued support.
That has resulted in extended production times, as it takes time to recruit and train sewing staff. Fabric roman shades require a lot of skilled labor and attention to detail, but the factory has also been working with machinery suppliers to design and build custom automated equipment to streamline and speed up production.
New, automated equipment for cutting fabrics and attaching rings is now being installed, along with new inspection stations to allow us to continue to ramp up production. This is a significant investment, which the factory is making to be able to meet growth needs, and we are very excited for the future of this program.
In the short-term, the factory has seen some impact from the recent spread of covid in their local area, and while they have maintained their production output well, they have not been able to grow as they would have liked. Starting next week, they will also go into their annual shutdown for Chinese Spring Festival.
As a result, for the immediate future, we are extending lead times for new fabric roman shade orders to 11 weeks.
If you have a current order in our system that might be impacted by this extended production time, our customer support team will be in contact with you by the end of this week.
The factory will return from their Spring Festival shutdown on 1/30/23. We are confident they will catch up quickly and resume their growth momentum upon their return.
We thank you for your patience and continued support.
Ordering Stop Lifted
The ordering stop for the Sutton fabrics from our Fabric Roman Shade Collection has been lifted.
The factory was able to correct the weaving defects in this pattern, and all colors are now available to order again:
The ordering stop for the Sutton fabrics from our Fabric Roman Shade Collection has been lifted.
The factory was able to correct the weaving defects in this pattern, and all colors are now available to order again:
- Sutton Snow (SUT01)
- Sutton Cream (SUT02)
- Sutton Linen (SUT03)
- Sutton Sea Glass (SUT04)
- Sutton Cherry (SUT05)
We recently found weaving and production defects with three of the fabrics from our Natural Shade Collection.
The factory redesigned these fabrics to allow more structure in their weaves, making them more suitable for finished shades.
Update packs for the new fabrics have begun shipping. You will automatically receive an update pack for the number of Natural Shade books you have.
We ask that you add the samples you receive in the update pack to your sample book and discard the patterns they are replacing.
The factory redesigned these fabrics to allow more structure in their weaves, making them more suitable for finished shades.
Update packs for the new fabrics have begun shipping. You will automatically receive an update pack for the number of Natural Shade books you have.
We ask that you add the samples you receive in the update pack to your sample book and discard the patterns they are replacing.
- Lanai Macadamia (UM-51E) replaces Lanai Coconut
- Linen Stone (UM-191) replaces Linen Soft Gray
- Montauk Fog (UM-621) replaces Montauk Mist
 Lanai Macadamia replaces Lanai Coconut |  Linen Stone replaces Linen Soft Gray | |
Montauk Fog
replaces Montauk Mist
replaces Montauk Mist
Ending December 31, 2022
Our Natural Shade Collection cordless promotion will end as scheduled on December 31, 2022. Due to rising component costs, we are, unfortunately, unable to extend this promotion past the scheduled date.
Our Natural Shade Collection cordless promotion will end as scheduled on December 31, 2022. Due to rising component costs, we are, unfortunately, unable to extend this promotion past the scheduled date.
Extended through April 30, 2023
We are pleased to announce the cordless promotion for our Roller Shade Collection has been extended through April 30, 2023. We will continue to offer free cordless upgrades for roller shade orders through this date.
Free cordless upgrades are offered for both our Easy and Exact Lift systems.
We are pleased to announce the cordless promotion for our Roller Shade Collection has been extended through April 30, 2023. We will continue to offer free cordless upgrades for roller shade orders through this date.
Free cordless upgrades are offered for both our Easy and Exact Lift systems.
Looking for the perfect way to wrap up 2022? Look no further than Inspired Shades Virtual Training Sessions!
Join Amy O'Malley and the Pro Design team for training sessions designed to give you an understanding of different shading products as well as outline the selling features of our collections.
Hold your spot by registering on the Inspired Shades website for the sessions you'd like to attend. Please note, registration is required to attend.
>> Register on the Inspired Shades Website
Join Amy O'Malley and the Pro Design team for training sessions designed to give you an understanding of different shading products as well as outline the selling features of our collections.
Hold your spot by registering on the Inspired Shades website for the sessions you'd like to attend. Please note, registration is required to attend.
>> Register on the Inspired Shades Website
| Note the announcement below is for Natural Roller Shade Collection which is only available to Canadian Franchisees at this time. All Natural Roller Shade control types will now feature a rectangular bottom bar. The rectangular bottom bar will allow the shade panel to lay flat with no flaring at the bottom of the shade. Our product guide has been updated to reflect this change and can be downloaded within the Franchisee Toolkit. >> Canadian Product Guides |  |
Our Sliding Panel specifications have been corrected in our product guides. The specifications detailed below apply for Sliding Panels from both our Roller Shade and Natural Shade Collections.
All One-Way Sliding Panels will be made with the back panel stationary and a front lead panel.
All One-Way Sliding Panels will be made with the back panel stationary and a front lead panel.
Split-Draw Sliding Panels with 6 or 8 panels will also be made with the back panel stationary and a front lead panel.
Split-Draw Sliding Panels with 4 panels will be made with the front left and back right panel stationary.
Product Guides
Product guides have been updated to reflect this correction and can be downloaded within the Franchisee Toolkit.
>>U.S.Product Guides
Product guides have been updated to reflect this correction and can be downloaded within the Franchisee Toolkit.
>>U.S.Product Guides