Arlington, TX Custom Blinds, Shades & Plantation Shutters
Custom Window Treatments Built For Arlington Homes
Plantation shutters, motorized shades, cellular shades, and exterior solar screens sized to your exact openings. Durrell brings the showroom to your living room, handles the measure, and installs every order himself
- Free In-Home Arlington Consultation
- Built For Every Arlington Home, North To South
- Locally Owned and Installed by Durrell
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Four Treatments Arlington Homeowners Reach For First
Arlington spans more housing eras and street grids than any other city in DFW. A mid-century ranch in North Arlington built when the Cowboys still played in Texas Stadium. A Park Row two-story across from a UTA shortcut. A new Viridian build along the Trinity with floor-to-ceiling great-room glass. A 1990s South Arlington traditional sitting along the Mansfield ISD line. The four treatments below are what Durrell writes up most often during an Arlington consultation, and each one answers a different question the house is already asking.
Cellular Shades to Quiet a Hot Arlington Summer Bill
Arlington summers run brutal and long, and the older single-pane glass in a North Arlington mid-century or a Park Row 1970s build does not slow the heat down at all. Cellular shades trap a pocket of air between the fabric and the glass, so the radiant load drops before the thermostat ever feels it. The HVAC stops short-cycling at 4 p.m., the upstairs back bedrooms stop running hotter than the kitchen, and the late-August bill stops climbing every week. Durrell sizes each cell to your actual opening so the seal works the way the manufacturer engineered it.
Motorized Shades for Two-Story Great Rooms in South Arlington and Viridian
The newer two-stories in South Arlington and the Viridian builds along the Trinity were drawn with foyer windows and great-room glass walls that nobody can reach with a stick. A motorized shade drops on a schedule, lifts by remote, or runs off a phrase to Alexa or HomeKit. Durrell pairs the motor to whatever you already have running in the house, so the morning routine in the primary and the late-game blackout in the media room both happen without anyone wrestling a wand at the second-floor landing.
Exterior Solar Screens for the West-Facing Patio and Pool
Half of Arlington has a pool, and half of those decks face west, especially in Dalworthington Gardens, Pantego, and the South Arlington neighborhoods built during the 1990s pool boom. Heavy-gauge exterior solar shades cut the heat before it crosses the screen, so the concrete deck does not turn into a hot plate by 4 p.m. The view of the back yard stays. The kids and the dogs can actually sit out there in July. The pool pump runs a little less because the surface temperature stops climbing. The grill still smokes, but at least the deck is usable when the brisket comes off.
Plantation Shutters That Read Arlington Custom, Not Builder
The Arlington resale buyer is paying attention. Realtors working North Arlington off Pioneer Parkway, the Country Club area, Park Row, and the Mansfield-border subdivisions will tell you the same thing: builder-grade two-inch faux blinds in the front rooms knock perceived value off the listing before the buyer makes it past the foyer. Custom plantation shutters in the formal dining, the front study, the primary bedroom, the great room read like the house has been finished. Durrell builds to your actual frame, paints to match the trim already on the wall, and the install adds something the showing photos pick up the next afternoon.
Meet Durrell
Durrell owns and operates the DFW side of Love Is Blinds Texas. He runs every quote, every measure, and every install across Arlington personally. He has walked mid-century ranch homes in North Arlington off Pioneer Parkway, two-stories in Park Row near UTA, lakefront homes along Lake Arlington, established traditionals in the Country Club area, and brand-new Viridian builds along the Trinity. The consultation is Durrell at your kitchen table, not a salesperson with a tablet. The install is the same person who took the measurement. If a motor needs reprogrammed two months later, it is still Durrell who picks up the phone.
Working the Whole Arlington Map, North To South
Arlington is not one neighborhood. The picture window on a 1965 ranch off Pioneer Parkway and the wall of glass in a 2023 Viridian two-story do not get the same answer. Durrell has quoted both this month. He knows which Park Row streets still have the original aluminum-frame windows that need a custom-shaped insert, which South Arlington tract houses repeat a floor plan across an entire block so the order can be reused, which Pantego homes have the cathedral living-room glass nobody else wants to bid, and which Lake Arlington lots have the bay window in the breakfast room facing the water.
Measured Twice. Installed Once. By the Person Who Took the Measurement.
Every quote begins with a laser measure to the sixteenth. A 1970s Arlington tract house has frames that shifted a quarter inch over fifty years and the trim has been painted four times. A new Viridian build looks square but the rough-in is rarely as exact as the plans show. Durrell catches the variance during the measure, writes the order to match what is actually on the wall, and the result is one install day rather than a series of re-cuts shipped back from the manufacturer while the cardboard sits in the dining room.
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Everything Else Durrell Installs in Arlington
The top four cover most of what gets ordered. If the project calls for something else, a media room blackout near AT&T Stadium, a slider on a Lake Arlington breakfast nook, woven panels for a UTA-area rental, the rest of the catalog is here. Swipe through.
Faux Wood Blinds
Composite that holds up to the humidity, sun, and slider-door traffic of a typical Arlington kitchen. Looks like real hardwood, costs less, lasts longer.
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Real Wood Blinds
Hardwood for the formal dining and the front study, the kind of finish that pairs with the crown molding already in a Country Club traditional.
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Honeycomb & Cellular Shades
Trapped air at the glass, lower bill in July, fewer drafts in February. The older single-pane glass in a North Arlington ranch makes the math even better.
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Roller Shades
Sheer linens for the breakfast nook, full blackout for the east-facing primary. Modern build, modern roller, clean lines, no cords.
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Woven Wood Shades
Bamboo, rattan, and natural-grass weaves. Pairs with the relaxed-traditional living rooms common across central and North Arlington.
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Plantation Shutters
Custom built to your actual opening. Insulation, clean traditional finish, and the kind of resale bump every Arlington realtor notices.
ExploreMotorized Window Treatments
Schedule them, group them, run them off Alexa, Google Home, or Apple HomeKit. No new hub on the counter, no extra app to download.
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Exterior Patio Shades
Block the heat at the screen, not inside the glass. The pool deck and the outdoor kitchen stay usable from June through September.
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Dual Shades
Two-layer fabric. Sheer daylight by day, complete privacy at night, one continuous pull. Good fit for a lakefront living room or a UTA-area condo.
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Panel Track Shades
Sliding fabric panels for the breakfast-room slider or the back-patio door, without the clatter of vertical blinds when the AC kicks on in August.
ExploreThree Arlington Houses That Come Through the Door Every Week
A 1965 ranch in North Arlington with the original aluminum-frame picture window and trim that has been painted four times. A 2024 Viridian two-story with twenty-foot great-room glass facing the Trinity. A South Arlington 1990s traditional with a slider on the breakfast nook and a backyard pool aimed straight west. Three different houses, three different answers, all on the same Arlington week. Here is how Durrell handles each one.
North Arlington Mid-Century & Pantego Established: Built to the Frame, Not the Catalog
The mid-century ranches along Pioneer Parkway, the 1970s splits in Pantego, and the older homes around the Arlington Country Club were built when stock window sizes meant something different than they do now. The frames have shifted a quarter inch over fifty years. The original aluminum has been painted, stripped, and painted again. Stock blinds from a warehouse store leave a gap you can see from the driveway. Durrell measures to what is actually on the wall, builds the order to match, and installs without disturbing the trim that has been there since the Oilers moved out.
Viridian & New South Arlington Builds: Ready Before The Movers Arrive
Closing on a Viridian two-story along the Trinity or a new South Arlington build near the Mansfield ISD line? Durrell coordinates with your builder so the treatments are ordered before the keys change hands. Move-in day there is already privacy in the bedrooms, blackout in the nursery, and motorization paired to the smart-home setup you brought with you. No three-month wait while a custom roller ships from a warehouse two states over and the great-room glass is covered with brown paper.
The Arlington Energy Bill, Old Glass and New
Nine months of hard sun, six weeks of real cold, and the occasional ice storm that catches the metroplex off guard. Older single-pane glass in a North Arlington ranch leaks heat both directions. Newer Viridian builds have better envelopes but the twenty-foot great-room glass is a lot of glass to insulate. Cellular shades on the west-facing rooms, plantation shutters in the front of the house, and exterior solar screens over the patio pay back in the first full summer for most Arlington homes. The HVAC stops short-cycling. The hardwoods stop fading. The western primary stops running hotter than the kitchen.
What Arlington Realtors Actually Notice at Showing Time
Arlington moves a lot of houses, and the listings that sell faster tend to share a pattern: the windows are finished. A North Arlington ranch with custom plantation shutters in the front rooms photographs differently in the MLS than the identical floor plan four doors down with builder-grade two-inch faux. A Viridian two-story with motorized shades on the great-room transom catches every relocation buyer on a Saturday tour. A South Arlington traditional with cellular shades on the east-facing primary closes faster because the morning showing photos do not show an orange sunrise burning out the bedroom wall. Durrell walks through the room-by-room math during the consultation, but the resale pattern is the same from Pantego to Park Row to the Mansfield border.
From the First Phone Call to the Last Shade on the Wall in Arlington
Three steps. One owner-operator. One phone number. The person who answers the call writes the quote and hangs the product. No measure tech handing the order off to a stranger who shows up on install day.
The In-Home Walk-Through
Durrell drives out at the time you booked with the full sample case and the catalog. You walk every room together. He asks how the house actually lives, which kid keeps the blinds closed in the back bedroom, which window the morning sun hits first in the kitchen, which side of the house gets cooked by 4 p.m. The recommendation gets built around that, not around the highest-margin product on page seven.
The Laser Measure & the Written Quote
Every opening laser-measured to the sixteenth. The cathedral picture window in a Pantego split, the transom on a Park Row front door, the half-window flanking the stair on a South Arlington traditional. The quote is itemized line by line on the kitchen table before Durrell leaves. Nothing buried in a vague "installation" line. No deposit pressure if you want to think it over for a week.
The Install Day
Two to four weeks after deposit, Durrell is back in the driveway with the install kit. Everything goes up the same visit. He programs the motors, pairs them to your Alexa or HomeKit, walks you through how each piece operates, and hauls the cardboard out before he leaves. You get photos of the finished install on your phone that evening.
Window Treatment F.A.Q.'s for Arlington, TX
Both, every week. Durrell quotes a mid-century ranch in North Arlington off Pioneer Parkway in the morning and a new South Arlington two-story near the Mansfield ISD line that afternoon. The two halves of Arlington are different housing-stock conversations, but the consultation process is identical.
Yes, especially if you are in an older Arlington home with original single-pane glass. Cellular shades on the west-facing rooms and exterior solar screens over the patio take meaningful money off the August and September Oncor bill. Most Arlington homeowners see the difference in the first full billing cycle after install.
Durrell personally covers Arlington, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Pantego, Dalworthington Gardens, Mansfield, Keller, Grapevine, Southlake, Colleyville, Hurst, Northlake, Argyle, Denton, Granbury, Weatherford, and Gainesville, plus the smaller towns and enclaves in between across Tarrant, Denton, Parker, Hood, and Cooke counties. Same free in-home consultation, same single-installer install. The wider Love Is Blinds Texas network has additional owner-operators across the rest of the state.
Yes. The UTA-area rental market churns every year and the property manager usually wants something durable, neutral, and easy to replace if a tenant damages a slat. Durrell handles single rentals and small portfolios, with quotes priced for the property rather than the homeowner-grade upgrade, and install coordinated around the lease changeover.
Yes, all the odd shapes. The cathedral picture window in a Pantego split-level, the bay window off a North Arlington living room, the transom over a Park Row front entry, the angled window flanking the stair on a 1990s South Arlington two-story. Every order is custom-built, so the shape is not the problem. The measurement is what has to be exact, and that is the part Durrell handles in person.
Two to four weeks from the consultation in most cases. Custom plantation shutters can sit on the longer end because they are built to your specific frame. Durrell puts the timeline in the quote before any deposit and does not collect for anything he cannot deliver on the date he gave you.
About an hour, mostly conversation. Durrell walks the rooms with you, takes measurements, shows samples, and writes the itemized quote. If you want to think it over, you think it over. There is no follow-up sales-call schedule, no "today only" pricing, and no deposit asked for until you say go.
Yes. The motorized blinds, shades, and shutters integrate with Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomeKit, and most of the major smart-home hubs. Durrell pairs every motor on install day and tests against your specific setup before he packs the toolbox.
Areas We Serve
We personally serve Arlington and the surrounding DFW communities with free in-home consultations and custom installation. Love Is Blinds also has a wider network of locations across Texas.
Arlington & The DFW Territory
Every consultation and installation across these DFW communities is handled by Durrell personally.
- Argyle, TX
- Arlington, TX
- Bedford, TX
- Boyd, TX
- Colleyville, TX
- Coppell, TX
- Denton, TX
- Euless, TX
- Flower Mound, TX
- Fort Worth, TX
- Gainesville, TX
- Granbury, TX
- Grand Prairie, TX
- Grapevine, TX
- Haltom City, TX
- Highland Park, TX
- Hurst, TX
- Irving, TX
- Justin, TX
- Keller, TX
- Kerens, TX
- Las Colinas, TX
- Lewisville, TX
- North Richland Hills, TX
- Northlake, TX
- Paradise, TX
- Richland Hills, TX
- Roanoke, TX
- Southlake, TX
- Trophy Club, TX
- Weatherford, TX
- Westlake, TX
Also Across Texas
Love Is Blinds serves additional communities through our broader Texas network.