BUDGET BLINDS

Locally owned and operated for over 24 years, Budget Blinds provides custom window covering solutions to both residential and commercial spaces across the Triangle. The company’s expert design and installation staff create the ideal interior to elevate any home with a stunning array of blinds, shades, shutters and home automation products.

Now, Budget Blinds can transform spaces inside and out with top-quality exterior motorized screens and awnings that make spending time outdoors even more enjoyable. Their aesthetic beauty is balanced with year-round functional benefits like weather, insect, heat and UV protection. For every client, the team is united in their priority: providing an absolutely exceptional experience throughout the entire design and installation process.

Budget Blinds believes strongly in the importance of giving back to their community. They have consistently provided window coverings for Habitat for Humanity homes, organized annual food drives and, in 2015, launched a campaign to donate a portion of every sale to support local nonprofits. Since then, they have donated more than $150,000 to organizations such as Hope Reins, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and many others. Visit the Triangle’s largest window covering showroom or call Budget Blinds today to schedule a free consultation with one of the company’s experienced designers.

Today it’s important to have green spaces that are multifunctional and provide solitude and comfort. Thanks to the pandemic, however, a lot of us are making those spaces productive as well. We want to create a place for peace, reflection and relaxation, but also a place to grow nourishment for our bodies after witnessing how fragile our supply chain is.

Tiayonna Liska, founder and head garden coach, is helping transform residential green space into a multifaceted food haven. Touted as the Triangle’s kitchen garden expert, Liska is working to bring the cultivation of fresh, organic foods in your yard back to being commonplace. She’s a certified garden consultant and provides clients with options that bring beauty and functionality to your existing landscape.

Try her Super Simple Summer Squash Casserole recipe using your own gardengrown veggies. Cut 1 pound of squash and 1 pound of zucchini into thin ¼-inch slices. Sprinkle it with salt and let it sit for 10 minutes. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil into a baking dish. Create rows of alternating squash and zucchini. Sprinkle 1/3 cup of cheese, ¼ teaspoon of garlic powder and ½ teaspoon of pepper over the squash and zucchini. Cover it with foil and bake it at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.