New windows deserve better than whatever fits from the big-box aisle. We install custom window treatments from Norman® — shutters, blinds, and shades built to the exact dimensions of your openings, measured and installed by the same crew that handles our window and door work.
We carry Norman exclusively, and that’s deliberate. After more than 40 years building window furnishings, Norman sets a standard we’re comfortable putting our name on — including a lifetime warranty and a company-wide move away from free-hanging lift cords, which the Consumer Product Safety Commission has flagged as one of the top hidden hazards in American homes. One manufacturer we know inside and out beats six we’d be learning on your windows.
Explore our window installation and door installation services, or request a free in-home measure — we’ll bring samples and respond within 24 hours.
Shutters are the permanent choice — hinged louvered panels fitted to the window frame itself. They add resale value, insulate better than any other treatment, and suit traditional St. Louis architecture particularly well. Norman’s Woodlore® composite and Normandy® hardwood lines cover everything from humid bathrooms to formal front rooms. They cost the most and last the longest.
Blinds give you tilt control over light and privacy at a friendlier price — faux wood for kitchens and baths where moisture would warp real timber, hardwood for living and dining rooms, aluminum for a cleaner modern line.
Shades are the fabric option, and where the range really opens up: honeycomb cells that add measurable insulation at the glass, roller and solar shades that cut glare without blacking out the view, blackout fabrics for bedrooms and nurseries. Motorization is available across the line if you have tall or hard-to-reach windows.
Questions about custom window treatments, measuring, or pairing them with new windows? Call (314) 816-3636 — we’re happy to talk it through before you commit to anything.
Treatments are priced per window, so it depends on size, product line, and how many openings you’re covering. As a general rule, shades are the most affordable entry point, blinds sit in the middle, and shutters are the premium option — they’re also the only one that typically adds resale value, since they stay with the house. We’ll bring samples and give you an itemized quote at the free measure, with no obligation.
Yes, and it’s a deliberate choice. We install windows and doors from six manufacturers because homes genuinely differ; for window treatments, Norman covers the full range from budget-conscious faux wood to premium hardwood shutters, backs it with a lifetime warranty, and leads the industry on cordless child safety. Knowing one manufacturer thoroughly means fewer measuring errors and faster turnarounds than juggling six catalogs would.
Corded window coverings are on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s list of top hidden home hazards, and Norman discontinued free-hanging lift and tilt cords across its product lines as of 2022. So cordless isn’t really an upgrade decision anymore — it’s the standard, and it also happens to look cleaner. Motorization is a genuine upgrade, and it’s worth considering for tall or hard-to-reach windows.
They help at the margins. Cellular (honeycomb) shades trap air in their cells and measurably slow heat transfer at the glass, and fitted shutters add an insulating layer plus a genuine seal against drafts. That said, treatments manage a window — they don’t fix one. If your windows are single-pane or the seals have failed, replacement is where the real efficiency gain lives.
Custom orders are built to your measurements, so expect a few weeks between measure and installation depending on the product line and time of year. Installation itself is usually a single visit — we hang everything, test the operation with you, and take the packaging with us when we go.
Stock blinds are cut to standard widths, and almost no window is a standard width — particularly in older St. Louis homes, where openings settle out of square over decades. The result is the light gap down one side, the slat that catches, the shade that hangs a half-inch proud of the frame forever.
Custom treatments are built to your opening’s actual measurements, which is why the measuring matters as much as the product. We measure openings for a living — it’s the same skill that makes a replacement window seal properly — and every Norman order we place is backed by their lifetime warranty on the product plus our own labor warranty on the installation.
The most efficient time to order treatments is while we’re already measuring for replacement windows. One visit, one crew, and your blinds are sized to the windows we’re about to install rather than the ones coming out — which matters more than most homeowners expect, since new frames rarely match old ones exactly.
