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18 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE * Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Serving you BETTER with great selection and personal attention FANTASTIC SELECTION m« 20% â€" 30% OFF CONTEMPORARY TIBETAN RUGS 50% OFF § See us for the region‘s largest selection of mouldings ranging from cherry & maple to primed MDF MOULDINGS Known as the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo area‘s original blind retailer, Nulook Blinds and Draperies has been giving homes and business es a burst of new life with their quality winâ€" dow screens and fabrics for almost 30 years. "We build up trust and lasting relationships with our customers. They know they will get professional quality from us that is hard to find anywhere else," said Ken Bezruki, owner and president of Nulook Blinds and Draperies. Customers also enjoy a wide selection of blinds and draperies; from simple, affordable window treatments to custom work. "Whatever your individual taste is, we‘ve got it â€" or we‘ll make it," Ken said, adding that the store carries more than 10,000 fabric patâ€" terns including prints by Maxwell and Joanne Fabrics. For starters, the store carries aluminium horizontal blinds that will meet everybody‘s budget. "They give you a shutter look at a low cost," Ken said."They‘re durable, and we offer all the colours of the rainbow." o room is ever complete without a Npmpcr window treatment or a striking set of coverings â€" and no one has a wider selection to choose from than Nulook Blinds and Draperies. Nulook also has a vast assortment of blinds that cater to those looking for functionality, style â€" or both. Nulook Blinds and Draperies putting the ‘treat‘ into window treatments Recently, the staff also welcomed an inâ€"store designer/colour consultant to their team. "We now have the ability to help our cusâ€" tomers take their homes from builder white to anything they want in wall paints and flooring, as well as window treatments," Ken said."Redoâ€" ing parts of your home is a huge investment, and we want our customers to know that we will be there for them every step of the way. tures." Ken said However, the hottest seller in blinds these days are California shutters; and Nulook Blinds and Draperies is southwestern Ontario‘s largest shutter dealer, featuring brand names like Hunter Douglas and Luminaris. "Shutters are energy efficient, longâ€"lasting, and they add resale value to your home because they‘re so aesthetically pleasing." But if you‘re looking for something that you‘ve never seen before â€" and never will again â€" consider a custom drapery order. Nulook offers free inâ€"‘home consultations and expert installation. "We take great care in giving you the look you want the way you want it," Ken said. Two of the designers are on the road, satisâ€" fying customers‘ needs; while two more are in the store, helping people pick out product. "We offer shutters with twoâ€"inch blades all the way up to 4.5â€"inch blades," Ken said Nulook‘s staff members have more than 100 years of experience between them.