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Welcome to the Made in the Shade Virginia Beach window treatment blog — where Julie and the team share real advice for homeowners across Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, and the rest of Hampton Roads. This is the place to dig into the details behind choosing between shutters, shades, blinds, or motorized window treatments — plus the coastal-specific questions that come up again and again, like how salt air and humidity affect real wood versus faux wood, or what actually holds up to a Virginia Beach summer.
You’ll find posts organized by room, by product, and by season — from light control for a sun-drenched bedroom to outdoor shades built for a screened porch. Julie’s background in direct-response copywriting means these posts are written to actually answer the question you searched for, not just to fill space — and every post reflects what she and James see firsthand in homes across Hampton Roads.
Have a specific window treatment question that isn’t answered here yet? Request your free in-home consultation and ask Julie directly — she brings samples to you, so you can see exactly how something would look in your own home before making any decisions.
Enjoy the Outdoors While Reducing the Glare! Does the Virginia sun regularly invade your patio or exterior room, in Chesapeake, heating it to the point it is uncomfortable? Have you considered adding exterior shade to cut down on the heat and glare? Made in the Shade...
Virginia Beach homeowners love their outdoor spaces. Screened porches, covered patios, and sunrooms are a staple of the residential architecture here — and with good reason. The weather in Virginia Beach is mild enough for outdoor living well beyond summer. The...
Chesapeake isn't one kind of homeowner. A new-construction family in Greenbrier has different windows, different sun exposure, and a different design instinct than a longtime Great Bridge colonial owner or a Western Branch family near the water. The right...
Shutters are one of the most popular window treatment upgrades in Chesapeake — and it's easy to see why. They look built-in, they last for decades, and they work beautifully in the suburban family homes, newer construction, and established neighborhoods that make up...
Every room in a Chesapeake home has different windows, different sun exposure, and different demands on a window treatment. The living room in a Great Bridge colonial faces a completely different challenge than the master bedroom of a Greenbrier new-build, or the...
Roller Shades – A Special Type of Shade Option for Chesapeake Homeowners It’s often repeated, “Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder.” We believe everyone will love roller shades from Made in the Shade Virginia Beach. Beauty in both function and form, which has...
This is the question Julie hears most often at the end of a Chesapeake in-home consultation. The customer loves the look. They understand the product. But plantation shutters cost more than blinds, and they want to know whether the investment genuinely makes sense for...
Chesapeake is a different kind of window treatment project. Homeowners who call Made in the Shade Virginia Beach usually aren't treating one room or one statement window. More often, they're looking at a four-bedroom colonial in Great Bridge or a newer build in...
Of all the window treatments Julie and her team at Made in the Shade Virginia Beach install, plantation shutters get the most comments from guests. They look like they've always been there. That sense of permanence and intention is, in fact, rare in home décor, and...
Virginia Beach is not one city. It's a collection of genuinely distinct neighborhoods — each with its own architectural character, sun exposure, proximity to the coast, and the lifestyle of the homeowners who live there. The window treatments that work beautifully in...
Julie Boswell, Made in the Shade Virginia Beach — locally owned and operated, serving Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads Julie here — and this is one of the questions I get asked in almost every consultation, especially from homeowners who are weighing shutters against...
If you live in Virginia Beach, you already know the weather here is unlike anywhere else in Virginia. Salt air rolls in off the Atlantic, summer humidity wraps around every surface, and the UV intensity through ocean- and bay-facing windows is genuinely intense....