Custom-built, humidity-stable, lifetime lifts
Custom Blinds across the Florida Panhandle
Faux wood, real wood, aluminum, vertical, and motorized blinds from Pensacola to Panama City Beach, plus Mobile and the Eastern Shore.
The Florida Panhandle custom blind cornerstone
What custom blinds are and how to pick them.
Blinds are horizontal or vertical slat window treatments that tilt for light control and lift for view. Custom blinds are sized to your exact opening, cut to length in the factory, finished to your trim. The category covers five distinct products: faux wood, real wood, aluminum, vertical, and mini or micro. Each has a use case on the Florida Panhandle and each has a wrong-place application. The goal of the in-home consult is to put the right product in each room.
The most-searched questions are: how much do custom blinds cost in Florida, what is the difference between faux wood and real wood, what slat width should I use, are blinds motorized, are blinds OK in coastal humidity, do they come cordless. We cover each below. Short version: $14 to $35 per square foot installed depending on material and lift; faux wood is humidity-stable and real wood bows in baths, so we default to faux wood; 2 inch slats are the residential default; yes roller and cellular shades motorize cleanly with Lutron and Somfy; faux wood handles coast and real wood does not; yes cordless is available and we recommend it for homes with kids or pets.
We have installed custom blinds on the Panhandle since 1996. Hunter Douglas, Norman, and Graber are our core partners. Most installs finish in a single day once material is in our warehouse. Lead time 2 to 4 weeks from consult.
Blind types by use case
The five blind products we install.
2" Faux Wood Blinds
PVC or polystyrene composite engineered to look like real wood. Humidity-stable. Right for kitchens, baths, laundry rooms, and any coastal-side room. Paints and stains true to grain. Hunter Douglas EverWood, Norman Faux Wood, Graber Lake Forest are our defaults. $14 to $20 per square foot installed.
Real Wood Blinds
Basswood or red oak. The warm, traditional look. Right for living rooms, dining rooms, and bedrooms in low-humidity inland zones. Will bow in a Pensacola bathroom inside 3 years; we will not bid them there. $18 to $26 per square foot installed.
Aluminum Mini Blinds (1")
1 inch aluminum slats for tight reveal depths and historic Florida Cracker upper sashes. Light, inexpensive, easy to clean. The right call for transoms and budget-tier rental outfit. See our mini and micro blinds page. $10 to $16 per square foot.
Vertical Blinds
The right product for sliding-glass doors and tall slim windows. Wand control or motorized. Fabric, vinyl, and faux wood vertical lines. See our vertical blinds page. $16 to $28 per square foot installed.
Motorized Roller and Cellular
Not technically Venetian blinds, but the most common blind-adjacent motorized product. Lutron RA3 or Somfy motors. See our motorization page. $26 to $35 per square foot installed including motor and remote.
Cordless lift
The modern safety standard. Available across faux wood, real wood, cellular, and roller lines. Slightly higher cost than corded. Standard spec for any home with kids or pets.
What custom blinds cost in Florida
Honest pricing across the catalog.
Aluminum mini blinds at $10 to $16. Faux wood at $14 to $20. Real wood at $18 to $26. Vertical at $16 to $28. Cellular and roller shades at $18 to $32. Motorized roller including motor and remote at $26 to $35. A typical Panhandle home with 12 to 16 openings runs $2,800 to $7,500 across a mix.
Drivers of where you land: cordless lift adds 10 to 15 percent; blackout liners on rollers add $4 to $8 per square foot; motorization adds $200 to $400 per opening on top of the shade cost.
Book a free in-home measure for the final number.
Final price comes from in-home measure. No obligation. 50% deposit, balance install day.
Brand partners
The manufacturers we install.
Hunter Douglas
EverWood faux wood, Parkland real wood, Modern Precious Metals aluminum, and the Designer Roller and Sonnette cellular shade lines. Lifetime warranty on lift mechanisms. Deepest custom color program. The default spec for premium work.
Norman
Norman is our value-tier and mid-tier workhorse. Strong faux wood program; the Woodlore Plus poly line for shutters; cellular shades at competitive price points. Excellent supply availability through our distributor network.
Graber
Graber covers cellular, roller, and vertical lines with a strong custom-fabric program. We specify Graber when the fabric or color spec calls for it.
Where we install custom blinds
Florida Panhandle and South Alabama.
They walked our house in 45 minutes, told us what would work in each room, and never tried to upsell us into shutters we did not need. The blinds were installed three weeks later in a single visit.Tom & Gina, Birmingham, AL · second home on the Gulf Coast
Custom blind questions
What buyers actually ask.
What is the difference between faux wood and real wood?
Faux wood is PVC/polystyrene composite; real wood is basswood or oak. Faux wood is humidity-stable; real wood bows in baths and laundry. On the Panhandle we default to faux wood for any humidity-heavy room.
How much do custom blinds cost?
$14 to $35 per square foot installed depending on material and lift. A typical Panhandle home runs $2,800 to $7,500.
How long is the lead time?
2 to 4 weeks. Motorized adds 1 to 2 weeks. Most homes install in a single day.
What slat width should I pick?
1 inch mini for tight openings and historic upper sashes. 2 inch for residential double-hungs. 2.5 inch for larger windows.
Are real wood blinds OK on the coast?
In low-humidity formal rooms only, away from baths and kitchens. Coastal humidity warps real wood blinds inside 3 to 5 years on a beachfront.
Can blinds be motorized?
Roller, cellular, and vertical motorize cleanly. We do not motorize 2 inch faux wood Venetians. See our motorization page.
What is the warranty?
5 to 10 year on faux wood and aluminum. Lifetime on Hunter Douglas lift mechanisms. 5 year on motors.
Do you do cordless lift?
Yes. Standard spec for any home with kids or pets. Slightly higher cost than corded.
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Tell us where you live on the Gulf Coast and what you have in mind. We will respond within one hour.
No obligation. 50% deposit, balance install day.