Answers to the questions most people ask first.

Pricing depends on category, fabric, size, and whether the treatment is motorized. As a rough guide: simple cellular shades start in the low hundreds per window, custom roman shades and woven woods run mid-hundreds, plantation shutters typically run several hundred to a thousand-plus per window, and custom drapery is priced by panel and fabric. We provide a clear line-by-line estimate after the consultation so you can decide what fits the budget.

From your initial consultation: most Hunter Douglas products are installed within 2 to 4 weeks of order. Custom drapery from our workroom typically runs 4 to 6 weeks depending on fabric availability. Specialty shapes and large hardwired motorization projects may run longer; we are honest about lead time up front.

Yes. We are a Hunter Douglas Authorized Dealer and Hunter Douglas Authorized Repair Center. We carry the full catalog of shades, shutters, blinds, and the PowerView motorization platform, and we honor the Hunter Douglas Lifetime Guarantee on all eligible products.

In some cases, yes. PowerView retrofits exist for many Hunter Douglas products. For non-Hunter Douglas shades it depends on the brand and lift mechanism, we will assess and tell you honestly whether a retrofit makes sense or if replacement is the better option.

Yes. We are a Hunter Douglas authorized repair center for warranty and out-of-warranty work. Common repairs include cord and lift cord replacement, motor service on PowerView shades, tilt-mechanism repair on wood and faux-wood blinds, and bracket re-mounting. We typically do not service cheap big-box blinds because the parts are not standardized, but we will tell you that on the phone.

Three: 170 I.U. Willets Road in Albertson (Nassau County), 11 Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station (Suffolk County), and our gallery inside Seigerman's Furniture at 50 Price Parkway in Farmingdale. All are open by appointment and walk-in. Huntington Station is also open Sundays, 10am to 2pm.

We work routinely in 40+ named Long Island towns across Nassau and Suffolk County, from Garden City and Manhasset on the west end to Montauk and the Hamptons on the East End. See the full list on our service areas page.

Yes. Our installers are Homestead employees, not subcontractors. The same team that measures your windows installs the treatments and handles any future service.

Yes. We run a dedicated trade program with preferred pricing, faster turnarounds, and a single trade liaison. See the trade program page for details.

We take a 50% deposit on custom-made products when you place the order, and the remaining 50% once the project is fully installed. Nothing is due at the consultation itself.

Because an inaccurate measurement on a custom product is an expensive mistake, and because measuring is when the right questions get asked: how often you will operate the treatment, whether there are children or pets in the house, what furniture is going in front of the window. Inside mounts and hard fitted products like shutters are especially unforgiving, and most houses have some out-of-square window or a protrusion that is far cheaper to design around up front than to discover on installation day.

Genuinely, yes — this is one of the few areas where the energy claims hold up. Cellular honeycomb shades trap air in their cells and slow heat transfer through the glass, and Duette Architella adds a second cell for more of the same. Lined and interlined drapery does similar work. On a north-facing room or an older single-glazed window it is a noticeable difference, not a marketing one.

Not only can you, but on many windows we recommend it. A shade or blind does the functional work — room darkening, glare control, insulation — and drapery or a top treatment over it does the decorative work. It is also how you get a room that behaves differently by day than it does at night.

Yes, including the exclusive Alustra Collection and the newest fabrics and colors as they are released. Not every dealer carries the full line, which is worth asking about anywhere you shop — it is usually the reason one showroom cannot match a product you saw somewhere else.