• Pleat Styles

    The Winnipeg Superblinds showroom features various custom pleat options on display
    Visit our showroom to see displays of the various pleat style options. Our experienced designers are ready to help you create beautiful custom drapery for your home!

    The pleat style you choose for your custom draperies significantly impacts the over all look and feel of your window treatments and the room.

    Pinch Pleats

    Pleats are spaced evenly across the panel and “pinched” at either 4″ or 6″ below the top depending on the length of your panel (this can also be customized!). A good rule of thumb: longer panel, larger pinch. The pleats create fullness and ensure you have uniform folds. You can choose a double or a triple pinch.

    Style: Classic, traditional (but still feels contemporary)

    Also known as: Two-finger pleats, three-finger pleats, French pleats
    Note: Some very thick fabrics cannot be pinched, but we can help advise.

    What a pinch pleat in custom drapery looks like.

    Top Pinch Pleats

    Pleats are spaced evenly across the panel and “pinched” at the top, allowing the pleat to flare out. The pleats create fullness and ensure you have uniform folds. You can choose a double or a triple top pinch.

    Style: Tailored, traditional

    Also known as: Euro pleats, fan pleats
    Note: Some very thick fabrics cannot be pinched, but we can help advise.

    What a top pinch pleat in custom drapery looks like.

    Inverted Pleats

    The inverted pleat allows you to create fullness with the pleats but has a more streamlined look. The pleats are stitched in the back giving you a flat-faced front.

    Style: Modern, contemporary

    Also known as: Box pleats

    What an inverted or box pleat in custom drapery looks like.

    Ripplefold Pleats

    The ripplefold is a popular style that is well-loved by architects and designers. It has a signature “S” fold. The top is constructed with a snap tape that attaches to a track. This allows for a very smooth glide. The hardware is very minimal allowing the eye to focus on the fabric. It is often considered when drapes are tucked into a recessed ceiling, completely eliminating the view of the hardware.

    Style: Minimal, sleek, hotel-chic

    Also known as: S fold
    Note: Ripplefold panels require specialty hardware.

    What ripplefold custom drapery looks like.

    Grommets

    You can opt for grommets instead of traditional drapery rings giving you a lofty look. The volume and drape will be similar to a flat panel.

    Style: Casual, industrial

    Note: Your panels will extend above the drapery pole. That space will need to be considered when installing the rod height.

    What grommet drapery looks like.

    Pole Pocket

    This is a very budget-friendly option because there is no need for rings or drapery hooks. A pocket is simply sewn into the header allowing you to slide the panel over the rod. It will organically create folds and gathers. We like this style for shorter café curtains. If you plan on opening and closing your drapes often, we do not recommend this style as the panels will not glide as easily across the rod as other top styles. It is recommended for panels that will be stationary most of the time.

    Style: Casual, simple

    Note: To remove the panel, you will need to remove the rod from the brackets. 

    What pole pocket drapery looks like.
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  • Patio Doors

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    Patio Door Window Covering Solutions in Winnipeg for Large & Sliding Doors


    The right patio door solutions for sliding glass doors make it easy to enjoy your outdoor space while maintaining complete control inside your home. Because sliding glass doors are large and operate horizontally, they can be challenging to cover without interfering with handles, tracks, or everyday access. Traditional blinds often fall short. That’s why our experienced Design Consultants help you choose a solution that fits perfectly, operates smoothly, and complements your space. From classic vertical blinds to honeycombs on a vertical track or a 2-on-1 headrail, vertical sheers, natural shade drapery, gliding panels, bi-fold shutters, shutters on a track system, and fully custom drapery, we offer tailored patio door solutions designed for effortless access, light control, and privacy — without compromising style.

    Shutters on a track system

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    Vertical blinds are still a popular choice for sliding patio doors due to their functionality, ease of use and the ability to control light and privacy effectively. When custom ordering verticals, you can select from various stacking options.

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  • Motorization

    Motorization

    Motorized Blind & Shade Lift Systems | Superblinds Winnipeg

    Motorized window coverings provide the ultimate combination of convenience, safety, and style.

    These blinds and shades eliminate cords, offering smooth, quiet operation while enhancing privacy, security, and energy efficiency. They are an ideal choice for modern homes, particularly for windows that are hard to reach due to height or location.

    Basic motorized blinds can often be upgraded to fully automated operation using a smart bridge or hub, adding an extra layer of security, energy management, and effortless control. This allows your shades to operate on schedules, timers, or through smart home integration, giving you maximum convenience.

    What is a Motorized Lift System?

    A motorized lift system uses a built-in motor to raise or lower your blinds or shades.

    • Operation: Control your window coverings with a remote, wall switch, or smart home integration.
    • Cord-Free Design: Eliminates dangling cords for child- and pet-safe operation.
    • Smooth & Quiet: Motorized systems provide effortless movement, even for large or heavy window coverings.
    • Convenience & Control: Perfect for hard-to-reach windows, high windows, or multiple blinds that you want to operate simultaneously.
    • Upgrade to Automation: Basic motorized blinds can be upgraded to fully automated shades with a smart bridge or hub, giving scheduled or remote control and integrating with smart-home systems for added security and convenience.

    Homeowners who value ease of use, safety, energy savings, and modern style appreciate the value of motorization.

    Benefits of Motorized Blinds & Shades

    • Cord-Free & Safe: Eliminates dangling cords for children and pets
    • Convenient Operation: Control blinds or shades with a remote, wall switch, or smart device
    • Enhanced Privacy & Security: Easily adjust coverings for full coverage or optimal light
    • Energy Efficiency: Helps regulate sunlight and temperature to reduce energy costs
    • Ideal for Hard-to-Reach Windows: Effortlessly raise or lower high or awkwardly placed blinds
    • Smooth & Quiet Operation: Motors provide precise control for large or heavy shades
    • Automated Convenience: Upgrade basic motorized blinds to automated operation with a smart bridge or hub for scheduled or remote control

    See It in Action

    Watch our video demonstration to see how motorized window coverings operate. Experience the ease, safety, and precision of controlling your blinds and shades with a remote or wall switch.

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  • Garden Doors

    Garden door window covering solutions

    Garden Door Window Covering Solutions in Winnipeg

    Covering garden doors requires window coverings that handle frequent use without sacrificing style. Their size, glass surface, and daily operation can make traditional blinds impractical or prone to movement and wear. That’s why slim headrails and secure hold-down brackets are commonly recommended. They create a streamlined look while keeping shades stable and quiet when the door opens and closes.

    Several options work especially well for garden doors. Tilt-only sheer shades allow light control without raising and lowering the shade, reducing wear over time. Honeycomb shades are a smart choice because of their slim headrail profile and energy-efficient design. Honeycombs on a TrackGlide system are specially engineered to address garden door and tilt and turn windows. Shuttersremain a premium solution, offering exceptional durability, privacy, and light control while helping reduce heat transfer and block unwanted light.

    With expert guidance from Superblinds, you can select garden door window covering solutions in Winnipeg that combine function, longevity, and refined design.

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  • Fabric for Your Home | Superblinds

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    Fabric Inspiration for Custom Drapery & More

    The right fabric can completely transform a room because it shapes light, texture, and overall mood. For example, heavy drapery fabrics absorb light and create a warm, cozy atmosphere. This makes them ideal for bedrooms and formal living spaces. In contrast, lightweight fabrics like cotton and linen reflect natural light, helping your space feel bright, airy, and open. As a result, choosing the right window treatment fabric is essential to achieving both comfort and style.

    In addition, colour, pattern, and texture allow you to personalize your home design. Neutral fabrics establish a calm, balanced foundation, while bold colours and statement patterns introduce energy and personality. Textured materials add depth and dimension, creating a layered, inviting look that feels thoughtfully curated.

    Our wide selection of premium fabrics from Maxwell, JF Fabrics, Unique Fine Fabrics, and Alendel offers endless possibilities for custom drapery, upholstery, bedding, and decorative accents. By repeating fabrics throughout your space, you create a cohesive, polished look that feels fully personalized.

    Our Design Consultants walk with you through every step of the fabric selection process, considering how light moves through your space, how the room functions, and the performance you need. They also help coordinate drapery hardware and pleat styles so your stationary panels and traversing drapery are both functional and beautifully refined.

    Start with fabric, feel inspired by its texture and colour, and let it guide the design of a home that is stylish, purposeful, and uniquely yours.

    Explore a wide variety of luxurious fabrics in the collection of Most Love Drapery Fabrics

    JF Fabrics

    Be inspired by opulent velvets, detailed embroideries, and refined textures suitable for high-end interior design.

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    ILIV’s fabric collections, based in England, focus on versatile, nature-inspired, and often sustainable interior textiles.

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    Alendel Fabrics

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  • Energy Efficient Shades

    Energy Efficient Shades

    In this area, homes are at the mercy of the weather, experiencing up to 50% energy loss through the window. Protect your home with energy efficient window treatments that insulate throughout the year, no matter the temperature outside.

    Energy-efficient window coverings improve your home by enhancing insulation, regulating temperature, and reducing energy costs..They can keep your home cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, reducing reliance on heating and cooling systems and potentially saving you money on energy bills. 

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    Energy efficient honeycomb shades in a living room

    The Best Features for Energy Efficiency

    This part of the country is known for the exhausting heat of summer and the bitter cold of winter. It’s these extremes that can make Winnipeg City area homeowners searching for ways to make their homes more energy efficient and comfortable–no matter the season. Believe it or not, you can experience incredible energy saving features with window treatments. Cellular Shades are well-known when it comes to preventing energy loss at the window. The honeycomb shaped cells house air, creating an insulating barrier between the interior air and the exterior air. Window shades, as well as fabric shades, roman shades, draperies and shutters, can all stop the sunlight from entering your home, making you feel as though you’re in the oven. But, the benefits don’t stop there.

    Top Down Shades offer the ability to cover the majority of the window, protecting the interior of your home, while inviting natural light to flow in across the ceiling. This illumination will brighten your space, giving way to treetop views, but still allow the effect of energy saving.

    Smart Shades are capable of touch of a button adjustments, or the “set it and forget it” experience of scheduled changes. Enjoy soft morning light, and watch as your motorized shades close up as the temperature begins to rise. It’s so smart, it’ll surprise you.

    Dual Shades are another fantastic way to increase energy saving in your home. With two shades on one headrail, you can enjoy wide open views, the diffused light of the front translucent sheer shade, or the blissful darkness of a blackout secondary shade. This revolutionary system customizes your atmosphere with simple changes.

  • Drapery Hardware

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    Drapery Hardware – The Finishing Touch for Custom Draperies

    Drapery hardware is more than just functional—it transforms your window treatments into stylish design elements. Curtain rods, rings, and finials add sophistication and allow homeowners to express personal style. Coordinating the hardware with your decor creates a cohesive, polished look.

    In addition to aesthetics, drapery hardware enhances the functionality of your curtains. Smooth operation, proper support, and a tailored appearance all depend on quality hardware. Whether you’re opening, closing, or adjusting your drapes, the right system ensures effortless performance.

    Our Drapery Hardware Selection

    At Superblinds, we carry a wide variety of drapery hardware from multiple suppliers to give you the perfect finishing touches for any custom drapery project. Every piece is designed to complement your window treatments while providing durability and smooth functionality.

    Common Drapery Rod Styles

    There are several popular styles of rods used to hang drapery, each offering unique benefits:

    • Channel Rods: Perfect for a sleek, modern look and ideal for heavier draperies.
    • Drapery Rods: Classic rods that add style and sophistication to any window treatment.
    • DS Tracks: Designed for smooth, seamless operation. These tracks have a low profile and let the drapery be the focal point.

    Choosing the right rod style ensures your drapes hang beautifully while working flawlessly every day.

    Channel-Rods

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    Channel rods are a combination of a regular rod and a DS track. Not only do they provide a nice aesthetic to the overall look of your drapery, they also allow drapery to be fully functional without the wall brackets restricting the movement of the drapery. The rod utilizes a track system with gliders or carriers that move within a channel to open and close curtains. These gliders are attached to the curtains, allowing them to slide smoothly along the rod when pulled with a wand. This system provides a clean and efficient way to operate curtains, minimizing friction and wear on the fabric.

    Enhance Your Custom Drapery with the Right Hardware

    Selecting the right drapery hardware is essential to completing your custom drapery project. From style and finish to function and durability, Superblinds provides solutions to enhance every window in your home. Our experts can guide you through the options to achieve both a polished look and effortless operation.

    Fabric Inspiration for your project!
  • Cordless

    Cordless

    Cordless Lift Systems | Superblinds Winnipeg

    Cordless lift systems provide a safe, clean, and convenient way to operate blinds and shades.

    These lift systems eliminate dangling cords, making them a safer choice for homes with children and pets. They deliver a sleek, modern look. Almost every type of blind and shade now has a version of cordless operation available, making it easy to enjoy this safer, cord-free functionality throughout your home.

    What is a Cordless Lift System?

    Cordless lift systems use a tension mechanism built into either the headrail or bottom rail. This allows you to operate your window coverings without any hanging cords.

    • Operation: Simply push up or pull down the bottom rail to raise or lower the blinds or shades.
    • Cord-Free Safety: Eliminates dangling cords that pose strangulation hazards for children and pets.
    • Clean, Modern Look: Provides a sleek appearance by removing external cords.
    • Smooth & Effortless: Tension mechanisms ensure easy, precise movement for a variety of blind and shade types.

    Cordless lift systems are ideal for families, high-traffic areas, or any home where safety and aesthetics are a priority.

    Benefits of Cordless Lift Systems

    • Child & Pet Safe: No hanging cords to create hazards
    • Easy Operation: Push up or pull down the bottom rail for smooth control
    • Clean & Sleek: Modern, cord-free design enhances any room
    • Low Maintenance: Simple tension mechanism provides long-lasting, reliable performance
    • Versatile: Almost every blind and shade now has a cordless version available
    • Effortless Light Control: Quickly adjust coverage without dangling cords

    See It in Action

    Watch our video demonstration to see how cordless lift systems operate. Observe how they combine safety, convenience, and modern style in any home.

    This upgraded cordless version allows for effortless raising and lowering by simply pushing up or pulling down on the bottom rail,

    Another cordless version requires a slight tug on the bottom hem bar to lift the shade. The operation of this style of lift system is not as exact as the one shown above.

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  • Superblinds Careers – Design Consultation Opportunities

    Start your career as a Design Consultation at Superblinds

    Looking for your next career move? Superblinds careers offer opportunities for talented individuals to help homeowners transform their spaces with stylish, functional window coverings. If you love design, excel in sales, and prioritize customer satisfaction, a career in Design Consultation is for you.

    What We Look For

    Key skills & qualities:

    • Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Connect with clients and understand their needs.
    • Sales & Negotiation: Meet targets, close deals, and overcome objections.
    • Product Knowledge: Window coverings, materials, and design trends.
    • Customer Service Focus: Deliver service that builds loyalty.
    • Time Management & Organization: Manage projects and appointments efficiently.
    • Self-Motivation & Drive: Stay enthusiastic and achieve goals.
    • Interior Design Insight: Create spaces that look and feel great.
    • Adaptability: Keep up with industry changes.
    • Consultative Approach: Recommend solutions, don’t hard-sell.
    • Integrity & Experience: Sales or service experience is a plus; honesty is essential.

    Why Superblinds?

    • Collaborative, supportive environment
    • Opportunities for professional growth
    • Work with experienced design consultants
    • Make a real impact on homeowners’ spaces
    • Creativity and continuous learning encouraged

    Apply Now for Superblinds Careers

    If this describes you, take the next step in your career. Submit your resume and a short cover letter telling us why you’re a great fit for Superblinds careers. Join a team that values talent, creativity, and customer satisfaction—help transform homes, one window at a time.

  • Be Smart. Home Smart.

    Be Smart. Home Smart.

    Automated Shades for Smart Home Living

    In window coverings, motorization simply means using a motor to operate the blinds or shades, typically controlled by a remote or wall switch. Automation, on the other hand, takes it a step further by adding programming and smart features, allowing the window coverings to adjust automatically based on schedules, sensors, or integration with other smart home devices. 

    Automation allows you to set up schedules for your shades, so that shades automatically open and close exactly when you want them to, for everyday convenience.

    Here’s a look at just some of the ways this can work for you:

    1. Swap your alarm for a gentle wake-up by scheduling bedroom shades to open.
    2. Schedule kitchen shades to open while you’re enjoying breakfast.
    3. Schedule all shades throughout your house to close in the evening.
    4. Enhance security by scheduling shades to move at set times, giving your home a lived-in look while you’re away.
    5. In summer or warmer climates, schedule shades to close during the day to keep your house cooler.

    Schedules are created and controlled using the manufactures customized app on your smart phone. These systems are also compatible with a wide range of voice activated smart home systems which adds another layer of flexibility to the operation of your shades!

    There are a number of manufacturers who offer automated window coverings. At Superblinds, we have selected two brands which stand out above the rest because their technology consistently has offered our clients a superior automated window covering.

    Our experienced design consultants are able to help you create your dream automated home!

    Lutron

    Lutron®

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    Hunter Douglas

    Lutron®

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