Speedwell Design Center

I was looking to buy honeycomb insulated shades for my new home’s windows and I remembered borrowing a sample book from Speedwell Design a few years ago when I specified HunterDouglas shades for one of my clients. So I made an appointment with Kathy Nigro and she ended up showing me all the different options and pricing, from the way the shades open («Ultraglide» /​«Literise» /​motorized) to the different thicknesses of the honeycomb shades, to the different fabrics, colors, patterns and opacities. I gave her a window schedule with measurements so that she could give me a quote.
The quote came back at what I expected (HunterDouglas shades are not cheap) and it included some discounts. Kathy let me know that if I waited a few weeks, an additional discount from the manufacturer was going to go into effect, so I waited. During this time, I brought my wife in and Kathy gave the whole presentation over again for her. My wife made the final color selections and we were good to go pending the discount.
When the time came, the discount was related to the «Literise» system and it saved me a decent amount of money. I gave the go ahead and a measurement day was scheduled. The guy who came was on time and was very respectful and friendly. It took about 3 weeks for the shades to be fabricated. When they were ready the same guy came to install them and again he was professional and courteous.
Overall, it was a pleasant experience and I would recommend Speedwell Design if you are interested in HunterDouglas shades.

Customer service was the worst never got called back can’t understand person on the other end of the phone
Good indicator to me
I’ve taken my business to a more competent
Local company
I suggest you do the same

I do not reccomend going here and suggest finding another Hunter Douglas authorized dealer. Purchased hd wood blinds a year ago. The blind needs repaie. Speedwell will send the blinds back for repair but will not pick them up. I am now working with another hd dealer who said they would pick them up for me but since I didn’t buy from them, i would be reaponsible to pay for the repair. Asked speedwell to please take them down for me because I am 5 mos pregnant with a toddler and my husband is always working but they refuse to come get them and say they would «get in trouble». Problem is, Only they can send them back and have them fixed for me since I purchased from them. Other hunter douglas dealers even offer to put up temp shades… i am wishing I went somewhere else to buy them. Considering paying another hd dealer to have them fixed.

I manage an apartment community that was under construction. We built it in 2 phases in he last 2 years. Speedwell Designs did our flooring and did the carpeting (with an intricate pattern that required a lot of attention to detail) and tile work around the office. My dealings with Barry (the owner) and his team have been nothing short of phenomenal and I can say that, in my opinion, they are easily the best contractor we have in terms of accessibility, professionalism and quality of work. To put it into perspective, I was also impacted on-​site by drywallers, electricians, plumbers, punch out crews, painters, A/​V contractors, laborers, landscapers, and a few others. Again, Speedwell Design has been nothing short of stellar. I have been in this business for a long time and recently completed my 4^th construction project in four years and Speedwell is in the top tier of reliability and results done right the first time. So if you need work done for your home or a bigger job like a 406-​unit luxury apartment community, please do not hesitate to use Speedwell Design.