Art Shade Shop

I popped into Cliff’s Variety when I managed to utterly eviscerate my roommates’ blind the other weekend (long story). They told me they don’t carry them, but I can go to Art Shade Shop, the only option in the Castro, and they’d take care of me. I was skeptical.
I don’t know how quickly I was in and out, but I think the same song was playing upon my entry and exit. Like Badlands if you stay 45 minutes, really. But seriously, I think I was there four minutes. Walked out with EXACTLY what I needed for under $ 30. It was installed five minutes later and it was a perfect replacement. You’d never known anything happened.
Cheap, easy, friendly, convenient. Done and done.

thus far, i have had very positive experiences at this true mom ‘n pop shop. chris is the first person in this field i have interacted with who suggests *less* expensive options! i’m going to do a whole bunch of windows with this shop, and i feel good about my decision. i comparison shopped at home depot and the shade shop and their options were nicer and less expensive than either.

Chris does beautiful and efficient work, at a competitive price. I already had shades so we recycled the rollers and she just refitted them with new fabric and got them working properly. It didn’t make sense to start over when I already had the hardware hung and the rollers. She was very easy to work with. They look gorgeous installed and I am happy I found Art Shade Shop on Unilocal

I needed a bedroom blind to darken our room when our new baby arrived. I couldn’t find anything I liked ready made so I waddled down here heavily pregnant to get something custom. The woman here was so helpful! Turnaround was great, even around the holidays. It turned out that I had measured wrong, so we took it back and she was able to re-​roll it and now it fits our window. She didn’t charge for that even though it was totally my mistake. I would definitely go back here if I ever needed custom blinds again.

Just bought two blinds here for my living room. After a small panic thinking they were too narrow, the lady here helped me extend the pins so they’d fit! I have to say, I love the blinds.
Turn around time was very reasonable. I think it took a week from the time I placed the order until they were ready. Totally cool in my books!
Happy to shop local!

Christine took the time to guide me through her blinds and shades choices and through the self-​installation steps (I like to do things myself). She was also very helpful the day after I had picked up my shades and I was confused about a couple of installation nuances. Christine told me exactly what I needed to know to finish the job correctly. We settled on some beautiful fabric pull-​up shades on four windows and a the front door and couldn’t be more pleased with the results. I almost wish we had more windows to do!

I’ve driven by the place on 14^th and Market for 15 years and really didn’t think it was open. I had 3 LARGE windows that I wanted to install solar shades on. The application was odd and needed to be precise. I had Discount Blinds, 3 Day Blinds come in for quotes and went to the Shade Store. Quotes ranged from… get this…$ 1,700 to $ 2,800…one had it all motorized for $ 5,800.00. WOW!
I rolled into Art’s and met Chris. Quirky place. One man show. I discussed my situation and she was helpful. Returned a second time with pictures and measurements. Left with basic pricing, samples and some question for me to ponder. Returned a third time… did some math… and ordered up one blind as a test.
Net Net Chris gave me a lot of time and looked at the application as a challenge.
The blinds are up. There was a round of ‘tweaks”. They are perfect. Chris was a total champ and I’m sure I drove her up the wall at times. Total price? $ 743.70!!!
Happy with the look, quality and performance.
Art’s doesn’t have a massive show room. If you have an idea of what you like and can communication the application… give Art’s and Chris a try.
I read the other reviews. Please note:
1) She has an installer. Bad assumption on someone’s part.
2) I watched her handle walks-​ins while working with me. She fixed at least 3 people’s blinds for free. while they waited… I call that true customer service.
3) If you want a best friend or have an attitude; spare Chris your ego and go to the Shade Store like the guy below. I’m sure they were happy to deal with him and take his money. They were the highest at $ 2,800.00!!!

I needed to replace plissé roller shades for a Victorian bay window, checked prices online and found our local Art Shade shop to be the best price! Measuring was a challenge, but the owner walked me through it. Also lent me samples for UV protection roller shades. It all worked out great, couldn’t be happier.

This place is the worst. Bought a new house and wanted to do business with a local company. The woman in the store on Saturday was unfriendly and seemed uninterested and bothered by us trying to buy 14 shades for the house. We left after we were basicallly snubbed by this lady who was too busy working on a shade to stop and talk to us. Oh well, go to The Shade Store on Fillmore, not local, but good pricing for the product which is excellent and great selection in fabrics for the shades. Dont bother to waste your time to go this store.

Amazing place! needed an end cap replacement for some roll up blinds, took in the broken part in which they did not have a replacement for, so she fixed my broken part in under 30 seconds! Best customer service.

Art Shade Shop … a small business, with a owner /​operator team.
Not a franchise, a local company representing the good window-​cover companies. They have done two of my houses in SF.
Personal attention, knowledgeable on product… and just great people.
When you need blinds … they are the folks to go to !

very nice and helpful!
they are a bit cheaper than other shade shops because they do not do home visits. so you must install by yourself. assuming you are capable of doing this, they are great! the owner is very patient and always remembers me. i have been there a few times to get shades for different rooms in my house. always pleased with the results! the store also has an old s.f. feeling inside. and its good to support small business.

well, i hate writing negative reviews but this business really stands out, and every time i walk by the place i get frustrated because this shop has so much potential. i couldnt have inconvenienced the owner more by asking her to make me shades, and then fixing them when they broke. they lost a customer… i had two shades fitted for my place by art shade shop, and i have gone ELSEWHERE to cover the other windows… they lost a good customer, i had lots of windows to be covered… but i didnt want to «bother» them anymore.