Budget Blinds

For more than 30 years, Design West has been the place where color meets design. Let us work with you to design an interior that is uniquely you. Design West specializes in residential and commercial interior design in West Central Minnesota. Quality, selection and experience along with friendly service will make your project fun and successful. Design West can help you with any size project, from beginning to end. New construction and remodel. Take a moment to view Carla's work and you'll see why she is the region's most trusted designer.

We a supplier for window treatments, blinds, shades, home furniture, recliners, flooring and tile installed for a custom look.

So in 1987, after selling Paul's business, The Fireplace Brick & Stone, and their home Paul & Lynne Lommen left Alexandria moved to Marathon Florida in the beautiful Florida Keys to embark on a new entrepreneurial venture. They would start a "Window Decorating Specialty Store" and fabricate blinds and shades. Earlier in Paul's career, he had been involved in a brand new product by Levelor called the mini-blind! The Fireplace business had a window covering department like so many other businesses like furniture stores, hardware stores, etc and he always believed there was a market in that industry for specialization. They bought a home in Marathon, built a shop in the garage, ordered business cards and they were off on their new venture together. They learned rapidly that the Minnesota work ethic would prove to be a valuable commodity in this laidback island culture. They opened a storefront on Overseas highway in 1989 and started "The Blind Factory of the Florida Keys" with the logo "We Shade the Keys."