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Serving Venice and nearby communities!
Custom Window Treatments in Venice, FL, Built for the Gulf Coast Climate
Locally owned by William & Sinead Runyon, we help Venice homeowners beat the Gulf Coast sun, humidity, and salt air, lower their energy bills, and protect their views.
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🏆Locally Owned by William & Sinead Runyon
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Award Winning Window Treatments in Venice, FL
Locally Owned. Professionally Installed. With always Free In-Home Consultations.
Beat the Gulf Coast Sun
Venice sees 250+ sunny days and extreme UV. Solar shades block heat and up to 99% of UV to lower your energy bills and stop fading, while preserving your view.
Salt Air & Humidity Ready
Gulf humidity and salt air warp cheap wood and corrode metal. Our moisture-resistant composite shutters and blinds are built to last in Venice, mildew-free.
The Showroom Comes to You
Locally owned by William & Sinead. We bring hundreds of samples to your Venice, Englewood, or North Port home and match them in your own Florida light.
Free In-Home Consultation
Top Brands. Local Owners. The Showroom Comes to You.
Finding the right window coverings shouldn’t mean driving all over Sarasota County. Made in the Shade Venice brings the full mobile showroom to your living room. Because the Florida sun and Gulf humidity affect every home differently, owners William and Sinead Runyon help you compare fabrics, opacities, and finishes right where they’ll be installed — from a canal home in Venice to a new build in North Port or a beach cottage in Englewood.
Whether you need moisture-resistant shutters for a humid bath, solar shades to cut the heat and glare on a lanai, or motorized shades for tall windows, we design each treatment to your exact windows. Free, with no obligation.
Window Fashions for the Gulf Coast Climate
Living in Venice means dealing with intense UV, high humidity, and salt air. Our collection is curated for the Gulf Coast lifestyle — from heat-blocking solar shades that lower your energy bill to moisture-resistant shutters that add timeless coastal style.
Shades
Block the Florida Sun, Lower Your Bills
Venice’s intense sun heats your home and fades your furnishings. Solar shades block the heat and up to 99% of UV before it enters — giving your AC a break — while cellular honeycomb shades add insulation for the long cooling season. Add blackout roller shades for bedrooms. Cordless and motorized options for every room.
Shutters
Coastal Style That Won’t Warp or Mildew
Plantation shutters are a Florida classic — timeless coastal curb appeal plus lasting value. Our moisture-resistant composite shutters stand up to Gulf Coast humidity and salt air without warping, cracking, or mildewing — unlike cheap wood — making them ideal for humid baths, kitchens, and lanai-adjacent rooms.
Blinds
Durable, Moisture-Proof Style for Gulf Coast
Cheap wood blinds absorb Gulf humidity and warp, crack, or grow mildew, and standard slats yellow in the intense Florida UV. We install moisture-resistant faux wood blinds — easy to clean and built to last in our climate — for kitchens, baths, and whole-home coverage. Vertical blinds handle wide lanai and pool sliders with ease.
Outdoor Shades
Reclaim Your Lanai from the Sun & Bugs
The lanai is the heart of a Venice home — until the sun, glare, and bugs take over. Exterior patio and lanai shades block UV and radiant heat, cut glare, add privacy, and help keep the bugs out — turning a sun-baked lanai into a comfortable outdoor room year-round. Manual or motorized, built for Gulf Coast sun and salt air.
Drapery
Coastal Softness, Texture & Elegance
Custom drapery softens a room and frames a view with coastal elegance. Layer it over shades for depth, sound dampening, and extra light control against the bright Florida sun. Tailored to your exact windows from thousands of premium fabrics, with motorized tracks for large windows and lanai sliders.
Decorative Grilles
Old-World Coastal Charm
Decorative faux-iron grilles add instant architectural character to arched windows, entryways, and bare walls — a perfect fit for the Mediterranean and coastal-Spanish style found across Venice. They deliver the look of custom wrought iron without the rust or weight, adding lasting curb appeal that won’t corrode in the salt air.
Locally Owned & Operated
Why Venice Chooses Made in the Shade
We’re local, and we know Gulf Coast homes. William and Sinead Runyon personally guide you from samples to measurement to installation — no call center, no big-box parking lot. We know what Venice throws at a window: relentless UV, 90% humidity, salt air, and afternoon storms. Every recommendation is filtered through one question: will it hold up and look great in Venice five years from now? We don’t sell anything we wouldn’t install in our own home.
Experience You Can Trust
Locally owned and operated by William and Sinead Runyon, right here in Venice. Our neighbors consistently rate us 5 stars for caring, professional service and stunning results.
Coastal Climate Expertise
We specialize in moisture-resistant composite products that resist Gulf humidity and salt air, and solar shades that block heat and up to 99% of UV to lower your energy bills.
Honest, Professional Service
Precise measurements, upfront pricing, and clean, professional installation. We’ll also tell you honestly what our shades can and can’t do — for example, they add sun, glare, and everyday comfort.
Premium Brands. Local Prices. No Retail Markup.
We leverage our national buying power to bring the world’s leading window covering brands to Venice FL homeowners at prices that undercut big-box retail — without sacrificing quality or service. Our showroom carries:
Venice's Most Trusted Window Team
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How much do custom blinds, shades, and shutters cost in Venice?
Custom window treatments typically range from under $100 to over $1,000 per window. The price depends on the product, window size, material, operating system, motorization, and number of windows, so an exact quote requires measuring the actual windows.
That’s why Made in the Shade Venice includes a free in-home consultation – owners William and Sinead Runyon measure every window, show samples in your home’s real light, and tailor the quote to your actual project.
What window treatments hold up best in Venice's Gulf Coast humidity and salt air?
Moisture-resistant composite (faux wood) shutters and blinds are the best choice for Venice. Unlike real wood, they won’t warp, crack, or grow mildew in Gulf Coast humidity and salt air, and they’re easy to clean. For heat and glare, solar shades block the intense Florida sun while preserving your view.
Many Venice homeowners combine composite shutters in humid and lanai-adjacent rooms with solar or cellular shades in living areas.
Are you locally owned?
Yes. Made in the Shade Venice is locally owned and operated by William and Sinead Runyon, who personally handle the consultation, measuring, and installation. You work directly with the owners, not a call center or a big-box retailer.
They’re based right here in Venice at 871 Venetia Bay Blvd and serve Venice, Englewood, and North Port.
Do solar shades really lower energy bills in Florida?
Yes. Solar shades block the sun’s heat and up to 99% of UV before it enters, easing the load on your AC through Florida’s long cooling season. Because Venice runs the AC nearly year-round, that heat rejection can meaningfully lower your electric bill.
They also protect floors, furniture, and artwork from the intense Florida sun while preserving your view.
How does the free in-home consultation work?
Made in the Shade brings the showroom to you: William and Sinead come to your home, review products and samples in your actual Florida light, take professional measurements, and give you a quote. After you order, they handle professional installation for a precise fit.
No showroom trip needed – you compare colors and textures against your own walls, floors, and lanai light.
What areas do you serve?
Made in the Shade Venice serves Venice, Englewood, North Port, and nearby communities across the Gulf Coast, covering ZIP codes 34223, 34275, 34285, 34286, 34287, 34288, 34289, 34291, 34292, 34293, and more. The mobile showroom comes to your home anywhere in the service area.
Call (941) 499-5945 to confirm we cover your neighborhood.
Proudly Serving Venice & the Gulf Coast — We Bring the Showroom to You
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Not sure if we cover your zip? Call (941) 499-5945 — we cover more of the Hill Country than you might expect.
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