MEET GLENN AND AUREA WANGERIEN Made in the Shade is proud to welcome Glenn and his wife Aurea to the Made in the Shade family of owners. Glenn and Aurea’s new business is located in Clayton, North Carolina where you’ll often find them enjoying long walks, pursuing their passion to garden and landscape their property, […]

Meet Elise & Matt Anderson Elise and Matt Anderson are the proud new owners of Made in the Shade Eastern Iowa. Although they are new to Made in the Shade, they are most certainly not newcomers into the window fashions industry. Elise brings nearly 20 years’ experience that started as an independent home-based window fashions […]

Meet Candy Knepper As the new owner of Made in the Shade Knoxville, Candy originally hails from West Virginia but has since settled nicely into life in the beautiful foothills of the Smokey Mountains. It was while she was researching window fashions for her own home that brought her to the Made in the Shade […]

MADE IN THE SHADE recently ranked in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500®, the world’s first, best and most comprehensive franchise ranking. Placement in the Franchise 500® is a highly sought-after honor in the franchise industry making it one of the company’s most competitive rankings ever. Recognized as an invaluable resource for potential franchisees, the Franchise 500® […]

In February 2020, we completed another successful conference in San Diego, CA! Thank you to all of our wonderful new and veteran owners, our vendors, and everyone who put in their blood, sweat and tears to make sure our Made in the Shade family had the opportunity to come together once again to share, learn, [...]

Meet Scott & Larry Made in the Shade Blinds and More is excited to welcome new owners and business partners, Scott and Larry from lovely Clearwater, Florida. Living in this famously beautiful beach city, Scott and Larry both enjoy the boating life. You can also find Scott on any of the exquisite Clearwater golf courses […]

Meet Brad Hicks & David Richardson Made in the Shade Blinds and More would like to welcome aboard one of our newest partnerships, Brad Hicks and David Richardson of traditional, yet trendy Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. These two enthusiastic owners and their families are both long-time residents of North Carolina and are eager […]

Made in the Shade Blinds and More would like to welcome aboard new owner and adventurer, Will Hamilton. After getting to know Will, we are excited to have his energy and enthusiasm on our team of franchise owners! Right out of college, Will began his career in the hospitality industry managing a sailboat for tourists […]

Please give a great, big Made in the Shade family welcome to new owners, Jay and Kristie Ethridge of Lewis Center, Ohio. Lewis Center is located just outside North Columbus, so Jay and Kristie have been busy establishing their business and serving their large community. Kristie and Jay have unquestionable business experience when it comes […]

Made in the Shade Blinds and More is proud to welcome Dana and John Briggs of Prince William County, Virginia! This successful, driven, enthusiastic power couple is an exciting addition to the MITS family. As loving parents and grandparents, they strive to secure a future for their family by investing hard work infused with personal […]