Aug 13, 2021 | MITS Owners, Success Stories
Dave and Eileen McKnelly are the proud new owners of Made in the Shade in Tallahassee. They moved to Florida from rural Vermont in 2018 after visiting Tallahassee and fell in love with the area, the people and, of course, warm weather and sunshine were a big...
Aug 6, 2021 | MITS Owners
Made in the Shade of St Johns Florida was formed when Holly Yourkovich, a former teacher of 30 years, decided it was time for a change and a new life challenge. Although teaching for 30 years can only be classified as a challenge, her last assignment of teaching art...
Aug 2, 2021 | MITS Owners
Made in the Shade warmly welcomes Rosanne and Dean Mattson as the new owners of Made in the Shade Okanagan Valley, located in Lake Country British Columbia. Their professional familiarity with running a family-owned business and experience in the window fashions...
Jun 4, 2021 | MITS Owners, Success Stories
We are thrilled to have Kristie Uzelac and Todd Tivis as our newest members of the Made in the Shade family and as the proud owners of Made in the Shade Plano, Texas. Kristie brings her wealth of experience in interior design, where she decorated model homes and...
May 28, 2021 | MITS Owners, Success Stories
Made in the Shade is happy to introduce Rod Badakhsh as the proud owner of Made in the Shade Hilton Head, South Carolina. Rod comes to Made in the Shade after a very successful 20+ year career as a USPTR certified tennis professional. While living in Wilmington, North...
May 20, 2021 | MITS Owners, Success Stories
We are thrilled to have David and Donia in the Made in the Shade Family. D&D, as they are referred to by their friends, are the proud owners of Made in the Shade Murfreesboro, Tennessee! David is a retired VP of Design and Engineering in the tooling and...
May 7, 2021 | MITS Owners
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...
Apr 30, 2021 | MITS Owners, Success Stories
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...
Apr 23, 2021 | MITS Owners, Success Stories
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...
Apr 6, 2021 | News, Success Stories
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...
Jul 3, 2020 | News, Success Stories
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...
Apr 7, 2020 | MITS Owners, News
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...