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Meet Holly Yourkovich – St. John’s County, FL

Meet Holly Yourkovich – St. John’s County, FL

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...
Meet Rosanne & Dean Mattson – Okanagan Valley, B.C.

Meet Rosanne & Dean Mattson – Okanagan Valley, B.C.

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...
Meet Rod Badakhsh – Hilton Head, SC

Meet Rod Badakhsh – Hilton Head, SC

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...
Introducing Glenn & Aurea Wangerien – Clayton, NC

Introducing Glenn & Aurea Wangerien – Clayton, NC

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...
Meet Elise & Matt Anderson – Eastern Iowa

Meet Elise & Matt Anderson – Eastern Iowa

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...
Meet Candy Knepper! – Knoxville, TN

Meet Candy Knepper! – Knoxville, TN

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...
2020 – MITS Annual Conference Highlights

2020 – MITS Annual Conference Highlights

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...
Meet Scott & Larry of Clearwater, Florida

Meet Scott & Larry of Clearwater, Florida

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...