Stoneside delivers a five-star window covering experience

Custom-made blinds, shades, and drapery

The perfect window treatments for your home or office

Together, we'll transform your home with the perfect window treatments.

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The perfect window coverings for your home or office

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We measure, design and install premium window coverings for you

Get the look you're dreaming of, starting with a free in-home design consultation to learn about your vision, explore the possibilities, and answer all your questions. If you wish to go forward, we'll come to your home or office to measure your windows, finalize your product and fabric choices, and deliver a complete design plan. We then custom hand-craft your window treatments in our US manufacturing facility to your exact requirements and our professional installer return to complete a flawless installation.

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Stoneside is the highest-rated national full-service window covering company in America based on customer reviews.

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Motorization

Raise and lower your window treatments with a phone, tablet, remote, wall switch, or other home automation device. The choice is yours!

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Handcrafted in the USA

from American and imported parts. Every blind and shade we sell is custom crafted by us in our modern U.S.-based manufacturing facilities.

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Stoneside in Lake Forest

Stoneside Blinds & Shades - Lake Forest - Custom window blinds and shades for the Lake Forest, Illinois area

Whether you have a home on the lake or closer to town, we have a wealth of experience creating high-end window treatment designs for homes and businesses in Lake Forest. We come to you for design consultation so we can learn what your needs are and share samples of potential design ideas in the context of your space. Then our professional installers take care of the rest. From start to finish, you can expect the highest level of customer service available in the industry.

To get started, call 847.453.4581 or Live Chat to schedule a free virtual design consultation from the comfort of your home with our Lake Forest Design Team.

Our Lake Forest Design Team

Installation Specialist

Ryan Mrockowski

Ryan has a degree in General Arts from Harper College and has worked in the residential installation business for over five years. His favorite part of...

Ryan has a degree in General Arts from Harper College and has worked in the residential installation business for over five years. His favorite part of working with Stoneside is meeting different people every day and then seeing their reactions to the transformation that happens after he installs their new window treatments. An expert at dealing with tricky installation challenges, Ryan firmly believes that where there is a will, there is a way. Ryan was born and raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. His favorite thing about the city (besides the Bears) is its beautiful skyline.

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Design Consultant

Jason Walker

With over 20 years of experience and a design degree from East Tennessee State University, Jason has a wealth of knowledge! Having traveled the world and...

With over 20 years of experience and a design degree from East Tennessee State University, Jason has a wealth of knowledge! Having traveled the world and lived in many different places, he brings a unique outlook to the design process. He feels that window treatments are “the icing on the cake” for finishing any home or office and enjoys making his clients happy with the impact of his work. When Jason Is not helping make design dreams a reality in Chicago, he enjoys entertaining friends and traveling to his other favorite city: Paris, France.

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Design Consultant

Tiffni Williams

With 10 years of experience and 30 years in Chicago, Tiffni understands what makes Chicago homes unique! Tiffni understands that many times, the best thing...

With 10 years of experience and 30 years in Chicago, Tiffni understands what makes Chicago homes unique! Tiffni understands that many times, the best thing she can do for her clients is to help them visualize the possibilities and bring their dream to fruition. When she isn't helping her clients transform their homes, Tiffni enjoys yoga and taking her dog everywhere - especially on trips. Whether it's stand-up paddleboarding, boating, or something else, this Pisces is happiest on the water!

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Installation Specialist

Andre Jones

Andre has lived in Chicago his whole life, so he knows what makes the city special! His favorite thing about working in people's homes is seeing ideas...

Andre has lived in Chicago his whole life, so he knows what makes the city special! His favorite thing about working in people's homes is seeing ideas come to life and how happy they make his customers. When he isn't helping transform his clients' homes and offices, Andre enjoys discovering new restaurants in Chicago's ever-expanding culture while enjoying classics like Portillos and Lou Malnatis!

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Installation Specialist

Ryan Mrockowski

Design Consultant

Jason Walker

Design Consultant

Tiffni Williams

Installation Specialist

Andre Jones

Featured Local Projects

Drapery - Chicago Area - Glencoe, IL - Well Known Flax - Living Room

Luxe Drapery Enhances This Home

The Stoneside team helped this client transform their home in a major way by replacing ubiquitous wood blinds with a variety of roman shades, custom drapery, and transitional shades that brought this beautiful Glencoe home into another dimension of style and functionality.

Stoneside Lake Forest

Communities served by our Lake Forest Design Team

Grayslake

Great Lakes

Gurnee

Lake Bluff

Lake Forest

Lake Zurich

Libertyville

Lincolnshire

Mundelein

North Chicago

Vernon Hills

Wauconda

Waukegan

Stoneside Lake Forest Local Office

Stoneside Lake Forest

100 Saunders Road

Suite 150

Lake Forest, Illinois

60045

By Appointment Only

To get started, call 847.453.4581 or Live Chat to schedule a free in-home or virtual design consultation.

Monday

8 am - 8 pm

Tuesday

8 am - 8 pm

Wednesday

8 am - 8 pm

Thursday

8 am - 8 pm

Friday

8 am - 8 pm

Saturday

9 am - 6 pm

Sunday

9 am - 6 pm

Please contact us by phone or live chat only during the available hours.

Stoneside Blinds & Shades - Lake Forest

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Contemporary and stylish, roller shades are a simple way to set the tone of any room. They are great for both light filtering and room darkening, and can be configured with convenient options like motorization. Their low-profile installation works with any window style. Work with one of our design consultants to pick the perfect fabric and style to highlight your décor.

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Handcrafted from reed, bamboo, and other materials, Stoneside Woven Wood Shades filter sunlight and create privacy while providing texture and natural beauty to your space. Woven Wood Shades come in a variety of colors and weaves sure to fit your style!

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Stoneside Woven Wood Shades - Gaming Room

Handcrafted from reed, bamboo, and other materials, Stoneside Woven Wood Panels filter sunlight and create privacy while providing texture and natural beauty to your space. Woven Wood Panels come in a variety of colors and weaves sure to fit your style while providing a unique look with their vertical format!

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Stoneside Woven Wood Panels - Living Room

Solar shades are sleek, modern, and stunning in homes and offices alike. They offer a sheer look that reduces glare and keeps UV light and heat at bay while preserving beautiful views. Solar shades are incredibly energy efficient in the hot sun, helping beat the heat so you can reduce your air conditioning costs. Many clients opt to add motorization.

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Solar Shades - Mystic Ice White 413 - Living Room

Cellular shades have a clean, modern look and can be configured to open top down and bottom up with corded, cordless, or motorized controls. Because of their honeycomb structure, they are known for their superior insulation that reduces energy costs year-round. Unlike most competitors, we offer both narrow and wide pleat sizes for enhanced customization.

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Cellular Shades - Karamja Sandbar - 3/4" Cell - Bedroom

Vertical cellular shades are primarily used to continue a rooms cellular shade theme across a sliding door. They have all the same features of standard cellular shades, but they are oriented vertically so they can be opened left to right instead of up and down, which works great with a sliding door. Your Stoneside designer can help you coordinate the look.

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Zebra shades (also called transitional shades) come in gorgeous materials that create a modern look and give you the best of both worlds between roller and solar shades. Their sheer fabric lets light in and lets you see out, while the solid panels add more privacy, even when they are open. You can position them to maximize view or privacy while keeping their beautiful look consistent.

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Zebra Shades - Mystic Chestnut 176 - Living Room

Roman shades work beautifully in traditionally styled homes. And because they come in such a wide range of fabrics and patterns, they are also great for adding warmth or design interest to more modern spaces. They can be operated in both top down or bottom up and offer light filtering and black out options. One of our design consultants can connect with you through a virtual design consultation and to learn about your needs and help create the perfect design.

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Shades create a simple, tailored look that can be anything from sleek and modern to soft and traditional. And they offer flexible options to meet any need, like top-down / bottom-up operation, cordless and motorized controls, and energy efficiency. Our professional design consultants can help you pick the style, fabric, and functionality that’s perfect for your home or office.

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The warmth and timeless beauty of natural wood is a wonderful design element. Our wood blinds come in a selection of stains and in a variety of popular Benjamin Moore colors, making them an easy addition to any design scheme. These blinds are the lightest in our collection, and are the best choice if you plan to raise and lower your blinds often.

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For those who want the warm look of wood at a more affordable price, faux wood blinds are a convincing choice to create classic style. They are also good for use in areas with more moisture, such as a bathroom or basement. They are bit heavier, so are not as ideal if you plan to raise or lower them regularly.

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Vertical blinds create a modern look and are great for sliding doors and large window banks. They are also a popular choice for commercial spaces. Our vertical blinds come in a selection of stylish fabrics for an elegant look or in a variety of PVC colors for a simpler look that is also easier to keep clean.

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Blinds are chosen for a more traditional look paired with a simple transition from sunshine and light to complete privacy and room darkening. One of the key advantages is that they block UV light to keep things cool and protect your furniture from the sun. They also offer additional insulation. Our designers can connect with you in a virtual design consultation complete with samples of color choices so that together, you can customize your design.

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Drapery is all about the fabric and how it will transform the light in a room and complement your décor. One of our designers can come see your space, learn how you use it, and share samples for all of our fabrics in the context of your home. Together, you can craft a uniquely dramatic look.

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Our custom drapes are sophisticated in style and can be fully customized to fit any window shape or size. Panels can be layered or combined with roman or roller shades and paired with custom rods and beautiful accents to complete the look. One of our expert designers can provide a free virtual design consultation to create something truly unique to your style and needs.

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Sheer drapes are pure elegance. While most wide drapes have seams that can interrupt the breezy look of sheers, Stoneside wide-width sheers are smooth and seamless. They come in a selection of gorgeous and airy fabrics that transform the look and feel of any room.

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Beautiful, durable, high-quality hardware adds the perfect finishing touch to your custom drapery, panels or sheers. Our custom-crafted drapery hardware and accessories are available in a wide range of styles and finishes, offering an unmatched combination of worry-free functionality with sophisticated design and elegant detailing.

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Drapes are a classic choice with timeless style. They create a stunning effect that makes windows feel larger and rooms more spacious. Some prefer light and airy, others rich, luxurious, and layered. Our designers are here to gain an understanding of how you use the room and what mood you hope to set. Together, we can can create the perfect look.

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Rod-mounted valances are an attractive and affordable way to add depth and contrast to any window. Installed on a drapery rod or pole across the top of a window, rod-mounted valances have a soft appearance, and can vary in style from contemporary and casual to more traditional and formal.

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Board-mounted valances can be used alone or layered with existing window treatments, adding dramatic flair while concealing underlying hardware. Available in a range of styles—from designs that mimic the soft, flowing lines of rod-mounted valances to the precision and structure of fabric-wrapped cornices—board-mounted valances are as versatile as they are fashionable.

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Skillfully upholstered in your choice of hundreds of beautiful materials, fabric cornices take the decor of any room to the next level! With their sculpted, architectural look and variety of decorative hem styles, our fabric cornices add visual interest and dramatic appeal to any space in your home or office.

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Valances and cornices provide an elegant finishing touch for your windows. Our versatile top treatments are available in a wide range of materials and styles: soft, flowing rod-mounted valances; crisply-tailored board-mounted valances; and stately, architectural fabric-wrapped cornices. Whether complementing other window treatments or installed alone, valances and cornices lend sophistication and style to any room.

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