Shopping in Eagle

It was the early 1990s, and all across the nation groups of five ambitious youngsters were getting together to better mankind: the Power Rangers, Captain Planet's Planeteers, and the founders of Budget Blinds. Though the latter group began its humble operation out of an apartment, business ballooned and now it has more than 1,000 consultants across the continent. This team extends the window-savvy of the founders by performing free in-home consultations that give homeowners a concrete idea of what new window coverings would look like in their home. The shops' blinds, shutters, shades, and drapes can be custom-ordered for size, fabric, and style from among thousands of options by more than 25 vendors. As a testament to their window-beautifying prowess, Budget Blinds' consultants were hired to deck out a home on HGTV's Showhouse Showdown, which lures viewers searching for two houses to draw pistols at dawn.