I have 2" white wood blinds on all my windows-that would be 21 throughout the house(!). I had mine done by a local independent window company because some of the windows are so large I needed multiple blinds with a very particular configuration. I didn't trust myself to measure and install those. However, if your windows are simple one-blind affairs I would suggest ordering and installing yourself. As others have said it isn't hard to do. I also have wood blinds on french doors, and am replacing smaller ones with 2" wood. I got a recommendation from this forum to try ordering from justblinds.com, and they seem like a very good source. The price was the cheapest, the blinds came quickly and they look perfect. Haven't installed them yet but so far, so good. Check this site out, you may find you can get what you want cheaper than buying locally. Justblinds beat out my indie vendor, as well as several other local companies and Home Depot. Here is a link that might be useful: Just Blinds

Can you get multiple shades on a single headrail? I was going to go bamboo and had the same issue. My windows were just over 70" wide and I was advised not to go with a single wide blind. We'd need ours lined (I see neighbors, so you might too?) and apparently they get ungodly heavy at that width. I didn't want completely separate shades, though, because they're so hard to line up and end up looking piecemeal (IMO). I have a pic of individual pane shades I can post of it would help (I'll have to pull it off my phone rq). I ended up going with shutter blinds (extra wide slat horixontal blinds), multiple blinds on a single headrail. It looks cohesive, but each blind is very manageable, and I like that I can raise/lower them independently.

Very kind note, thank you. My unit has been flooded five times by my upstairs neighbors. You really lose your mind after twice, to be honest. And this time they insist I have to pay for the pipe, because they don't understand the layout, the rules, the obligations of ownership--they live out of state for 30+ years and just collect rents and do little to no maintenance. I finally broke down and called City inspectors. It's ridiculous to suffer so much damage to my prized home. It is overwhelming, and I tried to have a light-hearted moment to do something I could do myself and improve my situation. I can't do anything about the permanent, irreparable damage to gorgeous original wainscoting and floors. Sure we can sand it all down, bondo it, and COVER IT UP with new paint, but we can never have intact original beautiful 1910 woodwork again, nor will I ever have the exquisite quality first-time paint that was done in 1994 and would have lasted another 20 years. That sort of paint is no longer available in the US. Of course, I have ahead of me months of negotiating with contractors, plasterers, painters, woodworkers, and the insurance company, now that --6 weeks later--the pipe upstairs is finally replaced. Looking at the sun damage to my floors in a room unaffected by this flood, I wanted to just put up some blinds, finally, after the contractor damaged the prior ones--many years ago, I confess. I am grateful for your kind words. I am going to pull off one of those clips to see if there's a brand name. I sent a photo to an online service called fixmyblinds.com. At this point, I'm just crushed and disheartened, and would certainly never hire a mocking, disrespectful designer to help me in the future. Being critical of me for someone else's damage is just unproductive. There's always the opportunity to simply PASS on commenting if you can't or don't want to help the member solve a riddle. One thing I wish to say is, in San Francisco, not everyone has an unlimited budget of time and money; I would never have been able to purchase this beautiful flat if I hadn't been a very practical person, conserving time and money, allocating carefully for MY long-term priorities, all my life--since I started working at age 13. Thanks again for the empathetic words.

Most companies do not sell direct. They all go thru distribution of some sort. Not all have to be bought thru an installer. Typically vinyl (better brands) are the only ones sold that way. Full framed new construction or insert type replacements? Fiberglass, Vinyl, Wood or Alum/Clad Wood? What region of the country as many of the better brands are regional (at least in the vinyl)? What type of budget and how many windows are you speaking of?