Weather Queen Screen Porch Shades

12/12/2025

Year end bookwork sometimes gets side tracked as it is easy to get lost in the wonderful homeowners we have worked with. I came across this installation and read the note our homeowner had shared with me. This reaffirmed the very heart of why we have constantly worked to help our homeowners have the magic of a protected screen porch that reflects their heart.

07/25/2025

05/16/2025

Last year a homeowner called us to update his Weather Queen® Shades. We have a picture of their original shades to headline our Facebook site.
We had installed their shades in 2015 and even though they still looked good, he felt that it was wise to replace before problems started.
In 2015 I took a picture of their Blessing Stone in the yard as it impressed me so much. It was obvious that love was in that home.
There was no hurry as their porch was completely protected.
I have included pictures of the care that goes into the fabrication of their new shades. This spring Pete installed the new shades.

04/18/2025

A few days ago we received the top photo from a wonderful homeowner in Georgia. I also added a couple of the pictures from the original installation.

She said they still love the shades that where installed in 2018 and that we could use them on Facebook and our new website that we are working on.

I cannot thank our homeowners enough for all the encouragement and support they have given us through the years. The heart of Weather Queen® Exterior Screen Porch shades is giving our homeowners a comfortable and easy care traditional screen porch. We take great pride in the careful craftsmanship that goes into our shades.
Thank you Brenda.

03/07/2025

Early morning in our workshop. The barn is where Larry prepares the hardware to be powder coated by Henry's of Rice Lake. This has been a very good year. We are busy, but only with installations for previous clients that have a new home or friends who know someone who has our shades on their screen porch.
We love our small quality focused workshop. 25 years of fabricating our amazing exterior screen porch system has taught us a lot.
Last December we decided not pay for another year with the website Houzz had built for us. We love being on their site, but the website did not have a category for us so we kept getting inquiries for interior treatments or building screen porches.
We now are working on making a simple new website. At the same time we have more jobs in this year so far, than all of last year. The slow precision work it takes to make Weather Queen Exterior Screen Porch shades fills us with pride and appreciation for our homeowners.

11/11/2022

As an interior window treatment fabricator, historical treatments have always been close to my heart. There were so many fine touches that reflected an era of local pride in workmanship and a slower way of life.
As we work to protect our homeowners screen porches, historic homes also have a special place in our hearts. We feel that Weather Queen Shades reflect the practical craftsmanship that is so often found in the older homes.

This summer we worked with the homeowner and builder of a beautiful Midwestern historic home. The homeowners hired a quality builder to restore their large wrap around screen porch. Pete, our Senior Sales Rep/Installer, worked closely with their builder to assure everything went smoothly. Clyde, our son and motorization specialist, made a preplanning trip to the job, with Pete, to map out the motorization systems.
My husband Larry, worked on the hardware and even made a jig to assure that the three smaller end shades that were mounted on one motor system, were all perfectly positioned.
Marshia and I worked for two months to fabricate the shades. Candy, our daughter came down to help Marshia and me as much as she could. We worked carefully to assure all shades fit perfectly and back pleats matched across each span of shades.
Nyhus Enterprises of Chippewa Falls helped us custom match the powder and Henry's of Rice Lake did a beautiful job of powder coating.
We helped Pete load up his Weather Queen® Van with all the boxed up shades, tracks, motor systems and hardware. Pete and Noah headed south with a full van. They met with one of the builder’s men to complete the intricate work needed to assure a quality installation. The shades are all motorized and work with wall units, tablet and phone apps. Each shade can be controlled in unison, by each side or individually.

We are all rightfully proud of how the job turned out

09/30/2022

In 2012 we protected this homeowner's screen porch with our Weather Queen® Exterior Screen Porch Shade System. On their new lake home, the only thing that was missing was a screen porch with a fireplace to be able to enjoy all year around. They choose the Sunbrella® Awning and Marine fabric Cocoa. It has the look of soft leather and complements their home beautifully.
NorSon Builders did a beautiful job of marrying the screen porch to their original lake home. Craftsmanship at it's best!

09/23/2022

The last couple of months have been full as Candy, Marshia and I worked on the Indiana job. 30 motorized shades. Lots of matching stripes. Shades have less than 1/8" tolerance on the width and must be square. Flat felled seams that must assure the stripes are all the same width. Stripes add to the challenge, but we are pleased. Can hardly wait to see them installed.

06/17/2022

Yesterday Pete installed our shades on a cozy 1930's home. This is the second home we installed Weather Queen Shades on for them. Downsizing after years of living and working south of the Twin Cities, they sold their home and moved to a cozy 1930's home 10 miles from downtown Minneapolis. They loved the house, but it did not have a screen porch. Their builder did a wonderful job of respecting the look and feel of this home. The screen porch looks, like it has always been part of the home. Surrounded by woods the soft sounds of nature completes their enjoyment of a peaceful home. Of course this porch also is used as a sleeping porch, gathering place for afternoon visits and fresh air. We are so proud to add to the enjoyment of their home.

06/03/2022

We have been busy creating elegant Weather Queen® Shades from the high quality Sunbrella® Awning and Marine fabric. Our Hayward, Wisconsin job is ready to install. The Sunbrella® Crest Ash fabric is incased in our Windguard Track System powder coated in Firebrick Red, to coordinate with their window trim. Quiet and durable elegance!
We are in the process of finishing a Golden Valley, Minnesota job with the Colonnade Current Sunbrella® Fabric. One of the many fabrics that are now discontinued, but we found the last of it. It too is incased in the Firebrick Red Windguard Track.
Our next job will be going down to Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 188 yards of Beaufort Forest Green/ Natural 6 Bar. Life is good in our little shop back in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin.

We would love for you to check out our reviews on Houzz at:

www.Houzz/weatherqueenshadesreviews.com

04/22/2022

Last fall our homeowner called to request a bid for the Weather Queen Exterior Shades System for their Galveston Island Home. A dear friend had told them how much she loved our shades on her Lake Huron home in Michigan. Happy homeowners know the value and utility of the system. They are the best marketers we could ever have. I spoke to our homeowner a few days ago to see how they liked the shades. It filled my heart with joy to hear how much they loved them and how lowering one side in strong winds protected her plants. They also told me how impressed they where with our master sales rep/installer, Pete Schobert.

12/25/2021

Winter is here in the Northwoods. May the Holiday's bring you joy, peace, close family and health. Thank you for allowing us to assist you with making your screen porch into a place for relaxation with friends and family. The pleasure of careful craftsmanship and knowing we are improving the live of our homeowners is priceless.