Author Archives: Matt Buquoi

Painting Window Boxes

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Matt Buquoi

Window boxes are designed to be a part of the house and as such, color selection is crucial to matching or complementing your home. This article covers how to choose the right color for your home to get the best effect. Window boxes are usually painted to match the trim, shutters, or siding of the home. Continue reading →

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Spring 2011 Window Box Context

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Matt Buquoi

Flower Window Boxes is collecting pictures of window boxes for our 2011 spring window box contest. All of our customers are eligible to send in their window box pictures and one picture will be chosen as our winner. Continue reading →

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How to Repair Rotting Window Boxes

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Matt Buquoi

Ok, so you bought a wooden window box and it was absolutely gorgeous when you first installed it. You remember it like it was yesterday, but now it’s starting to show signs of rot and decay and problems are starting to loom. The real problem is that it really does seem like just yesterday that you put it up. That’s because the average wooden window box only lasts 3 years. In many cases signs of rot begin to show in as little as months. Continue reading →

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Craftsman Style Architecture Making a Comeback

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Matt Buquoi

Craftsman style architecture was a huge hit in the early 1900s. The beautiful architectural style with unique craftsman trims and decorative exterior accents were a display of craftsman beauty, architectural dilligence, and pure woodworking expertise. The craftsman style faded, however, because as beautiful as these architectural accents were, they became maintenance nightmares on the exterior due mainly to rotting. Beautifully crafted architectural details were needing to be removed or redone in order to maintain the architectural integrity. Craftsman style homes eventually faded out and track homes took the limelight. Continue reading →

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Atlanta Architecture New Hotspot for Fusion, Craftsman Comeback

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Matt Buquoi

With the housing market in a small recession, home buyers are in a great power position to get the home of their dreams at a spectacular price. This is especially true in Atlanta where a very large surplus of homes has left the market flooded and plenty of choices for buyers to choose from. Builders are dropping prices and offering incentives and upgrades to the exterior to add more curb appeal for buyers. This has included architectural elements such as window boxes, cedar brackets and gables, garage door hardware, functional shutters, and more. Continue reading →

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Window Box Trends – PVC and Fiberglass window boxes

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Matt Buquoi

Window boxes seem to be popping up all over the place lately. Over the last decade window boxes have become increasingly popular with online searches doubling from 2004 to 2005 and doubling again in 2006. Window boxes used to be a seasonal item that was only searched for online in the months of april and may. In 2007, searches were up 8-fold over 2004 for window boxes and reached high volumes from february all the way to october. This increasing trend for window boxes is due to a variety of factors. Continue reading →

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Hire a Landscaper to Increase Your Homes Resale Value During a Buyers Market

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Matt Buquoi

Understanding how a buyers market works is crucial to figuring out how and where to allocate spending on improvement to your home in hopes to regain much of it back on increased demand and value of your home. While traditionally, kitchens and bath remodelling has been a good investment, current studies suggest that putting more money into curb appeal can go farther for your dollar. Continue reading →

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FlowerWindowBoxes.com Coupon Code, Coupons for Flower Window Boxes

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Matt Buquoi

FlowerWindowBoxes.com is proud to present a coupon code good for 2011. Use coupon code “WINDOW” to save 5% off your next purchase today over $500. Or use coupon code “FLOWER” for a 10% discount on orders over $1000. Flower Window Boxes coupon code “WINDOW” will be good through the end of the 2011 year. Continue reading →

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Atlanta GA Exterior Shutters

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Matt Buquoi

Flower Window Boxes is your affordable supplier of PVC exterior shutters that look like wood and don’t rot. Our North Atlanta Exterior Shutters company is based in Cumming, GA and we provide custom quotes to customers in the Atlanta and North GA area. Some of the areas we service are Cumming, Alpharetta, Marrietta, Dunwoody, Flowery Branch, Canton, Roswell, Johns Creek, and Buford to name a few. Continue reading →

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PVC Exterior Shutters

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Matt Buquoi

Flower Window Boxes, Inc. is proud to offer a new line of PVC exterior shutters . Our shutter line will feature 7 different styles offered in a variety of custom sizes. This high quality line of pvc exterior shutters will feature solid core construction and full functionality with standard operable hardware. We believe that our line of PVC exterior shutters will set a new standard for no rot operable shutters that last a lifetime. They will also be paintable to match to your home. Continue reading →

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