“Alpharetta is such a beautiful city with continued growth. We are constantly looking for ways to become more involved in the community.” Small business owner Andrea Zare is committed to Alpharetta and she and her partner (in business and life) Sean decided to continue to invest by renovating their showroom at Classic Blinds & Shutters Design Center.
They have been in their location on Main Street for ten years and are excited about the new renovation, which gives them an opportunity to bring new trends and industry updates to their business, with a beautiful and inviting new space.
Andrea and Sean founded the company 27 years ago. Their son Zackary Zare has been learning the business for the last five years. He is soon to graduate from the University of Alabama’s Business School and join his parents in growing the business.
We sat down with Andrea to ask about the company’s growth.
Congratulations on the renovation. What is your favorite new display?
It is so hard to pick just one favorite because they are all new. We just had the new Hunter Douglas Gallery installed, featuring new and innovative automated products. We also have new Graber and drapery displays to showcase.
And, for the winter months, what products are you excited about?
We are very excited about all of the new products, especially the new automated innovations and the duolite shades which offer you two shades on one headrail. This allows you to have the shades completely up and out of the way or have a sheer shade down that offers light filtering or you can drop the back shade to give you room-darkening features. This is a product that you have to see in person. We would love for you to stop by the showroom so that we can demonstrate it in person.
Your team has grown over the last ten years, too. Tell us about your team members.
Adrian Bernabe started in 2003 as our only installer and is now our Hunter Douglas certified installer. Amy Allen has been on our design team since early 2016 and Melody Tripp joined the design team later that year. Danna Beatty joined our design team in 2017 and Sam Esmaeili started in sales in late 2018. Pedro Maldonado started in 2018 and is our expert shutter and blind installer. Nela Salehi started in August of 2021 as our social media marketing manager.
Classic Blinds & Shutters
488 N Main St #109, Alpharetta
Andrea and Sean's tradition to celebrate “Friendsgiving” the Friday evening after Thanksgiving with our closest friends. Everyone brings their leftovers. We light the outdoor fireplace, turn on the fire tables and candles, turn on music and the hot tub, and relax.