Maxwell Window Shades

San Francisco, United States

4.3

20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 415-681-3414
Website:
www.maxwellwindowshades.com
Address:
3855 Judah St, San Francisco, CA, 94122
b/t 43rd Ave & 44th Ave
Outer Sunset
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
300 ftJudah & 43rd Ave‎
720 ftJudah & 46th Ave‎
0.2 miJudah & 40th Ave‎
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Accepts Credit Cards
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By Appointment Only
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Local time (San Francisco) 23:03 Sunday, 22 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sunday –

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20 reviews of Maxwell Window Shades

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Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
We bought a small pull shade for our window here. It looks perfect. The men working here are so nice. No sales pressure or up selling just helpful and knowledgeable. Wil be back
Place rating: 5
San Rafael, CA
Took my shades in for repair and they were done the next day and the price was more than reasonable. I would definitely recommend this company to others.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
We had a breakdown the other night… while pulling up the blinds to check out the awesome moon everything came tumbling down… OMG what to do…3 day blinds seems to be out of business in the Marina… gave a call to Maxwell and he said bring it on in and I will try to repair it… I figured we might have to replace the whole blind… he called me the next day and had everything fixed… all he had to do was restring it… an honest shop and great service…
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
We recently moved and needed to get custom blinds to cover our new windows. Andy came to the house to measure the windows and brought big books of samples along to show me what they could offer. He talked me through pros and cons of various options and assured me they would be able to install the blinds unobtrusively (I was worried they would really stick out since our window frames are old and narrow). Andy was professional, friendly, and overall great to work with. The blinds arrived quickly, he installed them perfectly, and he even helped set us up to send in paperwork for a rebate on the blinds. Overall a great experience — highly recommend working with these guys.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
We live in an old Victorian and needed custom blinds installed for the large windows it has. Andy came to our house, took measurements and gave recommendations that made choosing a solution easy. The installation was fast, clean, and the results looked great! Great local business!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
In the past year both my mom and I have ordered custom shades and blinds from Maxwell Shades. We are both very pleased with the quality of their products and their customer service. Chris and Andy are wonderful to work with and do a great job. I love supporting local businesses whenever possible and look forward to using their services again in the future.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I had a small repair job but which none of the stores I brought it to would fix. Maxwell Window Shades did it right away for me and charged me next to nothing for it. Much, much appreciated.
Place rating: 5
Parkside, San Francisco, CA
This is just the type of neighborhood business I love to support. They do a great job (I’ve had several shades made here) and are super nice. Go here for your window covering needs — really!
Place rating: 1
San Francisco, CA
I made an appointment with the owner, Andy for him to come out and measure my windows and give me a quote. Not only did he not show up for the appointment, but he never even call to say he wasn’t going to show up.
When I was waiting around for him, Ten minutes After the appointment time I figured I’d call to see if he was coming. His response «Oh yeah, sorry I’m trying to get out of here but I don’t think I’m going to make it» No I“M SO SORRY or Please forgive me, just «yeah I’m not going to be able to make it» and «oh you live downtown? parking is tough there» …Um, What? Do you, or do you Not, own a blinds business in San Francisco?
Extremely bad customer service, would never give them my business or recommend them. Unfortunate.
Place rating: 1
San Francisco, CA
Maxwell Window Shades was the first company I contacted. I scheduled an appointment for Andy to come to my home and was very specific about the date and time. Not only did he not show up within the time frame that we had worked out but he called 20 minutes after the time he though was the correct time which prevented me from being on time for my next appointment. I informed him that my husband whom I wanted to be present for the decisions had already left and that it would have been more considerate if he ha contacted me much sooner. I told him that this interaction did not represent good customer service which for me is the prime consideration in doing business with any professional.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
We curbside consulted Maxwell Window Shades on how to get the blinds in our new home to release. They kindly gave us free advice that was exactly what we needed to get the blinds to work– no replacement or repair needed. We appreciate their honest expertise. We know where to go if we need blinds fixed or replaced in the future!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Our building brings all its blind repair to Maxwell’s and they have always given great service at excellent prices. And they aren’t even in our neighborhood!
Place rating: 2
San Francisco, CA
Shades were installed significantly later than quoted. One of the shades fell apart the next day and continues to do so periodically. Nice guys but not worth the hassle. We won’t be going back here for the rest of the house.
Place rating: 5
New York, NY
We just got 9 different-​sized shades measured + made for all of our kooky windows in our apartment and we are very happy with the company and the service, and with the result — clean and modern — just what we wanted. Andy seems like he really knows what he is doing and I believe it’s a third-​generation business. He even called to say he was running 5 minutes late on the day of installation. (Who does that any more???) The sun shades look gorgeous in the apartment. Bottom line: personalized, old school service, nice people, honest business, great product. Total pleasure to deal with. Thumbs up!
Place rating: 1
San Francisco, CA
I am very surprised at all the 5 star reviews for Maxwell Windown Shades. I was excited to support this company, but after an unproductive visit to their showroom, followed by no show (with no phone call) and eventually a very strange and unpleasant in-​home estimate, I called another local company (National Blinds Window Coverings) for a comparison estimate. National Blinds was far more helpful and responsive and offered us a better product (Hunter Douglas vs. generic) at a significantly lower price. Installation went quickly and smoothly and we couldn’t be happier with our blinds or our decision not to go with Maxwell Window Shades.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Great, personalized service. I needed some type of window covering for large doors in my kitchen that were tough to fit because of a slanted ceiling and nearby pantry. Andrew came out to the house, discussed numerous options and prices — without ever pressuring me – and found a great solution. Fast service and great installation. The result is perfect and a good price for custom made shades. This is the kind of friendly, expert service you don’t see much anymore.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
This is a great place to do business. If you need shades, blinds or window treatments RUN DON’T WALK to Maxwell’s.
They are very knowledgeable, friendly, experienced, and efficient. They are local, independent company located in a nice neighborhood. You can park (easily) in front of their store, then venture down the block afterwards to get a bite to eat and then top the whole outing off with a stroll along the Pacific Ocean.
How great is THAT?
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
The sort of service your grandparents would tell you used to exist in their day, still does at the Maxwell family shop.
I was assisted by the younger Maxwell in the shop who graciously helped me to find exactly what I was looking for.
I could write more, but to truly understand why Maxwell earned 5 stars, one would have to do business with them.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
It’s so nice in these days of big box stores to find a wonderful local business to support. I needed blinds and had no idea where to go, thought I needed to go to Home Depot, which is such a hassle and not easy for me to get to. I discovered Maxwell in my neighborhood and couldn’t be more pleased with their service.
It’s just so rare to find a family run business these days! I met Jim Maxwell who said his parents started the store when he was 4 years old in 1929.
They’re the real deal and i love supporting local, family run businesses!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
When we first moved into our house 10 years ago, we bought blinds/​shades from 3-​day. Huge mistake! We’ve been using Maxwell, on recommendation from a contractor friend, for many years now. They are a small, very friendly, honest, family-​owned business. The dad hangs out in the shop and the sons do the jobs.
We have really great black out shades in the bedrooms, and beautiful, natural wood/​bamboo shades in our living room. They have tons of samples in their showroom in the sunset, but will also bring stuff out to your house. The son (i forget his name) was just here yesterday and is replacing the last of our broken 3-​day blinds.
This is just one of those places that we trust completely. Not cheap, but totally worth it.