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Cherry Grove (843) 273-4573 Ocean Isle (910) 727-5164

Family Owned · Trusted in the Carolinas for 30+ Years

The shop on Sea Mountain Hwy.
Family-owned, and run like it.

We're a small crew — Chad, Carter, Matt, Jennifer, Heather and Karl — measuring, building, and installing custom window treatments out of our two coastal showrooms. When you call 843-273-4573, you reach one of us.

A small crew: Chad, Carter, Matt, Jennifer, Heather and Karl.

Five of the A Shade Above Coastal crew standing together in the Cherry Grove showroom.
The crew at the Cherry Grove showroom A Shade Above Coastal · 2026
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Two Coastal Showrooms · Cherry Grove + Ocean Isle · Trusted by the Carolinas Since 1993 · ★★★★★ 280+ Google Reviews

Meet the Crew

Six people. Two showrooms. Every job.

Chad Alexander — partner at A Shade Above Coastal

Chad

Partner · Shutters, Roller Shades & Patio Shades

30+ years in the trade. Knows every product on the sample wall but specializes in shutters, roller shades and patio shades. Comes to your house, measures, writes the quote.

Matt — A Shade Above Coastal install lead

Matt

Install Lead

Runs our installs along with Carter

Carter Alexander — A Shade Above Coastal install crew, Chad's son

Carter

Install · With Matt · Chad's Son

Grew up in the shop. Rides with Matt — the two of them install together. Second generation on the truck.

Jennifer — A Shade Above Coastal showroom

Jennifer

Design · Soft Treatments Specialist

Our design and soft-treatments specialist. If drapery, sheers, or interior shadings (Silhouettes, Pirouettes, Luminettes) are on the list, Jennifer is your designer — samples in the showroom, or she'll come measure and write the quote at your house.

Heather — A Shade Above Coastal showroom

Heather

Cherry Grove Showroom · Office & Scheduling

Keeps the Cherry Grove showroom running smooth. She helps walk-in customers, handles the scheduling, checks orders in, and hands you to Jennifer or Chad when it’s time to talk specifics. Recently moved to the beach from West Virginia; her son plays quarterback at LSU.

Karl

Karl

Ocean Isle Showroom

Karl runs our Ocean Isle showroom at Ocean Plaza. He knows custom window treatments, space planning and interior design, and he'll walk you from the first idea to the last detail. Custom drapery and Roman shades are his favorites, for the warmth and texture they add to a home at the beach. Stop in and check out the samples, or call him at 910-727-5164.

Our Process

Three visits. No surprises.

1

We come measure

Free in-home visit. We bring samples, measure every window, and write up a real quote.

2

We build it

Shutters are built in our Monroe, NC workshop, usually in 3–4 weeks. Shades and blinds come from Hunter Douglas.

3

We install

We install it ourselves. Matt and Carter do the work, with no unknown subcontractors.

How We Do Business

Two things you can count on.

Buying window treatments should be simple. Here's how we keep it that way.

We install it ourselves

Matt and Carter do our installs. No unknown subcontractors in your house.

No phone tree

Call 843-273-4573 and you get Heather at the Cherry Grove showroom. If we miss it, we call back same day.

Repairs: We do not repair blinds we did not install. Bought from us? Request a repair.

Started as competitors. Ended up family.

Dalton Taylor started building shutters in Monroe, NC in 1993. Chad was his competitor, then his partner, and in 2018 the two of them opened the Cherry Grove showroom. The whole story, old photos included, has its own page.

Get a free measure & quote

Chad, Jennifer or Karl comes to you with samples and writes the quote. Matt and Carter handle the install.

We'll text or call back same day. We never share your info.