Why Budget Blinds of Austin & Hill Country
Meet your local, neighborhood experts.
Here's our team: ready to design the perfect look in new custom window coverings for you!
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Daniel McElroy
Owner
Daniel is the owner of Budget Blinds of Austin, Hill Country, and East Austin. He has been involved in small businesses his entire life and loves to think about interesting solutions to complicated problems. Daniel prides himself on going the extra mile for customers satisfaction. His passion in business is to provide exceptional customer service and solve his client’s problems every day. You can expect the same level of commitment from every one of his Budget Blinds teammates.
Daniel lives in Austin with his 5-year-old daughter and loves all things with a motor. He enjoys fast cars, fast planes, slow boats, and time with friends and family.
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Adriana Almand
Office Manager
Adriana is the glue that holds everything together. She is the Office Manager and is responsible for everything from sales to installation and your complete satisfaction! Adriana is an entrepreneur who owned a wholesale business and boutique for 15 years. Now she serves as our number one problem solver. When she isn’t working you can catch her with her two kids (three if you count her fur baby). Adriana loves spending time in the water, gardening and listening to music.
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Cassie Nielson
Schedule Coordinator & Marketing Manager
Cassie is our go-to girl for scheduling and marketing. She has a background in retail and customer service and loves to help our customers. She is the one that manages our social media! Be sure to follow our Facebook page and Instagram to see updates and promotions! In her free time she enjoys playing with her two dogs, reading and playing video games with friends.
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Rebecca Tucker
Design Consultant
Rebecca is a Design Consultant. Her attention to detail and eye for design helps customers choose treatments that are both functional and beautiful. She specializes in shutters, blinds, shades, and motorization. In her free time, Rebecca enjoys hiking in the Texas Hill Country, spending time with her three children, and playing competitive board games.
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Brooks Audrey
Design Consultant
Brooks is a Design Consultant with a background in the theater world. She has a creative eye to really bring a room together and add those magical touches for all your windows. She specializes in shutters, blinds, shades, and motorization. She loves animals and has an adorable French bulldog named Bean. She has lived in multiple cities in Texas and loves the adventure of trying new things that each new city brings.
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Joy Schranghamer
Design Consultant
Joy is a registered Interior Designer which allows her to select the perfect window treatments to suit your home. She specializes in blinds, shades, shutters, and motorization. In her free time Joy likes to travel, listen to true crime podcasts, and play Monster Jam with her son.
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Renee Guire
Design Consultant
Renee is a Design Consultant with over 20 years in the home furnishings and design industry. She is passionate about the way color and texture are used in the design process. Renee loves helping you choose the best window treatments to meet you functional, as well as aesthetic goals. She is a creative personality and in her spare time enjoys studying design and lifestyle, traveling, and looking for new restaurants and food adventures.
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Nicole Colandrea
Design Consultant
Nicole is a Design Consultant. She has a keen eye for design and enjoys working with color and fabrics to help clients beautify their spaces. Her goal is to educate clients and create an enjoyable sale and design process. She spends her free time creating plaster art, doing DIY projects, gardening, watching sports, and traveling. Nicole and her husband are dog lovers and have two spoiled rescue pups, Timmy and Hank.
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Mike Autrey
Lead Installer
Mike is a Lead Installer. Mike has been in the window coverings industry for 15+ years. He strives to make every install the best one yet and he loves to talk to you about the window solutions you selected! Mike is quick on his toes and is detail orientated, but don’t blink because he is super-fast too. Mike is a family man who loves his work. If he’s not hanging from a ladder installing you can find him fishing and playing with his kids, on the golf course with his wife, or laying by the pool with the whole family.
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Kenny Lacey
Lead Installer
Kenny is a lead installer. Kenny has been in the window treatment industry for 10+ years. He can tackle any installation you throw at him. He loves seeing the finished product in your home and love adding those final touches. In his free time you can find him spending time with his son and wife.
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Eddie Herrera
Jr. Installer
Eddie is a Jr. installer. Eddie has experience being a commercial glass installer for almost 3 years. He also worked in construction for about 5 years. In his free time, he likes to spend time drawing or play video games.
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Sloan Wilson
Jr. Installer
Sloan is a Jr. installer. He has experience in construction and construction management. He loves creating that customer experience and making sure that everyone is happy at the end of the day. In his free time, he enjoys making music and is currently working on his own album. He also loves spending time with his dog, King, friends and family. He likes to build things, coding, and fixing things.