PowerView® Automation
Program your window treatments so that they adjust themselves automatically, creating the perfect room ambiance morning, noon and night.
Sheer Shades
Learn more about Hunter Douglas custom window sheers, including our shadings and privacy sheers. Innovative, light-diffusing sheers. Your trusted source for window treatments.
Cellular Shades
Cellular honeycomb shades from Hunter Douglas. An energy-efficient design that traps air in distinct pockets to help keep your house cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Roman Shades
Custom-made fabric Roman Shades by Hunter Douglas, combining the look of soft folds with the ease and convenience of a shade. Custom-crafted.
Roller Shades
The Hunter Douglas roller shades & solar screen shades collections offer excellent light control and a clean, stylish look in a range of fabrics and materials.
Woven Shades
For a warm, natural look our Hunter Douglas Woven Wood Shades collection of window treatments transforms sunlight into captivating design statements. Choose yours today.
Vertical Shades
Find the right custom vertical shades for any room in your home. Search our most popular window shades.
Wood Blinds
From controlling light to their stylish, sleek look, wood blinds have been a favorite among homeowners for decades.
Metal Blinds
Find the perfect metal blinds for any room in your home. From controlling light to their stylish, sleek look, metal blinds have been a favorite among homeowners.
Vertical Blinds
Discover Hunter Douglas customized vertical blinds featuring elegant styling and translucency in a large selection of colors, treatments, and textures. Lifetime guarantee.
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Hunter Douglas custom window shutters provide superior light control and privacy with classic styles, long-lasting finishes, and exceptional craftsmanship.
Drapery
Choose from timeless and on-trend fabrics, including lofty textures and alluring jacquards, artisanal embroideries and luminous sheers.
Light Enhancing
Enjoy the beauty of natural light and make any space more captivating, with the following light-enhancing shades.
Room Darkening
Want a darker room for better sleep or optimal movie binging? These shades and drapes help block light at the window.
Energy Efficient
Live comfortably and save energy with these shades. Designer to keep a room warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Door Coverings
Manage natural light and add privacy with these window treatments that work well for sliding-glass and patio doors.
Sound Absorption
Create a quieter, more relaxing room with these window treatments, which help absorb sound, reducing exterior noise.
Top-Down Bottom-Up
For privacy and natural light, position shades from the top, bottom or both. These shades have this feature available.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
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We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.
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Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
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Are Motorized Window Treatments Worth It?
When most people see motorized window treatments in action, they're impressed. Immediately after that, they might think: Are automated window treatments worth it? The Discount Best Blinds and Shutters design team gets that. The systems work seamlessly, and, truth be told, they're pretty amazing. But since they're an investment in your home, we recommend looking beyond their initial appeal.
Motorization Benefits, Explained
The convenience factor alone convinces many homeowners to upgrade to these systems. You can open, close, adjust, and program your window coverings with a remote control, app, or voice commands. That's especially valuable for hard-to-reach windows above bathtubs, behind furniture, or on high walls.
These benefits also make motorized blinds worth it:
- It adds value for households with people who have mobility challenges. The ability to control window treatments without physical effort enhances independence and accessibility.
- These systems contribute to energy efficiency. You can program them to close during peak sunlight hours in summer to reduce cooling costs; open them to bring in warm sun rays during the winter. Over time, these energy savings can offset the initial investment.
- Since motorization systems are cordless, they reduce choking hazards for children and pets.
- Programming your blinds to open and close when you're away makes it look like someone's home, which is a fine safety feature.
Hunter Douglas offers PowerView® Automation on most of their window coverings, including horizontal and vertical blinds, cellular shades, Roman shades, and more.
Are Motorized Shades Worth It? Read About These Features
Hunter Douglas offers different motorization options for their shades, blinds, and shutters:
PowerView® Automation
This premium system offers basic operations and more. You can create custom "scenes" for different times of day or activities. In the morning, blinds can rise with the sun; evening settings add privacy as darkness falls. You can also use wall-mounted controls to activate predefined settings.
PowerView® Automation is compatible with the Hunter Douglas Pebble Remote Control and the PowerView® App. Use Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit for voice commands. It also works with high-end smart home systems, like Control4®, Crestron®, Elan®, RTI, URC®, and Savant®.
SoftTouch™ Motorization
For a more hands-on approach, SoftTouch™ gives you motorization without connectivity. Activate the motor with a gentle pull on the wand.
Manual Control Options
If motorization isn't possible in the future, Hunter Douglas has manual operating systems for its window treatments. The available options depend on the chosen style.
- Wand Control: Eliminates pull cords with a wand for enhanced child and pet safety.
- Combination Wand/Cord Control. A single wand that can travel across and rotate the vanes or louvers.
- LiteRise®: Lets you operate your window coverings by pushing up or pulling down with your hand.
- UltraGlide®: A retractable system; the cord remains at one length when raising and lowering window treatments.
- EasyRise™: A continuous cord loop engineered for smooth, easy operation.
Are Automated Window Treatments Worth It? It’s An Absolute Yes!
Discount Best Blinds and Shutters features Hunter Douglas Window Treatments and Carole Fabrics™, with custom designs for modern homes. We can show you the motorized and manual operation systems and their compatible styles. We proudly serve clients in the Santa Rosa area, including Windsor, Healdsburg, Sebastopol, Occidental, Cotati, Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Novato, San Rafael, Saint Helena, Calistoga, and Kenwood, California. Contact us today to request a consultation.