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.
Shutters
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.
Cornices
When it comes to interior design, window treatments alone can make a statement in the way that they look in a room and filter natural light.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Drapery Hardware
Choose from a wide selection of styles.
Fabrics
Choose from our large selection of fabric colors, patterns and textures.
Free Estimates
Get a free estimate for your next decorating project.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
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Bathroom
See window covering solutions for privacy and moisture-resistance.
Bedroom
See window covering solutions for privacy and room darkening.
Home Office
See window covering solutions for light filtering and glare control.
Kitchen
See window covering solutions for a variety of needs and kitchen styles.
Living Room
See window covering solutions for light filtering and UV protection.
Media Room
See room darkening window treatments for your media room.
Nursery & Kids Room
See child-safe window coverings for baby nurseries and kids rooms
Angled Windows
See blinds and shades for angled, sloped, and triangle-shaped windows.
Arched Windows
See blinds and shades for arched, half-circle or half-moon windows.
Bay, Bow, Corner Windows
See blinds and shades for bay, bow and corner windows.
French Doors
See shutters, blinds and shades for French Doors.
Sidelights
See blinds and shades for sidelight windows.
Sliding Glass Doors
See blinds and shades for patio and sliding-glass doors.
Skylights
See blinds and shades specifically suited for skylights.
Automated
See all options for automated blinds and shades.
Blackout
See our options for blinds and shades that best control light.
Energy Efficient
See blinds and shades that help save energy at the window.
Light Filtering
See blinds and shades for light filtering and UV protection.
Child and Pet-Friendly
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Layering Window Treatments
The right window treatments can transform a room. Shades, blinds, shutters, and drapes can be used independently or they can be used in combination with one another. When you combine treatments, it creates a dimensional look with additional layers of functionality. Here are the top reasons to consider layering your window treatments:
Visual Effect
Layering window treatments adds dimension and more visual interest to a space. For instance, adding drapes over blinds can add softness or a pop of color. Layer on a cornice to add elegance and draw the eye up to make the room feel more spacious. Tell your Gotcha Covered design consultant what your design goals are, and they will tell you which combination of treatments will get you there.
Flexible privacy & light control
Different styles and opacities of treatments provide different levels of privacy and light control. Layering treatments allows you to unlock more levels. If you only add room darkening drapes in your bedroom, for example, you’ll have just two options: full privacy and a dark room when the drapes are closed and full light and no privacy when the drapes are open. If you were to add a Silhouette shade under those drapes, now you can experience daytime privacy with filtered light when the drapes are open.
If you’re not a fan of drapes, shades with the Duolite® feature combine two products in one. This system combines a light-filtering and a room-darkening fabric into a single shade so you can maintain your privacy while still enjoying beautiful, filtered sunlight.
Blackout
There are many styles of treatments that can drastically darken a room, but light can seep in through the tiniest gaps or pinholes. To accomplish the best blackout conditions, you’ll need to layer several treatments together. Room darkening drapes and Duette® Honeycomb shades with LightLock® are an excellent combination.
If you are a light sleeper or a shift worker who sometimes needs to sleep during the day, be sure to ask your Gotcha Covered design consultant about which combination of treatments will achieve the best blackout conditions in your bedroom.
Conceal Hardware & Headrails
Many shades or blinds have slim or decorative headrails that are quite attractive. However not everyone loves this look. If you fall into this category, layering on a cornice can conceal the headrail while also drawing the eyes up to make a room feel taller and more spacious.
Valances are also beloved because they can hide drapery rods, roller tracks, or other utilitarian hardware that is needed, giving your windows a cleaner look. Valences can be casual or formal depending on the fabric and style you choose.
Energy Efficiency
An astonishing 50% of a home’s heating and cooling can be lost through its windows! Layering up on energy-efficient treatments will decrease that loss, keeping your home warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Hunter Douglas Cellular Shades have earned the industry’s highest energy efficient rating. Combine them with lined drapes and you’ll save big on energy bills year-round.
Layering window treatments is a smart choice but the process can be daunting on your own. Leave the hard work to us! Our designers will help you decide which combination of treatments are right for your home. Our installation team will ensure they are installed properly. Request your free consultation to get started now.