Archive for October, 2008

Hunter Douglas EverWood X-tra Blinds

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

EverWood X-tra® blinds offer an exceptionally natural wood-like appearance with the benefits of modern composites making them the best choice in alternative wood blinds. EverWood X-tra® blinds are an ideal choice for any window exposed to the elements since EverWood X-tra® blinds will not fade or wear out. Developed with real wood and composite materials EverWood X-tra® blinds have the distinctive look of wood and the durability of man-made materials. Bring the look of a shutter with the convenience of a blind to any home or office with EverWood X-tra® blinds.
EverWood X-tra® blinds slat size is 2 1/2” with a width of 6” to 96” and a height from 12” to 120”. Twenty- six potential stylistic combinations are possible between colors and finish types. Specialty options for EverWood X-tra® include arches, angles, trapezoids, circles, bay/corner windows, and cut-outs. EverWood X-tra® blinds have a horizontal orientation.
A standard cordlock operation is provided with EverWood X-tra blinds. Motorizations options include PowerTilt™ battery-operated remote control. Energy efficiency and sound absorption are provided by EverWood X-tra® blinds. UV protection when EverWood X-tra® blinds are lowered is superior. Child safety features are available and EverWood X-tra® blinds are soil/dust resistant.

EverWood 2”®

EverWood 2”® blinds are the finest choice in alternative wood blinds. EverWood 2”® blinds are a ideal for windows exposed to the elements guaranteed not to bow, warp, or yellow. Routless de-Light™ blocks incoming light providing increased light control and privacy. Large selection of pleasing white and beautiful TruGrain® finishes with twenty-six possible combinations.
EverWood 2” blinds slats are 2” with width of 6” to 96’ while height is 12”to 96”. Specialty options include arches, angles, trapezoids, circles, bay/corner windows, and cut-outs. EverWood 2” blinds have a horizontal orientation.
Operation system options EverWood 2”® blinds include cordlock operation and LiteRise® cordless system. PowerTilt™ battery-operated remote control is available as a motorization option for EverWood 2” ® blinds. Energy efficiency and sound absorption are provided by EverWood 2”® blinds. UV protection provided by EverWood 2” ® is superior. Safety features available and EverWoods 2”® resist soil/dust.

Hunter Douglas Country Woods Blinds

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Bring the beauty of North American hardwoods to your home or office with Country Woods® Genuine Woods blinds. Create an atmosphere of rustic charm and days gone by with Country Woods® Genuine Woods blinds. Crafted from hardwoods like cherry and oak Country Woods® Genuine Woods blinds will create an atmosphere of quiet charm. A variety of beauty wood finishes are available for instance in cherry; clear cherry, harvest cherry, antique cherry and Tuscany cherry while in Oak; clear oak, harvest oak, antique oak and Tuscany oak.

Slat size for Country Woods® Genuine Wood blinds is 2” while widths are available from 6” to 96” and heights between 12” to 120”. Specialty shapes available for Country Woods® Genuine Woods blinds are arches, angles, trapezoids, circles, bay and corner windows, sliding glass doors, French doors and cut outs allowing for greater diversity in bring country charm any environment. Country Wood® Genuine Woods blinds are oriented horizontally. Light control with Country Woods® Genuine Woods blinds is diffused to completely blocked, while privacy is complete.

Operation options for Country Woods® Genuine Woods blind are cord lock operation and LiteRise® cordless system. Country Woods® Genuine Woods blinds can be motorized with PowerTilt™ battery operated remote control allowing for greater freedom. Safety features are available. Sound absorption is effective while energy efficiency is excellent and UV protection is superior.

Chalet Woods Wood Blinds by Hunter Douglas

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Chalet Woods® wood blinds are an excellent choice for those who desire a classic décor with the inherent beauty and warmth of wood. Chalet Woods® are made from 100 hundred percent basswood and are available in a wide range of colors. Colors include Distinctly White, Designer White, Cottonwood, White Bouquet, China, Parchment, Bavarian Cream, Antique, Lace, Cream blush Beechnut, Straw, Distressed Straw, Banister Oak, Fruitwood, Canyon Brown, Nutmeg, Distressed Hickory, Hickory, Distressed Black Cherry, Distressed Walnut, Walnut, Black Cherry, Rosewood and Espresso. Width for Chalet Woods® wood blinds is 6’ to 96” with a height of 12” to 120”. Chalet Woods® wood blinds are orientated horizontal and come with safety features. Specialty options for Chalet Woods® wood blinds are Bay and Corner window, sliding glass doors, French doors and cutouts. With the vast variety of specialty options, colors and slat size 24 separate combinations are possible.
Chalet Woods® wood blinds operational system consist of cord lock operation and LiteRise® cordless system. Sound absorption is effective while energy efficiency is excellent and UV protection is superior in Chalet Woods® wood blinds. Safety features are available and Chalet Woods® wood blinds are solid and dust resistant.

Vignette Roman Shades By Hunter Douglas

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Vignette® Modern Roman Shades are a classy no fuss solution to light control in any room. The absence of lines, grommets and cords creates a steamline and classic look for any environment. Vignette® Modern Roman Shades are fantastic solution for a relaxed but at the same time classic appeal to style in any room.
Vignette® Modern Roman Shades’ fabric vanes come in 3”, 4” and 5”. The width of Vignette® Modern Roman shades is 12” to 140” and the height 12” to 120” with a horizontal orientation. With all the different fabric and color option 96 separate combinations are possible. Specialty options for Vignette® Modern Roman Shades include top-down/ bottom-up, allowing for versatility in the amount of light let in. Operating systems for the Vignette® Modern Roman Shades include UltraGlide® retractable cord system and Clutch operated continuous loop. PowerRise® battery-operated remote control or hardwire are the available motorization option for Vignette® Modern Roman Shades.
Vignette® Modern Roman Shades are uniform in exterior appearance and soil and dust resistant. Vignette® Modern Roman Shades guard privacy from moderate to complete and soften light to completely block light. Energy efficiency is excellent while UV light protection and sound absorption are both superior with Vignette® Modern Roman Shades. Safety feature are available with Vignette® Modern Roman Shades.

Hunter Douglas Shades For Skylights

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Skylights are one of the best ways to bring natural light into any room. The downside of skylights is that often a room can have too much light and over heat or the inconvenience of glare on TV or computer can inhibit work and relaxation. Hunter Douglas provides three options for dealing with this problem. Brilliance® pleated shades, Duette® honeycomb shades and Applause® honeycomb shades. Either shade will address potential problems of skylights while at the same allowing for control of light. A further advantage is Duette® honeycomb shades and Applause® honeycomb shades have the operation option to use Simplicity™/Skyrise® lifting system for skylights.

Simplicity™/ Skyrise® lifting system for skylights offer manual or motorized operation to adjust the flow of light through the skylight. Mounting options allow for space coverage up to 48 feet.

Call today to learn more about shades for your skylights.

Hunter Douglas Silhouette Window Shades

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Silhouette® window shadings are an ideal choice for the individual looking for the control to go from having an unobstructed view to complete privacy. The unique feature of a head rail coved in Pallette™ fabric allows for the Silhouette® window shadings to disappear completely from view. With 220 potential combinations available in different materials and colors and vane size creates an opportunity to have a unique environment. Silhouette® window shadings use S-Vane™ soft fabric vanes suspended between two sheets of sheer fabric.
Silhouette® window shading’s vanes come in three sizes 2”, 3” or the Quartelle™ 4” vane. The possible width of Silhouette® window shadings is 6” to 144” and the height starts at 12” to 126”. Silhouette® window shadings are orientated horizontally. Several specialty options are available for Silhouette® window shadings such as arches, angles, trapezoids, circles, sliding glass doors, top-down/bottom-up, French doors, and Tilt-only low profile system. UltraGlide® battery operated remote control and Clutch operated continuous loop are both available as operation systems. PowerRise® battery operated remote control and hardwire are both available as motorization options for Silhouette® window shades.
Silhouette® window shades may be adjusted so as to create softened or diffused light while creating moderate to complete privacy. Energy efficiency, UV light protection and sound absorption are all excellent when using Silhouette® window shadings. Silhouette® window shadings come with safety features, soil and dust resistance to create and help maintain a uniform exterior appearance.

Call today to set up a free in-house consultation.

Park Lane Privacy Sheers

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Park Lane® Privacy Sheers offer the best properties of sheers, draperies and vertical blinds all in one product. Park Lane® Privacy Sheers offer complete light control for complete privacy. Made of soft textured fabric Park Lane ® Privacy Sheers will create a warm and inviting environment in any room
Park Lane® Privacy Sheers are created from Terrace™ fabric or Terrace™ room darkening, the available colors are Urban Linen™ Lantern™, Courtyard ™, Weekend White™, Cobble stone™, and City Light™. Terrace™; a subtle palette of whites and neutrals offer softened light control and substantial privacy while Terrace™ room darkening offers blocked light and complete privacy. Vane size is 3 1/2” while the width can be from 12” to 191” and the height 25” to 120 in Park Lane® Privacy Sheers. Park Lane® Privacy Sheers are of vertical orientation and are soil/dust resistant. Park Lane® Privacy Sheers also create a uniform exterior appearance.
Sliding glass doors and French doors are the specialty options for Park Land® Privacy Sheers. Park Lane® Privacy Sheers operational system option are combo wand/cord, Traditional chain and cord, and wand control. Safety features are available. In energy efficiency, Park Land® Privacy Sheers are excellent and in UV light protection superior.

Hunter Douglas Nantucket Window Shades

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Nantucket™ Window Shadings create a warm and light filled environment while still maintaining privacy, these potentially conflicting effects are created by placing fabric vanes between two sheets of sheer fabric facings. Nantucket™ Window Shadings allow for complete control of light. Five casual fabrics are available for Nantucket™ Window Shadings Yacht Club™, Sun Porch™, Misty Harbor™ Front Street ™ and Beach House™ with the different solids and prints available for each fabric 45 different combinations are possible.
Vanes for the Nantucket™ Window Shading are 2 1/2 “ with a potential width of 12” to 144” and a height of 12” to 120”. Nantucket™ Window Shadings come with horizontal orientation. Nantucket™ Window Shadings are best for sliding glass doors and French doors. The operational systems available for Nantucket™ Window Shadings is the PowerGlide® retractable cord system, and a clutch operated continuous loop. Natntucket™ Window Shadings allow for a uniform exterior and offer safety features. Energy efficiency and sound absorption are excellent and the UV light protection is superior with Nantucket™ Window Shadings.

Hunter Douglas Pirouette Window Shadings

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Pirouette® window shadings are an ideal pairing of classic design and modern light control and privacy. With a wide range of sizes and colors available the possibilities to match any décor is possible.
With Pirouette® window shadings 44 potential combinations exist between vane size 4” or 5” fabric choice between satin, crepe, linen and the added option of choosing room darkening fabric. There is a large palette of color to choose from for Pirouette® window shadings from soft neutrals to bold jewel tones. Pirouette® window shadings are able to match any décor. Pirouette® window shadings can be specially created for sliding glass doors, and French doors. Pirouette® window shadings are orientated horizontally and utilize the InvisiLift™ system controls the horizontal vanes creates a floating effect and allowing the operator to control the amount of light let through. The operation of Pirouette® window shadings is UltraGlide® retractable cord system or a clutch operated continuous loop.
Depending on personal preference several levels of light control and privacy are available. In light control reduced glare to little privacy to diffused light and complete privacy all possible with Pirouette® window shadings. Pirouette® window shadings are excellent in energy efficiency and sound absorption. Depending on which combination of the different stylistic option of the Pirouette® window shadings sound absorption can range from good to superior. Pirouette® window shadings are soil and dust resistant and have safety options.

Hunter Douglas Duette Honeycomb Shades

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Duette® Honeycomb Shades are a versatile option with over three hundred different potential combinations of fabrics, colors, and amounts of honeycomb used. Sheer, semi-sheer, semi opaque and opaque with the option to double or triple the amount of honeycomb used to make Duette® Honeycomb Shades a perfect option for any room.

Duette® Honeycomb Shades pleats’ come in:

  • 3/8”
  • 3/4”
  • 1 1/4”

And come in a width of 4” to 174” and height of 6” to 192”. Duette® Honeycomb Shades are able to have a vertical or a horizontal orientation. Depending on the material chosen and the amount of honeycomb glare reduction and privacy are variable in Duette® Honeycomb Shades. A wide variety of shapes and design options are available for Duette® Honeycomb Shades such as arches, angles, trapezoid, circles, bay an corner window, skylights, sliding glass doors, top-down/bottom-up, French doors, cut outs, Duolite™ privacy/light option, skylight systems, cordless operable sidelights.
Operational systems for the Duette® Honeycomb Shades include cord lock operation, UltraGlide®, retractable cord system, clutch operated continuous loop, LiteRise® cordless system, Vertiglide™ vertical pleat system, TruRise® single-cord operation. Motorization operations include PowerRise® battery-operated remote control and hard-wired.
Duette® Honeycomb Shades are soil and dust resistant, come with safety features and depending on the material chosen the Duette® Honeycomb shades range from good to superior in energy efficiency, sound absorption and UV light protection.