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.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo
We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
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Bedroom
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Home Office
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Kitchen
See window covering solutions for a variety of needs and kitchen styles.
Living Room
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Media Room
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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
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French Doors
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Sidelights
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Sliding Glass Doors
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Skylights
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Automated
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Blackout
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Energy Efficient
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Light Filtering
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Child and Pet-Friendly
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Choosing Between Alternative and Genuine Wood Blinds
Life is full of choices. These can be big choices, such as buying a house or a new car, or small choices that happen throughout our days, like what we want to wear or what we want for dinner. There are many choices that we have to make, which is true when it comes to our home décor, and especially true when choosing to bring wooden blinds into your home.
Choosing between all the options of wooden blinds can be challenging. From all the different kinds, grains, textures, and stains, to entirely natural or fully synthetic options. Fortunately, we are here to break down the differences and help you decide which option is best for your home. Read on to learn more.
Genuine Wood Blinds
There is no denying the beauty of real wood blinds. The natural greens within the slats create warmth in any room, while the wood blinds develop a sense of timelessness throughout your home. This is especially true when you choose our Hunter Douglas Parkland® Wood Blinds. Made with rich, authentic wood, these genuine wood blinds are available in various slat sizes, colors, paint, and stain finishes to create a look that you love at each window. Parkland® Wood Blinds are also harvested from responsibly managed forests, meaning that for every Parkland® blind purchased, Hunter Douglas donates the Arbor Day Foundation®.
However, these natural wood blinds require occasional upkeep and should not be placed in rooms with excessive heat and humidity, such as kitchens or bathrooms. If you want to put these blinds in these areas, then alternative wood blinds might be best for you when choosing between alternative and real wood blinds.
Alternative Wood Blinds
Offering all of the beauty of genuine wood blinds without any upkeep, our Hunter Douglas EverWood® Alternative Wood Blinds are promised never to fade, yellow, warp, or bow. This makes them perfect for kitchens, bathrooms, sunrooms, or rooms that have heavy foot traffic. Available with realistic wood grain finishes and a variety of warm wooden colors, these blinds will never look fake.
Of course, it is always hard to mimic the real thing. If your heart is set on natural wood blinds and you understand the upkeep that comes with them, then alternative wood blinds may not be the option for you when choosing between alternative and real wood blinds. You can also have a mix of open and alternative wood blinds throughout your home, depending on the needs of each room!
Conclusion
To learn more about choosing between alternative and real wood blinds, be sure to contact or visit us today at Imperial Blind & Shutter. We are located in Venice, Florida, and proudly serve the surrounding area.