PowerView® Automation
Program your window treatments so that they adjust themselves automatically, creating the perfect room ambiance morning, noon and night.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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When to Choose Wooden Horizontal Blinds
Adding new blinds to your home is an exciting adventure. Whether you’re adding them to one room or throughout the entire house, it’s always exciting to go from researching to installing. However, there is often one familiar pausing spot for homeowners: Should they choose genuine wooden horizontal blinds or faux? To help you get started, we discuss which option is best for your home and provide some of our favorite styles from Hunter Douglas.
To Choose Wood or Faux, That Is the Question
Deciding between genuine wood or faux-wood horizontal blinds comes down to five main factors: appearance, durability, moisture resistance, and cost.
- Appearance: Genuine wood blinds are known for their natural beauty and warmth, showcasing natural variances in the wood chosen throughout each slat. While faux-wood blinds have certainly come a long way in terms of mimicking real wood, if your heart is set on those genuine details, faux may not be the way to go.
- Durability and Moisture Resistance: Crafted to look like wood but featuring man-made materials, faux wood blinds are guaranteed to never bow, warp, fade, or peel, even when exposed to intense sunlight, heat, or moisture. If you’re looking to add blinds to spaces like kitchens, bathrooms, or laundry rooms, faux-wood blinds might be the best option.
- Cost: Faux-wood blinds are generally more economical than genuine wood blinds. However, wood blinds have plenty of potential to increase your home’s value, so the return on your investment might be worth the extra initial cost.
- Maintenance: Genuine wood blinds often require routine care, like refinishing, to maintain their beauty. Faux-wood blinds, however, usually just need a routine cleaning.
Parkland®: For Those Who Want to Go Authentic
If you decide that you adore the appearance of genuine wood blinds, then we encourage you to explore Parkland® Wood Blinds by Hunter Douglas. Available in a variety of beautiful stains and finishes, these blinds bring warmth to any room they’re placed in. You can also make these blinds unique to your home through over 50 color choices and unique cuts for arches, angles, bay windows, bow windows, French doors, and more. Another perk? Since they’re harvested from responsibly managed forests, these window treatments help support the preservation of trees and rainforests when purchased.
EverWood®: For Those Who Want to Go Faux
On the other hand, if you want the look of genuine wood with added durability, we think you’ll love EverWood® Faux Wood Blinds by Hunter Douglas. The Performance Plus™ Protection on these blinds ensures no fading, discoloring, bowing, or warping for the entire life of your blinds. At the same time, the hyper-realistic wood finishes and colors bring a sense of timeless charm and warmth to your home. Easy to clean and durable, these blinds are excellent for kitchens, bathrooms, sunrooms, laundry rooms, and more.
Custom Horizontal Wood Blinds Near Venice, Florida
At the end of the day, the best window treatment for your home is the one that makes you happiest. However, if you are stuck deciding between faux-wood blinds and genuine, considering appearance, cost, durability, and maintenance will help you get closer to that decision. And when you’ve made it, we’re here to show you our collection of wood blinds in detail!
Ready to get started? Be sure to contact or visit us today at Imperial Blind & Shutter! Plus, visit our promotions page for great Hunter Douglas savings throughout the year.
Blind & Shutter is located in Venice, Florida, and proudly serves the greater Venice, Florida, area.