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.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Frosted Privacy Film
Frosted Films offer a broad selection of vinyl glass films designed to mimic the look of costly Frosted or Etched Glass Finishes at a fraction of the cost without any sacrifice in appearance or quality.
Outdoor Shades
For over 15 years, Blinds and Designs has been the premier source for custom window treatments in Western North Carolina.
Window Tinting
Sun damage is a constant and consistent problem. The ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun can cause your furniture and interior décor to discolor or fade.
Blind and Shade Repairs
We offer quick and professional repairs for your blinds and shades.
Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo
We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.
Video Design Consultations
We offer Video Design Consultations, using video conferencing tools such as FaceTime, Zoom, Skype, and Duo.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
About Us
Blinds and Designs is the premier source for custom window treatments in Western North Carolina.
Meet the Team
Blinds and Designs is locally-owned and operated and has been proudly serving our Western North Carolina since 2004.
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Since we're locally owned and operated, we take our long-term commitment to the community seriously, and we are proud of the professional products and services we provide.
Fletcher, NC
Locally owned and operated, Blinds & Designs has provided the best Hunter Douglas blinds, shades, shutters, and drapes to Western North Carolina for almost 20 years.
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The Best Motorized Shades for Families
Every family is unique. Every household is one of a kind, yet there are features in our homes that can behoove us all. Motorized shades offer families of all shapes and size the benefit of saved time, enhanced performance, and a more enjoyable home environment. Hunter Douglas has the state-of-the-art PowerView® system to pair with their motorized shades, and the features available with this operating system are as dynamic as the families that use it.
Benefits of Motorized Shades for Families
Motorized shades offer multiple benefits for families of all sizes and ages. From safety features for families with small children to money-saving efficiency and easy accessibility, all families can benefit from motorized shades by Hunter Douglas.
Child Safety
Any family with young children or small pets should be aware of the strangulation hazard that traditional window shades can pose because of their use of hanging cords as part of the operating system. Children and pets can become entangled in the hanging lines and be injured, which is why cord-free options like motorization can be optimal for families. Cord-free operating systems make the home safer for your children without taking away any of the precision or dexterity of the window shade.
Easy Use
Whether your windows are high up, hard to reach, or if it is simply that the busyness of family life keeps your time completely occupied, one significant benefit of motorized shades is that they are utterly easy to use. PowerView® can be controlled through a handheld remote, wall panel, home assistant programs, smart home integration, or the intuitive PowerView® app with options for automated scheduling. PowerView® allows homeowners to open or close their motorized shades at the touch of a button or with voice command, and it even provides options for completely hands-off operation so that homeowners spend their time enjoying their families not adjusting their blinds.
Heightened Efficiency
Because PowerView® allows for easier use, it also encourages more consistent service, and it can also make movements more precise. This results in window coverings with a heightened performance level that has increased efficiency. Better efficiency makes homes more cost-efficient to heat or cool because the internal environment is protected from outside elements and naturally kept at a more consistent temperature.
Best Motorized Shades from Hunter Douglas
There are over 20 different styles of window coverings from Hunter Douglas that are compatible with their PowerView® system. From hard-louvered shutters to energy-efficient honeycomb shades, homeowners can find a suitable style of window covering for their household activities and their personal tastes in the Hunter Douglas PowerView® collection. PowerView® is compatible with the following styles of Hunter Douglas motorized shades:
- Duette® Honeycomb Shades
- Applause® Honeycomb Shades
- Sonnette® Cellular Roller Shades
- Design Studio™ Roller Shades
- Designer Banded Shades
- Designer Roller Shades
- Designer Screen Shades
- Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Shutters
- Alustra® Woven Textures ®
- Design Studio™ Roman Shades
- Solera® Soft Shades
- Vignette® Roman Shades
- Design Studio™ Drapery
- EverWood® Alternative Wood Blinds
- Modern Precious Metals®
- Parkland® Blinds
- Luminette® Privacy Shades
- Silhouette® Sheer Shadings
- Pirouette® Sheer Shadings
- Nantucket™ Sheer Shadings
- Provenance® Woven Wood Shades
- Skyline® Gliding Window Panels
So, whether your family is you and a fur baby or a multi-generational unit, motorized shades can benefit the entire household. Learn more about your options for motorized shades from the Hunter Douglas collection by contacting Blinds and Designs. Let their knowledgeable team of window treatment experts walk you through all the options for motorized shades, from cellular honeycomb shades to traditional plantation shutters, by requesting a consultation today. Blinds and Designs serves the areas of Asheville, Hendersonville, and Weaverville, North Carolina, from their location near Fletcher, NC.