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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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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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
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Light Filtering
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Child and Pet-Friendly
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Custom Window Treatment Trends
Some industries move fast. A well-trained musician will be able to guess if a song was released in 1984 or 1985, and culinary trends have resulted in foods that were once the hippest thing around largely being seen as fads. In basic construction, the blinds, shades, shutters, curtains, and draperies that most of us use are not that different from the ones that were used decades or even centuries ago, but window fashions don’t exist in a vacuum. Because of this, they are subject to the push and pull of fashion, innovation, and technology, just like everything else. If you find yourself curious about what the times hold for the world of window coverings, stay tuned. Keep reading to let the team at Blinds & Designs tell you about three exciting custom window treatment trends for homes near Fletcher, North Carolina.
Trend #1. Warm It Up
Through the 2000s and 2010s, the main trends for colors erred on the side of the sleek and sterile. This was a great way to make spaces feel clean and professional, but contemporary homeowners want their homes to feel homier and less like an office or showroom. A great way to do that is to swap out your neutral color palette. Neutrals are still a great way to ensure that your window fashions are going to match your décor, but when it comes to custom window treatment trends, warm grays, taupes, and browns are going to be the hot colors rather than whites, cool grays, and beiges.
Trend #2. It’s Not Hard to Avoid Hardware
Just because we are stepping away from the sleek, futuristic design choices of the last decade doesn’t mean that we’ve stopped loving a streamlined silhouette. This can be difficult to achieve as window coverings are adjusted through operation hardware that is often less than visually appealing. Because of this, one of the hottest custom window treatment trends is to opt for window fashions that have concealed or discrete operation hardware. Hunter Douglas window treatments like the Vignette® Roman shade collection feature hardware that is concealed in the rear of the shade. However, for the sleekest silhouette possible, our new Gen 3 of Hunter Douglas PowerView® Automation eliminates the need for operation hardware entirely, thanks to Bluetooth capabilities and voice recognition through your smart home device.
Trend #3. Control Your Light
We don’t all have the same homes or needs, so why do so many window fashions have the same middle-of-the-road approach to light control? If you find yourself looking for something closer to light filtration, or something more complete like blackout capabilities, Hunter Douglas has you covered for all the best custom window treatment trends. Hunter Douglas allows you to customize your experience with all of their window coverings, allowing you to add additional fabric liners to many of their shades for more complete light control, as well as offering several sheer shadings for a more nuanced approach to light filtration.
Hunter Douglas Designer Screen Shades are an on-trend way to filter your light and enjoy your views from a porch, deck, or sunroom. Enjoy your multi-use spaces free from insects and protect your family and belongings from the sun’s UV rays with these on-trend shadings.
Contact Us
If you’re ready to upgrade your home for summer and fall with window shades, blinds, drapes, or shutters, the first step is contacting Blinds and Designs to request a consultation. Speak with their professional team about your options from Hunter Douglas for around the inside of your home and Insolroll for outdoor shades. Blinds and Designs serves the communities of Fletcher, Asheville, Hendersonville, and Weaverville, North Carolina from their central location near Fletcher, NC.