Aura
Program your window treatments so that they adjust themselves automatically, creating the perfect room ambiance morning, noon and night.
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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Media Room
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Nursery & Kids Room
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Arched 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
See our options for blinds and shades that best control light.
Energy Efficient
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Get Warm and Cozy with Insulating Shades
In the winter, we want our homes to be warm and cozy; a welcoming retreat from adverse weather or dropping temperatures. But houses can fall victim to the ravages of the season, with vulnerabilities in the structure allowing the winter to creep in. This can cause the creation of cold spots in the home and drop the comfort level significantly for inhabitants, taking away that warm and cozy feeling. One of the most significant vulnerabilities for homes is often their windows which can account for up to 30% of energy transfer between the outside forces and the interior home environment; the right window shade can stop that. Choosing insulating shades for your home is one way to improve energy efficiency by addressing the window’s vulnerability with purposeful function and stylish features. Both cellular honeycomb shades and drapery make great insulating shades, and Hunter Douglas makes innovative, fashion-forward styles of both.
Cellular Honeycomb Shades
The best insulating shades on the market are cellular honeycomb shades. Thanks to their unique cellular construction, the shades can effectively block the transfer of energy through windows. Honeycomb shades are made with structural pockets like a bee's honeycomb that traps air, which acts as an insulating layer. This insulating layer keeps the cold out and the heat in during winter months and the opposite in the summer for improvements in energy efficiency year-round. Hunter Douglas has multiple types of insulating shades that utilize a cellular construction to heighten their insulating properties.
- Duette® Honeycomb Shades: A classic style of honeycomb shades with a single or double cell construction available in vertical or horizontal treatments.
- Solera® Soft Shades: A stylish version of traditional Roman shades with a hidden cellular construction.
- Sonnette® Cellular Roller Shades: Energy-efficient cellular shades with the easy operation and streamlined aesthetic of a roller shade.
Layered Treatments
A second way to create insulating shades is to use layered window treatments. Using two separate window coverings together, like drapery and honeycomb shades, will create a single window fashion that has enhanced attributes, including their ability to insulate. Full drapery is a popular treatment to use in layered window fashions because they operate well in tandem with other styles of shades, and their customizable aesthetic is moldable to individual tastes and home décor. 5 popular window treatments to pair with drapery in a layered window fashion include:
- Full drapes with honeycomb shades
- Full drapes with plantation shutters
- Full drapes with roller shades
- Full drapes with sheer shadings
- Full drapes with Roman shades
Customizable options for drapery can also add to its insulating abilities. Thicker materials insulate better than thinner types, and most drapes can be fabricated with a back liner for an additional layer of protection.
Stay warm and cozy this winter with insulating shades from Hunter Douglas. Contact Blinds and Designs to talk about the best insulating shades for your home and the customizable options for their seamless installation and use. Blinds and Designs is located near Fletcher, North Carolina, and serves the communities of Asheville, Hendersonville, Weaverville, and Fletcher, NC. Request your free in-home consultation today!