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.
Cornices
We offer window treatments for any business or commercial setting.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
Interior Design Ideas
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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
See blinds and shades that help save energy at the window.
Light Filtering
See blinds and shades for light filtering and UV protection.
Child and Pet-Friendly
See blinds and shades that are safer for children and pets.
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What Are Hunter Douglas Silhouette® or Luminette® Shades?
With so many window treatment types out there, knowing which one is perfect for you might feel overwhelming. For example, you might have heard about Hunter Douglas Silhouette® or Luminette® sheer shades, but do you know what they are and the benefits they offer? If you said "sort of" or "not at all," then you are in the right place! At Designer Accents at Home, our design team can help you discover all there is to know about these innovative and highly functional window treatments that work like a sheer curtain, a roller shade, and a window blind.
Sheer Shades Defined
So, what is a sheer shade? Sheer shades are beautiful, lightweight window treatments that feature fabric vanes that are held together by sheer fabric. This fabric diffuses, filters, and disperses harsh sunlight and transforms it into a soft glow throughout your home. If you find that your current window treatments aren’t cutting it when it comes to light diffusion and privacy control, then sheer shadings just might be the way to go. Additionally, if you want a window treatment that looks stunning within any home aesthetic, you will love our Hunter Douglas Silhouette® Window Shadings. Select from popular colors like Mosaic, Sculpture, Table Linen, and more.
Benefits of Sheer Shades
The next question that often follows "What is a sheer shade" is "What benefits do sheer shades offer?" This makes sense! We typically only bring things into our homes that we enjoy having. Plus, what is the point of purchasing a window treatment if it doesn’t work well? Fortunately, Silhouette® Window Shadings let you enjoy softly filtered light, your daytime view, and plenty of privacy. No more sacrificing light control for your views and vice versa. Plus, with ample UV protection, Silhouette® Window Shadings protect your furniture, artwork, flooring, and upholstery from becoming damaged over time. If you desire light management throughout the day, consider adding our Hunter Douglas Silhouette® or Pirouette® Window Shadings. Their fabric vanes allow you to direct light exactly where you want it.
Contact Us Today
If you are curious to learn more about the benefits of sheer shades, be sure to contact or visit us today at Designer Accents at Home.
We are located in Bedford, Ohio, and proudly serve the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area, including Gates Mills, Shaker Heights, Beachwood, Lyndhurst, Pepper Pike, Moreland Hills, Solon, Cleveland Heights, University Heights, Orange Village, Fairlawn, Stow, Aurora, Hudson, Twinsburg, Montrose Aurora, Hudson, Medina, and Bath.