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.
Cornices
We offer window treatments for any business or commercial setting.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Exterior Shutters
Enhance your home's curb-appeal with exterior shutters.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Window Top Treatments
Add color and softness to your window with top treatments.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
Window Tinting
Window tinting is more than a sleek accent for your car! While window tinting is a popular choice for vehicles because of its advanced light filtration, reduced glare, and classic appearance, residential window tinting can boost the value of your home.
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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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Factors that Affect Style of Window Treatments
When investing in new window treatments you want them to look great. You put forth the time and effort to choose the right material, color, and style, but certain factors can affect how the result looks in your home. We carry the full line of Hunter Douglas window fashions, and we want you to be completely satisfied with your window treatment purchase so we’ve put together this list of things you should know.
The Fabric & Material
You may love a certain material or fabric, but that doesn’t mean it will suit your needs. The fabric of a Roman shade, for example, will influence the way the shade hangs, as well as the amount of light and privacy it provides. If horizontal blinds are more your style, choices include wood, faux wood, and aluminum. There are many beautiful solid colors and stain finishes in authentic and faux wood. If you’re looking for a more exciting finish, such as a metallic or pearlescent hue, aluminum blinds are the best for you.
Choosing the Right Color
Bringing home samples of fabric or material before committing to a purchase is essential. Hold the swatches up next to, and in front of, your window at varying times of day as the appearance of window treatments changes with the light of day. Dark colors tend to show less dust and blemishes and are an ideal choice for high-traffic rooms. Rooms with an expanse of windows tend to look better with lighter shades so the room will feel airy and spacious even when the shades are closed.
Slat Width & Direction
Today’s blinds come in a variety of slat sizes. Wider widths make a bold statement, provide more view-through and privacy. Slimmer slats are a good choice for small windows but will also decrease the amount of view-through. Privacy is also decreased as the number of slats increases as you need to tilt them open farther to allow incoming light.
If you have a large expanse of windows, wide windows, or sliding doors, vertical blinds are the best option. They hang straight down and are easy to pull to one side or split in the middle to open in both directions. Horizontal slats are best for smaller windows, both for function and style. Vertical slats will shorten the length of already small windows, and operation will be difficult on a small scale. Horizontal will make your windows appear larger, and operation can be corded, cordless, or motorized.
Inside or Outside Mount
Inside or outside mount refers to whether you mount your window coverings inside the window frame or outside. Inside mounting will give you a more streamlined, minimalist look, but since space is needed to allow the blind to move you will have small gaps at the sides. However, if you have decorative windows that you would love to show off, the light gaps may be a fair tradeoff for you.
An outside mount hangs your window treatments either at the top of the frame or outside the frame completely on the wall above the window. An outside mount allows you more flexibility with style accents, such as valances. You are also not restricted to a certain size blind as you are with an inside mount.
Desired Function
The effect you want from your window coverings, room darkening, light-filtering, privacy, should affect the type you choose. This, of course, affects the overall look of the treatment. If you are looking for privacy, a sheer shade will only do you a disservice. Choose opaque fabrics and materials for the best privacy. You can also combine privacy and light control by going with horizontal blinds or top-down/bottom-up shades.
Working with the Room
Your heart may be set on authentic wood blinds, but if you are choosing window treatments for your bathroom wood is not a good choice. Your lovely new blinds will be damaged by moisture very quickly after purchase. Similarly, if you are hanging treatments in your kitchen, you will need a material that is easy to clean and doesn’t absorb odors. This omits materials like silk from your options.
Contact Us
Choosing new window treatments should be enjoyable, and at Blind & Shutter Gallery, we will assist you to ensure that it is. We are locally owned and have been serving the community for over 20 years. Request a consultation online or by calling us at (727) 823-2929. Visit us on Facebook to see photos of past completed projects and read customer reviews. Our showroom is in St. Petersburg, FL and we proudly serve the surrounding areas, including Tampa and Clearwater, FL. We look forward to working with you to design your dream window treatments!