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.
Custom Bedding
We create one-of-a-kind custom bedding designs.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
After-Hours & In-Home Consultations
Our schedule is flexible, and we can come to your home for a consultation.
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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Design Studio™ Side Panels & Drapery from Hunter Douglas
Drapery is elegant, timeless, and can look fantastic in any home. With the number of options available, you may be curious about how to choose the perfect drapery for your home. Let the team from Creative Hands share some tips with you on choosing drapes that will make your rooms genuinely shine.
Keep Your Home’s Design Scheme in Mind
Custom-made Hunter Douglas drapery is a great design element in any well-styled home. Each room in your home has its own use, and you should be mindful of this when choosing drapery. Windows in more formal rooms are best paired with high-profile fabrics, such as silk or velvet. You can go with something a little lighter for casual entertaining areas, like linen or a cotton blend. Also, remember your home’s overall interior design. Drapery that looks amazing in an older, classic home may not look so hot in your modern, contemporary one. We recommend gathering samples and looking at materials together in their intended space at different times of day with different lighting to get a truer idea of how materials look in the space.
What is the Room’s Texture?
The texture of a room makes a statement and adds to the overall aesthetic. Select fabrics, colors, and patterns that will integrate seamlessly into the existing decor style of your room. Even the most luxurious custom drapes will look out of place if the vibe in a room isn’t consistent.
Selecting Colors
Color can make the mood in a room. While bright, bold tones are considered stylish and avant-garde, they are not the best choice for every room. Consider less vibrant hues in rooms that receive abundant natural light, such as white, beige, or light gray. These colors are much less susceptible to fading. You’ll need to take the furnishings into account and remember that lighter colors make smaller spaces feel more open, while dark shades give open spaces a cozier feel. But it's your space at the end of the day-trust your instincts!
Hang Drapes Properly
When determining a length for your drapery, longer is usually better. Measure from the top of the window trim to the floor. Reduce that number by an inch for drapery that breaks just above the floor and add two inches for drapery that forms a small puddle. Your drapes should be hung high and wide to make the most of your window and the space of the room. Hanging your drapes at least six inches above the window frame draws the eyes upward and makes your ceilings appear taller. Adding eight inches to each side of the window allows you to open your drapes fully without having to worry about “stack back” blocking part of your view.
Contact Us
Is it time to add custom Hunter Douglas drapery to your home? We would love to help! Call us at (585) 254-5484 to schedule your in-home consultation. As a locally owned and operated business, we are committed to your satisfaction from initial meeting to installation and beyond. We are proud of the work we do and invite you to browse our portfolio. Come visit our store to see our Hunter Douglas Gallery display and our in-house drapery workroom, where most of the draperies and valances are constructed. Our showroom is in Rochester, NY, and we are happy to serve all of Western New York and the Finger Lakes, including Pittsford, Fairport, Penfield, and Victor, NY.