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.
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‘Accessories’ is a broad term that can be used to describe many objects to beautify and add functionality to your home, and luckily, we have quite the variety of home accessories for you to choose from for any room in your home - from your window coverings to the fabrics that cover your dining room chairs.
Free Estimates
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Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
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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
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Are Sheer Curtain or Sheer Shadings Better
When it comes to home window treatments there are many styles that use sheer materials including sheer curtains, sheer shadings, and sheer vertical blinds. Each style embodies the delicate feel and ethereal aesthetic that comes with using a delicate fabric like sheer. However, each style is also unique in the way it functions, the features it has, and the way it utilizes semi-opaque or opaque materials in addition to sheer fabrics.
Choosing the best sheer treatment for your home (whether that’s sheer curtains, sheer shadings, or sheer vertical blinds) means finding the style that suits both the functional requirements of your household as well as its interior design style.
Sheer Curtains
Sheer curtains consist of sheer panels that are hung from a curtain rod like drapery. Theses sheer panels can be full length or shorter, they can be used on their own or in layered treatments, and their simple design belies an equally laid-back and graceful aesthetic. And while the sheer curtain design may look simple, the innovative sheer materials used afford a range of modern features like enhanced privacy and ability to filter light for a soft, diffused glow. Design Studio™ Side Panels and Drapery has a large collection of materials to pull from including transparent and semi-opaque options if sheer curtains are your style of choice.
Sheer Shadings
Sheer shadings from Hunter Douglas differ from traditional sheer curtains in that they are more than just sheer panels; their design incorporates both sheer and opaque fabrics for a multi-functional treatment that still showcases the soft aesthetic of sheer. However, their functioning is more akin to horizontal blinds as the opaque fabrics are used like light-blocking vanes that can tilt open or closed for more or less privacy and light control as needed.
Sheer Vertical Blinds
Another option for sheer window treatments in addition to sheer curtains and sheer shadings are styles of sheer vertical blinds like Luminette® Privacy Sheers from Hunter Douglas. Sheer vertical blinds incorporate elements of several window treatment styles including vertical blinds, drapery, and sheer curtains. The final result is a treatment with the feel of rich drapery (ideal for large windows or doors), the precision of vertical blinds (with opaque vertical vanes that rotate up to 180°), and the softness of sheer curtains (for warm, glowing indoor illumination).
Contact Us
We’re your local experts on all things related to window treatments, from designs to installation. Let us help make your next window treatment upgrade a breeze with our years of expertise and dedication to great customer service. Come visit our gallery and see these stunning sheer shades in action, or contact us to schedule a free in-home consultation. We’re located in Wichita, KS and proudly service Wichita, Cheney, Hutchinson, and surrounding area.