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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Comparing Hunter Douglas Luminette® & Pirouette® Sheer Shades
At Jackie and Bill's Drapery & Interiors, we can help homeowners create custom window treatments in every style imaginable, from blinds to shutters to sheer shades. If you’re looking for a unique option for your home, that latter category is exciting because our selection of sheer shades is cleverly designed to be a graceful and practical addition to your interiors.
Many clients who ask us to compare two our most popular sheers, Hunter Douglas Luminette® Sheer Panels and Pirouette® Sheer Shades, and we’re always delighted to help our clients choose which option will work best for them.
Hunter Douglas Pirouette® & Luminette® Sheers Have Some Similarities
Hunter Douglas Pirouette® Sheer Shades and Luminette® Sheer Panels are unique combinations of sheer fabric panels and opaque vanes that work in tandem to create unique and practical lighting solutions for any space. They both come in an impressive, sophisticated variety of textures, colors, and fabrics that gently filter the light for a radiant effect. They provide UV protection for your furnishings and are available with upgrades like PowerView® automation. These styles also come with the Hunter Douglas Lifetime Limited Warranty and are both well-suited for patios, sunrooms, living rooms, bedrooms, and dining areas.
Next, let’s see what differentiates these two luxury window treatments.
Hunter Douglas Luminette® Sheer Shades
Hunter Douglas Luminette® Sheer Panels were names Window Covering Manufacturers Association’s (WCMA) 2022 Product of the Year, chosen for their outstanding innovation and design.
This vertical window covering works beautifully on large windows and sliding glass doors. Their innovative design combines the beauty of sheer drapery with the functionality of vertical blinds, with a soft, radiant glow. The sheers have integrated, rotating fabric vanes attached to a sheer backing that provides 180 degrees of light control.
The fabric vanes measure 3½” and move gently within UV-protective fabrics, including refined weaes from the Alustra Collection® of fabrics. We can customize these sheer shades to fit 8” to 192” wide and 24” to 120” high windows and glass doors. Luminette® Sheer Panels work well on expansive windows, French doors, patio and sliding-glass doors, and single doors.
Hunter Douglas Pirouette® Sheer Shades
Named after the graceful ballet move, Pirouette® Sheer Shades are a horizontal window covering with a sculptural, elegant feel. Hunter Douglas designed them with soft 4” or 5” fabric vanes attached to a single sheer panel. You can tilt the vanes to different angles for exceptional light and privacy control.
Pirouette® Sheer Shades fit windows measuring 12” to 144” wide and 15” to 144” high. We can enhance them with ClearView® sheers, Alustra® exclusive fabrics, and other upgrades like PowerView® Automation.
Deciding Between Hunter Douglas Luminette® vs Pirouette® Sheers
The answer here is not as complicated as you might expect:
- Luminette® Sheer Panels are ideal for more oversized windows and sliding glass doors where maximum light control and outdoor views are needed. Our clients often order them for patio doors, sliding glass doors, and French doors.
- Pirouette® Sheer Shades are best suited for smaller windows in living spaces where style and versatility are essential. These shades can accommodate a broader range of window sizes and shapes, such as arches, angles, and bay windows.
Shop for Custom Window Treatments at Jackie and Bill's Drapery & Interiors
Deciding on the best custom window treatments is easy when you have the talented design team at Jackie and Bill’s Drapery & Interiors. We have a wide selection of blinds, shutters, drapery, and shades in luxury fabrics and styles from which to choose.
Our Wichita, Kansas showroom is where the magic happens—contact us for an appointment to learn more. We proudly serve Wichita, Kansas and the surrounding areas including Andover, Cheney, Derby, Goddard, Hutchinson, and Maize, Kansas.