Hunter Douglas Alustra Luminette Shades – Client Case Study

The Hunter Douglas Alustra Luminette Shade – Light Dimming Manual One Way Draw Left

Color: Silver Sheen-Headrail: Silver

Our Hunter Douglas Alustra Luminette product line offered exactly what this client needed. With a striking color scheme of predominant grays and blacks, the home design was very nicely complemented by this beautiful window shade. Its sleek elegance and sheen accented the stackable French doors into the daughter’s bedroom, exactly what the client was looking for. From a functional perspective, the client wanted to be able to adjust the lighting, having privacy at night and in the mornings, but opening up the room to the rest of the house during the daytime. The Manual option allowed her to torque the room darkening as she needed to. Our automated PowerGlide lifting system is also available for this product and can be implemented with any home automation system. Many coordinating products are available for the Alustra Luminette shade. This client chose the Silhouette Light Dimming in the Silver Sheen (not shown) to complement the larger windows of the room.

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Keep Your Drapery Looking Beautiful by Protecting Them from Sun Damage

Hunter Douglas Pirouette Dallas

Protect your Custom Drapes with Hunter Douglas Pirouette Sheer Shades with UV Protection

Custom draperies, flooring, wall coverings, and furniture are all important elements of the interior design of your home. Yet, many people don’t realize how much the sun can damage your interior pieces and significantly reduce their beauty and longevity. Take a close look at your drapes, for example, or furniture that is arranged in such a way that it receives direct sunlight through your windows. Over time, the radiation from the sun dulls the colors that you worked so hard to select, significantly impacting the overall look of your room. Damage from the sun cannot be undone. As more time passes, your drapery, furniture, and other items will need to be replaced. As you already know, this can be costly and challenging.

To protect the investment you’ve made in items like drapery and furniture, look for window treatments that truly block the sun’s dangerous UV rays. Window film often does not offer enough protection, and not just any window treatment will do. When style is just as important as protection, look to high quality window treatment products from Hunter Douglas.

Silhouette Window Shades
Alustra Silhouette window shadings feature optimal UV protection, blocking 95% to 99% of the sun’s dangerous rays. Available in 36 different material and color options, Silhouette shades feature S-shaped vanes designed with two sheer fabric layers that allow you to maintain your view while still protecting your drapes, furniture and other interior design elements from the sun. People love the flexibility and beauty of Silhouette shades.

Pirouette Window Shades
Another popular option for UV protection is the Hunter Douglas selection of Pirouette window shadings. A classic shade, this window treatment choice features uniquely designed and soft horizontal fabric vanes that can be easily maneuvered to control light and sun. Pirouette shades feature the exclusive Hunter Douglas Invisi-Lift system and additional safety features.

More Than Just UV Protection
The benefits of Hunter Douglas window shades go beyond protection from the sun’s damaging rays. Silhouette and Pirouette shades can be custom cut for uniquely shaped windows, and you can add motorization systems to enjoy the convenience of automation. You’ll see your energy bill decrease with these window shades as well, which are known to reduce the amount of heat and cooling energy that is lost through your windows.

Why Ross Howard?
Ross Howard Designs has been the Dallas area’s leader in window treatments, interior design, home fashions, and automation systems since 1981. Stop by our Hunter Douglas Gallery to see over 60 functional window covering displays. Meet with one of our consultants about how you can protect your interior elements from the sun’s damaging rays. The professional designers at Ross Howard are committed to bringing you the latest styles, current trends, and innovative technologies. For more expert information on window treatments, or for a free in-store consultation, give us a call today – 972-490-0088. When you stop by our showroom make sure you ask us for a free design book!

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How are Hunter Douglas Silhouette Shades Different from Pirouette Shades?

Many clients are curious to know how the Hunter Douglas Silhouette shade differs from the Hunter Douglas Pirouette shade. We’ve created several product demonstration videos of both Hunter Douglas sheer shadings to show you the difference. Enjoy!

Hunter Douglas Silhouette Product Demonstration Video

 

Hunter Douglas Pirouette Product Demonstration Video

 

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Go Soft with Design Studio Roman Shades from Hunter Douglas

View our Design Studio Photos by clicking on thumbnails below!

 

Versatile Style of Roman Shades

There’s something about the classic style of Roman shade window treatments that brings a flair of style and timeless grace to any room. Decorators are beaming over the Design Studio Roman Shades from Hunter Douglas. With over 300 fabric designs and colors, woven with the finest blend of cottons, linens, silks and synthetic fibers, Design Studio Roman shades are the perfect window fashion to complement any interior design style. The beauty of Roman shade window coverings is in their natural flowing layered style that adds dimension and warmth to any room.

Function and Safety First

Design Studio Roman shades offer two easy-to-operate lifting systems, either a continuous cord loop or a reduced depth cordlock system that allows for mounting closer to the wall. With the exception of sheer fabrics, these fashionable roman shade window coverings come with a standard light-filtering lining or optional room-darkening liners. Rest assured that your children and pets will be safe around your Roman shades thanks to Hunter Douglas’s innovative cording system reduces access to rear operating cords.

Finishing Touches

The classic essence of Roman shade window treatments can be enhanced with stylish valances and optional tapes and trims. High quality Hunter Douglas valances add further dimension to Roman shades and are available in contrasting or complementary designs. Whether you choose a flat valance or any variety of pleated valances, you’ll love the extra flair valances add to your windows and your entire room. The Design Studio Roman shade collection includes optional tapes and trims that can be applied in a variety ways, from decorative horizontal trims to simple frame placement tapes. As a design element, trims and tapes can help you bring another color into your window fashions and best match your Roman shade window coverings to your overall room décor.

Why Ross Howard?

Ross Howard Design has been the Dallas area’s leader in interior design, home fashions, and custom window treatments for homes and businesses since 1981. Stop by our gallery for a full demonstration on of our Design Studio Roman shades, and we’ll help you find the option that’s right for you. The professional designers at Ross Howard are committed to bringing you the latest styles, current trends, and innovative technologies. For more expert information on window treatments and interior design, or for a free consultation, give us a call today – 972-490-0088. If you decide to stop by our showroom make sure you ask us for a free design book!

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Woven Wood Shades – A Natural Beauty for Your Windows

Woven Wood Shades Dallas TXLooking for a stylish way to use a renewable natural resource as a window treatment? Bamboo woven woods window shades are as stylish as they are environmentally friendly. Available in a variety of textures and styles, natural woven wood shades from Hunter Douglas offer a traditional beauty that can only come from real wood.

Perfect for any opening from standard windows to French doors, to specialty shaped windows, woven wood window treatments create an ambiance that fits with any décor while filtering light and protecting privacy. Woven woods also improve energy efficiency by filtering out UV light to keep your room cooler in the hot months and warmer in the cold months. For your added safety and convenience, woven wood shades made from bamboo or other natural woven woods can be customized with cordless and motorized rise systems.

Woven woods shades are quickly becoming a popular window covering choice, both because of their timeless beauty and because of their environmentally sound characteristics. The window treatment experts at Ross Howard can help you select the perfect woven wood bamboo window shade for your needs.

Why Ross Howard Designs?

Ross Howard Designs has been the Dallas area’s leader in interior design, home fashions, and custom window treatment for homes and businesses since 1981. Stop by our gallery for a full demonstration on of room divider solutions, and we’ll help you find the option that’s right for you. The professional designers at Ross Howard are committed to bringing you the latest styles, current trends, and innovative technologies. For more expert information on window treatments and interior design, or for a free consultation, give us a call today – 972-490-0088. If you decide to stop by our showroom make sure you ask us for a free design book!

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Skyline Gliding Window Panels from Hunter Douglas

Finding the Perfect Room Divider

Room dividers can serve many different purposes in a home or office. Most often, they are used for privacy, such as to define a dressing area in a master bedroom or separate a meeting area from an office. Sometimes, room dividers serve as a decorating element, such as an elegant screen that divides a kitchen from an eating area or defines a small area within a large room.

When it comes to function and style, Skyline® Gliding Window Panels from Hunter Douglas offer the perfect balance as a room divider. Available in over 270 different fabric selections in a variety of opacities and types from sleek to natural, Skyline® Gliding Window panels add luxurious style to any space. PowerGlide technology from Hunter Douglas goes beyond typical control by automating the function of your room divider.

One drawback to traditional room dividers is all-or-nothing functionality – either they’re up, or they’re not. With Skyline® Gliding Window Panels, you control how you want to use your room divider by opening and closing however many panels you need for any specific purpose. This allows you to manage the privacy, light, and sound absorption to your exact needs at any time. It’s the perfect room divider solution!

Why Ross Howard?

Ross Howard Design has been the Dallas area’s leader in interior design, home fashions, and custom window treatment for homes and businesses since 1981. Stop by our gallery for a full demonstration on of room divider solutions, and we’ll help you find the option that’s right for you. The professional designers at Ross Howard are committed to bringing you the latest styles, current trends, and innovative technologies. For more expert information on window treatments and interior design, or for a free consultation, give us a call today – 972-490-0088. If you decide to stop by our showroom make sure you ask us for a free design book!

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Hunter Douglas Pirouette, Luminette and Silhouette Sheer Shades

Summer rebates on our beautiful Hunter Douglas sheer shades! Visit our Dallas, TX showroom for details.

Get the window fashions you’ve had your eye on. For less.

Buy 4 Duette® Architella® Honeycomb Shades
- Save $100
- Plus $25 OFF each additional unit

Buy 2 Silhouette® Window Shadings
- Save $100
- Plus $50 OFF each additional unit

Buy 1 Luminette® Privacy Sheers or Modern Draperies
- Save $100
- Plus $100 OFF each additional unit

Manufacturer’s rebate offer valid for purchases made between May 3 and September 12, 2011. Limitations and restrictions apply. All rebates will be issued in U.S. Dollars, in the form of an American Express® Prepaid Reward Card.


Hunter Douglas Silhouette Sheer ShadesHunter Douglas Silhouette Shades
With the Silhouette shades, the Silhouette® soft fabric vanes are suspended between two sheer facings that soften and diffuse light. In addition, the vanes tilt for the desired amount of light and privacy. Our exclusive Silhouette Quartette™ four-inch vane size offers a soft shutter look and superior view-through.

Hunter Douglas Pirouette Sheer ShadesHunter Douglas Pirouette Shades
At the heart of Pirouette® window shadings is the revolutionary Invisi-Lift™system that allows the horizontal fabric vanes to float gracefully, providing unobstructed views when open, and complete privacy when closed. When the vanes are open, the sheer backing provides significant UV protection and reduces glare.

Hunter Douglas Luminette Sheer Vertical ShadesHunter Douglas Luminette Privacy Sheer Shades
Luminette® Privacy Sheers were created to completely manage the light in your home. Style. Our graceful folds recall traditional draperies but with a lighter, softer feel. And our sheer fabrics are made of 100% polyester which means greater durability and easy care. Crisp, tailored fabric vanes rotate for the desired amount of light and privacy. The innovative, totally hidden headrail system ensures easy, reliable operation. The exclusive Luminette Privacy Sheers with Quintette™ vane size achieves amazing see-through. For added convenience, a remote control motorized operating system is available. Our Accents by the Yard™ program lets you order matching Luminette® fabric for swags, overtreatments and endless other decorating possibilities.

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Are Your Shades and Blinds Child-Safe?

Cordless Child-safe Blinds ShadesThe recent recall of more than 50 million roman shades and roll-up blinds has once again brought the topic of window treatment safety into the public’s eye. According the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 200 infants and young children have died due to accidental strangulation in window covering cords since 1990.

Take the Quiz

  • Were your window coverings, such as blinds and shades, manufactured before 2001?
  • Do you have furniture or other large items within two feet of your window coverings?
  • If your window coverings have inner lift cords, are those cords within reach of children?
  • Do your window coverings have continuous loop cords?Do you have horizontal blinds or shades with excess cord?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you should take immediate action to keep little ones in your home safe from potential window treatment hazards. Make sure all cords are properly anchored to the floor or wall to keep them tight and out of reach. Cords for horizontal blinds and shades can be wrapped around a cord cleat high on the wall to reduce risk.

Explore Your Options

Leaders in the window treatments industry, such as Hunter Douglas, have gone above and beyond basic safety features by offering consumers window covering options designed with safety in mind:

  • LiteRise® cordless operating systems eliminate the window covering’s pull cord completely and are adjusted by hand in a gentle movement. These systems can be installed with select Hunter Douglas honeycomb shades, wood blinds, faux wood blinds, aluminum blinds and roman shades.
  • Motorization eliminates lift cords and allows the window covering to be opened and closed with the touch of a button. Qualified Hunter Douglas installation experts can apply automation systems to a variety of honeycomb shades, pleated shades, roller shades, vertical shades, screen shades, privacy sheers, window shadings, roman shades and window panels.
  • Cordless lifting systems replace a traditional lift cord with a short decorative pull that lowers the risk of accidents
  • Vertiglide by Hunter Douglas, an innovative vertical pleat system that doesn’t use cords or chains, is a stylish and safe window treatment choice for sliding glass doors or other vertical openings
  • Custom interior shutters, available in a variety of styles and textures, eliminate cords and provide enhanced functionality and timeless beauty.

You can learn more about the many window covering options that are safe for small children by viewing the functional displays at Ross Howard Design’s Dallas showroom. For more information or to schedule your free consultation, call 972-490-0088.

Why Ross Howard?

Ross Howard Design has been the Dallas area’s leader in interior design, home fashions, and custom window treatment for homes and businesses since 1981. The professional designers at Ross Howard are committed to bringing you the latest styles, current trends, and innovative technologies. For more expert information on window treatments and interior design, or for a consultation, give us a call today – 972-490-0088. We invite you to stop by our showroom, look at over 80 displays and pick up your free design book!

Ross Howard Designs showroom hours: Monday-Friday: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Sunday: closed.

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How to Choose the Perfect Window Treatment for Your Home

These days, you have more window treatment choices than ever before. How do you know what type of window coverings will work best in your home? Focus on the following factors to help you select the besst window fashions.

Window treatment type

Window treatments come in a very large variety of types and styles. The most popular are shutters, shades, blinds, toppers and draperies. Each of these types serves a specific purpose and creates a particular style. Plantation shutters, for example, have a classic air that can complement décor types from rustic to European. Blinds work well with contemporary and traditional décors. The large variety of available shades can complement any interior trend or style. Custom draperies and toppers – either standing alone or paired with another window covering – can create a unique look all its own.

Color and texture

The color and texture you choose for your window treatment should complement the rest of your décor without locking you into keeping things just as you have them today. Choose a color and texture that can flow nicely with a range of décor elements so you’re free to adjust other pieces of the room without having to change your window coverings.

Functionality

While window coverings can be the cornerstone of your overall interior décor, they also exist to serve a purpose – to cover your windows! Be careful not to lose sight of what you need your window treatments to do for you. Carefully consider issues such as light and privacy control when selecting your window treatments.

Quality

Window treatments aren’t just a purchase, they’re a true investment in your home. When considering your options, look for leading window treatment brands that have a solid warranty and easily available repair centers, such as the Hunter Douglas brand.

Blind & Shade Safety

If you have small children in your home, limit your options to those window coverings that utilize a cordless, safe operation. Many blinds and shades, such as Hunter Douglas blinds and shades, can be customized for maximum safety without sacrificing style.

Still not Sure About Which Window Covering to Select?

With so many window covering options available, the choices can sometimes seem overwhelming. Don’t worry, you don’t have to go it alone. Most reputable window treatment dealers offer free consultations where a qualified window treatment expert can help you narrow down the options to the ones that fit best with your interior design goals.

Why Ross Howard?

Ross Howard Design has been the Dallas area’s leader in interior design, home fashions, and custom window treatment for homes and businesses since 1981. The professional designers at Ross Howard are committed to bringing you the latest styles, current trends, and innovative technologies. For more expert information on interior design, or for a free consultation, give us a call today – 972-490-0088. If you decide to stop by our showroom make sure you ask us for a free design book!

Ross Howard Designs showroom hours: Monday-Friday: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Sunday: closed.

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Get a Break from Uncle Sam – Select Energy-efficient Window Coverings Eligible for Federal Tax Credit up to $1,500

These days, homeowners are looking for creative ways to stretch their hard-earned dollar. At Ross Howard Designs, we always offer the highest quality window treatments at affordable prices. And now, thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, we’re proud to offer a way for our customers to save even more through available Federal Tax Credits.

Do all window treatment products qualify for the tax credit?

The tax credit is based on the energy-efficiency rates of window covering products. While many of our Hunter Douglas custom window fashions have some energy-saving benefits, our Duette Architella honeycomb cellular shades, with their patented cell-within-a-cell design, are federally recognized as an energy-efficient product. These custom shades are so energy efficient they can reduce energy costs up to 50 percent. Our innovative LiteRise TrimKit, when used with Duette and Applause honeycomb shades, also qualifies for the credit.

How much of a credit can I get and how long does this offer last?

Qualifying products are eligible for a tax credit of 30 percent of the cost, up to $1,500 total during the 2009 and 2010 tax years. Any customer who purchases or has purchased these products between Jan. 1, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2010, can work with their tax advisor to claim the credit.

What are the qualifying products like?

The Duette Architella Honeycomb Shade Collection is a unique window treatment that brings you the industry’s highest level of efficiency. And, don’t worry, you won’t sacrifice style and design to save energy. These innovative fabric window shades offer extensive versatility including:

• 88 material and color combinations
• Privacy and light control from sheer to opaque
• Sizes from 4” to 120” width to 6” to 120” height
• Pleat size of ¾” to 1 ¼”
• Specialty shapes and design options such as arches, angles, circles, bay and corner windows, skylights, and cut-outs.
• Variety of operating systems and motorization options

Why Ross Howard?

Ross Howard Design has been the Dallas area’s leader in interior design, home fashions, and custom window treatment for homes and businesses since 1981. The professional designers at Ross Howard are committed to bringing you the latest styles, current trends, and innovative technologies. For more information about Hunter Douglas window treatments and the tax credit, or for free demo or consultation, give us a call today – 972-490-0088.

Visit our showroom in Dallas, TX and find out how you can make your home more comfortable with energy-efficient window shades! Our showroom has over 70 displays with the latest Hunter Douglas window fashions. Give us a call at 972-490-0088 for our current specials and promotions. If you decide to stop by our showroom make sure you ask us for a free design book!

Ross Howard Designs showroom hours: Monday-Friday: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Sunday: closed.

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