Hunter Douglas Duette Honeycomb Shades, Hard-Wired Motorization

POWER ANY WINDOW, ANYWHERE.

Duette® honeycomb shades introduces a new, redesigned system for hard-wired motorized shade applications.

Hard-Wired Hunter Douglas Duette Hunter Douglas Shades

Built with the exclusive Hunter Douglas quiet motor technology, this new system features a quieter motor and can now accommodate smaller width openings. Additionally, by utilizing the common headrail design and color-coordinated fabric-covered valance, the system now delivers a consistent appearance with manual or battery-powered shades.

Duette honeycomb shades are the right choice for consumers who want the best in motorization — whether that involves integrating motorized products into sophisticated home automation systems or for simple stand-alone shade applications.

And with the inclusion of the Duette Architella® honeycomb shade collection, the ability to combine the industry’s highest level of energy efficiency with the latest in motorization is now available!

Key features of Duette honeycomb shades with hard-wired motorization:

  • Available in all pleat sizes, fabrics, and colors, including Alustra® Duette.
  • Variety of opacities for privacy and light control.
  • Superior energy efficiency and UV protection.
  • Durable and easy to clean.
  • Hunter Douglas Lifetime Guarantee.

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!

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Hunter Douglas Ranks Seventh Among All Home Products Companies In Prestigious HFN Report

As a Dallas area Hunter Douglas dealer who is proud to offer Hunter Douglas blinds, shades and motorized window treatments, we wanted to post the most recent press release detailing their most recent award! At seventh on the listing, this is the highest ranking that the Hunter Douglas has ever achieved in the report.


UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J., June 21, 2011– Hunter Douglas, Inc., the leading manufacturer and marketer of custom window fashions in the U.S. and Canada, was ranked seventh among all home products companies in North America in a report on top home furnishings vendors in the June issue of HFN: Home Furnishings News for Industry Decision Makers. The prestigious trade magazine based the list on annual revenue for 2010. Hunter Douglas shared its ranking among the top 20 brands with the likes of Whirlpool and AB Electrolux and was the only window covering company on the list. At seventh on the listing, this is the highest ranking that the window fashions leader has ever achieved in the report.

You can read more about their award and what it means here: http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20110624071339380

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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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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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Motorization: PowerRise Battery-operated or Hardwired Window Shades for Commercial or Residential Needs

Motorized Blinds and ShadesWhen looking to motorize your window treatments either commercially or in your home, there are multiple options from which to choose: battery-operated motorization and hardwired motorization. At Ross Howard Designs, when people come to our Dallas showroom, we work hard to make sure each customer understands both motorization options clearly so they can make the best choice for their needs.

Consider Janet Harrison and her experience when visiting Ross Howard Designs. Janet Harrison stopped by our showroom on her way home from work.  She had found us through the Internet when searching for “Motorized Window Coverings.” When Janet came into our showroom, she told us that she had been on vacation in Florida and stayed in a condo that had motorized window coverings and was interested in some type of motorization for her home. She wasn’t sure if she wanted PowerRise shades by Hunter Douglas, which are a battery-operated option, or if she wanted her custom shades to be hardwired and be compatible with the Creston home automated system currently installed in her home.

After carefully listening to Janet’s needs and evaluating her existing home design, we explained the following options to motorize her window shades:

Commercial Motorized Blinds and ShadesIf Janet were to go PowerRise-battery operated shades, the lifetime span on the batteries is up to three to four years. The custom shades could be operated with a wireless wall switch anywhere in the room or a remote control. If Janet were to use the Hardwiring option, it would be more costly up front, but she wouldn’t have to worry about changing out the batteries over time, and she would not need any additional controls.

Janet then asked what her options were for motorized window coverings that would give her privacy and UV protection for her leather couch and wood furniture. Together we explored the Hunter Douglas Gallery displays and first stopped at the Hunter Douglas Duette Architella sample, which is a honeycomb shade that provides more insulation for blocking the heat and cold out and is one of the most energy efficient shades in our showroom. Janet also considered purchasing Hunter Douglas Silhouettes, a sheer shading with a light and airy feel that allows 65 percent UV protection in the open position and 99 percent UV protection in the closed position. Lastly, we looked at Hunter Douglas Vignettes, a roman shade style shade that comes in the traditional fold and flat fold. She discovered that all these products are available in room darkening and light filtering and that her choice would simply be based on her interior design needs.

Commercial Motorized Blinds and ShadesAfter looking at the different styles of the window shades, Janet selected the Hunter Douglas Silhouette Light Filtering PowerRise shade. She thought this style of shade suited the décor of her home and stayed within her allotted budget.

Since then Janet has been very happy with her shades. She is enjoying pushing the button on her remote and all the shades coming up or down together.

Visit our showroom in Dallas, TX and find out how you can make your home more comfortable with motorized window coverings! 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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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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