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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Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
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Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
About Us
Discount Best Blinds and Shutters is your local resource for your interior design needs, including experienced designers with many years of knowledge of Hunter Douglas window covering products.
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What Are The Three Levels of Light-Blocking Window Treatments?
The top window treatment brands have light-blocking down to a science. If you’ve ever been awakened by bright sunlight or faced constant computer screen glare when working, that science can make your life much easier. The Discount Best Blinds and Shutters design team knows how it all works—we’re happy to explore these levels and identify ideal treatments for every room.
Level One: Light-Filtering Window Treatments
Light-filtering treatments soften natural light, creating a warm, diffused glow. These options reduce glare and offer privacy without entirely blocking sunlight; we recommend them for interior spaces needing brightness with subtle shading.
Examples:
Best Rooms:
Level one window coverings work well in living rooms, dining rooms, and kitchens. They maintain an inviting ambiance with enough privacy to feel comfortable. Outsiders can’t see inside, and there’s enough light to keep plants thriving.
Level Two: Room-Darkening Window Treatments
These options reduce light significantly but don’t block it entirely. They create a dimmed atmosphere, perfect for rooms requiring quieter and restful environments. Unlike blackout window treatments, room-darkening solutions leave a small amount of illumination to filter through.
Examples:
Best Rooms:
Room-darkening treatments benefit kitchens, bathrooms, offices, and media rooms. They create a tranquil setting for working and immersive movie viewing. We also recommend them for living rooms and dining rooms.
Level Three: Blackout Window Treatments
This is the highest level of light control, blocking nearly all sunlight and outside glare. These treatments create pitch-dark environments, ideal for people who need them to sleep well.
Examples:
Best Rooms:
Nurseries and primary bedrooms are the most popular locations for blackout window treatments. Total darkness also enhances screen visibility and overall viewing quality in home theaters.
Which Level is Right for Your Space?
The answer depends on your daily activities and the ambiance you need. Think about how you use each room, the direction it faces, and the amount of natural light it receives throughout the day.
- When privacy and soft light are priorities, light-filtering treatments are ideal.
- Room-darkening options are the way to go to balance privacy and reduced light.
Finally, blackout window treatments can help you and your family get more shut-eye and let in the light at other times
Our Design Team Will Level Up Your Window Treatments
Now that you know the answer to the question, “What are the three levels of light-blocking?” you can get down to business. The Discount Best Blinds and Shutters team will help you select gorgeous Hunter Douglas window treatments and customize them for your home. We proudly serve clients in the Santa Rosa area, including Windsor, Healdsburg, Sebastopol, Occidental, Cotati, Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Novato, San Rafael, Saint Helena, Calistoga, and Kenwood, California, areas. Contact us today for a consultation!