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.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Drapery Hardware
Choose from a wide selection of styles.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Window Covering Repairs
We offer quick and professional repairs for your window covering.
Window Covering Cleaning
We offer professional window treatment cleaning services.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
Interior Design Ideas
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See current and past decorating ideas from our 'Fresh Ideas' Newsletter.
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
See blinds and shades that are safer for children and pets.
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Are Shutters or Blinds Best for Your Home?
When it comes to your home, you want it outfitted with the best of the best. This is especially true when it comes to your window treatments. But with all the options available on the market, which window treatment is best for your home? Vastly different in construction, window treatments will provide varying levels of aesthetic beauty and functional benefits.
At Wessco Blinds, some of our favorite offerings are Hunter Douglas shutters and blinds. While they both offer great flexibility, easy use, and great light control, shutters and blinds have different benefits that set them apart from each other and the wide selection of shades, drapes, and more we have to offer in style, durability, and maintenance. Our team can help you decide which option is the best for each individual space in your home.
Deciding on Window Treatments that Match Your Style
Blinds are available in multiple styles, colors, and patterns when you choose from Hunter Douglas. We can provide wood and faux wood blinds and aluminum metal mini blinds to help meet both your aesthetic and functional needs. Whether you want them to blend in with your furniture or stand out as a statement piece, blinds are incredibly versatile, and easy to customize.
We also offer both genuine and alternative wood shutters from Hunter Douglas. This means that they are available in a wide variety of colors and stains that reflect the wood you see in nature as well as custom tones so that you can customize these shutters to your liking.
Durability Is Vital In Choosing A Window Treatment For Active Spaces
Another factor to consider when it comes to blinds versus shutters is durability. When you choose quality blinds from Hunter Douglas, you are choosing blinds that can withstand time and daily wear and tear superbly. Depending on your home’s foot traffic, we can show you Hunter Douglas blinds that run the durability gamut.
Shutters, on the other hand, are usually longer-lasting thanks to their hard-wearing materials. Both genuine and alternative wood shutters from Hunter Douglas can last beautifully throughout the years when properly maintained. In fact, genuine wood and faux wood shutters from Hunter Douglas feature Truemill® dovetail construction, an interlocking style that is one of the most trusted construction methods on the market—the same manufactory process as fine furniture.
Easy to Maintain Window Coverings
Depending on the blind you select, maintenance will vary. For example, alternative wood blinds and metal blinds can be dusted and wiped down with a damp cloth. Genuine wood blinds, on the other hand, should not come into contact with water and can be dusted or lightly cleaned with a microfiber cloth. Hunter Douglas shutters can be dusted or wipe down with proper cleaning supplies in a similar manner to blinds—keep water away from your genuine hardwood to prevent warping. Alternative wood shutters are practically effortless to clean, which is a win for busy homeowners!
The Bottom Line
Both shutters and blinds from Hunter Douglas offer beauty, light control, privacy, and design customization. However, when it comes to shutters versus blinds, the main difference lies within their structure and cost. That is, shutters are solid and fixed to the side of your windows with reliable, permanent metal fittings. Blinds, on the other hand, are more flexible and are usually only fixed on the top of the window.
To learn more about blinds, shutters, shades, and drapes, be sure to contact us online or visit us today at Wessco Blinds. We are located in Seattle, Washington, and proudly serve the greater Seattle, Washington area. We cannot wait to connect with you!