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Conquer Challenging Windows with Hunter Douglas Shades

Do you have hard-to-reach windows in your home? Skylights and windows near the ceiling may bring a lot of light and look beautiful, but they can heat up a space and be hard to control if you don’t have the appropriate window coverings.

Hunter Douglas PowerView® Automation on a hard-to-reach window near Anaheim and Rancho Santa Margarita, California (CA)

That’s why our team the team at Don’s Drapery Service has you covered! Whether it’s a skylight in the master bedroom or a top pane on your great room’s picture window, we can show you Hunter Douglas treatments for hard-to-reach windows that bring control right to your fingertips.

Solutions for Skylight Shades

Skylights present a unique set of challenges for homeowners. On one hand, the feature is prized for its ability to bring illumination to light-loving homeowners. On the other hand, too much sunlight can have negative effects in the home, including causing UV damage as well as wreaking havoc on internal temperatures.

Choosing skylights shades is a delicate balance of ensuring the feature can continue to perform its function as a source of light, but offering the homeowner control to determine when and how that sunlight comes in. This is why we love Hunter Douglas cellular shades. This insulating window treatment excels in stopping the unwanted gain of heat in the summer and the loss of heat in the winter, helping to maintain more comfortable interior temperatures. Plus, Duette® Cellular Shades from Hunter Douglas also have several control systems that make them compatible with hard-to-reach windows and skylights, including:

  • Skylift™ Skylight System: For manual operation using a sleek hand crank or telescoping pole.
  • Simplicity™ System: For any slope or orientation, this manual system uses either a handle or telescoping pole to draw the shade with the fabric stacking at the top or bottom, homeowner's preference.
  • PowerView® Automation: This motorized operating system offers easy user control for cellular shades at the push of a button with the Pebble® remote or the PowerView® app, via voice command when paired with your smart home system, or on an automated schedule.

Motorized Shades

With hard-to-reach windows, homeowners often feel like they must sacrifice control for the sake of their architectural features—after all, without being able to physically reach a window, it's hard to cover it and control the light coming in.

However, with motorized systems like PowerView® Automation, hard-to-reach windows become instantly accessible. That accessibility is thanks to the multiple control options that PowerView offers including:

  • PowerView® App
  • Pebble® Remote
  • PowerView® Gateway
  • Voice Assistant on Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Assistant
  • Smart-Home Compatibility with Brilliant, Clare, Control4, Crestron, ELAN, RTI, Savant, and URC

An additional benefit of the PowerView® system is that it’s compatible with a wide range of Hunter Douglas products including select models of cellular shades, sheer shades, shutters, Roman shades, blinds, woven wood shades, roller shades, and vertical treatments. So, no matter where your window is or what your home’s interior design style is, you can find stylish motorized shades for all the hard-to-reach windows in your home.

Contact Us to Cover Your Skylights or Hard-To-Reach Windows

Ready to take control of the light coming through your hard-to-reach window? Explore the options from Hunter Douglas including insulating skylight shades and motorized shades with the team at Don’s Drapery Service.

Visit one of our two showrooms, located near Anaheim and Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Contact us online to request a consultation or give us a call.

We serve the areas surrounding Irvine, Yorba Linda, Rancho Santa Margarita, and Anaheim—we look forward to working with you!