New Technology for Blackout Window Shades

In bedrooms and nurseries, you might be trying to create a darker interior for sleeping. In media rooms or living rooms, you might want to block light for TV or movie viewing without the glare. There are many reasons you might want to create darkened areas in your home, and of course the key to doing that is having window treatments that can block natural sunlight. However, it’s not just the treatment itself that is responsible for blocking light, there are many new advancements in technology and design that have created unparalleled blackout window shades.

At Don’s Drapery Service, our team offers the best in window treatments with modern new upgrades have come in the form of modern operating systems and shade specific design advancements from the team at Hunter Douglas.

State-of-the-Art Operating Systems

Hunter Douglas offers several styles of operating systems that help to improve a window covering’s ability to block light. These breakthrough systems optimize performance with innovative advancements to the ways shades can respond to natural sunlight coming in.

• Duolite®: As teased in the name, Duolite® is a system with dual shades – one light-filtering and one room-darkening. The two shades work on a single unit, creating a treatment that has an incredible range of light control, from soft filtration to blackout darkness. In this manner, Duolite® transforms traditional styles of window shades into blackout window shades. Duolite® is available on select styles of Roman shades, cellular shades, sheer shades, and roller shades.
• PowerView® Automation: The pre-programmable options for shades with PowerView® Automation means that without homeowner’s having to do anything on a daily basis, their shades will automatically open and close in an efficient and precise manner to block light. Additionally, with interface options that include handheld or wall remotes, an online app, and integration into smart home or home assistant programs; homeowners can drop their blackout window shades at the touch of a button – no need to get off the couch or out of bed to darken the room. PowerView® is compatible with a wide range of Hunter Douglas window treatments, including models of blackout roller shades, Roman shades, drapery, blinds, cellular shades, woven wood shades, and sheer shades.

Shade Specific Advancements

There are also advancements in blackout window shades that are shade-specific—ways that individual treatments like cellular shades and blinds have been improved upon to create comprehensively darker interiors.

• Cellular Shades: LightLock® is an innovative blackout system designed for Duette® Cellular Shades. LightLock® is a unique U-shaped side channel installed to the window frame that blocks any sunlight trying to sneak around the edges of a cellular shade for thoroughly darker interiors.
• Blinds: The De-Light™ feature elevates ordinary blinds into blackout blinds by minimizing the size of cord holes. This also minimizes the amount of light that can leak through those smaller holes thus creating darker areas in the home.

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Create unparalleled levels of darkness for bedrooms, media rooms, nurseries, and any other room of the home with the latest blackout window shading solutions from Hunter Douglas.

Learn more about the different options for blackout roller shades, cellular shades, sheer shades, and blinds at Don’s Drapery Service. Request a consultation or visit our showroom locations near Anaheim and Rancho Santa Margarita, California today. Don’s Drapery Service serves homeowners in the areas surrounding Irvine, Yorba Linda, Anaheim, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.